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Jerry Seinfeld to headline grand opening festivities for Sugar Land's Smart Financial Centre

Jerry Seinfeld to open the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land with January performance.

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Sugar Land's $84 million entertainment venue, the Smart Financial Centre, announced this morning that it has snared top talent for its grand opening performance on Saturday, January 14. Iconic stand-up comic Jerry Seinfeld will headline the festivities with tickets going on sale at 10 am Friday on Ticketmaster.com.

This is the first in a series of performances that will be announced in the coming weeks on the center's website.

“We plan to offer our guests a wide range of performances, including concerts, children and family entertainment, theatrically-staged productions and, of course, comedy,” Randy Bloom, Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land general manager, said in a statement.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Allen Becker and his son, Gary Becker, who together head up ACE Sugar Land, have complete control over bookings at the new venue. And the project "was steered" by ACE Sugar Land.

"The $100 million venue has been in development for seven years as part of a larger development plan in Sugar Land, that includes a minor league baseball park, a cultural arts center, a conference center, hotel and a festival site," according to reporter Andrew Dansby.

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Concert News

Rise Against and Papa Roach to rock Houston on 2025 tour

Photo by Bryson Roatch

Papa Roach and Rise Against will play at American Airlines Center on March 23, 2025.

Two big 21st century rock bands, Papa Roach and Rise Against, will team up for the upcoming Rise of the Roach Tour, which will include a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Houston will be the launching point for the tour, followed by San Antonio on March 22 and Dallas on March 23.

In all, the tour will hit 34 cities across the U.S. in two legs: March and April, and September and October. Both bands will play a handful of separate dates in Germany over the summer.

For the two bands' first-ever outing together, they will be joined by special guest Underoath at all stops.

Both acts will celebrate 25th anniversaries on the tour, with Papa Roach marking 25 years since their debut album, Infest, by playing iconic tracks and fan-favorite deep cuts from their entire catalog. Rise Against is hitting the 25-year mark since their formation, and they will also be playing fan favorites and hits from their catalogue.

Papa Roach's most recent release was Ego Trip in 2022, while Rise Against released Nowhere Generation in 2021.

Tickets will be available starting with artist presales beginning on Monday, November 11. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Thursday, November 14 at 10 am at RiseOfTheRoach.com.

A limited number of tickets will be available for $25 while supplies last.

PAPA ROACH & RISE AGAINST: RISE OF THE ROACH TOUR DATES

Thu Mar 20 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Sat Mar 22 - San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center
Sun Mar 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Tue Mar 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Wed Mar 26 - San Diego, CA - Gallagher Square at Petco Park
Fri Mar 28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Kia Forum
Sat Mar 29 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
Mon Mar 31 - Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Tue Apr 01 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
Thu Apr 03 - Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center
Sat Apr 05 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
Mon Apr 07 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena
Wed Apr 09 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
Thu Apr 10 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center
Sat Apr 12 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
Sun Apr 13 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Thu Sep 10 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Wed Sep 11 - Syracuse, NY - Empower FCU Amphitheater
Sat Sep 13 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Sun Sep 14 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
Tue Sep 16 - Washington, DC - The Anthem
Wed Sep 17 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Dome
Fri Sep 19 - Allentown, PA - PPL Center
Sat Sep 20 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater
Tue Sep 23 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
Wed Sep 24 - Maryland Heights, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
Fri Sep 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Sat Sep 27 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheater
Sun Sep 28 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
Tue Sep 30 - Rogers, AR - Walmart Amp
Wed Oct 01 - Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater
Thu Oct 03 - Charlotte, NC - Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Oct 04 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun Oct 05 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

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