Grande's sweet Sweetener tour

Pop superstar Ariana Grande announces sweet Houston show

Pop star Ariana Grande announced three shows in Texas as part of her Sweetner World Tour in May 2019, including appearances in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas.

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Some sugary news for pop fans: Ariana Grande's Sweetener World Tour is coming to the Lone Star State.

The singer recently announced the North American leg of the tour featuring three Texas dates in May 2019. Grande will visit Houston on on May 19 at Toyota Center, after a San Antonio appearance at AT&T Center on May 17. Her Texas trip ends at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on May 21. So far, an astronomical 42 dates are on the books, starting with a tour opener in Albany, New York on March 18 of next year.

Grande, a Mariah Carey disciple, is promoting her new, chart-topping album, Sweetener, which garnered critical and commercial acclaim, reaching the top of the Billboard charts when released in August. It's her fourth album to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard charts, with its first two singles, "No Tears Left to Cry," and "God is a Woman" reaching the Top 10 of the Hot 100 chart.

Record sales aside, Grande's popularity is at an all-time high. She was the focal point of the tragic bombing at her Manchester show on May 22, 2017, in which 22 concert attendees died. The following One Love benefit concert a few weeks later catapulted her into an already bright spotlight, with her sharing the stage with Katy Perry, Coldplay, and former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher. She pays tribute to the victims on Sweetener track, "Get Well Soon."

Grande has had an especially tough year when it comes to her romantic life. She recently broke off her high profile engagement to Saturday Night Live actor and stand-up comedian Pete Davidson (who is also name-checked on Sweetener) and also had to deal with the tabloid fallout of the overdose death of ex-beau Mac Miller. Even her new pet pig has been racking up the social media views.

She was also the center of controversy with her appearance at the funeral for the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, when a bishop officiating the ceremony was accused of groping Grande following a performance in Franklin's honor.

It's safe to say that Grande is now on the Kardashian scale of fandom, which makes all the sense in the world why her Sweetener tour will no doubt be one of 2019's biggest. Pre-sales for the Texas shows begin on Thursday, November 1 for American Express card members with general sales starting on Monday, November 5, via Ticketmaster.

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Superstar DJ Calvin Harris brings North American arena tour to Houston

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DJ Calvin Harris will perform at the Toyota Center on April 23, 2027.

Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris will embark on his first headline tour across North America in 2027, which will include a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Friday, April 23.

The limited tour starts on April 1 in Boston, Massachusetts, traveling to 18 cities across the United States and Canada over the course of two months.

In addition to Houston, Harris will perform in Fort Worth on April 24 and Austin on April 25.

Harris' tour will coincide with the 20th anniversary of his 2007 debut album, I Created Disco. That release and his 2009 sophomore album, Ready for the Weekend, made him a big name in his native UK, but didn't gain much traction in the U.S.

His status changed when he collaborated with Rihanna on her megahit "We Found Love" in 2011, which first appeared on her album, Talk That Talk.

Harris subsequently included the song on his 2012 album, 18 Months, which also featured hit collaborations with Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo.

He would re-team with Rihanna on another huge hit, "This Is What You Came For," in 2016, co-written by Taylor Swift, whom he was dating at the time.

That song was later included on his 2024 album, 96 Months, along with collaborations with singers like Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, and Goulding.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with Reserved by Spotify on Monday, October 19 at 10 am, followed by an artist presale beginning on Tuesday, October 20 at 12 pm.

Fans can register for artist presale access now at CalvinHarris.com. The general on sale begins Thursday, October 22 at 12 pm at CalvinHarris.com.

Tour dates:

Thu 04/01/27: Boston, MA - TD Garden
Fri 04/02/27: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena
Thu 04/08/27: Philadelphia, PA - Xfinity Mobile Arena
Fri 04/09/27: Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
Mon 04/12/27: Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
Fri 04/16/27: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Sat 04/17/27: Hamilton, ON - TD Coliseum
Fri 04/23/27: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Sat 04/24/27: Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
Sun 04/25/27: Austin, TX - Moody Center
Thu 04/29/27: St. Paul, MN - Grand Casino Arena
Fri 04/30/27: Chicago, IL - United Center
Wed 05/05/27: Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
Fri 05/07/27: Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
Fri 05/14/27: Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
Sun 05/16/27: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
Fri 05/21/27: San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
Thu 05/27/27: Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum

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