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    Much Better Idol Than Stallone

    The hot wife, the smoking fiancee in wait and over 70 million albums sold: Lifeas Andrea Bocelli

    Michael D. Clark
    Dec 8, 2010 | 3:59 pm

    Most guys of Italian heritage have dreams of emulating celluloid heroes like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone (OK, maybe not Stallone as much any more now that he has used plastic surgery to give his mug that permanent, puffy, punch-drunk look that six Rocky movies never could).

    Not me. When I grow up to be a big strong Italian-American, I want to be Andrea Bocelli.

    Have you looked at this guy's life?

    Bocelli, who plays his first performance in Houston in nearly a decade Wednesday night at the Toyota Center, has a tenor that was kissed by Jesus, Venus, Vishnu, Snow White, Ella Fitzgerald and anybody else who ever had a beautiful, powerful voice. He is musically fluent in keyboard, brass horns, guitars, percussion, harp and just about any other instrument put in front of him.

    He's a good lookin' 52 year-old who is the first guy since mid-1980s Don Johnson in Miami Vice to make wearing a three-day beard growth sexy (this I really appreciate, as my lonely razor and beard-hating girlfriend will attest). He has a hot wife who he is separated from but hasn't divorced and a mid-20ish, smokin' fiancee who's willing to wait until he's ready to file those divorce papers before they get married (praise the Europeans and their fast-and-loose disregard for the sanctity of marriage).

    Bocelli has won the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (one of the highest rankings an Italian civilian artist can receive. It rates somewhere between a British knighthood and writing a novel that gets featured in Oprah's Book Club), he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and could make a 60-foot tall gold and silver statue of himself if he melted down all the awards he has received over the years.

    All that in addition to selling over 70 million albums around the world, which makes Bocelli the best-selling classical music singer ever.

    And have I even mentioned that Bocelli has been blind since he was 12 years-old??? Kind of makes you feel like you squandered that sight-filled life you've been leading, eh?

    He comes to Houston to remake holiday songs recorded for his My Christmas album last year that has already sold five million copies internationally.

    Bottom line: Bocelli is a big deal. Go see him before he sells another million albums and a supermodel decides she wants to be his second fiancee in waiting.

    Andrea Bocelli, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Toyota Center

    Tickets: $75-$350

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    The Doobie Brothers and Santana team up for 2026 tour coming to Houston

    Alex Bentley
    Feb 17, 2026 | 11:30 am
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    Santana's co-headlining tour with the Doobie Brothers comes to American Airlines Center in Dallas on August 22, 2026.

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists Santana and The Doobie Brothers will come together again on the Oneness Tour in 2026, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, August 21.

    The 28-city U.S. and Canada tour will start on June 13 in Tinsley Park, Illinois, with dates running through the summer.

    A Texas run will come late in the tour, with the two classic rock acts also playing in El Paso on August 16, Austin on August 18, and Dallas on August 22.

    Santana is also scheduled to play a solo show on March 29 in San Antonio.

    Santana and The Doobie Brothers share a history of touring together, most notably in 2019, when The Doobie Brothers supported Santana on the Supernatural Now tour, which had dates in Austin and Dallas.

    The tour, which takes its name from Carlos Santana's 1979 solo album, will feature the band Santana playing hits from their more than five decade career, dating back to 1969.

    Their remarkable career saw them earn No. 1 albums in the early 1970s, and then again in the late 1990s and early 2000s, demonstrating their longevity and enduring popularity.

    The Doobie Brothers have had an equally long career, releasing their debut album in 1971. And unlike some acts, they're still putting out new music. They released Walk This Road in 2025, their 16th album overall and their second of the 2020s.

    It's also notable as the first-ever Doobie Brothers studio album to feature Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, and John McFee together, with songwriting by all three Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.

    Tickets for the tour will first be available starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday, February 17 at 10 am, followed by an artist presale beginning on Tuesday, February 17 at 2 pm.

    Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, February 20 at 10 am at Santana.com.

    SANTANA & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 2026 TOUR DATES

    • Sat, Jun 13 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
    • Mon, Jun 15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
    • Wed, Jun 17 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
    • Thu, Jun 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
    • Sat, Jun 20 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
    • Sun, Jun 21 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
    • Wed, Jun 24 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
    • Fri, Jun 26 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
    • Sat, Jun 27 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
    • Mon, Jun 29 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
    • Wed, Jul 1 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
    • Thu, Jul 2 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
    • Sat, Jul 4 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
    • Sun, Jul 5 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
    • Wed, Jul 8 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
    • Thu, Jul 9 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
    • Thu, Aug 6 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
    • Sat, Aug 8 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
    • Sun, Aug 9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
    • Tue, Aug 11 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
    • Thu, Aug 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
    • Fri, Aug 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
    • Sun, Aug 16 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
    • Tue, Aug 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
    • Fri, Aug 21 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    • Sat, Aug 22 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
    • Wed, Aug 26 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
    • Thu, Aug 27 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
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