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Rising pop star Benson Boone shows heart on new tour coming to Houston

Pop star Benson Boone will perform at the Toyota Center on September 18.

Photo by David Roemer

Rising pop star Benson Boone will capitalize on his breakout year in 2024 with the upcoming American Heart arena tour, which will include a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Thursday, September 18.

Fresh off his debut performance on Saturday Night Live, Boone will embark on a huge 30-city North American tour, kicking off in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 22.

In addition to Houston, Boone will also perform in Austin on September 19 and Fort Worth on September 20.

The tour will be in support of his sophomore album, American Heart, scheduled for released on June 20.

That album is a quick turnaround from his 2024 debut album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, which went platinum and rose to as high as No. 6 on the Billboard 200.

Boone garnered a big number of award nominations and wins in 2024 and 2025, including a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, at which he showed off his now-signature flip while singing his hit song, "Beautiful Things."

Ticket sales for the tour will start with an Amex Presale for American Express Card Members on Wednesday, May 7 at 10 am local time

A special fan presale takes place on Thursday, May 8 from 2-10pm on Ticketmaster.com with unlock code: BEAUTIFUL. The public on-sale begins Friday, May 9 at 10 am.

Benson Boone 2025 American Heart North American Tour Dates

Aug. 22 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 23 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
Aug. 25 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Aug. 26 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
Aug. 27 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Aug. 29 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Aug. 30 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Sept. 2 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Sept. 3 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 5 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept. 6 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
Sept. 7 — Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
Sept. 9 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 10 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Sept. 11 — Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival
Sept. 13 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Sept. 14 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Sept. 16 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
Sept. 18 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Sept. 19 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Sept. 20 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Sept. 22 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Sept. 24 — Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
Sept. 26 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
Sept. 27 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
Sept. 30 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
Oct. 3 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Oct. 4 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
Oct. 5 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Oct. 8 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center

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Comedy legends Cheech and Chong will light up Comicpalooza 2025

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The guest list for this year’s Comicpalooza keeps on getting bigger and bigger. It’s already been announced that Hayden Christensen – Anakin Skywalker himself – will be attending the upcoming festivities next month. Add stoner comedy royalty to the roster.

Comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong will come to Space City and reminisce about their five-decade career. They will talk about everything, from their big-screen run in the ‘70s and ‘80s to their line of gummies that keep getting advertised on X.

Christensen won’t be the only Star Wars alum in attendance. Temuera Morrison will be around to talk about his path through the Star Wars galaxy, from portraying Jango Fett and his numerous clones in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith to his role in The Mandalorian as Boba Fett and its spinoff, The Book of Boba Fett. Ming-Na Wen rounds out the group of stars from the Star Wars universe. She currently portrays the mercenary assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.

For all those fans of the John Hughes teen comedies of the ‘80s, Brat Pack icon Anthony Michael Hall will be talking about his days making Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, as well as his upcoming turn in the new season of Wednesday.

And let’s not forget about the voice actors. Scheduled to appear are James Cheek, best known for voicing San Lang/Hua Cheng in Heaven Official’s Blessing; Keith Silverstein, celebrated for his work as Hisoka in Hunter × Hunter and Kimimaro in the Naruto franchise; Spike Spencer, who has voiced hundreds of anime episodes across beloved franchises; and Daisuke Tsuji, most notably known for voicing Jin Saki in the hit game Ghost of Tsushima.

Finally, for all the music nerds, award-winning composer Grant Kirkhope will talk about some of the most recognizable video game soundtracks (GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong) he’s done.

Comicpalooza returns to the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. For more information, go to the Comicpalooza website.