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    Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo launches gutsy new tour with early stop in Houston

    Alex Bentley
    Sep 13, 2023 | 10:39 am
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    Pop star Olivia Rodrigo will perform at Toyota Center on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.

    Photo by Nick Walker

    Rising pop star Olivia Rodrigo will go on a world tour in 2024 in support of her just-released new album, Guts, including a stop in Houston, at Toyota Center on Tuesday, February 27.

    It's a massive arena tour with 57 dates — a step up for Rodrigo, who played mostly amphitheaters and other mid-sized venues in 2022. The tour will be bookended by two separate North American legs, with a 21-city European leg sandwiched in-between.

    The initial 22-date run will start in Palm Springs, California on February 23, with Houston (February 27), Austin (February 28), and Dallas among the first concerts on the tour. Rodrigo will be joined by opening act Chappell Roan at all three Texas stops.

    Although sales figures for Guts, Rodrigo's second studio album, have not yet been released, it is destined to be just as successful as her 2021 album, Sour, which went to No. 1 around the world.

    That album contained inescapable hits like "Drivers License," "Deja Vu," and "Good 4 U," giving her an extremely high profile that resulted in three Grammy Awards in 2022. She already has one No. 1 song, "Vampire," off of Guts, whose video received seven nominations at the recent MTV Video Music Awards.

    Fans can register for a chance to buy tickets through Sunday, September 17 at 9 pm at ticketmaster.com/oliviarodrigo for both the on-sale as well as American Express® Early Access.

    Once registration closes, fans will be randomly selected to receive a code that grants them access to either the Early Access sale on Wednesday, September 20 and general sale on Thursday, September 21.

    The Guts world tour will also offer VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level.

    Additionally, the tour will feature "Silver Star Tickets," a limited number of $20 (plus taxes and fees) tickets that will be available at a later date. Silver Star Tickets, which must be purchased in pairs, will be located next to each other, with seat locations revealed on the day of show when picked up at the venue box office.

    A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will go to Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good, a global initiative committed to building an equitable and just future for all women and girls through direct support of community based non-profits that champion girls’ education, support reproductive rights, and prevent gender-based violence.

    GUTS WORLD TOUR 2024 DATES

    • Fri Feb 23 – Palm Springs, CA – Acrisure Arena
    • Sat Feb 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
    • Tue Feb 27 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
    • Wed Feb 28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
    • Fri Mar 01 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
    • Sat Mar 02 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
    • Tue Mar 05 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
    • Wed Mar 06 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
    • Fri Mar 08 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
    • Sat Mar 09 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
    • Tue Mar 12 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
    • Wed Mar 13 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
    • Fri Mar 15 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
    • Sat Mar 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
    • Tue Mar 19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
    • Fri Mar 22 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
    • Sat Mar 23 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
    • Tue Mar 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
    • Fri Mar 29 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
    • Mon Apr 01 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
    • Fri Apr 05 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
    • Sat Apr 06 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
    • Tue Apr 30 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
    • Fri May 03 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
    • Tue May 07 – Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro
    • Fri May 10 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
    • Tue May 14 – London, UK – The O2
    • Wed May 15 – London, UK – The O2
    • Wed May 22 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
    • Fri May 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
    • Tue May 28 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum
    • Thu May 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
    • Sat Jun 01 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena
    • Tue Jun 04 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
    • Wed Jun 05 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
    • Fri Jun 07 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
    • Sun Jun 09 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
    • Tue Jun 11 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
    • Wed Jun 12 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
    • Fri Jun 14 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
    • Tue Jun 18 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
    • Thu Jun 20 – Madrid, Spain – WizInk Center
    • Sat Jun 22 – Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena
    • Fri Jul 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
    • Sat Jul 20 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
    • Tue Jul 23 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
    • Wed Jul 24 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
    • Fri Jul 26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
    • Sat Jul 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
    • Tue Jul 30 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
    • Wed Jul 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
    • Fri Aug 02 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
    • Tue Aug 06 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
    • Fri Aug 09 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
    • Sat Aug 10 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
    • Tue Aug 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
    • Wed Aug 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
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    Here are the top 14 things to do in Houston this weekend

    Craig Lindsey
    Dec 31, 2025 | 4:30 pm
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    This weekend, it’ll be a brand new year. Although some may be partied out after New Year's Eve, some cool stuff will be happening.

    Welcome 2026 with a festive brunch. Music from Nat King Cole and Steve Aoki will be played on Friday night. Saturday begins with a matcha pop-up and ends with a salute to goth/darkwave at Wonky Power. And, on Sunday, you can get in a fun run/walk and see the Thin White Duke on the big screen.

    Thursday, January 1

    The Union Kitchen presents New Year’s Day Brunch
    The Union Kitchen is kicking off 2026 with a celebratory New Year’s Day brunch at all Houston-area locations. Customers will enjoy festive brunch sips, including $2.50 mimosas, $4 Bloody Marys, and $4 bellinis. Additionally, in true Southern tradition, the restaurant will offer cabbage, black-eyed peas, and cornbread — the classic good-luck trio for prosperity in the year ahead. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are encouraged. 10 am.

    EZ’s Liquor Lounge presents New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch
    For those who know they’ll be party-hopping this New Year’s Eve, here's a place to go and deal with that gnarly hangover the day after. The annual Hangover Brunch will feature fried chicken, biscuits, champagne specials, and caviar at cost. 11 am.

    MKT Bar presents New Year's Day Brunch
    While some people are known to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day – for good luck and prosperity for the year ahead – head over to MKT Bar (located inside Phoenicia Specialty Foods' location downtown) and get their famous chicken and waffles for half-off. The Danielle Reich and Bruce Saunders Quintet will also be on the premises, performing some eclectic, jazz/pop numbers. Noon.

    Friday, January 2

    Punch Line Houston presents Sam Jay
    Stand-up comic Sam Jay will be doing a two-night stint at Punch Line Houston this weekend. The Emmy-nominated former Saturday Night Live writer has been seen on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay, a weekly late-night series on which she served as host and executive producer, as well as Bust Down, the Peacock sitcom she co-created and co-starred in. Recently, she did her solo show Sam Jay: We the People at the Edinburgh Festival and New York’s Lincoln Center Theater. 7 and 9:15 pm.

    Houston Symphony presents "A Nat King Cole New Year"
    The Jones Center for the Performing Arts will have an “Unforgettable” start to 2026 as Byron Stripling, Denzal Sinclaire, and the Houston Symphony Big Band perform the timeless hits of Nat King Cole, along with well-known songs by other jazz legends. The program will include songs like “Mona Lisa,” “Nature Boy,” “When I Fall in Love,” “Just One of Those Things,” and more. (We wonder if we’ll get Cole’s “The Christmas Song” one last time.) 7:30 pm (2 pm Sunday).

    Theatre Southwest presents Murder on the Orient Express
    Agatha Christie’s legendary, literary masterwork will be brought to the stage at Theatre Southwest. On a train traveling through Europe, a wealthy American tycoon is found dead in his compartment, the door locked from the inside. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who must navigate a train full of suspects and solve the murder before the killer strikes again. Through Saturday, January 17. 8 pm (3 pm Sunday).

    NOTO Houston presents Steve Aoki
    Did you know that DJ/producer Steve Aoki invented the trend known as “caking”? That’s when he throws a huge cake out into the crowd while playing Autoerotique’s “Turn Up the Volume,” a song whose video features people getting splattered by exploding cakes. We bring this up because Aoki will be doing a late-night DJ set at NOTO Houston, and there’s a very good chance people in the crowd will get hit with a very delicious dessert. Stay in the back to avoid getting icing on your outfit. 10 pm.

    Saturday, January 3

    Kazzan Ramen & Bar and Tomo Matcha Pop-Up
    Houston’s ramen scene is getting a green tea glow-up. Kazzan Ramen & Bar is teaming up with Tomo Matcha for a one-day pop-up this weekend. For the collaboration, guests who dine in at Kazzan Ramen will receive 20% off Tomo matcha, and customers who purchase a matcha drink will enjoy 20% off their meal. If you can’t make it, Tomo will also do a Sunday-afternoon pop-up at GLO Pilates. 11 am.

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Resurrection
    Bi Gan (whose Long Day’s Journey into Night screened at MFAH in 2018) directs this ambitious, 160-minute, sci-fi detective movie starring Chinese superstar Jackson Yee (Better Days) and actress Shu Qi (The Assassin). In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. 2 pm.

    Archway Gallery presents June Woest: "Weather Inside Out" opening reception
    Archway Gallery will present an exhibit of new work by June Woest that captures the interplay between photography, sculpture, and AI. "Weather Inside Out" explores Woest’s experiences with the unpredictable nature of the weather by challenging the notion that we are helpless against it. Her works are an invitation to embrace change and find comfort in the unpredictable.Through Thursday, February 5. 5 pm.

    Wonky Power presents Dia de los Darks
    The first Dia de los Darks of the year kicks off this weekend, bringing a night powered by darkwave, goth, rock en español, and cumbia. Scheduled to perform are El Turko Sonidero, DJ Fredster and guitar-playing masked man Orpheus Von Doom. Expect haunting beats, immersive visual installations lighting up the night. A night market will be open late with art, fashion, and local vendors — giving attendees that dark underground vibe. 8 pm.

    Sunday, January 4

    Flying Saucer Draught Emporium presents Saint Arnold Social Fun Walk/Run
    Saint Arnold Fun Runs are back for 2026. Close out the first weekend of 2026 by getting some exercise, taking a social run/walk, and purging yourself of everything 2025-related. Participants get a guided and marked, 3.5(ish)-mile run/walk with beer pacers, three tasty brews from Saint Arnold, a Saint Arnold pint glass, and a Texas tamale breakfast. Rain or shine. 8 am.

    Cousins Maine Lobster at Car Spa
    Get your car shining and your cravings satisfied all in one stop as Cousins Maine Lobster rolls its truck over to Car Spa this weekend. Whether you're cleaning up your ride or just passing through, swing by and sample such delicacies as Maine, Connecticut, and garlic butter lobster rolls, lobster tacos and quesadillas, lobster tots and lobster tails, lobster grilled cheese, creamy lobster bisque, clam chowder, whoopie pies, and more. 11 am.

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema LaCenterra presents The Man Who Fell to Earth
    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s “Art Decade: Films of David Bowie 1973-1983” series begins with this 1976 sci-fi curio. The story of an alien (Bowie, of course) on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s examination of alienation in contemporary life. The film’s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly 20 minutes of crucial scenes and details. This screening is of Roeg’s full, uncut version. Noon.

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