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Social Distortion and Bad Religion bring SoCal punk to Houston on '24 tour

Social Distortion will co-headline a 2024 tour with Bad Religion, coming to The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on April 18.

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Southern California punk legends Social Distortion and Bad Religion will co-headline a 2024 tour across the U.S., which includes a stop here at Bayou Music Center on April 22.

Texas fans will have the most opportunities to see the tour, as it will also go to Lubbock on April 16, Irving on April 18, San Antonio on April 19, and Austin on April 20.

The 27-city tour, which starts on April 9 in Bakersfield, California and finishes in Chicago on May 18, will feature the two bands showcasing their signature sounds, beloved catalogs, and influence on the punk rock movement.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its 1983 debut album, Mommy's Little Monster, Social Distortion will be playing that album in its entirety. The band has released seven albums in their career, most recently Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes in 2011.

Bad Religion has been much more prolific, releasing 17 albums over the course of their 41-year recording career, most recently Age of Unreason in 2019.

"Bad Religion and Social Distortion played together in 1980," said Bad Religion singer Greg Graffin in a statement. "Though we evolved in different directions, we both carried the torch of Southern California punk all along the way. Now we're so excited to be on the same stage again."

Artist pre-sale tickets for the tour are now on sale, which can be accessed with codes BALLANDCHAIN or SUFFER. The general on-sale will begin on December 15 at 10 am.

Social Distortion and Bad Religion tour dates

Tue, APR 9, 2024: Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater and Convention Center - Bakersfield, CA
Wed, APR 10, 2024: Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
Fri, APR 12, 2024: North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, CA
Sat, APR 13, 2024: The Theater at Virgin Hotels - Las Vegas, NV
Sun, APR 14, 2024: Mesa Amphitheatre - Mesa, AZ
Tue, APR 16, 2024: The Pavilion - Lubbock, TX
Thu, APR 18, 2024: The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory - Irving, TX
Fri, APR 19, 2024: Boeing Center at Tech Port - San Antonio, TX
Sat, APR 20, 2024: Moody Amphitheater - Austin, TX
Mon, APR 22, 2024: Bayou Music Center, Houston
Tue, APR 23, 2024: Fillmore New Orleans - New Orleans, LA
Fri, APR 26, 2024: St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL
Sat, APR 27, 2024: Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sun, APR 28, 2024: The Sound - Clearwater, FL
Tue, APR 30, 2024: Coca-Cola Roxy - Atlanta, GA
Wed, MAY 1, 2024: Firefly Distillery - North Charleston, SC
Fri, MAY 3, 2024: The Theater at MGM National Harbor - Oxon Hill, MD
Sat, MAY 4, 2024: The Rooftop at Pier 17 - New York, NY
Sun, MAY 5, 2024: The Fillmore Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Tue, MAY 7, 2024: MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA
Fri, MAY 10, 2024: Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, MAY 11, 2024: Masonic Temple Theatre - Detroit, MI
Sun, MAY 12, 2024: The Andrew J Brady Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Tue, MAY 14, 2024: The Rave / Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
Wed, MAY 15, 2024: Val Air BallroomWest - Des Moines, IA
Fri, MAY 17, 2024: Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park - Indianapolis, IN
Sat, MAY 18, 2024: The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL

Concert News

The Fray and Dashboard Confessional include Houston on new summer tour

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Rock band The Fray will travel across North America in 2026 with their Summer of Light Tour, a journey that will include a stop at 713 Music Hall in Houston on Friday, July 31.

Joined on all dates by special guest Dashboard Confessional, the band will start the tour in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on May 11, hitting 36 cities over the course of almost three months.

In addition to Houston, The Fray will play in Austin on July 29 and the Dallas suburb of Irving on August 1.

The tour is in support of the band's new album, A Light That Waits, which is scheduled for release on March 13. It is the band's first full album in 12 years following a hiatus and departure of original lead vocalist Isaac Slade.

The Fray were a top selling band in the 2000s and 2010s, notching three top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including the No. 1 The Fray in 2009. Among their hit songs are "Over My Head (Cable Car)," "How to Save a Life," and "You Found Me."

With guitarist Joe King now also serving as lead vocalist, the band embarked on a 20th anniversary tour for their debut album, How to Save a Life, in 2025, which also included stops in Dallas, Austin, Houston.

Tickets for the tour will first be available via a Citi presale from Tuesday, January 27 at 10 am to Thursday, January 29 at 10 pm.

Fans can also sign up at TheFray.com to access the Seated registration presale beginning on Wednesday, January 28 at 10 am.

Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning on Friday, January 30 at 10 am.

SUMMER OF LIGHT TOUR DATES

May 11 — Moncton, NB — Casino New Brunswick
May 13 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
May 15 — London, ON — Centennial Hall
May 16 — Ottawa, ON — Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
May 19 — Winnipeg, MB — Centennial Concert Hall
May 21 — Saskatoon, SK — TCU Place
May 22 — Edmonton, AB — Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 24 — Calgary, AB — MacEwan Hall
May 26 — Vancouver, BC — Orpheum
July 10 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 11 — Maryland Heights, MO — Saint Louis Music Park
July 14 — Kansas City, MO — Starlight Theatre
July 16 — Milwaukee, WI — Landmark Credit Union Live
July 19 — Great Falls, MT — Voyagers Stadium
July 23 — Berkeley, CA — The Greek Theatre
July 24 — Los Angeles, CA — YouTube Theater
July 25 — San Diego, CA — Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 27 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre
July 29 — Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater
July 31 — Houston, TX — 713 Music Hall
August 1 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 4 — Franklin, TN — FirstBank Amphitheater
August 5 — Atlanta, GA — Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
August 7 — Charlotte, NC — Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 8 — St. Augustine, FL — St. Augustine Amphitheatre
August 10 — Selbyville, DE — Freeman Arts Pavilion
August 12 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion
August 14 — Columbia, MD — Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 15 — Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion
August 19 — Asbury Park, NJ — The Stone Pony Summer Stage
August 20 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion
August 22 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
August 23 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 26 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre
August 28 — Detroit, MI — Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
August 29 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

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