In 2016, Houstonian Nathan Graham was slowly developing followers on YouTube who came to his channel to watch him traverse through the mega game, Minecraft. Fast forward to 2022, where Graham is No. 5 on Forbes list of highest-paid YouTube stars, boasting more than 210 million monthly views, 35 million subscribers, and total content creator legend status among young fans.
Now, Graham is returning to his hometown with a live version of his popular Unspeakable show, where he and his buddies Nathan, James, and Gabe perform impossible (and impossibly goofy) stunts and challenges.
“Unspeakable Live”will hit Toyota Center (1510 Polk St.) on Saturday, January 21 in a hybrid 'mega-event' that will also be globally livestreamed for frantic fans. Doors open at 4 pm; the show is slated to run until 10 pm.
Popular host and Graham buddy Preston Playz will also be on hand. Tickets are available online and start at $39.99.
Always one to look for the most over-the-top — and unspeakable — pranks and stunts, Graham has become famous for his "commit to the bit" feats like hanging in a moving truck for 24 hours or seeing who could last in a kitchen the longest.
To mark his return to H-Town, Graham plans to convert the Houston Rockets’ basketball court to the world’s biggest ball pit. (One wonders if Tilman Fertitta okayed that?)
“I can’t wait to share this event with all of my fans,” Graham said in a statement. “I have been dreaming about doing something like this since I started YouTube and I am so excited to make it a reality.”
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
