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Clearing out a slight backlog, we've got more national acts than usual to add to this week's list. And with summer only a few months away, now's the time for the big outdoor venues to fill their calendars. Besides the acts in the headline, you can look forward to Motley...

By Daniel Daugherty

March 24, 2009

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Clearing out a slight backlog, we've got more national acts than usual to add to this week's list. And with summer only a few months away, now's the time for the big outdoor venues to fill their calendars. Besides the acts in the headline, you can look forward to Motley Crue, Godsmack and Depeche Mode.

Oh, and don't despair just because your favorite band hasn't announced a Dallas date yet--plenty of tribute bands are in this week's list, all after the jump.

The Doublewide
SUN, MARCH 29 - OPUS DAI

FRI, APR 17 - SKYROCKET

WED, MAY 20 - THE BELLRAYS

THURS, MAY 21 - THE VIBRATORS, THE LASH OUTS

House of Blues
FRI, MAY 1 - BOB SCHNEIDER

WED, MAY 5 - SNOOP DOGG w/ K'naan, The Hustle Boyz

SAT, MAY 9 -- ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute band)

MON, MAY 25 - GAVIN ROSSDALE
FRI, MAY 29 - COWBOY MOUTH

SAT, MAY 30 - EMORY QUINN

SAT, AUG 22 - MICHAEL FRANKS

HOB Pontiac Garage
WED, APRIL 8 -- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

SAT, MAY 16 - DIRTY NASTY & ANDRE LEGACY w/ Beardo

WED, MAY 20 - SCOTTY DON'T (ft. all members of the Sublime tribute band Badfish)

FRI, MAY 29 - ALPHA REV

FRI, JUNE 19 - MEAT PUPPETS w/ Retribution Gospel Choir

SUN, JULY 12 - AN EVENING WITH BONEY JAMES

FRI, AUG 28 - SOUNDS OF SEATTLE TOUR 2009 ft.: -TEN - Pearl Jam tribute -BADMOTORFINGER - Soundgarden/Temple of the Dog tribute -FACELIFT - Alice in Chains tribute

Superpages.com Center
WED, JULY 1 - KID ROCK & LYNYRD SKYNYRD

SAT, AUG 8 - CRUEFEST 2009, ft.: -MOTLEY CRUE -GODSMACK -THEORY OF A DEADMAN
SAT, AUG 29 - DEPECHE MODE

Longhorn Saloon
SAT, MAY 9 - LUCERO w/ Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

Lola's Stockyards
FRI, APRIL 17 - AM RAMBLERS / NAPTIME SHAKE

TUES, MAY 5 - POMEGRANATES / WYE OAK

WED, MAY 20 -- IAN MOORE w/ The Orbans, Sam Anderson

THURS, AUG 6 - CHARLIE PARR

The Modern
SAT, APRIL 18 -- Modern 'till Midnight: DAN DEACON & ENSEMBLE w/ Future Islands, Teeth Mountain, Fight Bite

Hailey's
WED, MAY 13 -- THE FORECAST w/ Death In The Park (Andy of Hot Rod Circuit)

SAT, MAY 16 - THE DEARS w/ Great Northern, Eulogies

SAT, JUNE 20 - TELEPATHE

Scat Jazz Lounge
FRI, MAY 15 -- BETT BUTLER

The Cavern
WED, MAY 27 -- LIFE AND TIMES

Lola's Sixth
SAT, MAY 2 -- THE PARLOR MOB w/ Josh Weathers Band

The Hydrant
TUES, AUG 4 -- FOLK & SPUNE VOL. 1: CHARLIE PARR w/ AM Ramblers, Burnt Sienna

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