Music

North Texas has had one of the best two weeks in concerts with tour stops by Elton John (in his last North Texas appearance), Flaming Lips, Wu-Tang and Nas, Smashing Pumpkins and Gorillaz, among so many others.

Every week, we get to celebrate the wide range of music North Texas attracts to its hallowed venues, and this week is giving us a lot to celebrate.

It seems like a lot of our old-world habits need some kind of update, even if it’s just for the sake of convenience.

Jane’s Addiction almost got to tour recently with its four original members, but as singer Perry Farrell told us last week, the group’s famed lead guitarist Dave Navarro is still dealing with the lingering effects of long COVID.

For the first time in over four years, Gorillaz is back on tour. And the animated, “virtual” group is bigger than ever, having easily sold out the The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Saturday.

So, the first question you may be asking is, why? Why is the Observer covering Elton John’s final concert at Globe Life Field, when we covered the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’s first two shows the first time he came to town in 2018.

It’s been almost four decades since Jane’s Addiction played their first show in Dallas, at the legendary Theater Gallery in Deep Ellum.

My Chemical Romance is now known for its razzle-dazzle, but at one point, the band was the “new, young punk rock.”

It’s another week of classic acts and bucket list items this week in North Texas, and as usual, there’s a little bit of everything to suit whatever mood and whatever part of town you’re in.

We called it. Monday night wasn’t a lineup of great hip-hop artists at the NY State of Mind tour. It was a lineup of the greatest artists to ever rap.

On Friday night, Fontaines D.C. played a show at The Studio at the Factory. Originally from Dublin, the band now calls London home, and are touring behind their third album, Skinty Fia.

The notion of seeing Roxy Music live in concert seemed like a complete fantasy at the dawn of 2022, one of those “Wouldn’t it be great if (pick a name) toured again?” music-specific daydreams.

The concert week ahead in North Texas is something of a slow burn, leading up to a night of absolutely impossible decisions at the week’s end.