21 OctOber 12 - 18, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Shania Twain 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 13, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST. $112+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Shania Twain’s Queen Of Me Tour returns to North Texas this week on the second date of the tour’s second leg. The Queen of Country Pop an- nounced her first tour in five years almost exactly a year ago after signing with Republic Nashville and releasing the lead single “Waking Up Dream- ing” from her sixth album, Queen of Me. In a move that was seen as divisive at the time, Twain made the crossover from traditional country music into pop music in 1997 with the release of her now legendary album, Come on Over, especially with its back-to-back hit singles, “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” Taylor Swift would go on to follow Twain’s example, crediting her for paving the way. The second leg of the tour will receive opening support from award-winning country artist Lily Rose, best known for the song “Villain.” DAVID FLETCHER Sting 8 P.M. SATURDAY, OCT. 14, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $49.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM The last time English musician Sting was in town, it was to celebrate the grand opening of the Echo Lounge & Music Hall in the Design District with a one-off performance for about 1,000 folks fortu- nate enough to find tickets for the show. Playing for elite crowds for the right booking price is nothing new to Sting. Earlier this year, the singer received criticism for giving a a private perfor- mance to 50 top Microsoft executives at the 2023 World Economic Forum at Davos the day before the company laid off 10,000 employees. This time around, though, Sting comes to our neck of the woods as part of his My Songs 2023 tour, a tour that has been going on since 2019, stopping in countries across the entire world. English singer-songwriter Joe Sumner will be providing the opening support for Sting’s Irving show. DF Avenged Sevenfold 6:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCT. 15, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST. $79.95+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM It had been nearly seven years since Huntington Beach metal band Avenged Sevenfold put out a new, full-length album, but in June, the band re- leased its most thoughtful and philosophical al- bum to date. The band, while known for alt-metal hits “Bat Country” and “Hail to the King,” has been constantly evolving since it emerged in 1999. For 2023’s Life Is But a Dream ... , Avenged Sevenfold drew inspiration from the writings of French exis- tentialist philosopher Albert Camus, setting it to the beat of progressive and avant-garde metal. Critics loved the album almost universally, citing the depth of the lyrics and intricacy of the music, but the album was not met with the same love (or sales) from the band’s fans. Avenged Sevenfold’s North American Tour with Falling In Reverse and Kim Dracula was set to end in Fort Worth, but the band will now be playing one more rescheduled date in Michigan for a show that was canceled due to lightning. DF Kesha 8 P.M. SUNDAY, OCT. 15, THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM, 2713 CANTON ST. $35 AT AXS.COM Kesha Rose Sebert made her first public appear- ance ever on the reality TV series The Simple Life when her mother answered an ad looking for an “eccentric” family to host Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. That episode aired in 2005, the same year Kesha started singing in the background for artists Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Flo Rida. After sing- ing on Flo Rida’s “Right Round” in 2009, Kesha spent the next five years as one of the biggest pop stars in the world on the strength of singles “Tik Tok” and “Die Young.” Kesha’s career completely changed in 2014 when she sued her former pro- ducer Dr. Luke for sexual assault. The case was thrown out by the judge because the five-year statute of limitations had run out. The singer’s May release, Gag Order, is heavily influenced by her ex- perience with that legal battle and the emotional hell that came with it. Pop musician Jake Wesley Rogers opens the show. DF Travis Scott 8 P.M. TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 & 18, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $36.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Rapper, singer and producer Travis Scott returns to Dallas for two dates on his Circus Maximus Tour with Teezo Touchdown. Before the deaths of 10 people at his Astroworld festival in Houston in 2021, Scott was known for his larger-than-life road shows. His 2018 Astroworld Tour saw the rapper riding a snaking roller coaster over the heads of the audience while performing “5% Tint.” Scott’s current tour is an extension of the “Circus Maxi- mus” concert the rapper gave at the Circus Maxi- mus in Rome, which was scheduled as a replacement show for his canceled concert at the Pyramids of Giza. The tour started on Oct. 11, so it’s too soon to say what exactly the rapper has in store for his audiences on this tour, but one look at the twisted stage design for the upcoming Dallas shows is enough to know that Scott will be trying, once more, to outdo himself. DF Mikel Galicia Travis Scott will perform Tuesday and Wednesday night at American Airlines Center. | LET’S DO THIS | t Music
