When I go see a group called Celtic Thunder, I can't help expecting something ... well, a little more Celtic. Alas, the Celtic Thunder show at Nokia on Monday night was a mismatched, disconcerting musical hodgepodge of everything from the...
You know the drill. R. Kelly, the king of salaciousness, was all about his libido Thursday night before a packed house at Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie. His "Ladies Make Some Noise" tour stop was exactly what you would expect...
Terrell's Jamie Foxx kept the Nokia Theatre stage busy, busy, busy Friday night during the first of two concerts at the Grand Prairie venue. Most of the night's material came from two Foxx CDs - 2005's Unpredictable and 2008's Intuition....
Rod Stewart played it smart Sunday night before a nearly sold-out crowd at Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie. He surrounded himself with a strong band, including a female violinist and saxophonist plus three background vocalists, and had the good sense...
Sound and vision make an intensely powerful pair, especially when talking about progressive metal band Tool. Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor take that artistic merger to arguably the loftiest level of any current hard rocking...
During one between-song moment Monday night at Nokia Theatre, Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts reached for a mug set atop a nearby stool. "Just like an Englishman," he said, "I have my tea handy." Such casual quips, not to...
GRAND PRAIRIE - Jennifer Hudson has an amazing voice. That's the good news. That's also the bad news. It's bad only in the sense that she could damage it if she isn't careful. Remember that her concert Thursday night at...
OK folks, take a deep breath. That Jennifer Hudson and Robin Thicke concert at Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie has been rescheduled yet again. It is now May 21. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning J-Hud has been ordered by her doctor...
The jokes, the natural between-song banter, the hilarious and sometimes twisted song lyrics as well as the impeccable comic timing of Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer could easily make you forget that these guys are good musicians. So...
Rod Stewart brings his raspy pipes to the Nokia Theatre stage for a July 26 concert performance. Tickets for the iconic singer's gig go on sale Monday, April 6, at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets. Stewart's most recent studio...
Onstage R&B singing and songwriting sensation Ne-Yo (nee: Shaffer Smith) is all about showmanship. He's totally comfortable in front of a crowd, turning chatty with ease and even cracking a few jokes at the good natured expense of adoring audience...
Surrounded by palm trees, lots of dotted lights and bandstand risers to resemble a vintage tropical nightclub, singer Brandon Flowers and his Killers mates pumped energy into a packed Nokia Theatre Wednesday night. The Las Vegas outfit offered material from...
According to www.duranduran.com: Duran Duran have been forced to cancel tonight's show (Tuesday, December 2) in Dallas, TX, scheduled to take place at the Nokia Theatre, because the band's keyboard player, Nick Rhodes, is still suffering from a very serious...
There's always a point when a Weezer show turns into pure silliness. Tuesday night at Nokia Theatre, that moment came 75 minutes into the show, when the band brought out 22 local amateur musicians to jam on "Island in the...
By Matt Weitz Special Contributor GRAND PRAIRIE -- John Hiatt's Monday night performance at Nokia was a textbook case of great show, bad night: a Monday evening, immediately following bad weather, that was also a major sports night (Cowboys game)....
Teena Marie unleashed some testifying, glorifying and tears at Nokia Theatre in an almost two-hour set on Friday night. The soul-funk sister's distinctive voice and unique phrasing never faltered through a barrage of hits. Even the strongest and highest notes...
Progressive rockers Queensryche, fronted by master showman Geoff Tate, always put on a bigger-than-life show. These guys understand that the line separating heavy metal from arty theatrics is mighty blurry. So they up the ante every time, pretty much since...
True to one of Maze's signature songs, there were nothing but "happy feelings everywhere" after the group performed at Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie on Saturday night. Frankie Beverly, in his customary all-white attire and matching ball cap, was met...
The first thing I noticed was the crowd. Not the one in the seats, mind you, the one on the stage. Lil Wayne brought a cast of, well, about a hundred, to play Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie on Saturday...
Dallas' very own Grammy-winning production team, Play-N-Skillz, will host their All Star Weekend for the second year in a row, highlighted by the duo's performance at the K104 Summer Jam on Saturday at Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie. The guys...
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