The Six Best Concerts of the Summer
H20 Music Festival, Cotton Bowl
Rachel Parker Snoop Dogg at H20
June kicked off with a cross-lingual party thrown by Univision, and their first-ever H20 fest. Damian Marley, Snoop Dogg, Weezer and Gym Class Heroes mixed together with Spanish language mega-stars Mana, Paulina Rubio and Bobby Pulido. Despite what would be the beginning of the summer heat, people came out in droves to drink, sing and scream along to bands they loved. The fest even ended with a literal bang, as world-renowned electronic artist Tiesto performed to a cascade of fireworks. H20's success proved its mix of music was sustainable in the area, which led to the launch of Dallas's Radio H20. - Jaime-Paul Falcon
The Weeknd, House of Blues
When I get someone a gift, I have no patience to deliver it. If it's for Christmas, but I find it in October, then you get a Halloween gift from me. So, it pleased my craving for instant gratification when The Weeknd was announced barely two weeks before his show at the House of Blues. Fresh from a highly-criticized performance at Coachella, I still had high hopes for the live performance. For me, it was the standout performance of the summer, maybe the year. Memorable as much for the audience experience as the musical, I remember the crowd was almost silent as Abel Tesfaye moved from song to song, just barely lit, still mysterious as ever. Tesfaye, one part Prince and some ghost of Frankie Valli, was haunting that night. That falsetto just barely lifted over the heavy boom of his sultry band, and found its way to the light in the dark of that club. - Deb Doing Dallas
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