If you do one thing over the next few months, spend as much time in and around bodies of water as possible.
But if you do two things, see a show.
Because this summer and into fall, venues all over Texas are hosting a diverse lineup of outdoor concerts — some in your backyard, and others worth the drive. Now all you have to do is plan your next move.
This will help. It’s a list of the 21 best outdoor shows of the season. See one, or collect them all.
August
Because you deserve to go “Insane in the Brain” like it’s the 1990s:
Cypress Hill at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, August 7
Because they’ve been rocking (and rolling) for four decades:
The Black Crowes at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, August 11
Because you like to be serenaded on the lawn:
Jason Isbell at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands, August 11
Because isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?:
Alanis Morissette at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, August 13
Because Adam Levine still moves like Jagger:
Maroon 5 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, August 16
Because those dulcet tones are a Texas treasure:
Gary Clark Jr. at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, August 20
Because, come on, it’s Willie Fucking Nelson:
Willie Nelson at Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, August 22
Because sometimes you just want to relive the early-2000s:
New Found Glory and Simple Plan at Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill in Dallas, August 31
September
Because no one does pysch-pop better:
Glass Animals at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, September 12
Because Leon Bridges and BBQ … need we say more?:
Leon Bridges at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, September 12
Because you still know all the words to “Mr. Jones”:
Counting Crows at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, September 15
Because you don’t have to be able to pronounce the name to enjoy it:
Khruangbin at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, September 15-18
Because the sex really is on fire:
Kings of Leon and Cold War Kids at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands, September 18
Because listening to music and sleeping in a teepee is a Marfa rite of passage:
Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love at El Cosmico in Marfa, September 22-26
Because 311 will take you down, down:
311 at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, September 29
October
Because where else can you see Billie Eilish, George Strait and Megan Thee Stallion in one place?:
Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Austin, October 1-3 and 8-10
Because all those awards aren’t wrong:
St. Vincent at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, October 2
Because this powerhouse duo puts on a great show:
Modest Mouse and Future Islands at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, October 8
Because what a long, strange trip it’s been:
Dead & Company at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands, October 15
Because concerts are better down by the river:
Lord Huron at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth, October 22
Because he’s got enough energy for the both of you:
Machine Gun Kelly at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, October 24
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