The Weeknd will bring The After Hours Tour to American Airlines Center and Dickies Arena.
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The Weeknd will bring his new headline world tour, The After Hours Tour, to both Dallas and Fort Worth, becoming the first act to play at both American Airlines Center and Dickies Arena on the same tour. He'll play in Dallas on July 25 and come back a month later to play in Fort Worth on August 20.
The tour is in support of his new album, After Hours, which will be released on March 20. It will travel to 53 cities around the world over the course of five months, starting in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 11. In addition to Dallas and Fort Worth, The Weeknd will play in Houston on July 24 and San Antonio on August 19.
The tour promises state-of-the-art production and one of the most innovative stage designs to date, containing the most LED lights and video for an arena show. Fans will be able to enjoy The Weeknd's previous hits like "Earned It," "Can't Feel My Face," and "Starboy," along with his latest No. 1 hit, "Heartless."
American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning at 10 am Tuesday, February 25 through 10 pm Thursday, February 27. Regular ticket on-sale begins at 10 am Friday, February 28. For all North American dates, each ticket purchased online comes with one CD copy of After Hours.
Fans can get a preview of the tour when The Weeknd performs on Saturday Night Live on March 7.
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Shaun the Sheep in Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.
Since his introduction over 30 years ago, the Aardman Animations character Shaun the Sheep has been almost as popular as the studio’s flagship characters, Wallace and Gromit. There is never a shortage of trouble Shaun can get into as he leads his flock and proves to be a thorn in the side of his farmer and Bitzer, the farmer’s loyal sheepdog.
His antics lead everyone down some slightly spooky roads in the new film, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom. At first, things are only slightly awry as Shaun and the flock are growing a secret pumpkin patch to have their own jack-o-lanterns. But when the farmer accidentally destroys the pumpkin patch, Shaun tries to regrow it quickly with a Frankenstein-esque experiment.
However, disaster looms when Shaun uses an old bottle of Hair-Gro as the container for the serum he creates. Naturally, the balding farmer uses it on his head, and everyone soon discovers how truly successful it is, with pumpkins growing out of control and the farmer sprouting hair all over his body. Through a series of mishaps, the farmer becomes the titular beast, creating mayhem while Shaun and others try to stop him.
Directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, and written by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow, the film goes down just as easy as every other Aardman project has. They get the Halloween vibes started from the opening credits, with things like the sheep doing the “Thriller” dance, and continue the fun throughout, referencing everything from Psycho to Friday the 13th in a nice, PG way.
With no script — every character is mute save for reaction noises — the movie relies on sight gags for its humor, and the Aardman team is endlessly inventive in that respect. Sometimes it’s small things like a sheep using toilet paper rolls as binoculars, and sometimes it’s something like forcing the Bigfoot-like farmer to be shaped into a rectangle as he escapes through a window. But there’s a never-ending stream of such moments, so even if one doesn’t tickle your funny bone, chances are the next one will.
The biggest benefit of the characters not talking is that there’s no need for deep character development. The filmmakers do a great job of giving the basic traits of each character, and then use those attributes to color everyone’s actions for the rest of the film. Shaun is the troublemaker, the farmer is a bumbling fool, Bitzer is preternaturally smart, and the town’s vet is empathetic, and the combination of those characters and others makes for a highly entertaining blend.
Like all Aardman creations, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is a fun lark that doesn’t make its audience think too hard. With just enough references to keep viewers engaged but not so many as to be overbearing, the film puts its well-worn characters to good use once again, delivering a Halloween season story that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is now playing in theaters.
