Concert News

R&B stars B2K and Bow Wow will stop in Fort Worth on 2026 tour

B2K will reunite for a co-headlining tour with Bow Wow in 2026, coming to Dickies Arena on March 14.

Photo courtesy of B2K

R&B group B2K and Bow Wow will kick things back over 20 years on their 2026 “Boys 4 Life” Tour, which will include a stop at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Saturday, March 14.

The two acts first shared the stage during Scream Tour II in 2002 when they were both just starting in the music business.

The 28-city tour will take place over the course of two months, starting on February 12 in Columbia, South Carolina. In addition to Fort Worth, the tour will stop in Houston on March 12.

Other performers on the tour will include R&B/hip hop stars like Jeremih, Waka Flocka, Amerie, Yung Joc, Crime Mob, Dem Franchize Boyz, and special guests Pretty Ricky.

B2K, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut single, are officially reuniting for the tour. Of the four members - Omarion, Raz-B, J-Boog, and Lil Fizz - Omarion has had the most success following their 2004 breakup.

The boy band burned hot but quick, releasing three albums, all of them in 2002. The two albums of all-original material (the third was a Christmas album) both made the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and top two on R&B chart.

Bow Wow (formerly known as Lil Bow Wow) had a longer run, releasing his debut album in 2000. He went on to put out five more albums, each of which made the top 5 on Billboard's R&B chart, culminating with New Jack City II in 2009.

Both B2K and Bow Wow are said to be releasing new albums in February 2026, although no details have been given for either.

Fans can purchase tickets early for the Fort Worth concert via Ticketmaster.com on Thursday, November 20 from 10 am-11:59 pmlocal time with unlock code DICKIES.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, November 21 at 10 am local time.

"Boys 4 Life Tour" Dates

Thursday, February 12: Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
Friday, February 13: Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
Saturday, February 14: Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena at BJCC
Friday, February 20: Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center
Saturday, February 21: Memphis, TN - FedExForum
Sunday, February 22: St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
Thursday, March 5: Chicago, IL - United Center
Friday, March 6: Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
Saturday, March 7: Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
Sunday, March 8: Washington D.C. - Capital One Arena
Thursday, March 12: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Friday, March 13: New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
Saturday, March 14: Fort Worth, Texas - Dickies Arena
Friday, March 20: Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
Saturday, March 21: Las Vegas, NV - Michelob ULTRA Arena
Sunday, March 22: Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
Friday, March 27: Philadelphia, PA - Liacouras Center
Saturday, March 28: Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
Sunday, March 29: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena
Thursday, April 2: Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum
Friday, April 3: Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, April 4: Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
Sunday, April 5: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Saturday, April 11: Sunrise, FL - Amerant Bank Arena
Sunday, April 12: Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
Friday, April 17: Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
Saturday, April 18: Greensboro, NC - First Horizon Coliseum
Sunday, April 19: Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum

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Renovation News

Fort Worth Convention Center unveils new renovation with coffee bar

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Fort Worth Convention Center

The first phase of the Fort Worth Convention Center expansion made its debut on Monday, December 8 — a major milestone for the project which is part of the city’s larger economic development strategy to attract meetings from across the state and nation.

The expansion is taking place in two phases and now Phase 1 is complete.

Totaling 76,794 square feet, the $95 million renovation includes a grand Southeast entrance and terrace, state-of-the-art food & beverage facilities, a retail coffee bar, 11 new loading docks (up from seven), and realignment of Commerce Street to create a site pad for a future convention hotel and additional retail or restaurants.

These new additions are now fully complete and open to convention clients and to the public.

Phase II construction, estimated at $606 million, is anticipated to begin in late 2026 and run through early 2030.

Elected officials, business leaders, and construction partners gathered for a ribbon-cutting at the new southeast entrance, which includes a lantern box atrium lobby and retail coffee bar called Beltbuckle Brew.

Speakers included Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, District 9 City Councilmember Elizabeth Beck, Public Events Director Mike Crum, and Visit Fort Worth President & CEO Bob Jameson.

“Fort Worth provides the Texas experience that meeting planners want, and the Phase I convention center expansion and modernization exceeds those expectations,” said Mayor Parker. “This milestone, along with Phase II construction, will increase capacity to host conferences from across the nation, bolstering our already impressive convention and tourism industry.”

Crum called it the first step.

“We’ve delivered Phase 1 on budget and on time, and design is almost complete for the second phase of expansion and modernization," Crum said. "We will have floor plans and renderings to share within the next few months that will illustrate big horizons ahead for Fort Worth’s meeting business.”