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Latin superstar Karol G's global tour travels to Arlington this fall

Karol G will perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on October 15.

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Colombian singer Karol G, fresh off a headlining performance at Coachella, will capitalize on that exposure with a world tour that will come to AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, October 15.

Starting on July 24 in Chicago, Illinois, the “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour" - which literally means "traveling around the world" - will stop in 39 cities around the globe over the course of exactly one year, ending in Milan, Italy on July 24, 2027.

In addition to Arlington, Karol G will play Texas shows in San Antonio on September 2, El Paso on September 6, and Houston on September 27.

The tour will see the singer become the first Latina artist to headline stadiums across Europe as part of a global tour.

The first Latina artist to headline Coachella, Karol G has slowly but surely made her way into superstar status.

After appearing on the Colombian music competition show El Factor X at age 14, she released multiple songs independently before putting out her debut album, Unstoppable, in 2017.

That album went to No. 2 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, and each of her subsequent four albums has gone to No. 2 or No. 1 there. Each of her last two albums, most recently Tropicoqueta in 2025, made the top 3 on the overall Billboard 200.

Karol G has also collaborated with many other big Latin stars, including fellow Colombian Shakira, Becky G, Peso Pluma, Anuel AA, J Balvin, and more.

Tickets for the tour, promoted by Live Nation, will be available starting on Monday, April 27 through various presales.

To be eligible for the artist presale in the USA, Canada, and Europe, fans must register at karolgmusic.com by Friday, April 24 at 9 am.

General on-sale timing will vary by market. Fans should check karolgmusic.com for specific details regarding their city.

VIAJANDO POR EL MUNDO TROPITOUR TOUR DATES

Fri, Jul 24 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium
Wed, Jul 29 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium
Sun, Aug 2 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium
Fri, Aug 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Fri, Aug 14 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Fri, Aug 21 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi's Stadium
Wed, Aug 26 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
Sat, Aug 29 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
Wed, Sep 2 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
Sun, Sep 6 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium
Sat, Sep 12 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Thu, Sep 17 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Thu, Sep 24 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Sun, Sep 27 – Houston, TX – Reliant Stadium
Fri, Oct 2 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
Fri, Oct 9 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
Thu, Oct 15 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Fri, Nov 6 – Monterrey, MX – Estadio BBVA
Fri, Nov 13 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros
Fri, Nov 27 – San José, CR – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Fri, Dec 4 – Bogotá, CO – Nemesio Camacho El Campín Stadium
Fri, Jan 15 – Quito, EC – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Fri, Jan 22 – Lima, PE – Estadio Nacional
Thu, Jan 28 – Santiago, CL – Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Fri, Feb 5 – Buenos Aires, AR – Estadio River Plate
Fri, Feb 12 – São Paulo, BR – Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu
Fri, Feb 19 – Santo Domingo, DO – Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Fri, Feb 26 – San Juan, PR – Estadio Hiram Bithorn Sosa
Thu, Jun 3 – Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic
Fri, Jun 11 – Sevilla, ES – Estadio Olímpico La Cartuja
Fri, Jun 18 – Lisbon, PT – Estádio da Luz
Thu, Jun 24 – Madrid, ES – Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Thu, Jul 1 – Paris, FR – Paris La Défense Arena
Tue, Jul 6 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Sat, Jul 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA
Wed, Jul 14 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
Sat, Jul 17 – Düsseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
Wed, Jul 21 – Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium
Sat, Jul 24 – Milan, IT – San Siro

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Movie Review

Bob Odenkirk is back in action in over-the-top movie 'Normal'

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Bob Odenkirk in Normal.

Screenwriter Derek Kolstad, who wrote the first three John Wick movies, has essentially had a blank check to do what he wants in the movie landscape since 2014. In recent years that has meant writing the action series Nobody for Bob Odenkirk, who has turned from a comedian into an unlikely action star in his sixties. Kolstad and Odenkirk are teaming up again in Normal.

A film that tries to evoke Fargo in multiple ways, Normal finds Ulysses Richardson (Odenkirk) serving as a temporary sheriff for the small town of Normal, Minnesota after the previous sheriff died. Knowing he’s just a steward until a new sheriff is elected, Ulysses takes a live-and-let-live approach to the job, letting the deputies (Ryan Allen and Billy MacLellan) do the grunt work and trying to stay out of everyone’s way, including Mayor Kibner (Henry Winkler).

A bank robbery attempt by two non-citizens upsets his best-laid plans in more ways than he can imagine. Not only is he forced to confront a crime not often seen in a town like Normal, but the robbery uncovers secrets that turn the film into an all-out bloodbath. Soon, almost everyone in town becomes involved in what comes to resemble a war, along with — you guessed it — Yakuza henchmen from Japan.

Directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Kolstad, the film is a slight twist on the everyman-turned-hero character Odenkirk played in the two Nobody films. While Ulysses is in law enforcement, he prefers to use words instead of weapons, and it’s only when he’s pushed to the brink that he crosses that line. Naturally, his skills are beyond what anyone would expect of him, allowing him to match up well with people half his age.

The film is not a comedy in the traditional sense, but instead aims for laughs by catching the audience off-guard with its ultraviolence. Some characters are dispatched in shockingly unexpected ways, with one of the only natural reactions to the jarring nature of their deaths being laughter. That’s not necessarily the case for other killings, which range from blasé to sadistic, and the only reason they count as entertainment is because the filmmakers have primed the audience to accept them as such.

After a relatively solid setup, where Wheatley and Kolstad seem to take their time getting to know the main characters, the second half of the film is pure action that dispenses with good storytelling. Like many action movies, there are double crosses, surprise revelations, and more, but the filmmakers don’t seem to care about making sense of any character arcs. All they care about is delivering mayhem, and they succeed on that front.

Odenkirk has perfected the mild-yet-intimidating nature of his action characters, and it is satisfying to see him get the better of those who have done him wrong. He doesn’t run or jump like fellow 63-year-old Tom Cruise, but — with the help of fast-paced editing — he still makes for a credible action hero. The only other actors of any note in the film are Winkler, who’s a nice presence with his sardonic personality, and Lena Headey, whose small role doesn't match up with her experience.

You have to have a certain mindset to enjoy a film like Normal, but if you can abide its over-the-top bloodiness, it’s a serviceable action film. Few would have expected Odenkirk to take on these kinds of roles at this late stage of his career, but he’s making the most of his opportunities.

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Normal opens in theaters on April 17.

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