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Leon Bridges to launch 2027 tour with hometown show at Dickies Arena

Leon Bridges will open his 2027 The Happiness Anytime Tour with a hometown show at Dickies Arena on April 23.

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Fort Worth's own Leon Bridges will open his 2027 tour, The Happiness Anytime Tour, in his longtime hometown, playing at Dickies Arena on Friday, April 23.

After Fort Worth, the 27-city tour will travel around the U.S. and Canada for over five months, finishing in Phoenix, Arizona on September 29.

The Fort Worth date will be part of a three-city preview of the tour, including Toronto on April 27 and New York on May 1. Bridges will resume the tour proper on July 16 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He'll return to Texas toward the tail end of the tour with dates in Austin on September 24 and Houston on September 25.

Bridges will be supported by several different opening acts on the tour. In Fort Worth, he will be joined by The Womack Sisters and Mari Froes.

Bridges is touring in support of his recently released new album, Happiness Anytime, which came out on September 25.

It is the soul singer's fifth album of his career, and his first since Leon in 2024.

Across his career, Bridges has earned six Grammy nominations and one Grammy Award, including three nominations for Best R&B Album.

He has showcased his versatility by collaborating with artists like Khruangbin, John Mayer, Kacey Musgraves, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Gunna, The Avalanches, Gary Clark Jr., and Shaboozey.

Fans can sign up for the artist presale that takes place on Tuesday, October 13 at 10 am local time, followed by the venue presale on October 14 at 10 am through Thursday, October 15 at 10 pm via Ticketmaster.com with unlock code: BOOTUP.

The general on-sale for the tour starts on Friday, October 16 at 10 am local time.

$1 per ticket from all headline shows will be donated to The Big Good, the 501c3 organization that partners with local organizations working to meet critical, unmet needs across the Texas region, co-founded by Bridges and legendary football coach Gary Patterson.

Leon Bridges - The Happiness Anytime Tour dates

Apr 23, 2027: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
Apr 27, 2027: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
May 1, 2027: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jul 16, 2027: Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
Jul 17, 2027: Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
Jul 18, 2027: The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL
Jul 21, 2027: Live Oak Bank Pavilion, Wilmington, NC
Jul 23, 2027: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Jul 24, 2027: MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA
Jul 28, 2027: TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 3, 2027: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
Aug 12, 2027: Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, OR
Aug 13, 2027: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Aug 14, 2027: Freedom Mobile Arch, Vancouver, BC
Aug 17, 2027: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB
Aug 18, 2027: Grey Eagle Resort and Casino - Event Centre, Tsuut'ina, AB
Aug 19, 2027: Grey Eagle Resort and Casino - Event Centre, Tsuut'ina, AB
Aug 21, 2027: KettleHouse Amphitheater, Bonner, MT
Aug 25, 2027: Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA
Aug 26, 2027: Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
Sep 14, 2027: KEMBA Live! Outdoor, Columbus, OH
Sep 15, 2027: Landmark Credit Union Live, Milwaukee, WI
Sep 17, 2027: The Armory, Minneapolis, MN
Sep 21, 2027: Ascend Federal Credit Union Amphitheater, Nashville, TN
Sep 23, 2027: Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, Rogers, AR
Sep 24, 2027: Moody Center, Austin, TX
Sep 25, 2027: 713 Music Hall, Houston, TX
Sep 29, 2027: Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

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Movie Review

Anne Hathaway wraps busy 2026 with uneven thriller Verity

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Anne Hathaway in Verity.

Anne Hathaway has been inescapable for movie fans in 2026, starring in no fewer than five different movies across multiple genres, including Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, and The End of Oak Street. The actor (who’s pregnant and about to take a well-earned break) is wrapping up her supremely busy year with the psychological thriller, Verity.

Hathaway plays the title character, Verity Crawford, a hugely successful author who writes beach read thrillers, often from the perspective of the villain. An unpublicized car accident renders her immobile and mute, and her husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and agents make the decision to recruit someone to ghostwrite her next book in order to continue her legacy.

The person hired for the job is Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), an aspiring author whose books mostly get ignored. She’s eager to take on the project, but the reality of Verity’s situation throws her for a loop. When she discovers a secret file that seems to be Verity admitting to some very bad things, Lowen starts to spin even more, imagining situations that may not actually be happening.

Directed by Michael Showalter and adapted by Nick Antosca from the book by Colleen Hoover, the film initially has a nice rhythm to it, setting up the three main characters well and building up tension. Though current day Verity can’t speak or move, the film gets to the heart of her through old interviews Lowen watches to get to know her mind better. Using that footage and other small moments at the house, a type of rivalry develops between the two characters.

Strangely, though, Showalter and Antosca fail to capitalize on the early momentum. The story stagnates about halfway through the movie and never delivers on what it seems to be promising. Whether they’re too true to Hoover’s original story or change things too much is difficult to tell for those who haven’t read the book, but either way, the result is a big tease with not much in the way of a payoff.

What’s most disappointing about the film is its inability to decide on a tone. There are some points where it feels like over-the-top, campy fun, and others where it seems like the filmmakers are going for a straight-up horror vibe. The down-the-middle approach that they land on serves neither the story nor the characters well. Moments that should be full of suspense or could get laughs often fall flat because of the indecisiveness of the filmmakers.

Due to her character’s affliction, Hathaway is reduced to a supporting role in the film, but she gets by on presence alone and still has a few scenes where she demonstrates her star power. Johnson delivers a good performance despite her typical lack of emotion. Like many of her roles, it’s her body that seems to get more attention than her acting. Hartnett is on a roll thanks to recent roles in Oppenheimer and Trap, and he puts in solid work here, as well.

Verity has the bones of a tense thriller, but it’s filled in with a bunch of questionable story beats that don’t prove as satisfying as the premise. The meta-plot of the authors of thrillers becoming involved in a thriller themselves should have been juicy and full of great twists, but ultimately it’s as catatonic as Verity herself.

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Verity is now playing in theaters.

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