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A Friday-to-Sunday selection from Dallas stages, from Charlie Berens and Seth Meyers in comedy to Jon B. at House of Blues, with techno at SILO and Baauer

A weekend of Boston Symphony at Symphony Hall, a Jim Gaffigan night at the Wang, Wicked at the Citizens Bank Opera House, and a Rod Wave arena show at

A weekend that runs from Madeon at the Rady Shell and Gorillaz at Pechanga Arena to a classical Rigoletto and a Hollywood-style ballet. Ska-punk, indie

A weekend of Smashing Pumpkins at Moody Center, Tom Rush at the State Theatre, Austin Symphony Orchestra at Long Center, and a run of comedy and electronic nights.

A Nashville weekend that runs from Bridgestone Arena country-folk to the Ryman's Jason Isbell, with Morrissey at the Pinnacle, Matt Rife at Bridgestone

A Seattle weekend that runs from Phoebe Bridgers at Climate Pledge Arena and Dinosaur Jr. at the Neptune to Seattle Opera's Salome and a Halloween candlelit

Ten picks across Friday to Sunday, spanning a film-score concert, two Broadway-style musicals, R&B, country-rap, indie and alt-rock, a comedy night

A weekend mixing Shpongle's psychedelic chill-out, Beauty and the Beast at the Buell, Tom Papa at the Paramount, and a run of techno nights from Cervantes'

A weekend that runs from a Drunk Dracula farce and Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up to Rush and Beck on Sunday, with jazz, rap, dance theatre and electronic nights in between.

Ten picks for Houston's October 23–25 weekend, spanning Broadway-style musical theatre, a Halloween farce, Latin headliners, ballet, comedy and electronic nights.