Chris Travis at House of Blues Houston | Saturday, August 1

Chris Travis grew up in Orange Mound, Memphis — the same tradition that produced Three 6 Mafia and Tommy Wright III. He brings the Prefix Tour to the Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston on Saturday, August 1. All-ages, doors at 7 PM.
Bun B Presents Been Ridin’ Dirty — Smart Financial Centre | August 1, 2026

Bun B is bringing a full start-to-finish performance of UGK’s Ridin’ Dirty to Smart Financial Centre on August 1 — its 30th anniversary show, with Big K.R.I.T., Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, and the rest of the Southern bill. Port Arthur made this sound. Houston gets to celebrate it.
Chris Travis at Aztec Theatre | August 2, 2026

Chris Travis brings The Prefix Tour to San Antonio on Sunday, August 2 at 8 p.m. He’s a Memphis rapper and key member of Raider Klan, the hip-hop collective that Pitchfork identified as a pioneer of the Soundcloud rap movement.
Yeat at 713 Music Hall | August 4, 2026

Yeat plays 713 Music Hall on August 4 at 7 p.m., bringing the LOVE/LYFE Tour to Houston for a mid-tour stop supporting his sixth studio album, ADL. The booking positions the West Coast rapper in Houston’s major touring circuit at a moment when his sound is shifting.
Afroman at The Echo Lounge & Music Hall | August 8, 2026

Afroman is bringing his tour through Dallas on Saturday, August 8. If the name lands funny — which it should, given what made him famous — that’s not a bug, it’s the feature. The man made his breakthrough with a novelty rap song that became genuinely unavoidable.
Afroman at House of Blues Houston | August 9, 2026

Afroman comes to Houston on August 9 as part of his Freedom of Speech Tour — a touring moment that circles back to the record that made him inescapable.
Nine Vicious at House of Blues Houston | August 12, 2026

Nine Vicious plays House of Blues Houston on August 12. The Atlanta rapper is 22 years old with a recent album, Emotions, dropped in April and still running a national tour behind it.
Nine Vicious at The Echo Lounge & Music Hall | August 13, 2026

Nine Vicious plays The Echo Lounge & Music Hall in Dallas on Thursday, August 13 — the Texas leg of his first headline North American run, arriving on the back of a Kanye West feature and a 23-track third album that dropped five weeks after Bully hit streaming.
Little Stranger at Emo’s Austin | August 14, 2026

Little Stranger plays Emo’s Austin on Friday, August 14 — the second night of a back-to-back Texas run on the Broken Hearted Boys Club Tour. Support from Tropidelic, Jarv, and Damn Skippy. Doors at 7 PM.
Hulvey at Aztec Theatre | August 27, 2026

Hulvey brings the Could Be Tonight Tour to the Aztec Theatre on Thursday, August 27, with support from indie tribe and Kijan Boone — a 33-city run behind his third and final Reach Records album.