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Aug
05
Aug
05
Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
Legendary singer-songwriter Howard Jones is returning to Texas with his ‘Things Can Only Get Better Tour’ and he will be performing at the Texas Trust CU theater in Grand Prairie on Wednesday, 5th August 2026. The show will feature four special guest artists from the era of Jones’ fame, including Wang Chung, The English Beat and Modern English.
Fans of the legendary synth-pop star will be able to sing along to iconic tracks like ‘New Song’, ‘What Is Love’ and the 80’s anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’. Jones performed at both Live Aid events and had a UK No 1 album in 1984 with Human’s Lib. He has continued to write innovative new music including his 2022 release DIALOGUE.
This event is a 4 act show with tickets starting at $46 and holding at the 6,350 seat venue in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Howard Jones is taking his Things Can Only Get Better Tour to the Texas Trust CU theatre at Grand Prairie on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. This Welsh-born synth-pop legend brings positive electronic pop to the fans of the greatest music of the 80’s. The evening starts at 6:30 PM and as it is curated by Howard Jones himself, the sets by Wang Chung, The English Beat and Modern English will be nothing short of spectacular.
The multi-city North American tour of Jones’ current tour will mingle with the local fans from California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Iowa and Texas throughout July and August 2016.
Legendary Welsh born Synth-pop icon Howard Jones will perform a special ‘feel good’ positive electronic pop set of his hits and new songs from his latest album DIALOGUE released in 2022 plus material from his two latest albums ENGAGE and TRANSFORM. He reached No 1 on the UK Albums Chart (Human’s Lib – his debut album in 1984) as well as reaching the top 40 on the American charts a total of 15 times between 1983 and 1992. The Welsh Icon has won numerous Smash Hits readers poll awards, as well as performing at the famous Live Aid event at Wembley Stadium in 1985. For Jones’ second album Dream Into Action, released in 1985, Phil Collins played the drums and provided some backing vocals for Jones on the track “No One Is To Blame”.
Wang Chung - The contribution by Wang Chung will be to perform all of their New Wave type songs that are extremely high energy and basically all dance numbers that will get the audience to be dancing all night long.
The English Beat - This band plays a variety of songs but most of the songs have elements of Ska in them and that is the main ingredient in the brand of New Wave that The English Beat plays.
Modern English - Their sound is post-punk type and is very distinct from most other bands. The most well known song by this band is "I Melt With You" and it is an alternative 80's type song and is one of the reasons that they were picked to be on this tour.
The Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie is a 6,350 seat indoor theater with theater style seating. The venues include an Orchestra, Plaza, Center, Side Orchestra Side and Lawn seating area. The theater is 100% ADA accessible and features sign language for hearing impaired guests. For more information on the venue and its services, including bag policy, contact Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie at (972) 854-5050.
We recommend that you arrive at the theater two hours prior to the start of the performance. Immediately adjacent to the theater will be open for two hours prior to the performance for $25-$30 per vehicle for General Parking. VIP/Premium/Patio/Lawn/ Suites parking will be available for $50 per vehicle. The theater is handicapped accessible.
Tickets are available online at TicketSqueeze.com and at the theater box office. Ticket prices begin at $46. Click the “buy tickets” button above to be taken to the TicketSqueeze.com ticket order page for this event.
Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050, US