Texas Live! To Celebrate Grand Opening In August

The Cordish CompaniesARLINGTON, TX — Texas Live!, the long awaited entertainment district in Arlington, will celebrate its grand opening on the weekend of Thursday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 12.

The Texas Rangers, The Cordish Companies and the City of Arlington announced the grand opening celebration for the entertainment venue Thursday. The $250 million dining, entertainment and hospitality district will debut 200,000 square feet of best-in-class local, regional and national dining and entertainment, as well as a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion, Arlington Backyard, upon opening.

Additionally, a 14-story, 302-room luxury "Live! by Loews" hotel with a 35,000 square foot Grand Event Center is currently under construction and will open in 2019. The first of its kind in the country, the flagship Live! by Loews hotel will provide a spectacular location for meetings, events and conventions, as well as a special destination for sports fans, visitors and families.

Grand Opening festivities for Texas Live! will kick off Thursday, August 9 with national recording artist and Dallas-Fort Worth native, Toadies, performing on the Arlington Backyard stage. The celebration will continue throughout the weekend with a packed line up of live music and entertainment, events and activities for the entire community. A full schedule of events will be shared on Texas Live!’s website (www.texas-live.com/grandopening) and social media channels on Facebook, Instagram (@tx_live) and Twitter (@tx_live).

Thursday, August 9

• 6-8 p.m.: Grand Opening VIP Party (by invitation only)
• Texas Live! would like to invite you to be their special guest at the Grand Opening VIP Party. Click here to sign up to win tickets to the exclusive event: http://bit.ly/texaslivegovip
• For full contest rules, please click here: http://bit.ly/2K1jUXm
• 7 p.m.: Arlington Backyard and Lockhart Smokehouse open to the public
• 8 p.m.: FREE Concert Featuring Toadies with Eleven Hundred Springs at Arlington Backyard
• Doors Open at 7 p.m. | Must be 21+
• 8 p.m.: Live! Arena, PBR Texas, Troy’s, Sports & Social Arlington and a signature venue by celebrity chef Guy Fieri open to the public

Friday, August 10th

• 11 a.m.: Texas Live! opens to the public
• 6:05 p.m.: Official Texas Rangers Away Game Watch Party
• 8 p.m.: Concert Featuring National Recording Artist Bleachers with Special Guests Joywave at Arlington Backyard
• Doors Open at 7 p.m. | Must be 21+
• To purchase tickets, please visit: http://bit.ly/txlgobleachers

Saturday, August 11th

• 11 a.m.: Texas Live! opens to the public
• 12:05 p.m.: Official Texas Rangers Away Game Watch Party
• 8 p.m.: Concert Featuring National Recording Artist Kip Moore at Arlington Backyard
• Doors Open 7 p.m. | Must be 21+
• To purchase tickets, please visit: http://bit.ly/txlgokiptix
• Enter to win a Meet & Greet with Kip Moore here: http://bit.ly/txlmeetkip
• For full contest rules, please click here: http://bit.ly/2K6tI26

Sunday, August 12th

• 11 a.m.: Texas Live! opens to the public
• 11 a.m.: Family Fun Day
• Bring the kids out for a day of fun to our FREE family event at Texas Live!. Enjoy live music and entertainment from Arlington’s' premiere family performers, plus arts and crafts, moonwalks, face painters, jugglers, puppets, sports games, giveaways, and more!
• All ages are welcome to participate. Please RSVP in advance to receive a free bag of popcorn:http://bit.ly/txlgofamilyfunday
• 12:05 p.m.: Official Texas Rangers Away Game Watch Party (*Game time subject to change)

Texas Live! is creating over 3,000 new jobs for the City of Arlington and Tarrant County including 2,000 new construction jobs and over 1,000 new permanent jobs. The district is currently seeking applicants for all types of positions from entry level to management opportunities. Positions include but are not limited to Servers, Cooks, Bartenders, Front and Back-of-House, Music Entertainment Specialists, as well as Sales, Marketing, and Promotional Managers. Please visit http://workforcesolutions.net/ to learn more information about joining the Texas Live! team.

For more information on Texas Live!, visit www.texas-live.com or engage on Texas Live!’s social media channels onFacebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Image via Texas Live!, The Cordish Companies