THE DANDY WARHOLS
w/ Kula Shaker
9/25/25 – The Kessler – Dallas, TX
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Dallas got hit with a double-dose of psych-fueled rock last night when The Dandy Warhols and Kula Shaker rolled into The Kessler. It was one of those Dallas nights where the air feels like a wet blanket and the beer disappears faster than you can order it, but the drinks were cold, and the place was buzzing like an amp cranked past 11.
Kula Shaker kicked things off and instantly transported the room back to the glory days of Britpop, but with their own freaky, cosmic twist. Forget Oasis and Blur; these guys were always the outliers, channeling Hendrix fire, Deep Purple grooves, and sitar-soaked psychedelia, with just enough incense-soaked mysticism to make you believe the walls were breathing. And damn, they’re still tight.
They came roaring out with “Hey Dude,” and Crispian Mills worked the stage like a preacher hopped up on Red Bull. When they tore into “Grateful When You’re Dead,” the place exploded and the floorboards nearly gave way.
At one point, Crispian rained down faux $100 bills during “Good Money,” and fans lost their minds like he’d just paid off everyone’s student loans. The set burned hot and closed with a killer trio: “Tattva,” their high-voltage cover of “Hush,” and the transcendental “Govinda.” Kula Shaker didn’t just warm up the crowd…they ignited it.
Check out the Kula Shaker concert photo gallery below:
But the main course was still to come.
The Dandy Warhols slid onstage under a haze of blue lights and opened with “Ride.” Within minutes, frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor killed the stage lights and threw us into near darkness. Instead of killing the vibe, it made everything more hypnotic, like the music was seeping straight into your bloodstream. It felt like some secret basement gig in 1995, except louder, trippier, and with a way better PA system.
They floated from woozy dreamscapes into pop-art smirkiness, delivering favorites like “You Were the Last High” and “We Used to Be Friends.” Every note felt like drifting down a neon river at 3 a.m…equal parts mellow and electric. By the time they ripped through the sprawling “Pete International Airport / Boys Better” finale, the crowd was fried, wired, and totally satisfied.
No flashy gimmicks, no overblown production…just two legendary bands proving that rock ’n’ roll is alive, weird, and very, very loud in 2025.
Check out The Dandy Warhols concert photo gallery below:
