Big events on tap locally and around the region

Mardi Gras season is in full swing and downtown Beaumont is the place to be this coming weekend with a full slate of fun and live music Thursday through Sunday.

Also, the Goo Goo Dolls are returning to Beaumont as the featured artist for the 41st Annual Christus Gala on Saturday, April 20. This concert is a black-tie event and features a variety of sponsorship packages. Individual tickets, if any are available, will go on sale March 4 for $375 each. Visit http://www.christussoutheasttexasfoundation.org for details.

Check out the listings here and visit http://www.therecordlive.com for the full schedule that is currently available.

Feb. 9 Marshall Tucker Band, Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas, Beaumont

Feb. 9 Randy Rogers Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 10 Lil' Flip, Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas, Beaumont

Feb. 15 Beartooth, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

Feb. 16 Eagles, Steely Dan, Toyota Center, Houston

Feb. 16 Gladys Knight, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 16 Jason Boland and The Stragglers, The Venue at Belle Oaks, Beaumont

Feb. 16 Cold War Kids, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 17 Collective Soul, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 19 Machine Head, Fear Factory, Orbit Culture, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 20 Extreme, Living Colour, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 23 Black Heart Saints, Panorama Music House, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 23 Los Lonely Boys, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 23 John 5 and The Creatures, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

Feb. 24 The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, Lutcher Theater, Orange

Feb. 24 Godsmack, L'Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 24 Shane Smith and the Saints, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 24 The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, Lutcher Theater, Orange

Feb. 25 Govt. Mule, Bayou Music Center, Houston

Feb. 27 Crosses, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 27 Olivia Rodrigo, Toyota Center, Houston

Feb. 27 Blake Shelton, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

Feb. 28 Carly Pearce, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

Feb. 28 Alkaline Trio, Drug Church, House of Blues, Houston

Feb. 29 For King + Country, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

Feb. 29 Blake Shelton, Dustin Lynch, Emily Ann Roberts, Cajundome, Lafayette, La.

March 1 50 Cent, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 1 Texas Hippie Coalition, Scout Bar, Houston

March 1 Blue October, 713 Music Hall, Houston

March 2 The Hunger, Sawdust Saloon, Beaumont

March 2 Hardy, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 2 Los Lonely Boys, L'Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La.

March 2 The Union Underground, Soil, Ra, Flaw, Scout Bar, Houston

March 2 Blue October, 713 Music Hall, Houston

March 3 Ivan Cornejo, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 4 Hank Williams Jr., Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 5 Oliver Anthony, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 6 Jelly Roll, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 7 Luke Bryan, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 7 Early Eyes, Trash Panda, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

March 7 The Kills, House of Blues, Houston

March 8 Major Lazer, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 9 Lainey Wilson, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 9 Cooper Alan, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 10 Los Tigres Del Norte, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 10 Stoney LaRue, Camp Margaritaville, Crystal Beach

March 11 Whiskey Myers, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 12 Bun B, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 13 Nickelback, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 14 Zac Brown Band, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 14 Sasha Colby, House of Blues, Houston

March 14 Jhayco, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

March 15 Jamey Johnson, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 15 Geoff Tate, Vandenberg, House of Blues, Houston

March 15 Jonas Brothers, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 16 Brad Paisley, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 16 Rev Run, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 16 Brian Stokes Mitchell, Grand Opera House, Galveston

March 17 Eric Church, Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, Houston

March 19 Circle Jerks, Descendents, House of Blues, Houston

March 20 Adelitas Way, Classless Act, Scout Bar, Houston

March 21 Laura Pausini, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

March 23 Los Lobos, L'Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La.

March 23 Dylan Scott, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 24 Twiztid, Blaze, ABK, Reddstar, Scout Bar, Houston

March 28 Madonna, Toyota Center, Houston

March 28 Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, DJ Scratchator, 713 Music Hall, Houston

March 29 Jackson Dean, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 29 Madonna, Toyota Center, Houston

March 29 Ministry, House of Blues, Houston

March 30 Michael Bolton, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 30 Waterparks, Loveless, House of Blues, Houston

March 30 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Home Run Dugout, Katy

March 30 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Arena Theatre, Houston

April 4 Last in Line, Black Heart Saints, Warehouse Live Midtown, Houston

April 5 Home Free, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

April 5 The Black Crowes, 713 Music Hall, Houston

April 6 Eric Johnson, House of Blues, Houston

April 6 Trace Adkins, L'Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La.

April 9 Starset, House of Blues, Houston

April 10 Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Israel Houghton, Erica Campbell, Jonathan McReynolds, Jekalyn Carr, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

April 12 Parker McCollum, Corey Kent, Catie Offerman, Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, La.

April 13 Bernadette Peters, Grand Opera House, Galveston

April 13 Primus, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

April 13 Last Starfighter, Facetime, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

April 13 Asking Alexandria, Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive, House of Blues, Houston

April 19 Melissa Etheridge, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

April 19 ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Stone Cherry, CajunDome, Lafayette, La.

April 20 Goo Goo Dolls, Christus Gala, Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont

April 20 Scott Mulvahill, Lutcher Theater, Orange

April 20 Adam Ant, The English Beat, Bayou Music Center, Houston

April 22 Tyr, Trollfest, Another Realm, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

April 22 Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Julian James, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

April 26 Great White, Slaughter, Quiet Riot, Liliac, Rise Rooftop, Houston

April 26 Trout Fishing in America, Old Quarter Café, Galveston

April 27 Set It Off, Crown the Empire, Caskets, House of Blues, Houston

April 27 Kane Brown, Tyler Hubbard, Parmalee, Toyota Center, Houston

April 28 Say Anything, House of Blues, Houston

April 28 Grupo Bronco, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

April 30 Bad Bunny, Toyota Center, Houston

May 1 Bad Bunny, Toyota Center, Houston

May 2 Ashley McBryde, Bella White, House of Blues, Houston

May 3 Cold, Orgy, Horizon Theory, Ya Toyah, Scout Bar, Houston

May 4 Flatland Cavalry, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

May 5 Motionless in White, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

May 5 Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, 713 Music Hall, Houston

May 6 The Teskey Brothers, Bayou Music Center, Houston

May 7 Canaan Cox, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

May 9 Kenny Chesney, Megan Moroney, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

May 9 Blackberry Smoke, 713 Music Hall, Houston

May 9 Nicki Minaj, Toyota Center, Houston

May 10 "Big as Texas Festival" feat. Thomas Rhett, Clay Walker, Corey Kent, Breland, Colt Ford, Drew Parker, more, Montgomery County Fair Grounds, Montgomery

May 11 "Big as Texas Festival" feat. Billy Strings, Dwight Yoakum, Warren Zeiders, Los Lobos, Tracy Byrd, Kidd G, Buffalo Nichols, more, Montgomery County Fair Grounds, Montgomery

May 11 Doug Stone, The Oaks Event Center, Vidor

May 12 "Big as Texas Festival" feat. Dierks Bentley, Midland, Morgan Wade, Anne Wilson, Drake Milligan, Jamestown revival, more Montgomery County Fair Grounds, Montgomery

May 14 Enterprise Earth, Inferi, Crown Magnetar, Tracheotomy, Scout Bar, Houston

May 15 Armored Saint, Scout Bar, Houston

May 17 Brooks and Dunn, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

May 18 Duelo, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

May 19 Pepe Aguilar, Toyota Center, Houston

May 20 Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, Frozen Soul, Obituary, Bayou Music Center, Houston

May 26 Taking Back Sunday, Citizen, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

May 29 Uriah Heep, Saxon, House of Blues, Houston

May 31 Dave Matthews Band, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

June 7 Tesla, House of Blues, Houston

June 13 Spite, Bodysnatcher, Thrown, Knosis, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

June 13 Noah Khan, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

June 16 Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

June 22 Styx, Foreigner, John Waite, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

June 30 The Doobie Brothers, The Robert Cray Band, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

July 6 Sarah McLachLan, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land

July 10 "Totally Tubular Festival" feat. Thomas Dolby, Modern English, Men Without Hats, The Plimsouls, 713 Music Hall, Houston

July 12 Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

July 13 New Kids on the Block, Paula Abdul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

July 27 Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Levi Turner, NRG Stadium, Houston

Aug. 3 Third Eye Blind, Yellowcard, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 9 Luke Combs, NRG Stadium, Houston

Aug. 10 Luke Combs, NRG Stadium, Houston

Aug. 11 Limp Bizkit, Bones, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 14 Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band, Minute Maid Park, Houston

Aug. 23 Sammy Hagar, Loverboy, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 24 Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 25 REO Speedwagon, Train, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 29 30 Seconds to Mars, AFI, Poppy, KennyHoopla, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Sept. 5 Bush, Jerry Cantrell, Candlebox, 713 Music Hall, Houston

Sept. 6 Hoodoo Gurus, House of Blues, Houston

Sept. 14 Creed, 3 Doors Down, Finger Eleven, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Sept. 15 Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, Filter, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Sept. 29 Sum 41, 713 Music Hall, Houston

Nov. 24 Jeezy, Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land