NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is bringing his electronic music festival back to Fort Worth for a third year.
Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Festival will return to Panther Island Pavilion on March 21, 2026.
O’Neal will perform once more as DJ Diesel, a moniker he adopted as a nod to his towering frame and energy as a young hooper. Others described him as “a diesel truck with no brakes coming down the hill,” he told The Dallas Morning News last year.
Across two stages, acts Levity, Wooli, GorillaT, Jessica Audiffred, Drinkurwater and an unannounced special guest headliner will also perform sets.
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O’Neal, who is no stranger to mosh pits, told The News in 2024 that dubstep — a pulsating genre that attendees will hear — “is the most physical form” of electronic dance music.
After retiring from basketball, O’Neal picked up DJing, a craft he had dabbled in as a teen ever since hearing the pioneering hip-hop group Public Enemy. Later, as an adult, his interest in electronic music was cemented by shows from DJs Steve Aoki and Tiësto.
O’Neal launched the All-Stars festival in Fort Worth in 2023, and the inaugural edition drew roughly 15,000 fans. He decided to start the event in North Texas because of his yearslong ties to the area.
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In the early aughts, he wanted to be traded to the Dallas Mavericks so he could play with Dirk Nowitzki.
O’Neal bought an estate in Carrollton in 2022, though he later sold that home after reportedly purchasing a property in Rockwall County.
“I’m gonna end up living in Dallas for the rest of my life,” he told The News.
For those wanting to mosh before March, O’Neal will ring in the New Year on Dec. 31 with a set at Texas Live! in Arlington after the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Tickets start at $74.95. Presale begins Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. Sign up at shaqsbassallstars.com/tickets.