Key Glock brings the Project X era to House of Blues Houston on Dec. 9

The Memphis rapper's newly announced Wednesday-night date follows June's Project X, his second album with Paper Route Empire and Republic.

Key Glock's year has been about one record. *Project X* came out in June, and the run of videos, promo and festival dates that followed have built to this: a newly announced Houston headline night, just before the holidays.

Key Glock plays House of Blues Houston on Wednesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. The date was announced October 27. Tickets are listed at $203.55–$250.75 through Ticketmaster, where the show is billed as Big5 Live. The room holds about 1,800.

That billing points straight at the new album. "Big 5" is a *Project X* track, and Glock released its official video this year through Paper Route Empire and Republic Records. *Project X* came out June 19, 2026. According to uDiscover, it runs 20 tracks with production from Tay Keith, King Wonka and others. Reviews were mostly positive but measured. Beats Per Minute and Ratings Game Music both reviewed it, and the consensus was familiar Memphis trap delivered with confidence, with flashes of growth. Exclusive Access called it his most confident and celebratory album yet.

For anyone who has only caught the singles, here's the background. Young Dolph signed Key Glock to Paper Route Empire in 2017. His previous album, *Glockaveli*, came out May 2, 2025, as his major-label debut through Paper Route Empire and Republic. That album came with the 2025 GLOCKAVELI Tour, presented by SiriusXM's Hip-Hop Nation. Before that was the Glockoma Tour, a 31-date North American run in 2023. This summer, uDiscover noted, he was booked for WaveFest in Virginia and set to headline Force Festival in Japan.

So December's show arrives at a peak moment: a new album still fresh, a back catalog fans know by heart, and a 1,800-capacity room close enough to the stage that the energy carries to the back wall.

Practical notes: the show starts at 7 p.m. on a Wednesday, so plan around weeknight traffic. At the listed price range, this is a premium ticket, so buy through the official Ticketmaster link above and check the JamBase listing for any support acts added closer to the date.

Glock's records are made for loud rooms. In December, Houston gets one.

Sources: Ticketmaster: Key Glock Big5 Live, Houston, 12-09-2026 (ticketmaster.com); JamBase: Key Glock at House of Blues (jambase.com); uDiscover Music: Key Glock Shares 'Big 5' Video from 'Project X' (udiscovermusic.com); Apple Music: Key Glock (music.apple.com); Beats Per Minute: Album Review: Key Glock – Project X (beatsperminute.com); Ratings Game Music: Key Glock – PROJECT X (Album Review) (ratingsgamemusic.com); Exclusive Access: Key Glock Returns With 'Project X' (exclusiveaccess.net); Wikipedia: Key Glock (en.wikipedia.org); Wikipedia: Glockaveli (en.wikipedia.org); Live Nation Entertainment: Key Glock Announces GLOCKAVELI Tour (livenationentertainment.com); Live Nation Entertainment: Key Glock Announces The Glockoma Tour (livenationentertainment.com)