UPDATED: Måneskin show moves to bigger Houston venue

The band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.

Italian rock band Måneskin

Photo: GABRIELE GIUSSANI

UPDATED:The Måneskin show scheduled for Dec. 12 has moved to 713 Music Hall due to "overwhelming demand." It was originally announced at Bayou Music Center. Tickets areon sale now and going fast.

Måneskin, the Italian rock band behind worldwide hits "Beggin'" and "I Wanna Be Your Slave," is coming to Houston.

They'll perform Dec. 12 at Bayou Music Center as part of the Loud Kids Tour. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday throughLive Nation. This is the band's first major North American tour.

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Måneskin came in second place on the Italian version of "The X Factor" in 2017 and went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. The band has amassed 3 billion streams of Spotify, propelled by the worldwide hits "I Wanna Be Your Slave" and a cover of The Four Seasons' "Beggin'."

The band hascanceled all Russian datesas a show of solidarity with the Ukraine.

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    Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."