SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Shaquille O’Neal is coming home, but this time, he’ll be behind the turntables instead of on the basketball court.<\/p>\n
The NBA Hall of Famer, known in the electronic dance music world as DJ Diesel, announced a four-city Texas tour that includes a stop in San Antonio on Sept. 18 at 1902 in St. Paul Square. The tour also includes performances in El Paso, Houston and Dallas as part of what O’Neal is calling his “Texas Takeover.”<\/p>\n
“I usually come to Texas once a year for my festival… but this year we’re mixing it up and doing a full Texas Takeover,” O’Neal wrote when announcing the tour.<\/p>\n
For San Antonio, the stop carries extra meaning.<\/p>\n
Before becoming a four-time NBA champion, O’Neal attended Robert G. Cole High School, where he led the Cougars to a Texas state championship in 1989. His family lived in San Antonio after moving here in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n
O’Neal has built a second career as DJ Diesel, performing bass-heavy electronic music at major festivals including Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Lollapalooza and Lost Lands. He also hosts the annual SHAQ’s Bass All-Stars Festival in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n