903 Sunsets: Animals (Maroon 5 tribute) live in downtown Paris

Animals brings the sound of Maroon 5 to life — charting hits like "Sugar," "Moves Like Jagger," "This Love," and "She Will Be Loved" with the kind of stage energy that keeps a downtown square moving for two straight hours. As a tribute act built for outdoor festivals and community events, they're the kind of band that works for every age group in the crowd: the couples who remember the early albums, the kids who know the radio hits, and everyone in between.

Headlining the final week of the 903 Sunsets 2026 series, Animals brings a different flavor to the lineup. Where earlier weeks leaned into Red Dirt, country, and gospel, the finale goes pop — a deliberate shift that reflects the series' range and the organizers' intent to close the season with broad appeal.

The season finale

903 Sunsets has run every Thursday in June 2026, building from the opening week through Stoney LaRue's Red Dirt headline show and now into this final pop-rock night. The series has become one of the defining summer events in Paris — free, community-driven, and organized around the simple idea that a Thursday evening in a small Texas town should feel like something worth showing up for.

Week four closes the loop. The food trucks return, the beer garden opens, and the square fills one last time before the series wraps for the year. If you've been to any of the previous weeks, you know the rhythm: arrive early, grab a spot, and let the music handle the rest.

Why the finale matters

The final week of any concert series carries a different weight. There's an energy in the crowd that knows this is the last one — the last chance to sit on the downtown square on a Thursday night and hear live music for free. For anyone who's been considering a move to Lamar County, the 903 Sunsets season gives a complete picture of what summer social life looks like here: four weeks of music, four different genres, four Thursday evenings that cost nothing and deliver more than most paid concerts.

The drive from 3870 County Road 45080 to the downtown square is about 20 minutes — close enough to make the last show of the season an easy weeknight decision, and far enough to feel like you're coming home to quiet when it's over.