Before the Houston Dynamo open their 2017 campaign at BBVA Compass Stadium next Saturday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. against the defending MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders, fans will be treated to a concert by Grammy Award-winning band Grupo Fantasma, presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar.

Pepsi is the official soft drink of the Houston Dynamo; and Pepsi products will be poured throughout BBVA Compass Stadium at all Dynamo, Dash and Stadium events. Pepsi Zero Sugar is also the presenting sponsor of Dynamo Opening Day.

Grupo Fantasma will hit the stage in the Bud Light Beer Garden at 6:15 p.m. Fans looking for a full night of entertainment should snag the Beer Garden Package, which includes a ticket to the Dynamo game plus two pre-game drinks and admission to the concert, all for just $36.

Based out of Austin, Grupo Fantasma is a nine piece musical collective formed in 2000 in Austin, Texas consisting of Jose Galeano (timbales, vocals), Kino Esparza (vocals, hand percussion), Beto Martinez (guitar), Greg Gonzalez (bass), John Speice (drums), Matthew “Sweet Lou” Holmes (congas), Gilbert Elorreaga (trumpet), Josh Levy (baritone saxophone) and Mark “Speedy” Gonzales (trombone).

In 2011, they garnered further acclaim by winning a Grammy (their second such nomination) for their self–produced release El Existential on Nat Geo Music which the Wall Street Journal called “Latin music both new and traditional…vibrant fusions that transcend easy classification.”

The band’s incendiary live show, declared by NPR as “seamless whenever and wherever they’re on stage” has brought the band to major festivals and venues internationally including Bonnaroo, North Sea Jazz Festival and Lowlands in the Netherlands, the Kennedy Center, London’s O2 Arena, the Montreal Jazz Festival and Tempo Latino in France. Their diverse spectrum of devoted fans speaks to the ensemble’s universal appeal beyond just Latin or world music fans.

The Dynamo open the 2017 season, presented by 76, on Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. CST against the defending MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders FC at BBVA Compass Stadium. The full season schedule was announced on Thursday, January 12.

Tickets for all regular season games start at $25 and are on sale now at HoustonDynamo.com, by phone at 713-276-GOAL and at the BBVA Compass Stadium box office. Season tickets for the entire 2017 home campaign are also available online at HoustonDynamo.com/2017 or by phone at 713-276-GOAL.