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The 10 best concerts and shows in the US you won’t want to miss in 2023

Jan 1, 2023 • 7 min read

Lizzo’s Special 2our makes stops throughout North America in 2023 – and promises to be one of the top shows of the year © Scott Legato / WireImage

The roar of the crowd. The resonating beats that can’t be reproduced with headphones. The thrill of seeing your favorite music artist live and in the flesh. 

The greatest live-music events are transporting experiences. 

Whether their songs have been the soundtrack to your life or you just can’t help but bust a move when they play on the radio, many of music’s biggest acts are heading out on tour for 2023. You’ll spend the night in very good company as you see living legends of the music industry live, at these 10 top concerts set to tour the US in 2023. 

Lizzo: The Special 2our

The three-time Grammy winner and recent Emmy recipient Lizzo returns to American stages in 2023 with the second leg of The Special 2our. The multi-hyphenate’s tour will make stops at 17 cities throughout North America , bringing all of Lizzo’s chart-topping hits including “Good as Hell,” “About Damn Time,” “Juice” and “Boys.” Expect an electric evening of female empowerment as Lizzo gets support from her troupe of “Big Grrrl” dancers, DJ Sophia Eris (who joins the star for a rousing rendition of Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop”), backup singers and an all-women band. No Lizzo concert would be complete without Sasha Flute, Lizzo’s prized woodwind, which she deploys several times each concert, including during “Truth Hurts” and “Juice.” 

Where to get tickets: Tickets to see Lizzo live on tour are available through Ticketmaster . 

Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel: Two Icons, One Night

Two of music’s most iconic living legends will share the bill for five rousing evenings of classic rock and soul at stadiums across the country. The Two Icons, One Night tour is a rare double bill of two legendary touring acts, Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel. The limited concert series will open March 10 at Los Angeles ’ SoFi Stadium, followed by one-nighters in Arlington, Texas ; Nashville ; Columbus; and a final evening in Kansas City , on August 19. Both musicians have continuously toured throughout the decades, with Nicks most recently wrapping up a sold-out tour in summer 2022, and Joel touring the world in addition to his record-breaking residency at New York City ’s Madison Square Garden .  

Where to get tickets: Tickets to see the iconic duo are on sale now through Ticketmaster . 

P!NK: Summer Carnival 2023

Buy a ticket to see P!NK in person, and you know the glam rock diva will soar – figuratively and literally. The singer/songwriter returns to the touring circuit with P!NK’s Summer Carnival 2023, an all-new stadium spectacular with musical guests Brandi Carlile, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo set to open on select dates, with Grouplove and KidCutUp performing at all shows. P!NK concerts offer a thrilling blend of her power vocals and cutting-edge stagecraft as the star can often be seen dangling upside over the crowd or crooning effortlessly from a trapeze swing. The pop legend’s tour arrives in US on July 26 in Cincinnati , followed by 20 performances across the country, concluding on October 9, 2023.

Where to get tickets: Tickets for P!NK’s upcoming Summer Carnival tour are available through Ticketmaster . 

Adele: Weekends with Adele at the Colosseum, Las Vegas

Adele’s new residency at the Colosseum is the hottest ticket in Las Vegas – and for good reason. The singer/songwriter is at the top of her game in a new production featuring her golden voice plus plenty of Vegas spectacle. The 20-song set list compiles her most popular hits, including a most appropriate opening of “Hello,” as well as such instant classics as “Rolling in the Deep,” “Set Fire to the Rain” and “Skyfall.” This residency is the rare chance to see the megawatt performer in a smaller venue – while there are 4000 seats, this is positively intimate compared to the large arenas she has played in the past. 

Where to get tickets: The entire run of Weekends with Adele is sold out. If you’re looking to purchase tickets off a secondary market, make sure the secondary ticket vendor offers a 100% guarantee on your purchase to avoid scams.  

Taylor Swift: Eras Tour

With Ticketmaster reporting “historically unprecedented demand,” Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour is one of the most sought-after concert tickets of just about any era. The highly anticipated 52-night stadium tour is the singer/songwriter’s return to the stage after her 2018 Reputation Tour was the highest-grossing of any in US history. Expect records to be shattered again, with tickets having sold out for the new tour in record time during the presale, alongside reports that demand “could have filled 900 stadiums.” Since Swift has released four albums since she last set out on the road, it’s anyone’s guess as to which songs will make the cut. Still, you can expect a lineup of megahits including “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” to be a part of the set list for certain. 

Where to get tickets: Tickets on Ticketmaster were gone in a flash during the presale. Those seeking tickets through a secondary market should stick to a platform like StubHub and VividSeats that offers a 100% money-back guarantee in fraudulent scalping.  

Usher: My Way – The Vegas Residency

Legendary singer/songwriter Usher is one of the greatest R&B showmen of all time. So there’s no question that his latest Vegas residency spanning his remarkable 20-year music career will be a spectacle of epic proportions. Set to return to the Dolby Live theater at Park MGM for 25 new dates from March through July 2023, Usher’s show will offer a rousing set list including many of his hits, such as “My Way,” “OMG” and “Yeah!” The high-voltage evening features plenty of spectacle, including a supporting cast of 23 dancers, roller skaters and pole dancers. 

Where to get tickets: Tickets and premium packages can be booked through Usher’s Vegas Residency website . 

Dead & Company: The Final Tour

Spanning more than five decades as the quintessential jam band, Dead & Company will hit the road for one final foray last time this summer. The Dead & Co. ensemble – currently led by original Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, joined by Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and John Mayer – has continued the long legacy of the Grateful Dead by touring for each of the past eight summers. This summer, their final tour will serve as a bittersweet farewell as the band hangs up their guitars and tie-dye after having played more than 2300 concerts as the Grateful Dead. Expect Deadhead groupies from all around the world to descend for many nights of peace, love and happiness. 

Where to get tickets: Tickets for Dead & Company’s final tour are available through Ticketmaster . 

Marc Anthony: VIVIENDO Tour

Don’t expect to be sitting down for most of Marc Anthony’s wildly energetic VIVIENDO Tour, set to tour the US in 2023. The three-time Grammy and seven-time Latin Grammy winner Anthony delivers a high-energy spectacle, the kind that gets you dancing along from the first down beat. Chart-topping hits fill the set list, including “Pa’lla Voy,” “Vivir Mi Vida” and “Valió la Pena.” 

Where to get tickets: Tickets for Marc Anthony’s VIVIENDO Tour are available through Ticketmaster . 

Beyoncé: Renaissance Tour 

While details have yet to be fully released, Beyoncé will be celebrating her new album Renaissance with a live tour. The pop megastar is truly the first lady of music, having won 28 Grammys – the most by any female artist. If previous tours are any indication, Beyoncé will be making stops at major stadiums throughout the US, bringing with her a larger-than-life spectacle with dozens of backup dancers, pyrotechnics and stunning stagecraft. Renaissance  was built with the dance floor in mind – so get ready for a party like no other. 

Where to get tickets: Dates and details for the tour have yet to be released. Sign up for Beyoncé’s newsletter on her official site to be among the first to know. 

The Phantom of the Opera : final months on Broadway

In between the many A-list music acts playing the country, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more searing night of high drama and theatrical magic than the original Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera . After 35 years, Broadway’s longest-running show will take its final bow on April 16, 2023. Hal Prince’s original staging remains as impressive as ever, featuring top-notch Broadway talent, a lush 27-piece orchestra and the iconic chandelier that crashes to the floor, night after night. Expect tickets to sell fast as “phans” fly in from around the world to hear the glorious “Music of the Night” one final time. 

Where to get tickets: Telecharge is the official ticketing website for The Phantom of the Opera . Every night, a limited number of $45 tickets are available through a digital lottery, which you can enter here .

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From the looks of it, 2024 is going to be another year full of memorable performances from some of the biggest artists in the industry.

However, it’s following a record-breaking year for several top performers, including Taylor Swift, who embarked on the first U.S. leg and Latin America leg of her Eras Tour, as well as Beyoncé, who performed across the globe for her Renaissance World Tour. Harry Styles’ massive Love on Tour also wrapped last year, as well as tours from Karol G, Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, John Mayer and more.

Those are just a few of the tours throughout 2023 that brought millions of fans together for great vibes, memories and music. Concert tours serve not only as an opportunity for artists to promote their latest albums or highlight their entire music catalogs, but it’s also a time for their fans to celebrate their favorite performers all together under the same roof.

But the new year is fully packed with even more concerts, tours, festivals and events for music lovers all around, no matter what genre they’re interested in. Just some of the artists hitting the road in 2024 are Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Noah Kahan, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Morgan Wallen, Blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers and, of course, Swift, who is finishing out her Eras Tour.

Ticket site Gametime also highlighted some of the most anticipated tours this year, based on median ticket prices, and to no surprise, artists including Swift, Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, The Eagles, Wallen and Billy Joel are in the top 10.

Although they’re not touring across the country or globe, several artists also have Las Vegas residencies this year, including Adele, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Miranda Lambert, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Rod Stewart, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, Bruno Mars, Kylie Minogue and U2.

As you are planning out your busy year ahead filled with new adventures, The Hollywood Reporter  has compiled a list of some of the most anticipated concert tours happening in 2024, below.

Taylor Swift

Tour:  Eras Tour  (March 2023 – December 2024) 

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, the singer’s sixth headlining tour, is described as a journey through all of her musical eras, including  Fearless ,  Lover ,  Evermore ,  1989 ,  Speak Now ,  Reputation  and more. After touring across North America and Latin America in 2023, she is set to continue making her way through Asia, Europe and Australia in 2024, before returning to the U.S. for the tour’s second leg in October.

Tour:  Most Wanted Tour  (February – May 2024) 

Following two tours in 2022, Bad Bunny is taking his Most Wanted Tour across the U.S. The tour is in support of his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana .

Olivia Rodrigo

Tour:  Guts World Tour  (February – August 2024) 

Olivia Rodrigo is heading out on a tour in support of her second studio album, GUTS . The tour will include performances across North America and Europe. Openers also include The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress and Remi Wolf.

Tour:  It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As the What? tour  (January – March 2024) 

Drake is hitting the road again, but this time with J. Cole. The new tour is in support of his eighth studio album,  For All the Dogs . It follows his and 21 Savage’s co-headlining It’s All a Blue Tour in 2023 to promote their collaborative album,  Her Loss , with 56 shows across North America.

Morgan Wallen

Tour:  One Night at a Time tour (April – August 2024) 

Country music star Morgan Wallen extended his latest tour in support of his third studio album of the same name. He is set to make his way across the U.S. for 29 tour stops.

Tour:  Celebration Tour  (October 2023 – April 2024) 

Madonna, who initially had to postpone the July 2023 start of her Celebration Tour as she recovered from a bacterial infection, kicked off her tour in London in October and will continue into 2024 with stops across North America.

The Rolling Stones

Tour:  The Hackney Diamonds tour  (April – July 2024) 

It’s been some time since The Rolling Stones toured across the U.S. but the band is set to play 16 cities across North America this year, in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds .

Noah Kahan 

Tour:  We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour  (February – August 2024)  

Following his successful Stick Season Tour in 2022 and summer 2023, Noah Kahan is getting back on the road for his We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour across North America and Europe.

Nicki Minaj

Tour:  Pink Friday 2 World Tour  (March – June 2024) 

After releasing her fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2 , Nicki Minaj announced she would be touring across the U.S. and Europe.

Tour:  Unreal Unearth Tour  (February – September 2024) 

Hozier is continuing his Unreal Unearth Tour in 2024 with new dates across North America and Latin America.

Chris Stapleton

Tour:  All-American Road Show tour  (March – October 2024) 

Chris Stapleton extended his latest tour into the new year after releasing his new album,  Higher , in November. The country music singer will be making his way across the U.S. and Europe. He will also continue to bring out special guests on select dates throughout the tour, including Sheryl Crow, Elle King, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Willie Nelson and Family, Grace Potter, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart, Turnpike Troubadours, The War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson.

Tour:  One More Time Tour  (February – August 2024) 

The pop-punk band, featuring Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, is making their way across the globe again for a stadium and arena tour, this time in support of their ninth studio album, One More Time… . Blink-182 has tour stops across North America, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Tour:  Summer Carnival 2024 Tour  (February – November 2024) 

Pink extended her latest tour for another year and will be making stops across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Not only does she perform some of her biggest hits but also songs from her latest album, Trustfall .

Rod Stewart

Tour:  2024 Tour  (February – August 2024) 

Rod Stewart is hitting the road again this year to play his biggest hits throughout his career. He will be performing across the U.S., Europe and Asia before bringing his long-running Las Vegas residency to an end this summer.

George Strait

Tour:  2024 Tour  (May – December 2024) 

After his successful 2023 stadium shows, George Strait added additional shows for the new year. The country music star will be making his way across the U.S. for nine performances with Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town. 

Tour: Think Later Tour (April – November 2024) 

Tate McRae is heading out on a world tour this year in support of her sophomore album, Think Later . The tour spans 53-dates throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tour:  Unlimited Love Tour  (February – July 2024) 

The rock band, comprised of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante, extended their latest tour into the new year, adding 16 cities across North America.

Blake Shelton

Tour:  Back to the Honky Tonk Tour  (February – March 2024) 

Blake Shelton is hitting the road again for another North American leg of his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour in 2024. The country music star will be playing 17 shows, along with Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts.

Foo Fighters

Tour:  Everything or Nothing At All Tour  (May – August 2024) 

The Dave Grohl-fronted band is going on tour this summer in support of their 11th studio album,  But Here We Are . They are performing shows across the U.S. and Europe. 

Bruce Springsteen

Tour:  2023 Tour  (March – November 2024) 

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to make stops across North America and Europe after postponing all of their 2023 tour dates to 2024 as Springsteen recovered from peptic ulcer disease .

Tour:  2024 Tour  (January – August 2024) 

In addition to his shows at Madison Square Garden, Billey Joel will be performing at other venues across the U.S., Japan and Europe. Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak and Sting will also be performing at various stops.

Tour:  The Long Goodbye tour  (January – March 2024) 

After embarking on the farewell tour last year, the Eagles extended their tour into the new year. The rock band, including members Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, will be making additional stops around the U.S. with special guest Steely Dan.

Kid Rock and Jason Aldean

Tour:  Rock The Country Tour  (April – July 2024) 

This year, the two country music stars will be hitting seven towns across the U.S. for two shows in each city. Kid Rock and Jason Aldean are also bringing other artists along with them on select dates, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Koe Wetzel, Brantley Gilbert and more.

Tour:  M72 World Tour  (April 2023 – September 2024)

Metallica’s latest tour in support of the band’s 11th studio album,  72 Seasons,  is continuing into the new year with stops across Europe and North America. Throughout the tour, the heavy metal band will play two nights in every city it visits with two completely different setlists and opening acts for each No Repeat Weekend.

Kenny Chesney

Tour:  Sun Goes Down Tour  (April – August 2024) 

The country music star is embarking on a tour across the U.S. this year, making stops in 18 cities, with Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker also performing on select dates.

Tour:  Music of the Spheres World Tour  (March 2022 – November 2024) 

The members of Coldplay are continuing their travels across the globe for their eighth headlining tour in support of the band’s ninth studio album,  Music of the Spheres . They will perform 165 shows in total by the end of the tour, with stops in Asia, Europe and New Zealand in 2024. 

Tour:  The Saviors Tour  (May – September 2024) 

Green Day, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, are touring across North America and Europe in the near year. The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas will make appearances at select dates in North America, while Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots, The Interrupters and Maid of Ace will be at some stops in Europe.

Journey and Def Leppard

Tour:  Summer Stadium Tour  (July – September 2024) 

The two rock bands are teaming up for a summer tour, performing in 23 cities. To celebrate their five-decade career, Journey will also hit the road across North America for their 50th anniversary Freedom Tour from February through April 2024.

Tour:  +–=÷× (Mathematics) Tour  (April 2022 – September 2024) 

Ed Sheeran is continuing his trek across the world for his fourth concert tour, which draws from all of his albums since 2011, including  Plus  (2011),  Multiply  (2014),  Divide  (2017) and  Equals  (2021) and  Subtract  (2023). He will make stops throughout Asia and Europe.

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Pitbull

Tour:  The Trilogy Tour  (January – March 2024) 

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Pitbull extended their co-headlining arena tour into the new year, with 18 new shows across North America.

Jonas Brothers

Tour:  The Tour  (August 2023 – June 2024) 

The Jonas Brothers, comprised of Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas, are currently on their 12th concert tour, which will span three continents. The Tour features songs from five different albums, including  The Album ,  Happiness Begins  and  A Little Bit Longer .

Tour:  Standing Room Only Tour  (February – June 2024) 

The country star will be making stops in more than 30 cities for his latest tour, in support of his album Standing Room Only . Singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will also join him throughout the tour.

Janet Jackson

Tour:  Together Again tour  (April 2023 – July 2024) 

After initially returning to the road last year, the singer has revealed that she extended her tour into 2024, with 35 new dates. Jackson will be making stops across North America and Asia.

Jewel and Melissa Etheridge

Tour:  Summer/Fall Tour  (July – October 2024) 

The singer-songwriters are heading out on a co-headlining tour this summer and fall, making stops across North America. But before their joint tour kicks off, Etheridge also has shows for her I’m Not Broken Tour , which runs from March through April.

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire

Tour: Sing A Song All Night Long tour (May – June 2023)

Following the sold-out 2023 run of the Sing A Song All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are returning for 13 additional dates this year. They will make stops across North America.

Jennifer Lopez

Tour:  This Is Me…  Live: The Greatest Hits Tour (June – August 2024) 

J.Lo has re-branded her first North American arena tour in five years to feature more songs throughout her career. The initial tour was in support of her ninth studio album  This Is Me… Now , but she has since broadened its scope, to celebrate her music career. This is the singer’s first tour since 2019.

Maggie Rogers

Tour: Don’t Forget Me tour  (May – June 2024) 

Maggie Rogers will kick off part one of The Don’t Forget Me Tour   on May 23, in support of her upcoming third studio album Don’t Forget Me . She will make stops across the U.S. The Japanese House will also support from May 24 to June 22.

Tour: Beautifully Broken Tour  (August – October 2024) 

Jelly Roll is set to head out on his biggest headlining tour to date starting on Aug. 27. He will be making stops across the U.S. before wrapping up on Oct. 27. Tour openers include Warren Zeiders and Alexandra Kay.

Kacey Musgraves

Tour:  Deeper Well World Tour  (April – December 2024) 

Kacey Musgraves is returning to the stage with her upcoming tour, in support of her forthcoming fifth studio album  Deeper Well . The tour kicks off April 28 and concludes Sept. 4, with stops across Europe and North America. Madi Diaz, Father John Misty, Lord Huron and Nickel Creek will also join Musgraves at concerts throughout the tour.

Tour:  Sting 3.0 tour  (September – November 2024) 

The legendary musician is hitting the road again for his upcoming tour with drummer Chris Maas and longtime collaborator and guitarist Dominic Miller. Sting will perform shows across North America.

Tour: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour (Dates: TBD)

In support of her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran , Shakira announced her upcoming world tour during her surprise appearance during Bizarrap’s performance at Coachella. After she wrote on Instagram that tour dates would be released soon.

Troye Sivan and Charli XCX

Tour:  Charli XCX & Troye Sivan P resent: Sweat  (September – October 2024) 

Pop icons Troye Sivan and Charli XCX are teaming up for a co-headlining tour across North America. The 21-city tour will not only celebrate their individual successes but also their commitment to inclusivity and diversity within the music industry. 

Stevie Nicks

Tour:  Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert tour  (February – June 2024) 

The legendary singer is making her way across North America this year and has several stops from February to June.

Tour:  USHER: Past Present Future tour  (August – October 2024) 

The singer is set to embark on a North American tour, which will feature music from his 30-year career, including his new album Coming Home .

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The Best Concerts of 2023

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

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Everyone feels it: It can feel like a chore getting to a show. We all know the routine: dealing with the online ticket queues for bigger concerts, navigating the extra fees at checkout for shows large and small, and then, once you’ve experienced that thrill of victory, remembering that you will, in fact, have to leave the house . But what jubilation when you’ve run the final gauntlet and settled into a show that, for two hours or so, feels life-changing. (Make that about six and a half, if you were catching all the opening acts on the Eras Tour.) If the ability to make you instantly forget a $50 parking charge isn’t testament to the power of music, nothing is.

Here’s a personal selection of 25 of the most galvanizing shows of 2023:

Taylor Swift at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (March 17-18)

If there’s anything this tour proved, it’s that spoilers really don’t spoil much of anything, when it comes to Taylor Swift. How many fans didn’t have the setlist committed to memory before the tour hit their town? How many hadn’t already watched at least one fan-shot illicit version before catching it in the flesh? Yet, if there’s anything that any of us who caught the opening stand in the Phoenix area in March can lord over anyone else, it’s that first-time, one-time thrill of figuring out just what the hell the Eras Tour was actually going to be, since next to nothing had been revealed in advance. Forty-four songs, at a curfew-defying three-hours-plus? Bruce Springsteen might super-size his bare-bones performances, but theatrics-heavy pop superstars don’t, or didn’t, till 2023. Nor did going through an entire catalog, album by album, over the course of a single show really occur to much of anyone — classic rocker or popper — till Swift set the new standard for how to handle the breadth of a career. She established she’s already lived a full musical lifetime over the last 17 years as all the old Taylors come to the phone in this set, from country-pop teen Tay to the Swift who makes every performance number a mini-Broadway musical. The only comparable phenomenon was Beatlemania, but, heretical as it sounds to say, Swift’s accomplishment is almost diminished by comparing the 35-minute sets the Fabs did back in the day to the endless series of hat tricks she pulled off on this run. (Read  Variety ‘s original opening-night review  here , and review of the U.S. tour’s closing night in L.A. here .)

Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell and More at the 'Joni Jam' at the Gorge in Washington (June 9-11)

The “Joni Jam” that took place on the middle of three Brandi Carlile-led nights at the Gorge could reasonably be called a worship service, with an choir led by the host singing Joni Mitchell’s hymns back to her. Those covers — from Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan, Lucius and others — would have been reason enough to make a spiritual pilgrimage to the middle of Washington state. But then there was the matter of Mitchell’s own hard-fought resurrection as a performer, after a 2015 aneurysm had threatened to sideline her forever, doing solo turns or delectable duets as the giant outdoor stage turned into a slightly formalized version of one of her private house parties. On the nights before and after this Joni-fest, Carlile did her own rarities-filled “friends and family” set, welcomed opening acts Marcus Mumford and Allison Russell, and devoted an evening to Tanya Tucker opening for her own supergroup, the Highwomen, bringing together some of the greatest country music of the 1970s and 2020s. The magic caravan reconvened four months later at the Hollywood Bowl for a follow-up Joni Jam, just as strong. But it may be the nights with the ladies of the canyon in Washington that interstate Joni and Brandi devotees cherish most. (Read  Variety ‘s original reviews of the Gorge weekend  here  and  here , and of the Hollywood Bowl show here .)

U2 at Sphere in Las Vegas (Sept. 29)

Spectacle is underrated. Although that sentiment may not jibe with rock ‘n’ roll orthodoxy, it was difficult to walk away from U2’s opening night in the thunderdome feeling any other way. The just-over-two-hour show marks the apotheosis of a bigger- is -better ethos that has recurred throughout the band’s career — and which, now that they’re in their 60s, they’re not about to give up for the sake of some sort of unbecoming false modesty. “Who spiked your drink?” Bono asked the crowd early on opening night. It was a rhetorical question, but one answer is: Willie Williams did. He has been U2’s creative director for 40 years and (with the help of some other directors, who also contributed original setpieces for the giant screen) he’s outdone himself with a series of tableaus that blow your mind, then give it a helpful mid-show rest, then return for further sensory overload at the end. It’s to the band’s great credit that their 2023 version of the “Achtung Baby” track “Acrobat,” performed sans any spectacular visuals whatsoever, is as much of a highlight as the Attack of the 366-Foot Wall stuff. These surfaces feels like they should be measured in square miles, not square feet, but U2 does not feel dwarfed in their glow (Read Variety ‘s original review of U2’s opening night here .)

Beyoncé in ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ in movie theaters (December)

When “only in theaters” follows “only in stadiums.” This might seem like a cheat for a Best Concerts list, to count the captured-for-posterity version released on the big screen, as first happened with the Eras Tour and then Beyoncé’s. Is there any way the movie version could be as good as, or even better than, the live thing? With “Renaissance,” there’s an argument to be made — maybe a specious argument, but an argument — that it’s the real apogee of the tour and not just an afterthought. For one thing, if you’re a fan, you want all the costuming from the tour, not just the limited selection at any given tour stop. On Taylor Swift’s tour, she would mostly wear variations on the same outfits each night, but Bey went with wholesale-different looks at various points over the months, reaching some peaks of abstract couture that put the alien in “Alien Superstar.” At first it seems irritating when the film’s editors bounce back and forth between costumes during the same number; eventually it seems completely necessary. Another advantage of the film is seeing the evolution of Ivy Blue’s nightly cameo, though she’s as magnetic as an amateur at the beginning as she is as a seasoned pro at the end. The other off-stage subplots aren’t always as riveting as what’s on-stage. But when the film is offering a closeup view of the oft-magnificent combination of fashion and choreography, there’s not much reason to be sorry you’re in a cozy AMC instead of SoFi’s upper deck.

Elvis Costello in '100 Songs and More' at the Gramercy Theatre in New York (Feb. 9-22)

No major singer-songwriter in history has ever pulled off what Elvis Costello did at the Gramercy across 10 mind-boggling nights in February, when he performed 250 distinct songs, with virtually no repeats. (“Peace, Love and Understanding” was the exception to that rule, getting reprised as the finale each night, albeit in 10 different arrangements.) Yes, there’ve been other impressive career-spanning stunts before, from bands including Phish and Sparks, but nothing prior that had a singular figure of this stature not just rifling through a 45-year catalog but reinterpreting it, alone or with guests, rearranging tunes and grouping them together for thematic purposes. The results, in the six out of 10 shows we witnessed, were staggeringly great. The first night had Costello by himself, only playing songs he wrote before “My Aim is True” came out in ’77; another show had a hastily assembled Irish-Americana band accompanying him on songs having to do with immigration or travel; a full theatrical cast came in on a different night to finish the show with a condensed workshop version of a Broadway musical he’s been working on… et cetera. Hovering over the whole thing in spirit was collaborator Burt Bacharach, who died the night before the run opened, occasioning a wealth of more Bacharach-David covers than planned. The official billing of the run — “100 Songs and More” — was an almost comically serious example of “underpromise and overdeliver,” as Costello did exactly two and a half times the amount of promised material. The breadth of it was, for lack of a more original alliteration, beyond belief. (Read  Variety ‘s original review  here .)

Boygenius at the Hollywood Bowl (Oct. 31)

For a Halloween show at L.A.’s most storied venue, the trio Boygenius played dress-up, twice over. First coming out as the three members of the Trinity. Later, they borrowed each other’s Nudie-style jackets and sang lead vocals on each other’s solo songs. When the answers to “What do you want to be?” are (a) deities and (b) fellow bandmates, you’re in good hands for Halloween. This was the fourth time through the SoCal area for Boygenius during 2023, and we caught them earlier in the year, at the intimate Pomona Fox tour warmup that preceded a bigger Coachella bow, and as part of the Re:SET festival that passed through Pasadena. But the Bowl was destined to be their show of shows, even if they didn’t enlist much in the way of guest stars — just Dave Grohl, drumming furiously early on in “Satanist,” which was all the cameo any one show needs. (Well, Phoebe Bridgers’ dog, Maxine, also cameo-ed, dressed up as the lamb of God.) It felt like a kind of culmination of not just their own extraordinary year but of a whole history of Southern California rock (never mind that Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, unlike Bridgers, are not natives). Explosive guitar noise and snark were the entry points for a set that eventually settled into the most gorgeous two- and three-part harmonies this side or any side of Laurel Canyon. (Read Variety ‘s original review of the show here .)

Allison Russell at the El Rey Theatre in L.A. (Nov. 1)

Russell’s star power is obvious, as she’s risen to popular and critical acclaim with her first two solo albums, 2021’s “Outside Child” and this year’s “The Returner.” But she’s determined to have some moon power, too, reflecting that light back on her contemporaries. And so her 2023 tour was as much about her band of female players, the Rainbow Coalition, as she could make it. Russell set that ensemble as the tour’s opening act, and then, for her headlining sets, joined them in a semi-circle, sometimes standing rear-and-center, sometimes stepping forward into the more traditional spotlight. Nothing could have better accentuated to the spirit of community she fosters in and out of her music. On this particular night at L.A.’s El Rey, the band was additionally joined by Wendy and Lisa, effortlessly fleshing out the arrangements as if they’d been along for the whole tour. Russell has joy in her group with a capital J — Joy Clark — and also a small J. It’s hard to imagine how, as secular gigs go, we could possibly get more of a joyful noise in a single show, short of the Staple Singers somehow bridging the heavenly divide to do a reunion gig.

Willie Nelson and Friends at 'Long Story Short: Willie 90' at the Hollywood Bowl (April 29-30)

“Thanks for coming to my dad’s birthday party,” said Micah Nelson, a few songs into the first evening of a two-night tribute to  Willie Nelson  at the  Hollywood Bowl , a show that did fall right on the icon’s 90th. “Welcome to the after-birth party,” Micah quipped at the beginning of night 2. Six hours of music spread across the two nights — with almost no repeats in the setlist — felt highly warranted, given Willie’s catalog and Rolodex. One of the few tunes repeated both Saturday and Sunday was Lukas Nelson’s nearly soundalike version of “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground,” but it  is  one of the dozen greatest songs ever written. Among non-relations, Dave Matthews had the most soulful solo rearrangement, with an amazing “Funny How Time Slips Away.” But the duets created some of the most beautiful or poignant moments, from Norah Jones’ and Allison Russell’s haunting “Seven Spanish Angels” to Rosanne Cash’s nurturing support of Kris Kristofferson during “Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again).” That’s not to mention the climactic moments both evenings that involved the birthday boy himself: When Willie Nelson and Keith Richards team up to sing that they’re gonna “Live Forever,” you believe them. (Read  Variety ‘s original reviews of the shows  here  and  here .)

SZA at the Forum in Inglewood (March 22)

SZA proved one of the delights of 2022 — due to her very late-breaking album, last December’s “SOS” — and 2023, with an arena tour that made good on all the pent-up waiting after five years of suspense. No one would accuse her two albums or this tour of being low-energy, but the contemplative image that fronted the “SOS” cover carried over to a similar bit of staging in her shows, with the singer in a gown so poufy it was clear she wasn’t going anywhere, even though she was perched at the end of a diving board… an apt metaphor for someone reporting in right from the edge of her most fraught and contrary emotions. The production design headed even deeper into symbolism when she sang the new album’s “Special” from a raft that floated around the Forum, lit from afar by the beacon of a lighthouse she never quite arrived at. “I used to be special, but you made me hate me,” SZA sang, hardly sounding like a reigning queen of her scene… but purging in the midst of aerial adoration may be the best revenge. Why kill your ex when you can slay 18,000 people?

Laufey with the LA Philharmonic at the Ford in L.A. (Sept. 16)

Laufey’s ascendency to major-league pop artist is one of the most heartening musical phenomena of the last couple of years… or should be, to anyone who has any particular affection for the sounds and songwriting styles of the Great American Songbook years. As schooled as she is in the golden eras of 20th century popular music, though, Laufey is writing her own great American songbook, or at least getting a very creditable start on one. Performing with the  LA Philharmonic  as her backing band at the Ford, Laufey did do three covers from the classic era — “I Wish You Love,” “Misty” and “The Nearness of You” — but the other 18 were her own, virtually all of them feeling completely of a piece with the stuff of Hoagy Carmichael. Or of Astrud Gilberto, given that her big breakout song in 2023, “From the Start,” was a bossa nova. These references may have mean much to the very young crowds that hang on her every word (and sing and shout along with a lot of them); they may recognize that there’s something nostalgic to what Laufey does, but they’re thinking of her torch songs as relatable bedroom-pop. Laufey’s just your normal all-Icelandic-Asian-American girl with a flawless alto and a virtuoso’s ability to switch it up between piano, electric guitar and cello, while never breaking a sweat in front of the west coast’s preeminent symphony. What’s not relatable about that? (Read Variety ‘s original review of the show here .)

Doja Cat at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. (Nov. 2)

The biggest diva tours of 2023 — those by Taylor Swift and Beyonce — were in a race to see how many costume and production design changes could be packed into one show. Doja Cat, though, took a maverick path, not surprisingly. The singer stuck with just two costuming choices in the performance… and a single dominant color; unlike Swift, Doja Cat spends her entire show in her  red  era. Or “Scarlet,” to take an obvious cue from the title of both the tour and her latest album. The set was dominated by the performance of 15 of 17 songs on “Scarlet.” That extreme emphasis on just-released material is a pretty gutsy move, even before considering that Doja Cat is going to spend nearly the entire evening wearing a single literally gutsy costume — a skin-tight bodysuit that’s a stylized representation of a body’s crimson internal musculature — while bathed primarily in red (or an orange-red) light. Doja Cat is too savvy and certainly too visually attuned an artist to pick such basic core elements and then let them linger in any kind of monotony. This tour, produced with Silent House, is a successful exercise in how to pick a vibe and mostly stick with it, resisting the trend toward revolving-door variety and flat-out maximalism. She spends the set doing a great deal of physically expressive movement in that fleshless-looking costume, with a lot of interestingly choreographed dancers and the occasional prop — or combination prop/dancer, like the giant eye that follows her at one point, trailing an optic nerve. In a show that literally uses viscera as part of the costume design, the Scarlet Tour is every bit as viscerally captivating as it means to be. And the setlist’s gradual shift from hard-ass hip-hop to a more seductive R&B effectively mirrors the arc of the album she’s celebrating. (Read Variety ‘s original review of the show here .)

The Manhattan Transfer at Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. (Dec. 15)

After a 50-year run (rounding down just a little, actually), the Manhattan Transfer opted to call it a night with an international anniversary tour that turned into a farewell tour, capped by one final evening at L.A.’s home of the Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall. For the occasion, the vocal quartet augmented its usual crackerjack backing trio with the addition of the Diva Jazz Orchestra on about half the selections. But the Transfer are really a symphony of voices in their own right. So getting bonus sax and trombone solos on the jazzier numbers felt like a lusciously decadent dessert on top of what the regular lineup has been offering every night on the road for decades. The closest recent comparison would be Elton John, who also decided to go out while still in top form as a performer. The Transfer would run an arguably even greater risk if they went on indefinitely; lowering the keys for a solo act due to age is different than doing it for everyone in a vocal quartet. So you can understand why they might want to wrap things up while still at full harmonic prowess — but the Disney Hall show was so good, so unassailable, all you could think was: too soon . Their takes on “vocalese” made that technique of turning jazz instrumentals into vocal showcases seem like an alien language few will ever be privileged or accomplished enough to learn. Individually, Cheryl Bentyne’s high notes on “Cantaloop” and Janis Siegel’s eternally girlish tone on “The Boy From New York City” led into “Birdland,” an epic finale whose tone felt even more suspenseful than usual, knowing its jubilant climax is not scheduled to have any epilogues. If anyone ever wanted to take a lesson on how to go out on a high, this was it.

Lauryn Hill and the Fugees at the Forum in Inglewood (Nov. 5)

A Ms. Lauryn Hill show is never going to be one for fans who are sissies about little things like bedtimes . The set times were even more uncertain on this tour, given that there was a nightly Fugees reunion set to squeeze in amid what she’d normally do as a solo attraction. But sleeplessness on a school night was very much rewarded on this second of two shows Hill and the Fugees did on a swing through SoCal, at the Forum (the first having been across town at Crypto.com Arena). Hill admitted that she was a little rough of voice, and compared her tonality to Mavis Staples’ — a contextual reset that maybe helped the audience embrace the idea that we were getting a woman’s vocal take on “Miseducation,” not a debutante’s. There’s a regality to Hill’s presence on stage, of course, so at the Forum show, it was disarming and charming to see her step back a little from her usual sense of total control as a parade of guests took to the stage, some foreseen, some apparently surprising to her. Hill looked flattered to have Nas came by for three songs in her preliminary set, before Lil Wayne and Cypress Hill took turns in the Fugees’ part of the show. All this, and the sun wasn’t even up by the time the show ended.

Hozier at the Santa Barbara Bowl (Oct. 28)

Don’t hate Hozier just because a significant portion of the population has decided he’s the ideal man. Sometimes we just need someone in this world who writes deeply hooky songs that compel people, with justification, to wave their arms in an amphitheater or arena… who is conversant in philosophy, literature and poetry, and lets those things bleed into his thoughtful lyrics… who has a sense of humor about venturing into areas that might seem pretentious with anyone else… who has the chops to be a guitar hero, but instead just peels off a perfect one here and there as a bonus… and who all the girls want to sleep with, and all the boys want to be (and also sleep with). Taking all this appeal into account, there’s no great mystery why his 2023 tour was an instant sellout, even without any recent major hits, and a 2024 add-on is headed toward the same full houses. At his SoCal shows this fall, Hozier made fans feel he was taking them into the mystic, but the music never lost sight of an earthy core. Another thing you can’t blame him for: how much the concerts feel like church , even if he never meant the title of his original signature to be quite that spiritual.

Jack White at the Belasco in L.A. (January 13)

No one in rock ‘n’ roll puts on more consistently thrilling shows nowadays than White, and his surprise gig at downtown’s Belasco, a one-night surprise epilogue to an already completed tour, was even more exhilarating than most. Maybe it didn’t hurt that he was thinking of it as a “family and friends” concert that had everyone from Doja Cat to Conan O’Brien to members of Metallica looking on from the wings. Maybe having a side-stage contingent like that provides some extra motivation, if you’re considering doing a 55-minute encore? The cliché would be to say that, two and a half hours in, White had left it all on the stage, except that he never really betrays any hint of exhaustibility on stage… always leaving the sense that he’s still got more in him, even after 23 almost entirely intense numbers. (Read  Variety ‘s original review  here .)

Nick Cave at the Orpheum in L.A. (Oct. 27)

Cave has toured in different configurations, of course — most recently with sometimes creative partner Warren Ellis — but this year’s outing was billed as a solo tour, notwithstanding the presence of Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass. It was interesting how much distance Greenwood put between himself and the boss on stage, in a “don’t worry, I’ve got my in-ears; forget that I’m here” kind of way. Cave probably doesn’t demand that level of modesty and respect from a sideman, but you can see why he gets it, as one of rock’s most commanding presences, with or without a loud noise in tow. In the tour that culminated with three shows at L.A.’s Orpheum, Cave was as funny and giving in his commentary between songs as he was grave and intense when his hands would take to the keys again. This is not his image, so I could see that some people didn’t get that he was exercising his sense of humor when I went on Twitter and posted a passing joke that figures into his stage patter every night, saying that the next song “requires some audience participation: We sing the song, and you shut the fuck up.” (It’s worth noting that this instruction to the audience for “Carnage” came right after a song in which he did invite the crowd to participate, the more whimsical “Balcony Man.”) I’d almost go so far as to call Cave’s stage presence on this tour delightful, if that just didn’t seem like the wrong word to apply — at all — for a fellow who spends so much of a show reaching into his gut. Whether he’s being playful or playing the designated mourner, he does pull you “Into My Arms.”

Olivia Rodrigo at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (Oct. 9)

Rodrigo doesn’t kick off her U.S. tour until early 2024. But she’ll have a challenge in having any of those arena gigs be as satisfying as the storytelling one-off she did with producer/co-writer Dan Nigro in downtown L.A. for an AmEx-sponsored livestream. Nigro was a great foil for Rodrigo, on stage as he is in the studio, as she shared anecdotes behind the writing and recording of her excellent “Guts” album. With Nigro alternating between acoustic guitar and piano, the pair were joined by three backup singers and an additional acoustic guitarist/keyboardist for a set that encompassed the new songs “Vampire,” “Lacy,” “Ballad of a Home Schooled Girl,” “The Grudge,” “Teenage Dream,” “Get Him Back” and “All American Bitch,” with the previous album’s “Traitor” as a show-ending bonus. Rodrigo is not one to actually spill her guts about her private life in front of a 1,600-strong audience, even with her creative partner there to help put her guard down. But talking about process is enough, when it’s resulted in an album as strong as this one. And the loveliness of the acoustic treatments — not just on well-suited ballads like “Lacy” but the album’s hardest-rocking numbers — half-made you wish she’d do the whole ’24 tour in this stripped-down, conversational format. Bad idea, right? (Read Variety ‘s original account of the performance here .)

'Love Rising' Benefit at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (March 20)

At Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, a cast of mostly locally based stars, including  Maren Morris , Paramore’s  Hayley Williams , Yola, Sheryl Crow, Allison Russell, Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell — plus one key out-of-towner, the Irishman Hozier — joined up with a host of Tennessee drag artists to protest state legislation aimed at cross-dressing performers, trans youth and same-sex marriage. The four-hour “ Love Rising ” benefit filled the hall with fans and LGBTQ+ community members and their allies and found a bigger international audience being livestreamed via the Veeps platform. No one received more of a hero’s welcome than Morris, who’d recently gone out on a limb by standing up for trans youth and their families in a headline-making online debate with fellow country star Jason Aldean’s wife, Brittany Aldean, while most mainstream stars held their tongues. She looked sharp in formal black-tie half-drag (a recurring theme among a lot of folks playing Nashville this year), performing “The Middle” while drag queen Alexia Noelle Paris accompanied her in an interpretive dance. But the most affecting moment might have been Joy Oladokun previewing a new number, “Somehow,” dedicated to anyone else growing up non-white and queer in middle America, as she did. (Read  Variety ‘s original review  here .)

Peter Gabriel at the Forum in Inglewood (Oct. 13)

Gabriel hadn’t toured since 2012, so you might expect that fans could be a little impatient at the singer wanting to go digging in fresh dirt at these 2023 shows with 11 songs a night from an album he hadn’t even released yet, “i/o.” (He had released most of the songs individually as streaming tracks by the time the tour hit Los Angeles, but it was still safe to say they were largely unfamiliar.) But thinking that wouldn’t fly would be underestimating Gabriel’s audience, which seemed perfectly content to follow where he would lead, with some faith that “Sledgehammer” and “Solsbury Hill” would be there as the first- and second-act closers. It helped that he started out the shows on the most personal note possible, appearing alone at the beginning, in very chatty form, before bringing out trusty sidekick Tony Levin, then the other players, to perform some of the early songs as if they were doing a world-music hootenanny — before things finally got as big and spectacular as you’d expect from the early ’70s’ master of rock theatrics. Poignant material like the new “And Still,” about his mother’s passing, was ultimately juxtaposed with crowd-pleasers like “Big Time,” adding up to something that felt as much like a complete worldview as a concert.

Brandy Clark at the Troubadour in West Hollywood (Nov. 4)

Is Clark one of our best songwriters… or one of our best singers? Can she be both? Her media fan club has focused so much on her writing prowess — understandably — that we’ve sometimes forgotten to remember to mention her pure vocal strength. There was a cure for any such oversight when Clark took to the road this year, thanks to two mid-set covers she included in her shows in pointing to her influences — K.T. Oslin’s “80s Ladies” and the Trisha Yearwood hit “The Song Remembers When.” The tour also included a couple of key songs she co-wrote but hasn’t been associated with as a singer, the “Shucked” song “Walls” (from her Tony-nominated Broadway score) and the Miranda Lambert country smash “Mama’s Broken Heart.” With those songs resetting the dial a bit to help form a more holistic view of Clark’s strengths, you could marvel afresh at the delicacy of her delivery of a couple of the past year’s most emotionally devastating songs, “Buried” and “Dear Insecurity,” or the actorly slyness of a “Pray to Jesus.” And hearing her sing the heartbreakingly self-deprecating “Who You Thought I Was,” you realize she’s not who we thought she was — she’s even better.

Missy Elliott at Yaamava’ Theater in Highland (May 19)

If you’re seeing this and wondering why Missy Elliott didn’t come to your city, you’re hardly alone. She didn’t come to any cities this year, bar three: Las Vegas, for the Lovers & Friends festival in May; the Essence Music Festival, in July; and, somewhat mysteriously, a 2500-seat resort/casino in out-of-the-way Highland, Calif. Shouldn’t a legend who’s celebrating her newfound status as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee be doing a long, major tour? But Elliott works on her own very intermittent schedule, not according to anyone else’s timetable. All we know from her Yaamava’ Resort & Casino gig is that Elliott remains in top form, for someone who rarely performs; you would have thought she’s been rehearsing this band and these dancers constantly and this was just another night on a long, adrenaline-driven road trip. She presented herself as the full package: looking great, sounding great, energized by the crowd and buoyed by her own natural bon vivant-ancy, on top of the production values you’d expect from a show built to travel. Let’s hope she ramps this up into a real tour, sooner rather than later. Even though we’re no longer in a down period for female hip-hop artists, actual royalty is still very much needed in our midst. (Read  Variety ‘s original review  here .)

'Nuggets' Tribute at the Alex Theatre in Glendale (May 19)

In 1972, the famous “Nuggets” compilation album waxed nostalgic for the garage-rock of the mid-1960s. Just over 50 years later, we’re nostalgic from a very long distance, for that nostalgia that was wistful from a very short one. It’s not just about the songs that were anthologized on the original double-LP, though; it’s about a whole punk-rock, back-to-rock-basics movement that the album played at least some part in kick-starting, which we still feel the effects of today. Fortunately, the man who compiled “Nuggets” a half-century-plus ago is still around today, and ready, willing and eager to rock: Lenny Kaye, host of a tribute show that went down in L.A. under the beneficial auspices of the Wild Honey charity. (A new five-LP limited edition of “Nuggets” was also released by Warner just prior to the show, for Record Store day; find a stray copy if you still can.) This three-and-a-half show had a bit of starpower driving it, with Susanna Hoffs singing on two numbers, one of them in collaboration with accordionist “Weird Al” Yankovic. Mostly it was cult artists in the service of cult music that changed the world, or at least changed rock ‘n’ roll, with great turns from Peter Case, Wayne Kramer, Peter Buck, the Fleshtones’ Peter Zaremba and dozens of others. All the better when a bunch of original “Nugget”-eers pushing 75 or 80 made their way back into the limelight to go “Pushin’ Too Hard.” There’s a lesson for us all here: Those who forget the past are destined to not rock nearly hard enough. (Read  Variety ‘s original review  here .)

Zach Bryan at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. (Aug. 23)

Zach Bryan  has a fair amount of Bruce Springsteen in him. But not just any single model of Bruce. His concert dates are such immediate sellouts these days, and his connection with his audience such a phenomenon, it can feel at times like he’s veering toward having his own personal “Born in the USA” moment. And there was little at his Crypto.com Arena show in late summer to make you think that isn’t still in his grasp. But when, days after that concert, he digitally released a new album — titled just “Zach Bryan” — it felt like he might be making his “Nebraska” more than he’s going for broke and trying to grab the brass ring. He’s marching to the beat of his own Boss, and it’s not always the one you expect. I’m not sure who, if anyone, he was emulating or being influenced by when he came up with the unique stage design for his tour, though. In-the-round tours are a dime a dozen, but Bryan uses his like it’s a boxing ring, almost, with standing microphones set up for him to sing into on all four sides of the stage — and he’ll bounce around between them in the course of a single song. It’s part of his populism. Why, he must think, should he leave any quadrant of an arena audience feel like they’re not directly getting played to for more than two or three minutes at a time? Even his guests got the message about how to work all segments of the audience, as Maggie Rogers did when she joined Bryan for stints in the middle and end of the L.A. concert. (Read Variety ‘s original review of the show here .)

Sparks at the Hollywood Bowl (July 16)

Landing a first headlining slot at the  Hollywood Bowl  is a cherished milestone for any major musical acts who claim Los Angeles as their home base. This year, the Bowl debut honor for cherished locals went to the Mael brothers, who only had to wait 52 years for their own crowning gig. What’s five decades among friends and family … everybody loves a slow build, right? Ron and Russell Mael’s mom brought them to see the Beatles at the venue in 1965, and that was “probably some good education,” as Russell said near the beginning of the show. Mom was likely not around, but they did have the closest thing they’ve probably had lately to a surrogate parent, director  Edgar Wright , whose documentary “ The Sparks Brothers ” kind of nurtured them across a finish line. (The show-closing photo seen above is courtesy of Wright’s backstage camera.) The 2023 tour included some rarities — like “Beaver O’Lindy,” from their second album, “A Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing,” a song they never even played live when it first came out in ’72 — and five tracks from the new “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte.” The five decades in-between was a lot of ground to condense, but they did a reasonably effective job of rifling through the catalog, hitting mid-career favorites like 1994’s “When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’.” If you’re making your Bowl debut half a centennial into a career, that’s pretty clear evidence you’ve been doing it your way all along. (Read Variety ‘s review of the original show here .)

The War and Treaty at the Troubadour in West Hollywood (March 26)

Find yourself a partner who looks at you like Tanya Trotter looks at Michael Trotter Jr., or vice versa. The pure joy exuded by the husband and wife who make up the duo the War and Treaty is so infectious, they could double-handedly restore anyone’s faith in marriage. They so happen to also be restoring a lot of people’s faith in music as they show up on awards shows and make other quick-hit TV appearances, a slow build that’s been rewarded with a best new artist Grammy nomination after a lot of years in the business. Amazingly, they’d never topped a bill in SoCal before, even though these Nashville favorites actually have four albums out. The latest, “Lover’s Game,” was issued by a mainstream country label, but don’t let a couple of authentically twangy moments dissuade you if that’s not your thing, because this is their most satisfying genre-crosser to date. The only real genre classification that counts is shared wailing.

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Remember live music? Enjoying a shared vibe in a crowd, a moment of familiarity and solidarity betwixt complete strangers, even having a $35 beer spilled on your person? Well, concerts are back, baby!

From Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins to the Weeknd, our fave musicians are ready, willing, and able to rock our collective socks off — with some artists making up for rescheduled shows from the past two years, established stars hitting the road again , and new acts striking out for the first time. Here, we've compiled a list of all the 2022 concerts and music festivals you'll want to keep an eye on.

September 2022

Stevie Nicks Tour: Live in Concert Dates: Sept. 2-Oct. 28

Lil Nas X Tour: Montero Tour Dates: Sept. 6-Nov. 17

Phoenix Tour: Alpha Zulu Tour '22 Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 18 Opening act(s): Porches

Roxy Music Tour: 50th Anniversary Arena Tour Dates: Sept. 7-Oct. 14 Special guest: St. Vincent

Panic! At the Disco Tour: The Viva Las Vengeance Tour Dates: Sept. 8-March 10 Opening acts: Marina, Jake Wesley Rogers, Beach Bunny

She & Him Tour: Fall Tour Dates: Sept. 9-Sept. 16

Yola Tour: Stand for Myself 2022 Tour Dates: Sept. 9-Sept. 25 Opening act(s): Peter One

Post Malone Tour: The Twelve Carat Tour Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 15 Opening act(s): Roddy Ricch

Gorillaz Tour: North American 2022 Tour Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 23 Opening act(s): EARTHGANG, Jungle

Mary J. Blige Tour: The Good Morning Gorgeous Tour Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 29 Opening act(s): Ella Mai, Queen Naija

Dry Cleaning Tour: World Tour Dates: Sept. 17-April 1

Carly Rae Jepsen Tour: The So Nice Tour Dates: Sept. 21-Nov. 5 Opening act(s): Empress Of

Ally & AJ and Ben Platt Tour: The Reverie Tour Dates: Sept. 22-Nov. 18

Lizzo Tour: The Special Tour Dates: Sept. 23-Nov. 18 Opening act: Latto

The Judds Tour: The Final Tour Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 28 Opening act: Martina McBride

Festival: Primavera Sound Los Angeles City: Los Angeles Dates: Sept. 16-18 Headliners: Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Nine Inch Nails, Cigarettes After Sex, Clairo, Darkside, James Blake, Kim Gordon

Festival: Portola Music Festival City: San Francisco Dates: Sept. 24-25 Headliners: Flume, Kaytranada, Charli XCX, The Chemical Brothers, James Blake, M.I.A.

Festival: Global Citizen Festival 2022 City: New York Dates: Sept. 25 Headliners: Mariah Carey, Metallica, Rosalia, Mickey Guyton, Charlie Puth, the Jonas Brothers

Festival: Ohana Festival City: Dana Point, CA Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Headliners: Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Pink

October 2022

Smashing Pumpkins Tour: Spirits on Fire Arena Tour Dates: Oct. 2-Nov. 19 Special guest: Jane's Addiction Opening acts: Poppy, Meg Myers

Jessie Reyez Tour: The Yessie Tour Dates: Oct. 13-Dec. 4

beabadoobee Tour: North American Fall Tour Dates: Oct. 25-Dec. 4 Opening act(s): Lowertown

Lindsey Buckingham Tour: Fall 2022 Tour Dates: Oct. 26-Nov. 19

Festival: All Things Go Music Festival City: Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD) Dates: Oct. 1 Headliners: Lorde, Mitski, Bleachers

Festival: When We Were Young City: Las Vegas Dates: Oct. 22 Headliners: My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Bright Eyes

November 2022

The Smile Tour: North American Tour 2022 Dates: Nov. 14-Dec. 21

Modest Mouse Tour: The Lonesome Crowded West Tour Dates: Nov. 18 - Dec. 17

Harry Connick, Jr. Tour: A Holiday Celebration 2022 Tour Dates: Nov. 18-Dec. 24

Darren Criss Tour: A Very Darren Crissmas Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 17

December 2022

LeAnn Rimes Tour: Joy: The Holiday Tour Dates: Dec. 2-Dec. 18

Mariah Carey Tour: Merry Christmas to All! Dates: Dec. 11, 13

January 2022

Kacey Musgraves Tour: Star-Crossed: Unveiled Dates: Jan. 19-Feb. 20 Opening acts: King Princess, Muna

The War on Drugs Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Jan. 19-July 8

Courtney Barnett Tour: USA & Canada Tour Dates: Jan. 20-Aug. 28

Björk Tour : Cornucopia Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 8

Big Thief Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Jan. 31-June 21

February 2022

Waxahatchee Tour: Saint Cloud Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 3-June 21

Billie Eilish Tour: Happier Than Ever: The World Tour Dates: Feb. 3-Sept. 30 Opening acts: Duckworth, Willow, Jessie Reyez

Sparks Tour: Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 7-May 7

Spoon Tour: Lucifer on the Sofa Tour Dates: Feb. 8-June 4

Bad Bunny Tour: El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo Dates: Feb. 9-April 3

Lucy Dacus Tour: Winter Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 9-Aug. 26

Dua Lipa Tour: Future Nostalgia Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 9-Nov. 16

Tyler, the Creator Tour: Call Me If You Get Lost Dates: Feb. 10-Aug. 3 Opening acts: Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Teezo Touchdown

Jazmine Sullivan Tour: The Heaux Tales Tour Dates: Feb. 14-March 30

Clairo Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Feb. 16-Oct. 4 Opening acts: Arlo Parks, Widowspeak

John Mayer Tour: Sob Rock Tour Dates: Feb. 17-May 10

Justin Bieber Tour: Justice World Tour Dates: Feb. 18-March 25

Beach House Tour: Once Twice Melody Tour Dates: Feb. 18-Aug. 28

The Flaming Lips Tour: American Head American Tour 2021-22 Dates: Feb. 19-Nov. 22

Tame Impala Tour: Slow Rush Tour Dates: Feb. 27-Oct. 29

Festival: Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest City: Los Angeles Dates: Feb. 10-12 Headliners: Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Green Day, Miley Cyrus

Festival: Diplo's Higher Ground Cabo City: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Dates: Feb. 17-21 Headliners: Diplo, Duke Dumont, Gorgon City, VNNSA, John Summit, Solardo

Festival: Dirtybird CampINN City: Orlando Dates: Feb. 25-27 Headliners: Chromeo, DJ Premier, Claude VonStroke, Dillinja

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Tour: Live 2022 Dates: March 1-April 3

Khruangbin Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 2-July 31 Opening acts: Toro y Moi, Men I Trust

311 Tour: Spring Tour 2022 Dates: March 6-June 5

Animal Collective Tour: Spring 2022 U.S. Tour Dates: March 8-June 9 Opening acts: L'Rain, Spirit of the Beehive

Maren Morris Tour: Humble Quest Tour Dates: March 8-Dec. 2

Greta Van Fleet Tour: Dreams in Gold Tour 2022 Dates: March 10-Nov. 12 Opening acts: The Pretty Reckless, Houndmouth, Durand Jones & The Indications, Fruit Bats, Robert Finley, Crown Lands, and Hannah Wicklund

Eagles Tour: Hotel California Tour Dates: March 17-May 28

Chris Stapleton Tour: All American Road Show Tour Dates: March 17-Oct. 27

Coldplay Tour: The Music of the Spheres Dates: March 18-Oct. 29 Opening acts: H.E.R., London Grammar

Rina Sawayama Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 19-May 9

Summer Walker Tour: The Summer Walker Series Tour Dates: March 19-July 9

Perfume Genius Tour: Perfume Genius Tour Dates: March 20-Aug. 26

Kesha Tour: Kesha Live Dates: March 21-30 Opening acts: Kesha's Weird + Wonderful Rainbow Cruise, April 1-5

Bleachers Tour: the 2022 tour Dates: March 24-July 29 Opening acts: Allison Ponthier, Beabadoobee, Blu DeTiger, Charly Bliss, the Lemon Twigs, Wolf Alice

Dawn Richard Tour: Electro Revival Tour Dates: March 24-Aug. 28

Charli XCX Tour: Crash: The Live Tour Dates: March 26-June 9

Bon Iver Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 30-Nov. 11

Festival: CRSSD City: San Diego Dates: March 5-6 Headliners: Glass Animals, Sofi Tukker Live, 070 Shake, Blu De Tiger, Cautious Clay, Chet Faker Festival: Treefort Music Fest City: Boise, Idaho Dates: March 23-27 Headliners: Kim Gordon, Durand Jones & the Indications, Osees, Snail Mail

Festival: BUKU Music + Art Project City: New Orleans Dates: March 25-26 Headliners: Tyler, the Creator; Tame Impala; Tierra Whack

Bon Jovi Tour: Bon Jovi 2022 Tour Dates: April 1-30

Olivia Rodrigo Tour: Sour Tour Dates: April 2-July 7 Opening acts: Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen

Lorde Tour: The Solar Power Tour Dates: April 3-March 18, 2023 Opening acts: Remi Wolf, Marlon Williams

Snail Mail Tour: Valentine Tour Dates: April 5-Sept. 9

Backstreet Boys Tour: DNA World Tour Dates: April 8-March 11, 2023

BTS Event: BTS Permission to Dance on Stage City: Las Vegas Dates: April 8-16

Lil Durk Tour: The 7220 Tour Dates: April 8-May 2

H.E.R. Tour: Back of My Mind Tour Dates: April 8-June 19

Jack White Tour: The Supply Chain Issues Tour Dates: April 8-Oct. 16 Opening act(s): Cherry Glazer, Cautious Clay, Glove, Zelooperz, The Paranoyds, Cat Power

Wilco Tour: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 20th Anniversary Tour Dates: April 15-April 23

Mitski Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: April 17-Sept. 18 Opening act(s): Indigo De Souza, The Weather Station, Hurray for the Riff Raff

Modest Mouse Tour: The Golden Casket Tour Date(s): April 18-Aug. 29 Opening act(s): The Cribs

J Balvin Tour: J Balvin Presents Jose Tour 2022 Dates: April 19-June 4

Destroyer Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: April 22-Oct. 7

Brandi Carlile Tour: Beyond These Silent Days Dates: April 22-Oct. 22 Opening acts: Allison Russell, Ani DiFranco, Brittany Howard, Celisse, Indigo Girls, Katie Pruitt, Lake Street Dive, Lucius, and Sarah McLachlan

The Who Tour: The Who Hits Back Tour! Dates: April 22-May 28 (spring); Oct. 2-Nov.5 (fall) Special guests: Leslie Mendelson, Los Lonely Boys, Amythyst Kiah, the Wild Things, Willie Nile, Steven Page, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs

Haim Tour: The One More Haim Tour Dates: April 24-July 27 Opening acts: Waxahatchee, Princess Nokia, Faye Webster, Sasami, Buzzy Lee

Interpol Tour: Spring Tour Dates: April 25-June 19 Opening acts: Tycho, Matthew Dear (U.S.), Dry Cleaning (Mex.)

Tori Amos Tour: Ocean to Ocean 2022 Tour Dates: April 27-June 16

Paul McCartney Tour: Got Back Tour Dates: April 28-June 16

Nine Inch Nails Tour: Nine Inch Nails Tour Dates: April 28-Sept. 24 Opening acts: Boy Harsher, 100 gecs, Yves Tumor, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb

Tim McGraw Tour: McGraw Tour 2022 Dates: April 29-June 4 Opening acts: Russell Dickerson, Alexandra Kay, Brandon Davis

Leon Bridges Tour: Gold-Diggers Sound Tour Dates: April 29-Sept. 8 Opening acts: Chiiild, Kirby (Europe), Little Dragon

Sigur Rós Tour: Sigur Rós World Tour 2022 Dates: April 30-June 18

Festival: Coachella City: Indio, Calif. Dates: April 15-17; April 22-24 Headliners: Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Swedish House Mafia

Festival: Stagecoach City: Indio, Calif. Dates: April 29-May 1 Headliners: Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs

Pearl Jam Tour: North American Tour Dates: May 3-Sept. 22 Opening act: Pluralone

New Kids on the Block Tour: Mixtape Tour 2022 Dates: May 10-July 23 Opening acts: Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, En Vogue

Sylvan Esso Tour: Shaking Out the Numb Tour Dates: May 11-June 26 Opening acts: Moses Sumney, Vagabon, Yo La Tengo, Indigo De Souza, Little Brother, Mr Twin Sister

Dave Matthews Band Tour: Tour 2022 Dates: May 11-Sept. 20

Tiwa Savage Tour: Water & Garri North American Tour Dates: May 15-June 19

My Chemical Romance Tour: The Reunion Tour Dates: May 16-March 20, 2023 Special Guests: Devil Master, Dilly Dally, Badflower, GOSH, Kimya Dawson, Meg Myers, Midtown, Nothing, Shannon and the Clams, Soul Glo, Surfbort, Taking Back Sunday, the Bouncing Souls, the Homeless Gospel Choir, the Lemon Twigs, Thursday, Turnstile, Waterparks, Youth Code

Halsey Tour: Love and Power Tour Dates: May 17-July 9 Opening acts: Beabadoobe, Pink Pantheress, the Marias, Abby Roberts, Wolf Alice

Tears for Fears with Garbage Tour: The Tipping Point World Tour Dates: May 20-June 26

Norah Jones Tour: 20th Anniversary Come Away With Me Tour Dates: May 22-Aug. 4 Special guest: Regina Spektor

Belle and Sebastian Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: May 24-Nov. 30 Special guest: Divino Nino, Thee Sacred Souls, Tennis, Los Bitchos

Festival: Cruel World Festival City: Pasadena, Cali. Dates: May 14-15 Headliners: Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, DEVO, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church

Festival: Hangout Music Festival City: Gulf Shores, Ala. Dates: May 20-22 Headliners: Post Malone, Tame Impala, Halsey, Fall Out Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Jack Harlow, Maren Morris, Phoebe Bridgers, Leon Bridges

Festival: Lightning in a Bottle City: Buena Vista Lake, Cali. Dates: May 25-30 Headliners: Glass Animals, Kaytranada, GRiZ, Chet Faker, Big Freedia, Black Coffee

Festival: Wilco's Solid Sound Festival City: North Adams, Mass. Dates: May 27-29 Headliners: Wilco, Japanese Breakfast, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, John Hodgman's Comedy Cabaret, the Sun Ra Arkestra

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Tour: Raising the Roof Tour Dates: June 1-Sept. 12

Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour: Global Stadium Tour Dates: June 4-Sept. 22 Opening acts: The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Haim, Beck, St. Vincent, Anderson .Paak, the Free Nationals

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: June 5-Oct. 6 Opening act(s): The Linda Lindas, TBA

Pavement Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: June 6-Nov. 11

Machine Gun Kelly Tour: Mainstream Sellout Dates: June 8-Aug. 13 Opening acts: Avril Lavigne, Blackbear, iann dior, PVRIS, Travis Barker, Trippie Redd, WILLOW, 44phantom

Alicia Keys Tour: Alicia: The World Tour Dates: June 9-Sept. 24

Stevie Nicks Tour: Live in Concert Dates: June 10-21

Rod Stewart Tour: Cheap Trick Tour Dates: June 10-Sept. 17

The Chicks Tour: Summer 2022 Tour Dates: June 14-Aug. 13

Tenacious D Tour: Summer 2022 Tour Dates: June 16-22 Opening acts: Puddles Pity Party

St. Vincent Tour: Daddy's Home World Tour Dates: June 22-Oct. 2 Opening act(s): Celya AB, Snail Mail, Big Joanie, Ali Macofsky

Father John Misty Tour: Chloë and the Next 20th Century Tour Dates: June 26-Oct. 8 Opening act(s): Suki Waterhouse

Fleet Foxes Tour: Shore Tour Dates: June 27-Sept. 11

Festival: Governors Ball City: Queens, N.Y. Dates: June 10-12 Headliners: Kid Cudi, Halsey, J.

Festival: Bonnaroo City: Manchester, Tenn. Dates: June 16-19 Headliners: TBA

Festival: Something in the Water City: Washington, D.C. Dates: June 17-19 Headliners: Pharrell; Pusha T; Lil Baby; Chloe x Halle; Lil Uzi Vert; Tyler, the creator; Tierra Whack; Run the Jewels; Jon Batiste; Dave Matthews Band

Festival: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts County: Somerset, England Dates: June 22-26 Headliners: Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross, Billie Eilish

Alanis Morissette Tour: Celebrating 25 years of Jagged Little Pill Dates: June 9-29 (Europe), July 10-Aug. 6 (North America) Special guest: Beth Orton (Europe), Garbage (North America)

Roger Waters Tour: This Is Not a Drill Dates: July 6-Oct. 15

Rosalía Tour: Motomami World Tour Dates: July 6-Dec. 18

The Weeknd Tour: After Hours Til Dawn Dates: July 8-Sept. 3

Rage Against the Machine Tour: Public Service Announcement Tour Dates: July 9-Aug. 14 Special guest: Run the Jewels

The Black Keys Tour: Dropout Boogie Tour Dates: July 9-Oct. 18 Special guest: Ceramic Animal, Early James, the Velveteers

The Shins Tour: Oh, Inverted World: The 21st Birthday Tour Dates: July 12-Sept. 16

Lady Gaga Tour: The Chromatica Ball Dates: July 17-Sept. 10

Kendrick Lamar Tour: The Big Steppers Tour Dates: July 19-Dec. 16

Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen Tour: The Wild Hearts Tour Dates: July 21-Aug. 21 Opening act: Spencer

Kehlani Tour: Blue Water Road Tour Dates: July 29-Oct. 21 Opening act(s): Rico Nasty, Destin Conrad

Wet Leg Tour: U.S. Tour Dates: July 29-Oct. 12

Maroon 5 Tour: 2022 World Tour Dates: July 30-Aug 20 (North American dates)

Erykah Badu Tour: The Digging Crystals in Badubotron Tour Dates: July 30-Sept. 11

Festival: Pitchfork Music Festival City: Chicago Dates: July 15-17 Headliners: The National, Mitski, the Roots

Festival: HARD Summer Music Festival City: San Bernardino, Calif. Dates: July 29-31 Headliners: Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Porter Robinson, Three 6 Mafia, Gunna

August 2022

Franz Ferdinand Tour: U.S. Tour Dates: Aug. 4-Sept. 1

Bad Bunny Tour: World's Hottest Tour Dates: Aug. 5-Dec. 9 Opening acts: Alesso, Diplo

Michael Bublé Tour: Higher Tour Dates: Aug. 8-Oct. 11

Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin Tour: Alice in Chains & Breaking Benjamin Tour Dates: Aug. 10-Oct. 8

Harry Styles Tour: Love on Tour 2022 Dates: Aug. 15-Dec. 13 Opening acts: Jessie Ware, Blood Orange, Gabriels, Madi Diaz, Ben Harper, Koffee

Kid Cudi Tour: To the Moon — 2022 World Tour Dates: Aug. 16-Sept. 17 Opening act(s): Don Toliver, Strick, Denzel Curry, 070 Shake

Duran Duran Tour: North American Tour Dates: Aug. 19-Sept. 11 Opening acts: Nile Rodgers and Chic

Beth Orton Tour: Fall 2022 Tour Dates: Aug. 19-Nov. 22

The B-52s Tour: Farewell Tour Dates: Aug. 22-Nov. 13 Opening acts: K-C & the Sunshine Band, the Tubes

Interpol and Spoon Tour: Lights, Camera, Factions Tour Dates: Aug. 25-Sept. 18 Opening act(s): The Goon Sax

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Tour: N.Y. State of Mind Tour Dates: Aug. 30-Oct. 4

Festival: Outside Lands City: San Francisco Dates: Aug. 5-7 Headliners: Green Day, Post Malone, SZA

Festival: Let's Get Fr.ee Carnaval City: Queens, N.Y. Dates: Aug. 20-21 Headliners: Missy Elliott, Anderson .Paak , Jhené Aiko, Wizkid, Major Lazar

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As in most other areas, Taylor Swift dominated the touring landscape in 2023. Her The Eras Tour grossed more than $1 billion , the biggest haul for any tour ever.

But there were other notable acts making big bucks on the road this year, including Beyoncé , Harry Styles and Drake .

Scroll through the gallery below to see who came out where on the list.

1. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

2. Beyoncé: Renaissance World Tour

$579 million

3. Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band 2023 World Tour

$379 million

4. Coldplay: Music Of The Spheres Tour

$325 million

5. Harry Styles: Love On Tour

$290 million

6. Morgan Wallen: Dangerous Tour

$284 million

7. Ed Sheeran: + – = ÷ x Tour

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8. P!NK: Summer Carnival Tour

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9. The Weeknd: After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour

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From the stones to j. lo, pearl jam, journey, foo fighters and robert plant, it’s all about big shows and big stars. grab your tickets now.

Edna Gundersen,

After a massive slump during COVID , the concert industry is again sh-boom, sh-booming! The gross for the top 100 North American tours in 2023 reached $6.63 billion, up 39.5 percent over 2022, with attendance nearly doubling, to 15,008 per show, according to Pollstar.

And this year is shaping up to be another box office blowout. Despite the national outrage over price spikes for eggs, airfare and gas , music lovers seem immune to ticket shock. Ticket prices climbed 22 percent last year, to an average of $135.88, compared to $111.49 in 2022. And the trend is pointing skyward.

Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour and Beyonce’s “Renaissance World” tour ranked first and second last year, but boomer acts remain the tour circuit’s lucrative and reliable summer tentpole, delivering packed arenas and sheds year after year as fans flock to relish the oldies and rekindle the past.

Here are the acts to catch this sunny season.

​Heart (April 20–May 24, Aug. 10–Nov. 22)

Sisters Ann Wilson, 73, and Nancy Wilson, 70, haven’t released an album since 2016’s Beautiful Broken , but they have decades of hits, including “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “These Dreams” and “Alone,” to draw from on their “Royal Flush” tour . Cheap Trick opens.

Kenny Chesney (April 20–Aug. 23)

After hitting arenas last year, country star Chesney, 56, has booked 18 stadiums for shows with openers including the Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker, his duet partner on chart-topper “When the Sun Goes Down.” All but one of the shows are on Saturdays.

​Billy Joel (April 26–Nov. 9)

The Piano Man, 74, has scheduled only 13 dates , four of them at New York’s Madison Square Garden, so ticket stampedes are likely. Fans are curious to know if “Turn the Lights Back On,” Joel’s first single in 17 years, will be added to his hit-heavy repertoire.

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​The Rolling Stones (April 28–July 17)

Mick Jagger , 80, Keith Richards, 80, Ron Wood, 76, and company continue their global “Hackney Diamonds” tour , named after last year’s highly praised album , the group’s first batch of originals since 2005’s  A Bigger Bang . Expect  Diamonds  cuts and lots of hits.

​Stevie Nicks (May 3–June 21)

Between Fleetwood Mac’s songbook and her own solo catalog, singer-songwriter Nicks, 75, has a huge well of material to draw from as she extends a tour that started in February. She’s been performing crowd favorites “Landslide,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon” and “Edge of Seventeen” as well as Tom Petty hits in honor of her late friend.

George Strait (May 4–July 20, Dec. 7)

A touring juggernaut, honky-tonk country singer-songwriter Strait, 71, resumes the record-breaking stadium tour he kicked off in 2023. He’s joined by Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town. The King of Country serves up “his own Eras tour, leading a well-curated, decades-spanning set of songs,” according to  Billboard .

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​Roger Daltrey (May 6, June 10–29)

Daltrey, 80, the Who’s charismatic singer, headlines a solo electric and acoustic tour that showcases the British band’s songs, tunes from his own catalog and personal stories. KT Tunstall, Dan Bern and Leslie Mendelson rotate opening slots.

Pearl Jam (May 10–May 30, Aug. 22–Sept. 9)

Seattle’s grunge pioneers (whose average age is 59) have mapped out their high-demand “Dark Matter” world tour to follow the April release of their 12th studio album,  Dark Matter . Ten Club members can register for the presale. Nonmembers? Watch the secondary ticket market sites.

​Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire (May 15–Sept. 7)

The brass-driven rock band and the R&B group join forces for the return of their “Heart & Soul” tour . The night features each legendary act’s full set and culminates in a finale with both on stage.

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Lionel Richie (May 23–June 16)

After selling out 2023’s “Sing a Song All Night Long” tour, the soul-pop superstar, 74, returns for another 13 dates , performing solo hits “Hello,” “Dancing on the Ceiling” and “All Night Long” as well as such Commodores classics as “Easy,” “Brick House” and “Three Times a Lady.” With Earth, Wind & Fire ("September," "Boogie Wonderland").

​Red Hot Chili Peppers (May 28–July 30)

The California funk-rock quartet’s exhaustive “Unlimited Love” tour began in 2022 to celebrate that year’s pair of number 1 albums, Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen . Shows have been a mix of hits and covers of Funkadelic, the Clash, Elton John and others.

​Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (June 2–Sept. 1)

The unlikely duo of the former Led Zeppelin wailer, 75, and bluegrass/country queen, 52, take their eclectic Americana duets on the road . JD McPherson opens the shows and also plays guitar in the band. Plant and Krauss first linked talents for the hit 2007 album  Raising Sand , with a second collaboration,  Raise the Roof , arriving in 2021.

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Janet Jackson (June 4–July 30)

The R&B/pop singer, 57, best known for “Control,” “Nasty,” “Miss You Much” and precision choreography, extends her 2023 “Together Again” tour with 35 dates in amphitheaters and arenas. Nelly (“Not in Herre”) opens.

​Alanis Morissette (June 9–Aug. 10)

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of her Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie album, the alt-rock singer, who turns 50 on June 1, is staging the “Triple Moon” tour , featuring guests Joan Jett, 65, and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade. The album’s standout “Thank U” is likely on the set list, along with Jagged Little Pill selections.

​Foreigner and Styx (June 11–Aug. 28)

Ten years after linking up for their “Soundtrack of Summer” trek, vintage rock bands Foreigner (“Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “I Want to Know What Love Is”) and Styx (“Come Sail Away,” “Lady,” “Mr. Roboto”) are together again for a classic rock showdown they’re calling the “Renegades and Juke Box Heroes” tour. John Waite, 71, is the opener.

Blink-182 (June 20–Aug. 13)

The high-energy pop-punk band, featuring Mark Hoppus, 52, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, will play stadiums and arenas in support of their album  One More Time…  Dubbed the “Blink-182” tour , it’s a maturity leap from their 1998 outing, the “PooPoo PeePee” tour.

Jennifer Lopez (June 26–Aug. 17)

The “This Is Me … Live: The Greatest Hits” tour , the first outing for J. Lo, 54, since 2019, celebrates her past while also serving up fresh cuts from her February studio album,  This Is Me … Now,  released along with companion films This Is Me … Now: A Love Story and The Greatest Love Story Never Told .

​Journey and Def Leppard (July 6–Sept. 8)

Journey, whose 18-times-platinum “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” was recently crowned the biggest song of all time, co-headlines with fellow legacy rock band Def Leppard on a stadium tour , with rotating guests Heart, the Steve Miller Band and Cheap Trick.

Jewel and Melissa Etheridge (July 11–Oct. 5)

Jewel, 50 on May 23, and Etheridge , 62, team up for a co-headlining tour that spans their catalogs, with emphasis on their ’90s peaks. Jewel will dip into 2022’s  Freewheelin’ Woman , and Etheridge, coming off her “I’m Not Broken” tour , revives “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One.”

The Pretenders (July 13–Aug. 14)

The British-American rock band, led by original members Chrissie Hynde , 72, and Martin Chambers, 72, will launch a sprawling world tour to promote last September’s release of their album  Relentless . The set list also dives into a deep bag of hits that include “Brass in Pocket,” “My City Was Gone,” “I’ll Stand by You” and “Precious.”

Foo Fighters (July 17–Aug. 18, May 1–9)

In their biggest headlining U.S. shows so far, the Foo Fighters will play stadiums on their “Everything or Nothing at All” tour , with rotating support acts that include the Hives, L7 and the Pretenders. In 2023, the Seattle band, led by Nirvana member Dave Grohl, 55, released  But Here We Are , its first studio album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.

Green Day (July 29–Sept. 28)

The punk trio takes on stadiums in its extensive “Saviors” tour , named after the new album that spawned “The American Dream Is Killing Me” and “Look Ma, No Brains!” Openers include Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid.

Pink (Aug. 10–Nov. 23)

The rock belter’s “Summer Carnival” tour , which began last year, covers a wide range of material, from hits “So What,” “Get the Party Started” and “Who Knew” to the title track from her latest album,  Trustfall,  to such covers as Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Janis Joplin’s signature tune “Me and Bobby McGee.”

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Aug. 15–Sept. 15)

Many 2023 tour dates were postponed when the Boss called in sick with peptic ulcer disease and E Street members got COVID. Springsteen, 74, is back at work and promising a wider selection of songs than the fairly static set list played earlier in the tour .

​Crowded House (Aug. 29–Sept. 28)

The Australian rock band, best known for “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong,” will launch its “Gravity Stairs” tour to support its eighth studio album, Gravity Stairs , out May 31. In 2019, a reshuffled lineup added original producer Mitchell Froom and founding member Neil Finn’s sons Liam and Elroy to the lineup.

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Life hasn't been normal in any way for almost an entire year now, but for music fans, one of the worst parts has been the lack of concerts and festivals. And while we don't actually know when such events can happen on a normal basis again, there's one thing we do know — we'll never take them for granted again.

When live music makes its return, we can assume that domestic travel will be allowed to some extent, as well. The United States has some pretty awesome concert venues that you may or may not have heard of, such as the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo. for example.

Going to a concert while on vacation takes the experience to a whole new level of enjoyment. So, we've scoped out some of the most scenic and unique live music venues the U.S. has to offer.

In addition to Red Rocks, you'll find some other awesome outdoor amphitheaters that are nestled in nature with breathtaking views, one inside of a cave structure and some that just have interesting architecture. Most of the ones mentioned on this list have been prime spots for rock and metal artists to play, unless otherwise noted.

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25 of the best country music concert tours in the summer of 2024: Here’s where to get tickets

• Updated: Apr. 17, 2024, 12:37 p.m. |
• Published: Apr. 17, 2024, 9:29 a.m.

Country music artists on tour in the summer of 2024 include, top, from left, Tim McGraw and Jelly Roll; botom, from left, Kane Brown, Chris Stapleton and Kenny Chesney. (McGraw photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, 2023) (Roll photo by Chris Pizzello/AP, 2024) (Brown photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, 2021) (Stapleton photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file) (Chesney photo by George Walker IV/AP, 2023) Associated Press

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As Lainey Wilson says, “Country’s Cool Again.”

Dozens of country music artists will be on tour this summer so there is no excuse for missing your favorites. Some have already started while others will start in the coming months.

Here are 25 of the biggest country music tours this summer:

Alabama - “Roll On II Tour” through Nov. 9.

• See them in Pa. - April 27 at the Giant Center

Jason Aldean - “Highway Desperado Tour” through Oct. 5.

• See him in Pa. - Aug. 3 in Scranton, Aug. 10 in Burgettstown

Dierks Bentley - “Gravel and Gold Tour” through Sept. 27.

• See him in Pa. - July 19 in Scranton

Clint Black - “Killin’ Time 35th Anniversary Tour” through Nov. 9.

Kane Brown - “In the Air Tour” through Sept. 14.

• See him in Pa. - July 19 at the York State Fair

Luke Bryan - “Mind of a Country Boy Tour” through Sept. 14.

Zach Bryan - “The Quittin’ Time Tour” through Dec. 19.

• See him in Pa. - Aug. 6 and Aug. 7 in Philadelphia

Jordan Davis - “Damn Good Time tour” through Oct. 20.

• See him in Pa. - April 25 in Allentown and April 27 in State College

Kenny Chesney - “Sun Goes Down Tour” through Aug. 23.

• See him in Pa. - June 1 in Pittsburgh and June 8 in Philadelphia

Luke Combs - “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour” through Aug. 24.

• See him in Pa. - April 27 in State College

Dan + Shay - “Heartbreak on the Map Tour” through Sept. 21.

Brantley Gilbert - “Off The Rails Tour” through Aug. 3.

Walker Hayes - “Same Drunk Tour” through Sept. 1.

• See him in Pa. - July 5 at Hollywood Casino

Sam Hunt - “Locked Up Tour” through Oct. 19.

• See him in Pa. - July 20 in Burgettstown and Aug. 10 at Hollywood Casino

Cody Johnson - “The Leather Tour” through Aug. 17.

Ashley McBryde - “The Devil I Know Tour” through Oct. 18.

Parker McColllum - “Burn It Down Tour” through Aug. 31.

• See him in Pa. - Sept. 12 at Hollywood Casino

Tim McGraw - “Standing Room Only Tour” through June 29.

• See him in Pa. - April 27 in Pittsburgh, May 11 in Wilkes-Barre and June 20 in Philadelphia

Kasey Musgraves - “Deeper Well Tour” through Dec. 7.

• See her in Pa. - Sept. 4 in State College and Nov. 10 in Pittsburgh

Brothers Osborne - “Might As Well Be Us Tour” through June 29.

• See them in Pa. - April 19 in Philadelphia and June 20 in Pittsburgh

Jell Roll - “Beautifully Broken Tour” through Oct. 27.

• See him in Pa. - Oct. 1 in State College, Oct. 2 in Philadelphia and Oct. 5 in Pittsburgh

Chris Stapleton - “All American Road Show Tour” through Aug. 24.

• See him in Pa. - July 12 in Burgettstown

George Strait - stadium tour through Dec. 7.

Morgan Wallen - “One Night At A Time Tour” through Aug. 9.

• See him in Pa. - May 9 in Hershey, May 11 in Philadelphia

Lainey Wilson - “Country’s Cool Again Tour” through Nov. 16.

• See her in Pa. - July 21 at York State Fair, Oct. 26 in Pittsburgh

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Megadeth Announces Destroy All Enemies U.S. Tour

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Tickets for the 33-city nationwide tour on-sale this friday, april 26.

Megadeth is bringing its iconic live show to North America with a 33-city, nationwide tour, Destroy All Enemies, produced by Live Nation, this fall including stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, St. Louis and many more. Tickets for all dates will be on sale Friday at 10am local time with an exclusive presale for the Cyber Army/Megadeth Digital beginning today, Tuesday, April 23 at 12pm local time Megadeth.com .

Bringing along Mudvayne and All That Remains, the tour begins in Rogers, Arkansas on August 2 and runs throughout the month before wrapping in Nashville, Tennessee on September 28. Performing classic hits from Rust In Peace, Countdown to Extinction and more, the tour also brings Dave Mustaine and bandmates back to North America to perform their latest studio album The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! Featuring some of Mustaine’s strongest-ever songwriting, the tour offers an equally ambitious live performance that delivers on all fronts.

“Our ‘Crush The World’ tour has been a tremendous experience for the four of us,” shared Dave Mustaine. “We are all playing tight, and that has made it possible for me to really focus on solos and singing, we are playing more songs than ever before, and we are closer to each other, onstage AND off. I’m excited to see Mudvayne, and All That Remains. Join us as we DESTROY ALL ENEMIES.”

The North American jaunt comes on the heels of a highly anticipated and successful stint in Latin America wrapping this month and starting back up in Europe this summer. With stops in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and México and forthcoming dates in Sweden, Italy, France, Germany and more, the band’s global appeal and lasting impact is more apparent than ever as continued calls for international touring are demanded.

Megadeth, alongside founder and frontman Dave Mustaine, are renowned for their unparalleled energy and mastery on stage. In 2023, the GRAMMY-Award winning band dominated arenas and festivals, reaffirming its status as one of heavy metal’s most formidable live acts. Dubbed “as ferocious and hard-hitting as ever” by AllMusic , Megadeth enjoyed sold-out shows and critical acclaim on the latest run of the Crush The World Tour captivating audiences and showcasing the latest and greatest hits.

For more information and to purchase tickets to the Destroy All Enemies Tour, visit www.megadeth.com .

Destroy All Enemies U.S. Tour 2024

Aug 2               Rogers, AR                   Walmart AMP

Aug 3               Houston, TX                 713 Music Hall

Aug 5               Albuquerque, NM          Isleta Amphitheatre

Aug 6               Denver, CO                  Ball Arena

Aug 8               Phoenix, AZ                  Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Aug 9               Los Angeles, CA           YouTube Theater

Aug 10             Concord, CA                 Toyota Pavilion at Concord

Aug 12             Auburn, WA                  White River Amphitheatre

Aug 13             Bend, OR                     Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Aug 16             Las Vegas, NV              Bakkt Theatre at Planet Hollywood

Aug 17             Salt Lake City, UT         Maverick Arena*

Aug 20             Irving, TX                      The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Aug 21             Austin, TX                     Germania Insurance Amphitheater

Aug 23             Macon, GA                   Atrium Health Macon Amphitheater*

Aug 24             West Palm Beach, FL    IThink Financial Amphitheatre

Sept 3              Tinley Park, IL               Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Sept 5              Huntington, WV             Marshall Health Network Arena*

Sept 6              Charlotte, NC                PNC Music Pavilion

Sept 7              Raleigh, NC                  Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Sept 9              Reading, PA                 Santander Arena*

Sept 10             Albany, NY                   MVP Arena*

Sept 11             Boston, MA                   Leader Bank

Sept 13             Bethel, MY                    Bethel Woods Center For The Arts

Sept 14             Wantagh, NY                Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

Sept 15             Richmond, VA               Virginia Credit Union Live!*

Sept 17             Cincinnati, OH               Riverbend Music Center

Sept 18             Pittsburgh, PA               Stage AE

Sept 20             Noblesville, IN               Ruoff Music Center

Sept 21             Clarkston, MI                Pine Knob Music Theatre

Sept 24             Minneapolis, MN           The Armory

Sept 26             St Louis, MO                 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL

Sept 27             Southaven, MS             Bankplus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove*

Sept 28             Nashville, TN                Nashville Municipal Auditorium

*Non Live Nation Dates

About Megadeth:

With a musical legacy spanning four decades, Megadeth has sold in excess of 50 million albums worldwide earning numerous accolades including 1 Grammy award with 13 nominations and five consecutive platinum albums. Megadeth’s debut album, Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! was named by VH1 as the “Greatest Thrash Metal Debut Album of All Time.” The band’s latest album The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! was released in September 2022 via Tradecraft/UMG. It debuted at No. 1 across Billboard’s Top Rock, Hard Rock, and Alternative Albums charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and the lead single “We’ll Be Back” was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Metal Performance.

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Just a Few of the Biggest Concert Tours of 2024, from Olivia Rodrigo to Bad Bunny

Posted: April 25, 2024 | Last updated: April 25, 2024

Listening to your favorite musician at home is fun, but there's nothing quite like the experience of singing along with them, and tons of more fans, live. And as luck would have it, 2024 is shaping up to be a massive year for some of the world's top musical acts, so chances are your favorite performer might be stopping at a city near you soon.

Ahead, we rounded up some of the biggest concert tours of 2024, ranging from Taylor Swift's mega-popular Eras Tour to Drake and J. Cole's exciting It's All A Blur Tour - Big as the What?—set to kick off this winter. You can also expect tour dates from classic icons like Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and more.

1) Taylor Swift

Undoubtedly one of the biggest concert tours ever, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will continue right through 2024. The international leg of the tour kicked off in Japan, where she played four shows in Tokyo. She'll also stop in Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, Madrid, London, Milan, and more before returning to the States to play in the fall.

There's nothing like seeing T. Swift IRL, but don't fret if you're unable to nab tickets—the Eras Tour movie is now available to stream from the comfort of your home.

2) Olivia Rodrigo

This is not a drill—"Drivers License" singer Olivia Rodrigo will be hitting the road on tour starting at the end of February. The Guts World Tour runs from February through mid-August and has dates in Nashville, Toronto, Chicago, and New York City, among others. Even cooler? Rodrigo will have a stacked list of special guests—like PinkPantheress, Remi Wolf, The Breeders, and Chappell Roan—with her.

3) Red Hot Chili Peppers

Did you hear the good news? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have extended their global tour through summer 2024. The buzzy stadium tour, which kicked off in June 2022, will now run until July 2024 and bring the California-based band to places like Los Angeles, Tampa, Toronto, and Salt Lake City.

4) Bad Bunny

It's fitting that "Monaco" rapper Bad Bunny titled his tour Most Wanted —it's slated to be one of the year's hottest tours. Planned to help promote his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana , Most Wanted will kick off in Salt Lake City on February 21 and run through May 26.

5) Billy Joel

If you haven't yet seen Billy Joel perform live, there's still time! The Piano Man has added more tour dates to his schedule, stopping in cities like Tampa, New York, Denver, and St. Louis this year. Even more exciting? He'll share the stage with fellow iconic performers Sting and Stevie Nicks for some of these dates.

Mitski recently announced that she's expanding her North American tour dates , and we couldn't be more excited. The months-long tour, which supports her 2023 studio album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, has a long list of stops, including Miami Beach, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Paris.

There's nothing quite like a Madonna concert, that's for sure. The singer's Celebration Tour , which started last October, continues straight through the spring with dates in Seattle, San Francisco, Mexico City, and more. Besides her eye-catching sets, chart-topping songs, and impressive choreography, concertgoers also get a glimpse of the performer's fantastic costumes, which include looks from Versace and Jean Paul Gaultier.

8) Bleachers

The New Jersey-founded rock band, which is fronted by Jack Antonoff—known for producing albums for top acts like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey—not only has announced a new album but a new tour , too. The tour will start in the UK in March, ending fittingly in the band's home state of New Jersey in mid-June. Check out their newly released music video for "Tiny Moves" if you need a Bleachers fix in the meantime.

9) Nicki Minaj

Nicki fans rejoice: the rapper and singer might be coming to a city near you soon as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. The massive tour will include performances in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Baltimore, with stops at Dreamville Festival and Rolling Loud California along the way.

10) Blink 182

Live out all of your nineties and early aughts pop-punk dreams with one of Blink 182's One More Time Tour dates. The tour, which supports the band's ninth studio album, One More Time..., will bring the trio to cities all over the globe, including Sydney, Santiago, Portland, and Boston. The tour's supporting act is Pierce the Veil, which is also worth checking out.

11) Stevie Nicks

The oh-so-magical Stevie Nicks continues her touring streak with a bunch of 2024 concert dates . Set to begin in Atlantic City, NJ on February 10, Nicks will visit a dozen cities throughout the U.S. this year, such as New Orleans, Omaha, and Chicago. "Let's keep this party going in 2024," the singer-songwriter posted on her Instagram in September to announce the newly added tour dates.

12) The 1975

The 1975 is showing no signs of slowing down. The British band, famous for hits like "Somebody Else" and "Robbers," has extended their 2023 tour through 2024. Titled Still...At Their Very Best , the 22-date tour will open in Glasgow on February 8 and conclude in Amsterdam on March 24.

13) Drake and J. Cole

Rap greats Drake and J. Cole come together for the It's All a Blur Tour – Big As the What? which is guaranteed to be a good time. Drake, fresh off his 2023 It's All a Blur tour with 21 Savage, is set to hit dozens of cities starting in February, many of which J. Cole will also be in tow for. Scoop up tickets ASAP, as Drake's shows are known to sell out.

14) Janet Jackson

Superstar Janet Jackson is also extending her 2023 tour, Together Again , into 2024 with dates in Anaheim, Austin, New Orleans, and Hartford. Even cooler? Jackson's supporting act is the 2000s southern rap legend Nelly.

15) Rolling Stones

If you've ever dreamed of seeing the Rolling Stones perform live in person, now's your chance. The iconic rockers, who released their studio album Hackney Diamonds this past fall, are returning on the road for a 16-date tour with shows throughout the United States and Canada. Concertgoers can expect a mix of new tunes and Stones classics.

16) Bruce Springsteen

Famous for countless listenable hits like "Born to Run" and "Glory Days," Bruce Springsteen is set to embark on a massive world tour this year with his band, The E Street Band. The much-anticipated tour will take the Boss and his crew to cities such as Phoenix, San Diego, Dublin, and Madrid, from March through November.

17) John Mayer

Be sure to catch John Mayer's solo tour this year, which will bring the guitarist and crooner to cities throughout Europe. This leg, an extension of his popular 2023 solo tour, will kick off in Stockholm on March 13 and finish in Dublin on March 29.

18) Shania Twain

Okay, this one is technically a residency , but we're excited nonetheless. Shania Twain, most known for her incredible outfits (her hooded leopard print look, anyone?) and hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is setting up shop in Vegas starting May 10. Twain's residency will take place at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood on and off throughout December 2024.

All good things must come to an end. The Eagles, known for "Hotel California" and other amazing rock songs, began their final concert tour this winter. It launched in Phoenix on January 20, with March 16 as its last date in the United States. Eagles fans won't want to miss this one.

20) Alanis Morisette: The Triple Moon Tour

Alanis Morisette joins forces with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for their 2024 Triple Moon Tour , which has dates in North America and Canada. This tour is a great one to catch this summer, as it's slated to run from June through August.

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The Rolling Stones have decided who will “Start Them Up” on tour this year.

However, unlike most tours, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are mixing things up and bringing different opening acts to each city they’re hitting on the spring and summer  ‘The Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds.’

Just a few of the big names joining them include Gary Clark Jr. ( April 28 in Houston ), Joe Bonamassa ( May 15 in Seattle ), Tyler Childers ( June 3 in Orlando ), KALEO ( June 11 in Philadelphia ) and Lainey Wilson ( June 30 in Chicago ).

As for their MetLife Stadium gigs, pop-soul outfit Lawrence is slated to kick things off at their Sunday, May 26 concert ; no opener has been announced for the Thursday, May 23 show .

And if you’ve been on the fence about catching Mick, Keith and Ronnie live because you fear exorbitant ticket prices, we’re happy to report that some shows have cheaper seats available than one might imagine.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we found on tickets was just $21 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Yes, you read that right. Just $21. We couldn’t believe it either.

Other nights have seats starting anywhere from $44 to $109 before fees (excluding festival dates).

Curious how much tickets cost and who will be opening for the Stones at the show nearest you this year?

While we can’t guarantee we’ll give you what you want, we promise you’ll get what you need.

Our team has all the details you’re looking for and more about the Rolling Stones’ 2024 ‘Hackney Diamonds Tour’ below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Rolling Stones tour schedule 2024

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, opening acts and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

New Orleans Jazz Festival 2024

The musically diverse New Orleans Jazz Festival — they don’t do just jazz, contrary to popular belief — returns to the Big Easy on April 25-28 and May 2-5 next year.

At the two-weekend fest, Mick and co. will be joined by fellow Rock Hall of Famers Neil Young , Earth Wind and Fire , Heart , The Beach Boys and Foo Fighters .

Want to go?

Click here to check out single and multi-day general admission options.

Rolling Stones openers on tour

Many of the big names joining the Stones on the road have quite a few more shows lined up this year.

For a clearer picture, here are all the Rolling Stones opening acts who are on tour these next few months.

Gary Clark Jr. Carin León Joe Bonamassa

Lawrence The Red Clay Strays Tyler Childers KALEO Widespread Panic Lainey Wilson The War and Treaty The Beaches

The Rolling Stones set list

This 16-concert run will be the group’s first official North American trek since 2019’s ‘No Filter Tour,’ which concluded two years later due to COVID-related postponements.

Here’s what the band played at their last run, courtesy of  Set List FM .

01.) “Street Fighting Man” 02.) “Let’s Spend the Night Together” 03.) “19th Nervous Breakdown” 04.) “Tumbling Dice” 05.) “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” 06.) “Living in a Ghost Town” 07.) “Start Me Up” 08.) “Honky Tonk Women” 09.) “Connection” 10.) “Slipping Away” 11.) “Miss You” 12.) “Midnight Rambler” 13.) “Paint It Black” 14.) “Sympathy for the Devil” 15.) “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

16.) “Gimme Shelter”

17.) “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Most recently, the band surprised New Yorkers when they performed a set at  Racket  in the Meatpacking District with Lady Gaga.

You can find their seven-song set list from the October 2023 one-off show  here .

The Rolling Stones new music

On Oct. 20, the Stones released their 26th American studio album,  “Hackney Diamonds,”  featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Elton John, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.

Comprised of 12 hard-rocking tracks that wouldn’t be out of place alongside their singalong stadium anthems of yore, “Diamonds” shows that Mick, Keith and Ronnie still have their sticky fingers on rock and roll’s pulse.

“We wouldn’t have put this album out if we didn’t really like it,” Jagger, 80, told Jimmy Fallon. “We must say that we are quite pleased with it. We’re not big-headed but we hope you like it.”

If you’re looking to sample the record, we suggest starting with the fierce lead track “Angry” and the wistful ballad “Dreamy Skies.”

Prefer to listen in full? You can find “Hackney Diamonds”  here .

The Rolling Stones band members

No joke — the upcoming tour is sponsored by AARP.

Rather than shy away from their age, the legendary rockers are embracing their elder statesman status.

To give you a peek at who’s in the group these days, take a look below.

Mick Jagger   (80-years-old)   lead and backing vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar  (1962–present)

Keith Richards   (80-years-old)   rhythm and lead guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing and lead vocals  (1962–present)

Ronnie Wood   (76-years-old)   lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, pedal steel guitar  (1975–present)

Backing musicians include Chuck Leavell, Bernard Fowler, Matt Clifford, Darryl Jones, Tim Ries, Karl Denson, Chanelle Haynes and Steve Jordan.

Their longtime drummer Charlie Watts passed away in August 2021.

Classic rockers on tour in 2024

Many AARP card-carrying icons will take the stage this year and next.

Here are just five of our favorite acts you won’t want to miss live in the near future.

•  Neil Young

•  Bob Dylan with Robert Plant and Willie Nelson

•  Electric Light Orchestra

•  Ringo Starr

•  Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues

Need more ’60s and ’70s hitmakers in your life? Check out our list of the 52 biggest classic rockers on tour in 2024 to find the show for you.

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Megadeth announces North America tour, closing out with a Nashville stop

Megadeth has announced a 2024 fall  "Destroy All Enemies Tour" that will take them all across North America. On Sept. 28, the thrash metal band will end their tour in Nashville at the Municipal Auditorium.

The 33-show tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature support from Mudvayne and All That Remains.

The two-month tour will kick off on Aug. 2 in Rogers, AR before hitting cities in Texas, California, Nevada, Florida, North Carolina and more.

The band, comprised of vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine, bassist James LoMenzo, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and drummer Dirk Verbeuren, is known for songs "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" and "Symphony of Destruction."

They most recently released their 2022 album "The Sick, The Dying...And The Dead!"

“Our ‘Crush The World’ tour has been a tremendous experience for the four of us,” said singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine in a statement.

“We are all playing tight, and that has made it possible for me to really focus on solos and singing, we are playing more songs than ever before, and we are closer to each other, onstage AND off. I’m excited to see Mudvayne, and All That Remains. Join us as we DESTROY ALL ENEMIES.”

How do I get tickets for the Megadeth 2024 tour?

Tickets for all the dates will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, April 26.

Fans can access a presale for the Cyber Army and Megadeth Digital members at megadeth.com .

Pitbull announces Party After Dark concert tour: T-Pain, Lil Jon to join as special guests

Dale! Mr. Worldwide is hitting the road once again.

Latin rap star Pitbull is set to deliver a mix of his career-spanning hits on the upcoming Party After Dark Tour. The U.S. trek follows numerous successful solo tours for the "Give Me Everything" rapper, including the triple-headlining Trilogy Tour with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin .

Produced by Live Nation, the 26-city tour kicks off on Aug. 21 in Bristow, Virginia, making stops across the U.S. before wrapping in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Oct. 5.  Fellow rappers T-Pain and Lil Jon will serve as a special guests on the tour.

The Grammy-winning Pitbull is known for a slew of hit singles , including "Fireball," "Timber" with Kesha , "Hotel Room Service," "Give Me Everything" with Afrojack and Ne-Yo and "Time of Our Lives" with Ne-Yo.

T-Pain, known for singles like "Bartender," "Buy U a Drank" and "Booty Wurk" is popular for his use of auto-tune pitch with electronic-style vocal performances. His most recent album, "On Top of The Covers," was released in 2023.

Lil Jon will join the pair on two tour dates, in Ridgefield, Washington and Chula Vista, California. The rapper and DJ is known for the tracks "Turn Down For What," "Shots," "Get Low" and "Yeah!" with Usher and Ludacris. He was most recently featured on the Pitbull track "Jumpin" in 2023.

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How to get tickets to Pitbull's Party After Dark Tour

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at LiveNation.com .

There are also a number of presales in the days leading up to the general on-sale. Live Nation , Ticketmaster and Talking Stick Resort are hosting presales from 10 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. Thursday.

A Citi cardmember presale will be held from 10 a.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Thursday at citientertainment.com . During the same time period, there'll be an artist presale and a VIP packages presale at livenation.com .

There's also a Spotify presale from noon until 11:59 p.m. Thursday.

The Party After Dark Tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages including premium tickets, backstage tour and photo op on-stage, pre-show VIP lounge, specially designed VIP gift item and more. Visit v ipnation.com

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Pitbull's latest music inspired by NASCAR racing team

Pitbull’s recent musical releases include "Trackhouse" and "Trackhouse: Daytona 500 Edition."

The album titles are inspired by the NASCAR Cup Series team Trackhouse Racing, which he has been a co-owner of since 2021. The tracks feature special guests Dolly Parton , Tim McGraw , Nile Rodgers, T-Pain, Omar Courtz and more.

Pitbull Party After Dark Tour dates

• Aug. 21, 2024 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
• Aug. 23, 2024 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
• Aug. 24, 2024 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
• Aug. 25, 2024 - Queens, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
• Aug. 29, 2024 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
• Aug. 30, 2024 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
• Aug. 31, 2024 - Milwaukee, WI - American Family Insurance Amphitheater
• Sept. 1, 2024 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
• Sept. 4, 2024 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
• Sept. 6, 2024 - Darien Center, NY - Dairen Lake Amphitheater
• Sept. 7, 2024 - Syracuse, NY - Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
• Sept. 8, 2024 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Broadview Stage at SPAC
• Sept. 12, 2024 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
• Sept. 13, 2024 - Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre
• Sept. 14, 2024 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater
• Sept. 15, 2024 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
• Sept. 18, 2024 - Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake
• Sept. 19, 2024 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
• Sept. 21, 2024 - Ridgedale, MO - Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
• Sept. 22, 2024 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
• Sept. 25, 2024 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Sept. 27, 2024 - Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater*
• Sept. 28, 2024 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
• Oct. 3, 2024 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre*
• Oct. 4, 2024 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
• Oct. 5, 2024 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater

*with Lil Jon

Contributing: Greta Cross, Springfield News-Leader