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From Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Weeknd, here are all the artists who can't wait to get on the road again.

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly , where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives , and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext , Queerty , Rolling Stone , and The New Yorker . He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once.

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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Out: couch potatoes. In: crowd surfers… even if we just define that as breaking the waves of the lines of fans queued up to catch concerts during the music world’s first fully open-for-business year in a while. Our writers were making up for lost pandemic time by catching shows at SoFi Stadium, the Forum and the Troubadour on the west coast, or Madison Square Garden, the Kings Theatre and Town Hall back east… or even in Las Vegas, Nashville, Tulsa, Philly, Paris and Medellín. Here, in no particular order, are 50 great ones that reminded us how streaming is ultimately no match for being in the room where it happens. — Chris Willman

Elton John at Dodger Stadium (11/17-20/22)

There was some suspense going into the opening night of Elton John’s three-night stand at Dodger Stadium, the capping engagement to what was billed as his final U.S. tour — not for what he would play, since his set lists have been pretty locked in place, but for what he would be wearing at the finale, since everyone assumed he would come up with a variation on the Dodger uniform he famously wore there back in 1975. In the end, he skipped anything like actual field wear in favor of something more befitting a knight than a ballplayer: a very fancy Dodgers robe. That encore look inevitably made him look like someone who might be ready to retire for the night, but there was nothing about the almost two-and-a-half hour performance that suggested a fellow about to actually retire, apart from the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” lettering atop the massive proscenium. This was John in top vigorous form, sounding and feeling like he’s ready for the next 50-some years — leaving the touring scene still at the top of his performing game, exiting because he wants to, not because he has to. A touring loss that we maybe hadn’t considered as much is how we’ll miss his touring ensemble, with longtime mainstays like guitarist/MD Davey Johnston, percussionist Ray Cooper and drummer Nigel Olsson being stars in their own right. This was a slightly misty, mostly joyful wave bye-bye to one of the great bands of the 20th and 21st centuries, along with one of the greatest singular entertainers. Each time you see him, meanwhile, there’s the shock of rediscovering what a rollicking rock ‘n’ roll pianist he is. On the globally webcast night 3, Brandi Carlile, Dua Lipa and Kiki Dee joined him for delectable guest turns. But no one coming the previous two nights felt cheated — of star power, still-vital vocals, or magic fingers that still split the difference between classical training and boogie-woogie like no other player in history. All that and glitz, too… however were we so lucky? (Read Variety ‘s review of Elton’s opening night here and coverage of the finale here .) — Willman

Bono at the Orpheum in L.A. (11/13/22)

We thought we’d signed up for a “book tour,” those of us who were fortunate to get tickets to the U2 frontman’s short run of shows in mid-size theaters. Perhaps he’d stand at a podium and crack open his new memoir, “Surrender,” taking a few audience questions for an encore? It was far from anything like that — this was “Bruce Springsteen on Broadway” meets an acrobat’s act, figuratively and almost literally. As physical as he is during a U2 tour, that’s how physical he was in this extended “reading,” from leaping onto a table for dramatic effect to moving back and forth between chairs as he reenacted testy and moving conversations with his father in a pub. If prompters were involved, it sure seemed like Bono was mostly doing without them as he mixed and matched verbatim passages from the book — with a very few additional asides, such as: “Like everyone who arrives in Hollywood, I have a screenplay I’d like you to look at… based on my book that I wrote me-self.” (“My book that I wrote me-self” was a recurring refrain, lest anyone imagine there was a ghostwriter in his machine.) There was music, too, from a trio of musicians that would help out with a snippet of “With or Without You” or “I Will Follow” or two full-length renderings of “City of Blinding Lights.” Mostly, though, there was glorious talk — from the seeds of creation in U2’s origin story to the recurrences of death in the passings of a mother and father and (nearly, in the recounted heart operation that is the show’s opening monologue) Bono himself. So how do we get him to turn this into a months-long residency that most fans who want to could see? Because every day he should write this book. — Willman

Kendrick Lamar at Paris’ Accor Arena (10/22/22)

People had been saying all day before  Kendrick Lamar ’s second sold-out show at Paris’ Accor Arena that the crowd’s reaction on the first night made his  summer concerts in Brooklyn , Las Vegas and even the four-night, North American tour-closing stand in his hometown of Los Angeles seem tame. Damned if they weren’t right. The Paris crowd responded much more powerfully to the songs from Lamar’s challenging latest album, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers,” than American audiences seemed to. (U.S. audiences did get to see the Paris show, as Amazon Music livestreamed it over Prime Video  and Twitch in an elaborate 19-camera shoot.) He doesn’t jump, he rarely raises his voice, and he doesn’t dance conventionally. But a closer look reveals that the deeply disciplined control and complexity of his lyrics is fully equaled in his performance, from his moves to the lighting and effects. It’s like watching the engine of a fine-tuned Mercedes. “The Big Steppers Tour” was almost the obverse of the ordinary concert tradition, where the hits are saved for encores or the end of the set. Lamar is far from ordinary, and the show was designed to acknowledge his past and please the crowd early — but conclude by signaling that this is where he is now and he knows exactly what wants. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Jem Aswad

Haim at the Hollywood Bowl (5/1/22)

Haim ’s homecoming show at the  Hollywood Bowl  felt a little bit like a block party first, and a big rock ‘n’ roll coronation secondarily. “We are Valley girls through and through!” declared Alana Haim, one of the three sisters who make up the core group, explaining why “there’s gonna be a lot of emotion tonight.” When they’d headlined the Greek Theatre across the hills in 2017,  that  might’ve seemed like the prime hail-the-conquering-heroes moment of their lives, but, of course, there were bigger nearby ravines to conquer. They’re still a rock band when they want to be, Haim is unconcerned about re-proving any rawk bona fides when they could be experimenting with slightly left-of-center pop or R&B chord progressions, picking and choosing styles in service to one of the best song catalogs anybody in rock or pop has amassed in the last 15 years. It felt like a just world for 100 minutes at the Bowl as the evening turned into a celebration of both Haim and Los Angeles, an explosion of mutual affection more cathartic than anything even P.T. Anderson could come up with for a last act. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Willman

Bad Bunny at SoFi Stadium (9/30/22)

The North American leg of Bad Bunny’s “World’s Hottest Tour” lived up to that promise, as the Puerto Rican phenom achieved the  top-grossing tour  of August with this trek, consisting of several stops in the country’s biggest venues. He pulled out all the stops for the first of two back-to-back shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, bringing out several guests — including the reggaeton pioneer  Ivy Queen , who played a medley of her hottest hits — and declared his love for L.A., inciting cheers throughout the night with: “¡Los Latinos in L.A., que se sienta!” During his performance of “Yo Perreo Sola,” Ivy Queen appeared on stage and finished out the last few lines of the track as Bad Bunny’s hype woman. The Puerto Rican singer and pioneer of the Latin urban scene did a short set list of her biggest hits starting with “Te He Querido,” plus “Quiero Bailar” and “Quitate Tu Pa Ponerme Yo.”  Bomba Estéreo’s Li Saumet, who joined him on stage in a neon pink and green look for their Latin Grammy-nominated “Ojitos Lindos.” By the time Bad Bunny’s show-closers “El Apagón” and “Después De La Playa” began to play, the audience was ready to give up any last bits of energy it had left. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Thania Garcia

Dua Lipa at the Kia Forum (3/23/22)

When we called “Future Nostalgia” “the reigning dance-pop album of the century,” we meant it, and her two-night stand at the Forum couldn’t have been a happier two-year anniversary celebration for a record we strongly suspect we’ll be spinning for decades. That she was just now getting around to performing this music live felt like an ideal punctuation point to all but officially mark the end (knock on wood) of the quarantine era “Nostalgia” came out at the beginning of. As much as Dua Lipa is a bona fide superstar at this point, her tour had a kind of thrilling community spirit to it, evident right at the start when she introduced her dancers and band with generous opening credits, teasing a terrific ensemble movie of sorts that her beautifully choreographed show turned out to be. You can’t exactly call Dua Lipa an Everywoman… not when she is modeling something as alien-seeming as a fluorescent yellow-green one-piece that has her boots impossibly sewn right into the costume (and matching long gloves out of a Bob Fosse Day-Glo dream). She’s not “just like us,” but the effect of the show was to weirdly make us feel like we were marching down that same catwalk, or levitating above it in some kind of sympathetic fluidity. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Willman

Rhiannon Giddens with the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall (11/12/22)

Giddens is as insanely talented an artist as we have today, but how she found time to pull off a one-off as spectacular as her collaboration with the L.A. Philharmonic is anyone’s guess. She’s usually doing shows and recordings with her partner Francesco Turrisi, and co-wrote an opera, “Omar,” that was wrapping up its west coast premiere run a few blocks away in downtown L.A. the same weekend she performed with the Phil. But when Julia Bullock and Ava DuVernay come calling, even the busy listen, apparently. DuVernay and Bullock brought Giddens in as part of their Rock My Soul festival at Disney Hall, dedicated to celebrating Black female artists. Giddens’ show further made good on that by having conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson at the helm of the orchestra, as well as the (all-woman and partly, not entirely, Black) Resistance Revival Chorus on the bill as opening act and returning for the headliner’s encore. This was the Giddens show of anyone’s dreams, matching her banjo plucking to a massive swell of strings that transformed songs both familiar and not so much so. The traditional Black folk song “Waterboy,” for instance, which Giddens has usually sung a cappella, felt less stern and more playful, even sensual, somehow, in this setting. And she again proved that she is one of the few people around who has much business singing “Summertime,” a song you have to be pretty sure the Gershwins presciently wrote for her. Any chance the Phil could create a way to make Giddens a singer-in-residence for a whole season? — Willman

The 1975 at NYC's Madison Square Garden (11/7/22)

Frontmen should be fun. Obnoxious, pretentious, eccentric… yes, all good words when it comes to the face of your favorite rock band. So when singer Matty Healy introduces  the 1975  as “the greatest band on the planet,” or gnaws on a slab of raw meat or mimics masturbation more than once in one concert, at least he’s giving you something to talk about. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that over the last decade, the 1975 has been one of rock’s most consistent acts, and their live show has evolved into an impressive culmination of five strong records and a bevy of hits. Ripping through two dozen of their greatest songs and new album cuts, the 1975’s sold-out Madison Square Garden show was a captivating exposition from a band that embraces nearly every pop trope yet demands to be taken seriously. The 1975 transformed the Garden’s stage into an enormous deconstructed house, fully furnished with couches, lamps, bookcases and vintage televisions — lots of them. Healy delivered one song from the top of a spiral staircase and another atop the roof. The singer’s wandering around the set, lounging on the couch and sticking his head out of its fake windows, gave the show not only a vague narrative but also a more intimate, literally homey feel. It got weirder, as Healy began chewing on a raw meat shank and doing push-ups until, finally, he climbed into a TV and disappeared. Despite the vague political messaging and elaborate staging, the most exhilarating part of the show was the songs. Healy and company are no strangers to stunts, theatrics and moments designed for Twitter virality, but if there’s one thing the 1975 won’t let you forget, it’s that they’re one hell of a live band. — Ethan Shanfeld

Danny Elfman at the Hollywood Bowl (10/29/22)

Elfman had warned that the weekend Bowl shows should not be seen as a family-friendly variation on the “Nightmare Before Christmas” screening/concerts he did at Halloween-time at the same venue in 2015, 2016 and 2018, and in a detour last year to the Banc of California Stadium downtown. His main point was that this career-encompassing show, with its courser language and copious overhead animation of intestines in various states of visible distress, was not “family-friendly.” But, in fact, he did deliver three songs from that film’s song score early on — “Jack’s Lament,” “This Is Halloween” and “What’s This?” — which is really about all the musical “Nightmare” anyone needs in one night. The real joys were in the twin poles of the evening: full-orchestral versions of instrumental score excerpts from his 40-year filmography’ and a resumption, after decades of avoiding rock ‘n’ roll, of his manic frontman side, combining Oingo Boingo chestnuts from the ’80s and early ’90s with the more industrial-sounding selections from his rock comeback album, “Big Mess.” There’s never been a show quite like this one because there’s never been a career like this. That he pulled it off as a cohesive concert experience made the show wildly successful, and not just because he’s refilling his rock reservoir after an epic drought. It almost felt like Christmas, with or without the boxed-up snakes. (Read Variety ‘s full review of the show here and preview of the concert here .) — Willman

Lizzo at the Kia Forum (11/18/22)

Lizzo wrapped up the North American leg of her “Special” tour in November with back-to-back, sold-out shows at the Forum, filmed for her HBO Max “Live in Concert” New Year’s Eve special. The concerts were marked by special guest appearances from Cardi B (“Rumors”), SZA (“Special”) and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott (who surprised Lizzo onstage while she performed their hit “Tempo”). But what made the shows unique was Lizzo’s intention behind the production. The Grammy- (and Emmy-) winner opens each concert by asking the audience, “When was the last time you said something kind about yourself?” It’s the type of bracingly honest question that you’d expect at from your therapist, not a pop star. And what follows is essentially a two-hour music therapy session as Lizzo twerks her way through a lineup of high-energy anthems (“It’s About Damn Time,” “Truth Hurts,” “Juice” and “Soulmate”), soulful ballads (“Jerome,” “Naked”) and Sasha Flute-solos with the help of the Lizzbians and the Little Bigs band and her Big Grrrls dancers. The concert experience is best described as a church service-meets-self-help seminar, leaving audiences floating out of the arena with renewed self-esteem. One could say you’re feeling “Good As Hell.” And it’s all by Lizzo’s design. — Angelique Jackson

'Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze — Live From Laurel Canyon' at the Ross House in L.A., and on IMAX Screens (9/28/22)

Carlile had a terrific headlining tour of amphitheaters, and in some all-star or one-off gigs in person or on television, she was the master of the get-in-and-get-out showstopper number, from Elton’s U.S. finale to the memorials for Naomi Judd and Loretta Lynn to a pair of “SNL” appearances that bookended the year. But maybe her crowning 2022 moment as a live performer was a concert she did that went out live to hundreds of IMAX screens from a hillside overlooking Laurel Canyon at dusk. (The setting was enough to finally give grassy knolls a good name again.) A lot of times, on shoots as high-concept as this one, the magic either doesn’t quite translate to the screen or is actually a lot more vivid through the camera than it is on-site. I was there for the shoot, and as I walked back and forth between what was happening against the sunset outdoors with a very minimal crew and a big screen inside the adjacent house, I can vouch that what viewers saw in their local theaters felt exactly what it was like to be there. That’s a testament to director Sam Wrench’s bold move to shoot every song as an intimate single take, alternating Steadicams and cranes. But of course it’s really a testimonial to Carlile’s ability to create real intimacy wherever she goes, amid the coyotes or in a cinematic attack of the 50-foot woman. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Willman

Paul McCartney at SoFi Stadium (5/13/22)

Paul McCartney  has something to prove. What that is is between him and his shrink, but what we do know for certain is that, in the year of our lord 2022, McCartney was doing two-hour-and-40-minute sets that encompass 36 songs… on top of maintaining his custom of doing separate-admission VIP soundchecks with different setlists. At SoFi, he was just days away from turning 80, and few would begrudge McCartney if he cut a few corners: cutting the set length to a reasonable two hours here, lowering the keys a little there, or dropping some of the vocal ad libs to save his voice for Syracuse. But McCartney was not about to use this milestone finally half-ass it, or even three-quarters-ass it. On top of the sheer quantity of catalog, he still  howls . Yes, if you listen carefully, it’s maybe a softer, less throat-ravaging version of the howl than he used to do, but that’s more of a technical adjustment than anything that is going to stand in the way of anyone enjoying a balls-out resurrection of “Helter Skelter.” Will he continue to be able to keep coming around for stadium tours in years to come? Only Mama Nature knows, but for now, there was reason to be grateful that he just can’t stop going back to the top of the slide. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Willman

Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ at the Shrine Auditorium (2/1/22)

This stage show reimagined Björk’s 2017 album “Utopia,” twisting the batch of love songs into a plea for the environment. Björk twirled and danced around a crowded stage filled with flautists, a harpist, a choir and a cutting-edge light spectacular which painted the Shrine’s gorgeous interior with morphing floral and fauna, some real, some imagined, some merging with Björk’s masked face. As the band — which included hypnotic percussion from Manu Delago and dense arrangements courtesy of musical director Bergur Porisson — moved around the stage for each song, it evoked faeries pirouetting through the forest, more ethereal in movement than, say, David Byrne’s lo-fi marching band in “American Utopia.” — William Earl

Joni Mitchell MusiCares Person of the Year Salute at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Conference Center (4/1/22)

No, it was not filmed for broadcast (apparently), so you had to be there to see Mitchell feted for three solid hours by Beck, St. Vincent, Yola, Mickey Guyton, John Legend, Lauren Daigle, Allison Russell, Cyndi Lauper, Sara Bareilles, Lucius, Chloe Bailey, Black Pumas, Herbie Hancock, Pentatonix, Violet Grohl and musical co-directors Brandi Carlile and Jon Batiste. Billy Porter got got a standing ovation for a very dramatic and slowed-down rendering of “Both Sides Now,” but the most riveting reading of the night’s voluminous covers was Yola’s stunning “Urge for Going,” with the instrumental assistance of Wendy & Lisa. Also slaying: Christian music star Lauren Daigle’s “Come in From the Cold,” with Carlile and Lucius providing stacked backing vocals that were a marvel in themselves; Carlile doing a “Woodstock” that started out in spooky, ruminative territory before suddenly exploding into full-bore rock ‘n’ roll mode with Stephen Stills coming out for a guest shred on guitar; Beck turning a song as strange as “The Jungle Line” into something stranger still, and also strangely exhilarating. Please, someone, tell us that the word that this show wasn’t recorded for public airing was just a dirty lie. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Willman

Jack White at the YouTube Theater in L.A. (5/31/22)

The YouTube Theatre, a new mid-size theater built next to SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum in L.A.-adjacent Inglewood, almost felt too gleaming and spanking-new to offer the proper vibe for a down-and-dirty White gig. Yet he had a way of making even this suddenly feel like a classic old-school rock hall like the Fillmore West, or at least become our imagined version of what it might have been like to see a classically lead-guitar-fueled show from back in the day when T-rexes and Hendrixes still walked the earth. Touring behind two world-class 2022 albums, “Fear of the Dawn” and (the then-not-yet-released) “Entering Heaven Alive,” White led his band through paces that might have woken up and thrilled the ghosts of horse racing fans who hung around the Hollywood Park track that was demolished on the site. Fifty years after Ten Years After, he’s a conduit back to how it must’ve felt to be part of a Woodstock and Bill Graham genre-mixing generation in which rock could hit as hard as it was ever going to and still feel smart, spontaneous and proficient, as well as primal. If he can sound a little like a carnival barker when he’s doing callouts to the crowd, that makes sense — he’s out there putting on the Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Show on earth. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Willman

Pavement at NYC's Kings Theater (10/3/22)

Back in the day (“the day” being the 1990s),  Pavement  became so typecast as a cliché-lambasting, anti-rock band that they never really got credit for what a great rock band it was — and, as its 30th-ish anniversary tour showed, still is. Although the members always downplayed their ability to “rock out” and still do, when the band locks in on hypnotic grooves while singer-guitarist Stephen Malkmus plays solos with a Lou Reed-ish combination of soaring melodies and brittle squall (usually finishing with some self-mocking gesture), it can hold its own with virtually any rock band. Although their current tour — their second reunion trek, following one in 2010 — consists entirely of songs dating from their 1989-1999 recorded career, for this stand, the group mixed up the setlists every show, playing between 25 and 30 songs in just under two hours, on four consecutive nights. To be seeing this band playing in a gorgeously ornate venue like Brooklyn’s Kings Theater as middle-aged men, Pavement truly delivered. Hopefully, it won’t be another 12 years before they tread the boards together again. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Aswad

Allison Russell at the Troubadour (11/15/22)

The title of one of Russell’s signature songs, “Joyful Motherfuckers,” provides an apt description for just about any audience that comes to see this riveting breakthrough artist as a headliner. She’s been out enough as an opening act (coming through town with Lake Street Dive in 2021 and Andrew Bird at the Greek earlier in 2022) that it took till this Troubadour show for her to make it to L.A. under her own top billing, something that felt especially well-earned in the wake of her “Outside Child” solo debut having deservedly won album of the year a few months earlier at the Americana Honors. Getting a deeper exploration of that album, with its harrowing themes of abuse, was an emotional experience unto itself, and her revival of the slavery-themed “Quasheba, Quasheba,” a song she first sang as part of Our Native Daughters, was a stark reminder of just how far and severely back abuse runs in North American Black families. But she didn’t skimp on joy (and not even because she has Joy Clark in her band) — from a Sade cover to her own brand new semi-political anthem “Georgia Rise,” Russell brings a brand of feel-good that’s never felt more well-earned. (Read Variety ‘s commentary on her award wins and nominations here .) — Willman

‘Quentin Tarantino: Cinema Speculation Book Tour’ at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (11/3/22)

Quentin Tarantino went the rock star route to promote his new book, “Cinema Speculation,” holding sold-out live events at Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel, San Francisco’s Castro Theatre and the Town Hall in New York City with fellow film brains. The Bay Area event was a dud (Tarantino was sick and the host reportedly stoned), but the SoCal crowd went wild for a deep dive into the director’s ’70s obsessions, as Rotten Tomatoes awards editor (and longtime pal) Jacqueline Coley got personal, grilling QT about his influences. After two hours of banter, Tarantino gave a colorful, anything-but-sober reading of the final chapter, about Floyd, the Black family friend who took “Little Quentin” to outrageously inappropriate (yet formative) screenings. Never shy about the “N word,” Tarantino channeled the man who inspired several of Samuel L. Jackson’s most iconic characters. — Peter Debruge

Lady Gaga at Dodger Stadium (9/10/22)

Surrounded by brutalist architecture and rocking other-worldly outfits, Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball finally landed at Dodger Stadium. Rather than save her biggest hits till last, Gaga had everyone on their feet as she front-loaded her setlist with a trifecta of smash tunes that included “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” Dodger Stadium had become a dance floor with the biggest party in town that would last over two hours. The stripped-back ballad section was another spectacle, a highlight showcasing just Gaga at a piano, belting out her Oscar-winning tune, “Shallow.” It was quite a unifying moment, an escape from the pandemic era we were all going through, as all 52,000 attendees joined in a sing-along, maskless and forgetting about all our worries. It was also mesmerizing to look around in any direction to see fans dressed up recreating her looks… think Comic-Con but Gaga-Con. How did Gaga cap the night off? With mile-high pyrotechnics that could burn toast if you stood too close as she sang her soaring ballad from “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Hold My Hand.” The show was worth the wait — coming after a full two-year pandemic delay — and a reminder of her artistic range, not that we ever needed it. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Jazz Tangcay

The Smile at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom (11/20/22)

The Smile is a band formed during the pandemic by the most public-facing members of Radiohead, singer Thom Yorke and lead guitarist and musical wizard Jonny Greenwood. Their debut album “A Light for Attracting Attention” causes a racket, blending the primal power of axe-heavy Radiohead albums (think “The Bends” blended with “In Rainbows”) with the songwriting precision of post-punk, sprinkled with the experimentation of Greenwood’s solo compositions. Along with drummer Tom Skinner, the group bounded through standouts including the piano ballad “Pana-vision,” which devolved into a noisy outro, complete with Greenwood attacking his electric bass with a bow; “Bending Hectic,” an experimental and extended jam which could live alongside “A Thousand Leaves”-era Sonic Youth; the slinky, minimalist “The Smoke,” and set-closer “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” a rousing, pissed-off rocker. — William Earl

Billie Eilish at L.A.'s Kia Forum (4/9/22)

Here’s a hot take: Eilish’s 2021 album “Happier Than Ever” was every bit as strong as 2019’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” So what a hell of a set list Eilish had coming into her 2022 tour, just two albums (or two and a half, if we count her 2017 EP) into a career that’s amassed a library of songs for her, at 20, that almost any other performer would envy at 50. Maybe nothing can live up to the shock and awe of her coming out of the gate on Coachella 2019’s second stage with a show that proved she was as captivating a live performer as she was a recording artist, but consistency trumps even the excitement of initial flashpoints. Going into a headlining slot at Coachella 2022, Eilish and her brother  Finneas  preceded that locally with a sold-out three-night stand at L.A.’s Forum that established she’s in a sweet spot where a performing maturity has set in before the first, most glorious flush of youth has waned. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Willman

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Greek (8/19/20)

In the annals of popular music, has there ever been a more successful confluence of two existing solo brands than  Robert Plant  and  Alison Krauss ? Theirs seemed to go down as a one-and-done in the late 2000s, but after 2021’s reunion album, they were back on the road this year for the first time in 14 years. These two feel born to be together … occasionally. This tour felt like home, and like Halley’s comet. As a bonus, this time around,  JD McPherson  is the lead guitarist  and  fantastic opening act; while that’s quite a break for him, it’s also a boon for the audience, many of whom are getting their first exposure to one of the best there is in American rock ‘n’ roll. You could see Plant’s and Krauss’ admiration for McPherson in how, after usually singing apart from one another, they’d step back together into the shadows to look at him like proud parents. The highlight of the show for many was surely a version of Zeppelin’s classic “When the Levee Breaks” that managed to cleverly interpolate some of the instrumental parts from a separate Zeppelin song, “Friends”; it turns out Krauss is capable of making her instrument feel as much Middle Eastern as middle-Tennessean. But the real high point was the Zep cover that immediately preceded it, “The Battle of Evermore,” in which it was Krauss’ voice making the substantial contribution to a ’70s rock standard. She so made it hers, Zeppelin’s recorded version feel forever like it’s missing something going forward. (Read Variety ‘s full review here .) — Willman

Bob Dylan at the Terrace Theatre (6/21/22)

It’s almost comical to compare what Dylan is doing at 81 with what Paul McCartney has been doing in stadium shows just on the cusp of 80. One’s a people-pleaser, and the other is a walking Rorschach test, or hall of mirrors. But they’re putting on what may be the two most reliably great shows of 2022, despite flying or bussing in from opposite ends of the solar system. You don’t want McCartney to act his age, but to defy it. On the other hand, it’s fantastic that Dylan is putting on what absolutely amounts to a rock ‘n’ roll show where nonetheless you  can  believe how old he is, because the depth of his performance is heightened by our awareness of the years he’s logged, which add to the palpable mythos that’s already there in the music. The barely death-defying danger of “Crossing the Rubicon,” or the fountain-of-youth giddiness of “Coming Up”? Listen, it’s OK to want both from our favorite octogenarians! At 81, Dylan is acting his somber age, and yet, in the fun of the arrangements, you sense him deep at play in the fields of the Lord. (Read Variety ‘s full review here .) — Willman

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis at NYC's Kings Theatre (3/25/22)

Commensurate with the empathetic lyrical vibe of Nick Cave’s most recent studio albums (“Ghosteen,” “Carnage”), the praying mantis-like vocalist presented a live show in Brooklyn that was equal parts quiet sermon and communal fireside chat. Aided by the Kings Theatre’s shrine-like design, Cave’s usual menace disappeared, leaving in its wake an intensity borne of the wealth of deeply-felt emotion and fellowship. The reverie of Cave’s live, prayer session was nearly broken when the audience spilled from the theater to the shock that Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins had died. Somehow, Cave’s message lingered in the air as fans struggled to process the tragic news. — A.D. Amorosi

The Mars Volta at NYC's Terminal 5 (9/29/22)

This reunion tour, in support of a new self-titled record that marks the end of a decade-long hiatus for the Texas rockers, is a reminder not only that the group itself is back but keenly aware of their legacy as a taut, adventurous live act ready to blend genres at a breakneck pace. Their musicianship was jaw-dropping on standout tracks like “L’Via L’Viaquez,” a classic rock collision where a Zeppelin-esque rager abruptly swerves, dipping into a Latin jam out of the Santana playbook. Toggling back and forth between the styles could be whiplash-inducing, but there was enough talent and communication on stage to keep the complex song structures crisp and flowing. — Earl

Father John Misty at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8/20/22)

Father John Misty sang “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” early on in the show nearly every night on his 2022 tour, but when he deigned to sing it at Hollywood Forever during a two-night stand at the mortuary/outdoor concert venue, thinking about how meta that was made him momentarily flub the words. But a lot of his songs are at least that life-and-death. “It didn’t occur to me till last night, my first time playing in a graveyard, that my catalog has quite a serious body count,” he said on night two. “We’re, like, five (songs) in, and quite a few dead.” The songs with mortal coils ranged from “Chloë,” which ends with the effervescent starlet of the title throwing herself from her balcony, to “Goodbye Mr. Blue,” a song about a dead cat (or, really, the death of the relationship between its two owners). He also made a joke out of saying “I’d like to dedicate this next one to all the dead people in introducing “Please Don’t Die.” But the song itself is no gag — for all his elusiveness and wryness, Misty has his hand on the throbbing pulse of anyone who ever suffered such anxiety or existential terror that they let themselves bottom out, or worse. Meanwhile, the new album, which ventures more into short-form narrative, strictly fictional songwriting than he has in the past, has some of the best orchestral arrangements that have been put to a pop record in years, by Drew Erickson — and against all odds, those were carried over to the tour, thanks to a substantial string section and horn section Misty took out on the road with him. It was a show that, in its catharsis, felt positively death-defying. (Read Variety ‘s original review of the Hollywood Forever concerts here , and of his appearance earlier in 2022 with the LA Phil at Disney Hall here .) — Willman

The Who at the Hollywood Bowl (11/1/22)

The Who — aka surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend — was touring with an orchestra, just as the band did a few years earlier, pre-pandemic. If anyone thought that particular deja vu was a valid reason to pass on picking up a ticket this time around, the Who’s Hollywood Bowl season-capping show proved this music and these arrangements make for as mandatory a visit as ever. Daltrey sounded in impossibly fine form, and Townsend seemed fully invested, wanton windmills and all (he’s claimed that his cartilage is so damaged it’s easy to do them again). And hearing the full symphonic take on a generous selection of “Tommy” at the beginning and “Quadrophenia” at the end? That’s a catalog and a combination that rock-estras will still be trying to pull off long after you and I and Rog and Pete are gone, so what joy to get the full package now. It doesn’t hurt that Zak Starkey pulls off replicating Keith Moon’s unmistakable style in a way that we probably wouldn’t let anyone but the scion of rock royalty get away with. The show-closer offered a special treat: young lead violinist Katy Jacoby putting a literal spring in the step of “Baba O’Riley.” (Read Variety ‘s 2022 interview with Townshend here .) — Willman

‘Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon’ at the Pantages (4/6/22)

On the recent television special as well as at the original taping at the Pantages last spring, the unmistakable highlight of the Simon tribute was having Rhiannon Giddens join Simon for the penultimate number, “American Tune,” which she sang alone to his guitar-picking accompaniment, with slightly altered lyrics that spoke to a non-white legacy of these United States. But the entire evening was a feast fit for the king of American tuneage, including, of course, a generous swath of “Graceland,” arguably the most important album of the ’80s. Besides Simon’s own version of “Graceland’s” title track near the end, the record was represented by Take 6 channeling Ladysmith Black Mambazo on the a cappella “Homeless” and West African native Angélique Kidjo and South African native Dave Matthews bringing figurative swagger and literal strutting to “Under African Skies” and “You Can Call Me Al.” Other testimonies to Simon’s multi-cultural interests included Jimmy Cliff and Shaggy’s “Mother and Child Reunion” and the also mama-deifying “Loves Me Like a Rock” from Take Six and Billy Porter. With Irma Thomas, Trombone Shorty, Susanna Hoffs, Garth Brooks, Eric Church and others on board, the show did Simon proud, no easy feat. The only performers cut for the telecast were Eric Idle and Puddles Pity Party, but we can’t always send in the clowns. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here and TV review here .) — Willman

The Weeknd at SoFi Stadium (11/26/22)

Would “House of Balloons”-era Weeknd ever believe that he would be able to rock out NFL stadiums like he consistently did throughout 2022? While SoFi Stadium was the site of his loss of voice and concert postponement in early September, the Weeknd found personal redemption after Thanksgiving across two nights of rescheduled shows. Immersive stage and light design supplemented the storytelling of recent records “After Hours” and “Dawn FM,” but the real star of the show has always been Abel Tesfaye’s astonishing vocal capabilities. The irresistible momentum of hits like “Blinding Lights” and “Can’t Feel My Face” were electric in a stadium atmosphere, but moments like the particular roars of dedicated fans across the crowd when the opening guitar and synths signaled playback of longtime favorite “The Morning” were simply unforgettable. — EJ Panaligan

Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples at the Greek in L.A.(9/24/22)

If the planet was under threat of annihilation from beyond, and we had to present our divine or interplanetary overlords with just two musical emissaries to make a case that humankind is worth being spared as a species,  Bonnie Raitt  and  Mavis Staples  might be the couple we’d want to pick. Raitt had several different worthy opening acts for her 2022 tour, but the segment of it that had Staples in tow made for a two-sided portrait of what heart, soul and understated heroism look like in music. Their Greek stop was a show where you  could  think about what Staples meant during the civil rights movement, and since, or about Raitt’s role as a warrior without uniform in the early days of women fighting to get their due in rock. Or you could just enjoy the chops and grease that feed into the respective performances of historically significant figures who wear their mantles as lightly as anything else they’d need to peel off upon stepping into a humid roadhouse. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Willman

Paramore at the Belasco (10/27/22)

After a four-year hiatus from performing, Paramore’s enthusiasm to return to the stage was further heightened by the intimacy of the Belasco, a too-rarely-utilized small-scale downtown L.A. venue. With fellow musicians like Billie Eilish, Jesse Rutherford and Finneas in attendance, vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro gave a heartfelt performance that took audience members on a journey through the band’s genre-non-conforming discography. The setlist featured a blend of older fan-favorites like “Misery Business” and “Decode” along with newer works such as opening number “This Is Why” and “Simmer,” Williams’ 2020 debut solo single. — Katie Reul

Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe at the City National Grove of Anaheim (9/1/22)

With Costello performing on tour with his former producer Lowe as opening act, the two teamed up as a duo on some nights and not on others. Alone among their several L.A. area dates, their Anaheim show had them not just sharing the stage for one number but joining armed forces for three — “Indoor Fireworks” (written by EC, covered by Lowe), “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” (written by Lowe, covered by Costello) and, possibly for the first joint time ever, “Alison,” with Lowe, for his part, giving maybe the tenderest reading of that Elvis standard ever. Costello did his extra bit to make it a more Lowe-centric night by opening his part of the show with his never-recorded, 120-mph reading of Nick’s “Heart of the City.” As headliner, Costello, one of rock’s all-time great singers, was in peak form, never more than in the five songs from this year’s “The Boy Named If,” his most energized and maybe just best album since the ’90s. One of the best things about Costello’s recent touring is that, while he won’t ever go up against that other EC, his shows have gone from having virtually no guitar solos to being filled with them, between his own and new Imposter Charlie Sexton’s. Who would ever have expected to see Costello and Sexton jamming out — just infrequently enough that you don’t get too used to the idea — like they were a 2020s Allmans? — Willman

‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ at the Kia Forum (9/27/22)

“It’s a revolving door of rock heroes tonight,” Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl said during the Los Angeles tribute concert for late drummer Taylor Hawkins, and he couldn’t have been more accurate. The impressive lineup was practically a lesson in rock ‘n’ roll history, including the likes of Joan Jett, Travis Barker, Josh Homme, Wolfgang Van Halen, Alanis Morrissette,  Pink , Miley Cyrus, Stewart Copeland and Chad Smith as well as members of Queen, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Soundgarden, Rush, Metallica and Black Sabbath. There was also comedic relief in the form of Jack Black and  Dave Chappelle , who covered “Creep” for the occasion. But perhaps the most special guest was Shane Hawkins, the 16-year-old son of Taylor, who joined Foo Fighters on drums at the end of the show for an emotional performance of “My Hero” and “I’ll Stick Around.” (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Ellise Shafer

Olivia Rodrigo at NYC's Madison Square Garden (4/27/22)

For all the teen-leaning concerts we’ve attended in the past few years — Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Jack Harlow, Dua Lipa, Eilish, BTS and more — Rodrigo’s was the most laser-focused on speaking to and for her audience and age group. For all of their differences in sound and imaging, it was most similar to Billie Eilish circa 2019, which isn’t surprising: both are (or were) teenagers themselves. But whereas Eilish’s appeal at the time was more like the cool, creative friend from art class, Rodrigo’s is a more situational relatability: “I wrote this song in my bedroom when I was feeling like I was falling short for this guy I really liked” was her spoken introduction to just one song, but could have been for many. There’s no question that the audience was with Rodrigo before she’d even set foot on the stage, but living up to it is a different story. Filling a room on the scale of Radio City is a challenge, and she did it with an easy grace, using poses both natural and trained — outstretched arms, a lighthearted skip or purposeful strut across the stage, hair flips, hunching over for emphasis and scowling on the heartbreak lyrics while beaming on the happy ones, and most of all, connecting with her audience. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Aswad

Amanda Shires at the Troubadour (10/10/22)

Amanda Shires isn’t always determined to drive an audience in a frenzy. Much of the setlist for her 2022 tour was taken from “Take It Like a Man” — one of the year’s finest singer-songwriter releases — which reaches deep into the lonely or insecure moments that can creep into a long-term relationship, as well as the emotionally fulfilling and carnal ones. That fiddle of hers can be as plaintive as her voice, and the newer stuff nicely balances Americana heartbreakers with light-R&B uplift. But watch out if she puts on a pair of black wings over her bodysuit; that may be a sign that she’s about to bring the show to an extended climax with an older song, “Look Like a Bird,” that establishes she and her crackerjack band would fare just fine on the jam-band circuit. — Willman

The Killers with Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden (10/1/22)

Very few modern bands have a “Mr. Brightside.” Even fewer are able to whip it out in the first five minutes of a show and continue to entertain an arena for another 90 minutes. And even fewer are those who can hold their own in a three-song duet with  Bruce Springsteen  as he beams with excitement announcing their name to the crowd: “ THE KILLERS !” “Everybody knows God made Saturday nights for rock ‘n’ roll,” frontman Brandon Flowers declared toward the beginning of the band’s set, the second of two consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden. And the Killers delivered on that, taking New York City on a tour of its greatest songs from “Hot Fuss” to “Pressure Machine.” As the set wrapped up, an attentive audience member might have sensed a surprise was in order, as it wasn’t entirely clear how the band could top closers “All These Things That I’ve Done” and “When You Were Young” with an encore. Oh, of course, just bring out Springsteen for “Badlands,” “Dustland” and “Born to Run.” (Read Variety ‘s full review here .) — Shanfield

Muse at the Wiltern (10/4/22)

Muse has been relying on massive production design in its touring for so long — nearly putting Pink Floyd to shame — that the idea of a no-frills tour seemed as unlikely as a Roger Waters solo acoustic outing. But the band did a few global small-hall shows to herald the coming of its “Will of the People” album, free from drones or giant puppets, and they’ve never sounded better. (“Sounded” being the operative word, since sightlines at the SRO Wiltern are non-existent except for the balcony and a chosen few on the floor. Is there a worse place to see a show in L.A.?) The set was especially heavy on the band’s earliest and, yes, oft-heaviest material, when Muse sounded more like the love child of Metallica and prog; it was a lovely, headbanging place to revisit before the “real” tour comes around to arenas this spring. — Willman

Patti Smith at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa (5/6/22)

When the Bob Dylan Museum opened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in May, the festivities included three nights of affiliated concerts at the legendary Cain’s Ballroom around the corner, with three headliners worthy of a bard: Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and Patti Smith. Each of them brought their own historic connection to Dylan, which they did or didn’t play off of during their Tulsa performances. Costello covered “Like a Rolling Stone” and “I Threw It All Away” and interpolated a snippet of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” into his own “Pump It Up.” Staples didn’t sing any Dylan songs at all, but given a 60-year history with the man that speaks for itself, she didn’t need to. But Smith really went the extra mile, opening her show with a quiet “Boots of Spanish Leather,” later doing an equally acoustic “One Too Many Mornings,” and in-between those taking her Dylan covers electric with a howlingly fierce “Wicked Messenger.” Dylan didn’t show for any of these activities, of course, but Smith made sure that his ears were burning up, wherever he was. (Read Variety ‘s coverage here .) — Willman

Grace Jones at the Hollywood Bowl (9/25/22)

Dancing on towering heels for more than an hour, changing costumes every other song (of course including one recreating Keith Haring’s iconic body paint), and singing her cathartic finale, “Slave to the Rhythm,” while effortlessly navigating a hula hoop, 74-year-old Grace Jones commanded the cavernous Hollywood Bowl stage — and moved around on it — like a performer half her age. But even if shuffling through a murderer’s row of her most enduring hits (“Nightclubbing,” “My Jamaican Guy”) somehow wasn’t entertainment enough for an absolutely mesmerized audience of fans, late in the show she enlisted a group of them for a dance party during “Pull Up to the Bumper” that unexpectedly featured superfan and disciple Janelle Monae, who paid appropriate tribute by crawling between Jones’ legs while her idol spanked her behind. — Todd Gilchrist

‘Katy Perry: Play' at Resorts World Las Vegas (1/12/22)

If you’re easily triggered by 30- to 40-foot props, dance routines with dozens of performers, childish wonder, juvenile humor, vivid drug-trip simulations or just, you know, color , by all means avoid “Katy Perry: Play,” the Las Vegas residency that began just before last New Year’s Eve and is continuing into 2023. To be sure, talking poops, dancing mushrooms and anthropomorphic toothbrushes and tube socks are not for all tastes or tolerance levels. But what giddy fun this show is, if you love old-school Vegas showmanship, movie musicals and pop art or any intersection thereof. Think “Toy Story” as an acid trip, or Busby Berkeley meets “The Incredible Shrinking Man” meeting Peter Max in “South Park”… with a healthy dose of Sin City’s classic headdresses and tuxes toward the end. It’s not all about the wild production design: There could be no better hostess with the most-est for this campy but clever madness than Perry, who has the hooks to go with the pop-a-top on her beer-dispensing brassiere. (Read Variety ‘s coverage of the residency here .) — Willman

Feid at Columbia's La Macarena (9/9/22)

La Macarena in Colombia has a long history of hosting boisterous energy. The stadium has served as a venue for both concerts and bullfights since 1945, but on the weekend of Sept. 9, the ring was populated by Medellín native Salomón Villada Hoyos, otherwise known as  Feid . The reggaeton singer-songwriter sold out three consecutive nights at the stadium – a feat that not even two other hometown heroes, J. Balvin and Karol G., can claim (yet). Feid has been an active and successful songwriter for years, penning songs for Balvin and fellow Colombian reggaeton star Reykon, Sebastián Yatra and more. However, Feid has grown into somewhat of an emblematic figure, representing his home city with an alluring and emotive sound that’s idolized far beyond the forests of Antioquia. If this string of shows is of any proof, it’s clear the Medellín hero is just getting started. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Garcia

My Chemical Romance at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center (8/29/22)

For a band that split nearly a decade ago, My Chemical Romance — the burning toast of 21st century emo-glam-empowered power-pop — never lost the flame when it came to reuniting. Vocalist-lyricist Gerard Way and the rest of MCR (original members guitarists Ray Toro, Frank Iero and brother-bassist Mikey Way) performed as if they were a ticking time bomb. Dedicating themselves to the disenfranchised and the outliers with material from 2002’s “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love” and 2006’s “The Black Parade,” their speedy riff-heavy songs never lacked for intense, contagious choruses and bold, theatrical bridges worthy of a James Bond theme. But each MCR moment of the past spoke boldly and loudly to the present-day concerns of mental health, self-awakening and freedom from fear and shame. (Read Variety ‘s full concert review here .) — Amorosi

Bomba Estéreo at Ohana Fest (10/2/22)

Bomba Estéreo is not exactly an obscure band among Latin music fans — especially not after collaborating with Bad Bunny for his blockbuster album as a cherry on top of an already long career for the Colombian crew. But at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Fest — where, however notably diverse the lineup, a Latin act is still going to count as an outlier — there were no guarantees how they’d go over in an afternoon set. No worries. Li Saumet’s rainbow-cape-flashing, pretty-in-skintight-pink was like a visual siren song to draw audiences over to the second stage, and the music kept them there — especially the younger demographic portions of a festival whose crowd can skew a little dad-rock-y. Besides adding some global flair, Saumet’s presence as a magnetic frontwoman was right in keeping with Vedder’s emphasis on having strong female representation throughout the whole festival, which is far from a given at these things. Ohana was special in that regard from the top down — from Pink, Stevie Nicks and St. Vincent on down to Joy Oladokun, Brittany Howard, Madison Cunningham, S.S. Goodman, Grouplove and Broken Social Scene. (Read Variety ‘s Ohana Fest coverage here .) — Willman

Feist at the Shrine Auditorium (4/27/22)

When  Feist  took to the stage for four shows over two nights at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium , some burning questions were raised. Like: Where  is  the stage, exactly? Her experimental, very intimate, limited-run tour — which, like a forthcoming album, is titled “Multitudes” — had the smallish crowd sitting in a circle around her in a space that the audience had been led into from a side entrance, and was clearly not the main, massive, fixed-seat auditorium of the Shrine. Most attendees probably figured out that they were actually seated on the venue’s stage before the raising of a curtain near the end proved it. It could have just been an intriguing stunt, but Feist’s collaboration with designer  Rob Sinclair  — of David Byrne and “American Utopia” fame — resulted in a show that plays with the separation between artists and their audiences in any number of meaningful ways. Feist will likely follow the release of the “Multitudes” album some time in 2023 with a more traditional tour, but for anyone who appreciates artists playing with the concert form in thoughtful ways, these shows represented some kind of Canadian-American utopia of their own. (Read Variety ‘s preview of the show here .) — Willman

‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom’ at the Hollywood Bowl (6/19/22)

Chaka Khan, Khalid, Billy Porter, Mickey Guyton, Bell Biv DeVoe, Earth, Wind & Fire, Robert Glasper, the Roots, Michelle Williams and Ne-Yo helped bring the party for the day that honors Black emancipation, in a multi-artist, multi-genre show that was broadcast live on CNN. Although the concert spanned almost as wide an array of musical and performance styles as could be packed into a single prime-time slot, from soul to classical to country to jazz, the lineup had a special emphasis on artists that ruled the R&B world of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, leading an emcee to joke to the sold-out audience about a time “before all those knee replacements out there.” Even with EWF, Khan and others getting the crowd on its feet, there may have been no greater eruption of joy during the three hours than the one that occurred during a short set by Bell Biv DeVoe. Socially conscious anthems had their day, too, with Guyton especially spanning eras in reviving Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On” right alongside a recent power ballad of her own, “Black Like Me,” that put Nashville and the world on notice that so-called color-blindness is hardly the answer. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Willman

Lorde at the Shrine Auditorium (5/6/22)

On “Solar Power” opener “The Path,” Lorde declares: “If you’re looking for a savior, well that’s not me.” But during a two-night stint at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in May, the 26-year-old singer seemed to be doing a whole lot of saving. Putting forth the perfect alchemy of a set list that represented the very best of her three-album discography, Lorde took an energized L.A. audience on a musical journey that excited, jubilated and maybe even healed many in attendance. Rarely do you ever get the chance to feel like your teenage self again, but when tracks like “Ribs” and “Perfect Places” come on, I found it impossible not to scream along to every word — tears of joy streaming down my face, of course. — Panaligan

Rakim at NYC's Sony Hall (11/21/22)

In the wake of the success of recent tours like the one where fellow emcee Nas performed his debut album “Illmatic” from start to finish, “An Intimate Night with Rakim” could easily have been a low-effort cash in for the legendary lyricist, even backed by a live band. But even after breaking his foot just days beforehand, requiring him to sit (appropriately in a throne, flanked on both sides by beautiful, stone-faced women) for the entirety of the show, Rakim seemed to feed on the energy and affection of the crowd in New York’s Sony Hall while he rattled through a nonstop string of hits that included “Paid in Full,” “Microphone Fiend,” “Know the Ledge” and “Don’t Sweat the Technique.” A high energy lead-in DJ set by Funkmaster Flex further helped by starting the night with a proper party vibe, which Rakim capitalized upon to preside over the club like its king, revisiting and reminding fans of a hip-hop heyday when razor-sharp verses and irresistible beats went hand in hand. — Gilchrist

Loudon Wainwright III, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Judd Apatow and Beck at Largo (10/11/22)

Wainwright’s appearance at Largo would have been just fine as a proper solo headlining gig, given that he was on tour behind a wonderful new album, “Lifetime Achievement,” that greets the prospect of getting older with as much wry humor and humanism as you’d expect from his 50-year career. But as often happens at Largo, and always happens at the Judd Apatow-hosted “Juddapalooza” benefit concerts, the cast list tends to grow. On this night, Beck and Greg Kurstin sat in, but Wainwright was also joined by  Michael McKean  and  Christopher Guest . It wasn’t quite a Spinal Tap reunion, but Wainwright did have a cameo as that band’s supposed keyboard player in an early short — but more importantly, he just ran in the same theatrical/satirical/musical circles back in their fresh-faced days. Guest and McKean revived Tap’s pre-metal songs like “Listen to the Flower People,” Beck sang Neil Young’s “Old Man” and Wainwright sang about being an old man: “I’ve got pieces of me strewn around the globe / There’s not much left, I’m lightening up my load.” Thanks for the mortal detritus. (Read Variety ‘s original coverage here .) — Willman

Kelsea Ballerini at the Greek (10/6/22)

If you went to see Kelsea Ballerini at L.A.’s Greek Theater in October to see her perform her biggest hits, you may have been bummed. But only for a second — her show didn’t allow for that as she played multiple new songs from her fourth album, “Subject to Change,” and had the crowd on their feet for nearly the entire show. By sprinkling in medleys of her past hits (“Dibs,” “Hole in the Bottle,” etc.), performing a fan-favorite but rarely sung live track, “L.A.,” and combining her “Love Is a Cowboy” with the Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away,” it was impossible not to have a good time. The cherry on top? Her “Half Of My Hometown” collaborator, Kenny Chesney, showed up for the duet and she was genuinely surprised, just like the very excited crowd was. —Emily Longeretta

The B-52s at Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort (10/15/22)

So maybe the B-52s are claiming that their 2022 tour would be their last lengthy go-round. That didn’t mean that Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson were going to go quietly or without their patented angularity high in its live mix. Peppering their set with punky B-52’s oddities featuring Schneider’s dry-ice cackle (like a searing, syncopated “Mesopotamia”), nothing could compare to hearing pop’s most unique harmonists, Wilson and Pierson, do their thing on “Roam” and “Deadbeat Club.” And yes, the crowd did fall on its back,  en masse , to “Rock Lobster” for the last time. Fantastic. —Amorosi

'Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn‘ at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House (10/30/22)

The memorial concert for Loretta Lynn went out live over CMT, so you didn’t have to be there to catch it. That is, unless you wanted to experience it amid the sniffles and tears of real country music fans who’d been waiting in line outside the Opry House for hours for a shot at drowning their sorrows in harmony and recreations of Lynn’s signature sweet feistiness. The Highwomen’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Brandi Carlile’s “She’s Got You” (in honor of Loretta’s bond with Patsy Cline), Margo Price’s “Fist City,” Tanya Tucker’s “Blue Kentucky Girl” and Wynonna Judd’s “How Great Thou Art” were just a few of the highlights for an audience that came to the show with mournin’ on its mind. (Read Variety ‘s coverage of the memorial here .) — Willman

Khruangbin at NYC’s Prospect Park (8/4/22)

Khruangbin, a trio from Houston that plays mostly instrumental music, is a band as unusual as its name, and what was perhaps most remarkable about the concert was the size of the densely packed crowd — there aren’t many bands like it that are popular enough to sell out Radio City Music Hall, which they did earlier this year. While they were originally (broadly) categorized as an alternative act and quickly embraced by the Pitchfork contingent, the easy groove of their music — highlighted by Mark Speer’s effortlessly stunning guitar playing — and a series of high-profile festival appearances soon brought them a big following with the jam-band crowd. Both audiences were out in force at this concert and grooving joyfully to the group’s headlining set. (Read Variety ‘s full review of the show here .) — Aswad

‘The Town Hall and T Bone Burnett Present a Tribute to Bob Dylan’ at NYC's Town Hall (9/30/22)

To celebrate Dylan’s 1963 rise from Greenwich Village coffee houses to Manhattan civic centers like Town Hall, T Bone Burnett threw a party last autumn. Praise was paid to Dylan’s ‘63 show with Sara Bareilles and Margaret Glaspy harmonizing warmly through a folksy version of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.” But with actor Oscar Issac, Joe Henry, the McCrary Sisters, Punch Brothers, Lizz Wright, guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, et al., the event transcended its “tribute” tag. There was a feeling of forward motion and even raucous fun during moments such as the mass singalong of “Rainy Day Way Women #12 and #35.” And yes, T Bone joined in for the “everybody must get stoned” bit. (Read Variety ‘s original review here .) — Amorosi

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25 Most Anticipated Tours of 2022

It's great having live music back, isn't it? Even if there is still an air of uncertainty around every tour, festival and show. So many mind-blowing concerts have been postponed during the pandemic that even if only half of them actually take place in 2022, it would be a massive year for live music. From Tool 's return to the stage to Rage Against the Machine 's reunion to Rammstein 's first-ever North American stadium run, here are 25 tours we're dying to see this year — listed, conveniently, in order of kick-off date.

Tool, Blonde Redhead, the Acid Helps

Kicks off: January 10 "Let's finish what we started. Shall we?" That was Maynard James Keenan back in September, when Tool announced the resumption of their touring behind the prog-metal psychonauts' stunning comeback opus, Fear Inoculum . The band's 2022 run will pick up literally where they left off: at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, where Tool had been scheduled to play in March 2020 before the pandemic sidelined them. As Keenan sings on "Lateralus": "Spiral out, keep going."

Ghost, Volbeat, Twin Temple

Kicks off: January 25 It's kind of a perfect bill: Swedish Satanic pop-metal superstars Ghost, Danish Elvis-metal greasers Volbeat and, opening the whole shebang, a band that effectively splits the difference, L.A. Lucifer-loving doo-wop duo Twin Temple. Boogie down with the devil — and hopefully catch a live taste of Ghost's highly anticipated new album — at one of the unholy trinity's 26 U.S. dates .

Killswitch Engage, August Burns Red, Light the Torch

Kicks off: January 28 After being pushed back twice due to you-know-what, Killswitch Engage are finally going to embark on a proper headliner for their 2019 album, Atonement , and with a tour package that people have been jonesing for (no pun intended) for just as long. Along with the dependably triumphant August Burns Red, the trek also boasts Light the Torch, the band fronted by one-time Killswitch vocalist Howard Jones. Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume that special crossover cameos are on the menu.

Obituary, Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Enforced, Spiritworld

Kickoff date: January 28 The shared land between death metal and hardcore fans seems to be more populated now than ever before, which makes Decibel' s 2022 tour one of the most stacked of the year. Obituary and Gatecreeper are two of the most renowned death-metal bands of their respective generations, and the same can be said for Muncipal Waste and Enforced within the land of crossover thrash — and Spiritworld's pummeling death-thrash is the missing link between all four.

Dream Theater, Arch Echo, Falset

Kickoff date: February 2 Although Dream Theater kept their fans busy throughout the pandemic by opening up their archives and properly issuing a fuck-ton of rarities and live albums, it's time to see the virtuosos back on the big stage again. Last fall, Dream Theater released their latest prog-metal opus, A View From the Top of the World , and now fans are going to be able to hear the new songs — along with all the classics — in their truest form.

Coheed and Cambria, Sheer Mag

Kicks off: February 16 Hot on the heels of one of Coheed and Cambria's most extravagant events yet — their S.S. Neverender cruise to the Bahamas — the prog-rock conceptualists are set to play some of their most intimate shows in a while. The Great Destroyer Tour will see Claudio Sanchez and his cohorts playing clubs around the country, warming fans up for the group's upcoming 2022 album. Extra points to them for handpicking politically charged pop-metal crew Sheer Mag to join them on the run.

Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, Revocation, Shadow of Intent

Kicks off: February 18 While many death-metal bands felt some type of way about deathcore during the younger genre's fledgling years, Cannibal Corpse were never too cool to celebrate the many commonalities between the two styles, which likely contributed to their continued relevancy over the last 30 years. Following 2021's well-received Violence Unimagined , Corpsegrinder and Co. are about to head out with deathcore pioneers Whitechapel, tech-death thrashers Revocation and chug-tastic up-and-comers Shadow of Intent. It's gonna be a party.

Circle Jerks, the Adolescents, 7Seconds, Negative Approach

Kickoff date: February 18 In 2020, Circle Jerks were supposed to commemorate 40 years of their pivotal debut, Group Sex , with their first tour in 13 years, but then the pandemic came a-knockin'. They finally started road-doggin' it again last fall and will continue throughout the first half of 2022, beginning with a February run alongside the Adolescents and Negative Approach. Then, hardcore OGs 7Seconds — who re-released their debut, The Crew , last year — will swap in for Adolescents and travel with the other two bands from mid-March through mid-May.

Underoath, Every Time I Die, Spiritbox

Kicks off: February 18 Underoath and Every Time I Die are two heads of the mighty hydra that is 21st century metalcore — the former having synthesized the genre's hyper-catchy side while the latter showed how metal technicality and Southern-rock swagger could mesh with hardcore's primal emotionality. Both bands will have fiery new records out by the time they hit the road this February alongside Spiritbox, a group who are paving the way for yet another generation of metalcore innovators.

Kickoff date: March 2 Among the many things it screwed over, the pandemic fucked with the 20-year anniversary of Glassjaw's 2000 debut, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence , so now they're using 2022 to honor both that milestone and the two decades since its follow-up, Worship & Tribute . The band, who rarely tour, are hitting major U.S. cities this March for special shows during which they'll play both albums from front-to-back. At a time when seemingly every group embarks on an anniversary run, this one feels particularly special.

Ministry, Corrosion of Conformity, Melvins

Kicks off: March 4 The initial idea behind Ministry's Industrial Strength Tour — first planned for summer 2020 — was to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Uncle Al's classic The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste by recreating the original tour behind the album with KMFDM playing main support. Frontline Assembly were also enlisted to round out a proper old-school industrial bill. But then COVID got in the way — twice. Now, rescheduled for 2022, the lineup has changed, but for sludge-metal fans, it's actually way more badass.

Korn, Chevelle, Code Orange

Kicks off: March 4 Last year, Korn proved their mettle, persevering through their summer tour with Staind despite multiple band members coming down with COVID and, as a result, earning the nod from Revolver readers as the Best Live Band of 2021. In March, fresh off the release of February's Requiem , they'll return to the road, with Chevelle and Code Orange in tow, and a boatload of new songs to debut. You can follow these leaders starting at the JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri.

Touché Amoré, Vein.fm, Militarie Gun, Thirdface, Gleemer

Kickoff date: March 4 Touché Amoré have spent the last decade perfecting a heart-piercing and physically inciting style of melodic post-hardcore that's so well-done it appeals to people of all music tastes. Their upcoming tour reflects the diversity of their audience with support from metalcore pummelers Vein.fm, rock-leaning post-hardcore troupe Militarie Gun, hardcore eclectics Thirdface and the indie-emo group Gleemer. The catharsis of a great Touché set is the evening's entree, but all the appetizers are sure to satisfy. 

Judas Priest, Queensrÿche

Kicks off: March 7 Only in the age of COVID would Judas fucking Priest be forced to commemorate their 50th anniversary in their 53rd year of existence, but that's how far the pandemic has pushed back the North American leg of the NWOBHM titans' celebratory trek. Fortunately, Rob Halford and Co. are stronger than ever, despite the Metal God's recent battle against cancer and guitarist Richie Faulkner's own brush with death. If you thought Priest might kick the bucket half a century in, well, you got another thing coming.

All That Remains, Miss May I, Varials, Tallah

Kickoff date: March 12 2021 marked the 15th anniversary of All That Remains' pivotal metalcore classic, The Fall of Ideals , and this year they'll be honoring it by playing the record back-to-back every night across a massive, two-month-long trek. The Springfield, Massachusetts, band's 2006 breakout is a major milestone in the history of metalcore, and it surely had an impact on the tour's supporting acts — particularly Miss May I, who play a strain of riffy metalcore not unlike All That Remains' bread and butter.

Jerry Cantrell

Kicks off: March 24 A chance to get up close and personal with Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell is an opportunity not to be missed. The grunge icon is set to swing through U.S. clubs this year in support of 2021's country-fried Brighten , his first solo album in 19 years. Expect some AIC classics to pop up in the setlist and look out for two-fifths of Dillinger Escape Plan's Ire Works lineup — including singer Greg Puciato — backing Cantrell as members of his touring band.

Code Orange, Loathe, Vended, Dying Wish

Kicks off: April 3 Anytime Code Orange swing through town, it's worth checking them out, if only to witness the Pittsburgh trailblazers' chest-thumping, WWE-inspired intensity in person. 2022's Out for Blood Tour brings the bonus of seeing three more of heavy music's brightest rising stars: U.K. experimentalists Loathe, second-generation nu-metal ragers Vended (featuring Corey Taylor and Shawn "Clown" Crahan's sons) and metalcore true believers Dying Wish.

Deftones, Gojira

Kicks off: April 14 Deftones' tour with Gojira has been rescheduled not once but twice, so we're hoping that three times is, indeed, a charm. Chino Moreno and Co. have yet to play a show behind Ohms , Revolver' s favorite album of 2020, while the French progressive heavyweights have their own Revolver Album of the Year to support, 2021's Fortitude . The two bands finally sharing stages sounds like alt-metal heaven.

Turnstile, Citizen, Ceremony, Ekulu, Truth Cult

Kicks off: April 26 Turnstile's all-inclusive approach to hardcore — tapping elements of grunge, funk, R&B, power-pop and more — also extends to their upcoming touring party. The Baltimore champs are traveling across North America this spring with the indie-rock group Citizen, Revolution Summer-inspired Truth Cult, NYHC specialists Ekulu and fellow hardcore punk visionaries Ceremony. We deemed Turnstile's Glow On the best hardcore album of 2021, but as they sing on the a capella "No Surprise," "You gotta see it live to get it."

Tenacious D

Kickoff date: June 16 It's been a long-ass-fucking-time since Tenacious D last toured, so even though their 2022 run only consists of a week's worth of West Coast dates, it feels like a momentous occasion. The duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass put out their last album, Post-Apocalypto , in 2018, so without any brand new material to promote — that we know of, at least — the shows should be stuffed with only the finest selections from their distinguished oeuvre. You know, songs about "kielbasa sausages" and sucking the devil's cock.

Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels

Kicks off: July 9 Way back in the halcyon days of late 2019, when Rage Against the Machine announced plans to reunite for their first shows in nearly a decade, the news had seismic repercussions through the music world. Over two years later — with the rap-metal agitators more relevant than ever in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement — the promised tour has yet to actually happen. We're not giving up hope, though: We need to scream, "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" along with Zack de la Rocha.

Kicks off: August 21 Rammstein don't come to this side of the pond often, so when they do, the shows are not to be missed. That this run , which was originally scheduled for 2020, will be the Deutschlandic pyromaniacs' first-ever North American stadium tour makes it all the more unmissable. Get psyched for fire, more fire, giant ejaculating phalluses, chugging riffs, danceable beats, even more fire and maybe a new song or two from the band's eighth album, rumored to drop before the tour's launch.

Kicks off: August 26 If you're not already in the know, Heilung are a multinational folk/industrial collective committed to bringing back the forgotten sounds of the Iron Age through rich, stirring songs performed on unusual instruments including swords, shields and human bones . Their immersive, ritualistic live shows are must-see events — more pagan ceremony than rock concert — and they don't hit North America often. Added bonus for attending: For every ticket sold, the band promises that "one tree will be planted."

Iron Maiden

Kickoff date: September 11 The members of Iron Maiden are old enough to have grandkids touring in metal bands and they're still not showing any signs of slowing down. Last year, the NWOBHM idols dropped Senjutsu , their best record in at least a decade, and later this fall they'll be bringing the songs and many other beloved bangers across the pond for the Legacy of the Beast trek. Plus, Trivium and Within Temptation are along for the ride. You can't go wrong.

Meshuggah, Torche

Kicks off: September 16 Meshuggah are a fucking machine live, between the instrumentalists' inhumanely locked-in chug-chuggery and frontman Jens Kidman's piston-powered bodybanging. The Swedish math-metal masters originally intended to come stateside this winter, but then health issues got in the way. Now, a fall landing is on the calendar — which gives us all extra time to build up our neck muscles. With doom-pop unit Torche onboard, there's gonna be serious whiplash in this tour's wake.

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The biggest and best concert tours coming in 2022

In 2022, concert tours are back in full force.

Everyone who didn’t tour in 2020 and wanted to tour in 2021 is back this year. Most every big arena tour was postponed until this year or canceled and rescheduled for this year.

It seems like everyone is on tour or headed on tour.

Of course, that’s all with a caveat: Lots of things are still canceling and rescheduling.

I combed through a multitude of concert calendars and tour announcements to bring you information on these highly anticipated tours.

As always, check the artist website to find the most up-to-date tour and ticketing information. And I recommend buying tickets from the website listed on the venue website.

Billie Eilish

The Happier Than Ever tour was announced last year after Billie Eilish had canceled her previous tour. But in the meantime, Eilish released a new album, Happier Than Ever, that she said was a self-reflection from during the pandemic. It’s considered one of the best albums of last year and was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. Lucky us. Catch her on tour

The Levitating singer is headed out on tour with openers Megan Thee Stallion, Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouai. The bill of Dua Lipa and Mega Thee Stallion is a big one, and it’s going to be something else to see. The tour will be out there from February 9 to April 1.

Eric Church

The country star has been on the road since last September, and his tour has been going strong. He’s in the middle of it now, and he’ll be on the road through May. Church has a lot of material to play, having released two albums — Heart and Soul — last year.

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer is headed on tour in Feburary and finishing out April 9. Then later this year, he’s doing a stadium tour, doing 29 more dates with Alesso and Diplo joining for those shows. It should be a big one.

The one-and-only Sir Elton continues his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. He’s doing a series of tours as a farewell, retiring from constant road dates. The 74-year-old singer wants to spend more time with his family and less time in hotels and concrete walled backstage rooms in arenas. I’ve seen the show when it came through here a couple years ago — yes, he’s been doing it that long — and it’s a really good time. He plays just about every song you’d ever want to hear.

Tyler, The Creator

The rapper is headed on the road through April for his Call Me If You Get Lost tour with Kali Uchis, Vince Staples and Teezo Touchdown. That’s quite a lineup, and it follows Tyler’s Call Me If You Get Lost album, which is widely considered the best album of 2021. If you have htis one coming to your town, consider yourself damn lucky.

The Decemberists

As in their song Sons and Daughters, the Decemeberists are urging us to arise from the bunker and head out. The verbose indie rock band is headed out on tour for a month in August at a limited amount of venues. Check their website to see if they’re coming near you.

CANCELED/POSTPONED

Real quick, let’s look at some tours that were scheduled for this year but have already been canceled or postponed.

• The Weeknd canceled all his previous dates but now promises a new tour with dates to be announced for the summer.
• The Fugee s had a 25th anniversary tour but canceled.
• Adele’s Las Vegas show dates got canceled, and she updated fans just a day before it was set to start. Some fans were mad because they were already in Vegas, but fans are urged to keep their tickets since the residency will be rescheduled for this summer.
• Rage Against the Machine postponed the start of their Public Service Announcement tour, which was set to begin in May. Touring alongside Run the Jewels , those dates should be rescheduled after the tour resumes in July.

My Chemical Romance

This much-anticipated reunion tour will kick off in the UK and Europe before starting up in North American in late August. Like others on this list, they’ve had to juggle cancelations and reschedules, but it looks like they’re good to go now. They’re also headlining the When We Were Young Festival, the Las Vegas festival happening over three days in October.

After last year’s Sob Rock, the singer/guitarist is headed on tour to play the record, which was inspired by the soft rock he grew up listening to in the 80s. The toru kicks off in february and continues through April.

Justin Bieber

The Biebs rescheduled his 2021 world tour for this year, and he’s heading out on tour starting in February. His album Justice was released last year, and this tour will take him all over the world with dates stretching into 2023.

After releasing Solar Power last year, Lorde is headed on tour on a limited amount of dates in April and May. It will be the first time we’ll be able to hear her play Solar Power live outside of a few talk show performances.

The Haim sisters haven’t really been on the road since 2018, even after releasing Women in Music in 2020. Now they’re doing One More Haim Tour from April through June this year.

Those aren’t the only tours out there. I urge you to check the listings at your local venues and support them. Almost all music venues are small businesses, and they definitely need your support after a couple light years.

Get up to date information on these tours by visiting the artist’s website and get tickets from your local venue website.

I also want to mention that the best thing you can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to make sure your favorite band is coming to town is to get vaccinated. The data’s pretty simple and easy to understand: People experience less intense symptoms, go to the hospital less and die much, much less when they’ve been vaccinated.

It’s been a popular meme, but it’s true: Vaccines are a gateway drug to concerts.

You want your favorite concert tour to actually come to town? Get vaccinated, and encourage your friends to do it, too.

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Nothing says summer like live music

We may be midway through the year (already?!), but we’re only at the start of peak concert season. Summer brings with it numerous opportunities to catch your favorite musicians — many of whom who have been waiting  two years to put these shows on the road.

So get ready for a summer filled with live music as 2022 tours wind their way through North America. Below, we’ve listed off 67 acts that you won’t want to miss at your local venues, amphitheaters, stadiums, or Vegas casinos. For more on the latest news in live music, make sure to check out this page for continuous updates.

Alan Jackson

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Months after revealing his diagnosis with nerve damage disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Alan Jackson will embark on the “Last Call: One More for the Road” tour . He says this isn’t farewell, but there might not be too many more chances to catch the 63-year-old country legend. —  Wren Graves

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Alanis Morissette w/ Garbage

Alanis Morissette has extended last year’s Jagged Little Pill anniversary tour with another victory lap across North America, and fortunately for us, Garbage are returning for the ride. While Morissette celebrates her magnum opus, Shirley Manson and company are promoting 2021’s stellar No Gods No Masters . —  Carys Anderson

Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin w/ BUSH

Breaking Benjamin (photo by Amy Harris), Alice in Chains (photo by Mathieu Bredeau) and Bush (photo by Heather Kaplan)

Three rock heavyweights are sharing the bill on a tour that features a succession of prominent acts. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Alice in Chains’ landmark 1992 sophomore album, Dirt , while Bush broke onto the scene shortly after with their massive debut, 1994’s  Sixteen Stone . Breaking Benjamin, meanwhile, have been mainstays on rock radio throughout the 21st century. — Spencer Kaufman

Arcade Fire w/ Beck and Feist

Feist (photo by Norman Wong), Arcade Fire (photo by Rich Fury), and Beck (photo by Philip Cosores)

Going to this tour won’t make your tiredness go away or your back stop hurting, but it will capture some of the epic majesty of your high school and college playlists. Besides, the more recent discographies from all three artists are full of winning songs, especially Arcade Fire’s  WE , an uneven album that nevertheless contains some of their best singles in years. —  W.G.

Anthrax and Black Label Society

Anthrax’s Scott Ian (photo by Amy Harris) and Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde (photo by Antonio Marino Jr.)

Metal veterans Anthrax and Black Label Society both bring the heavy, but in very different ways, making for an intriguing bill . While Anthrax are among the Big 4 of thrash metal, Zakk Wylde’s BLS bring the groove — but each act also brings the fun. Throw in opener Hatebreed, and you have one helluva bill. —  S.K.

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The Queen of Rock and Roll is hitting the road this year — again. On Monday (July 25), Stevie Nicks announced a second leg of her 2022 Live in Concert tour, adding 12 new American dates to her already scheduled festival appearances.

In a post on her social media accounts, Nicks also revealed that Vanessa Carlton is set to join her as a special guest for all of the new dates, kicking off Sept. 19 at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA. After making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Charlotte, N.C. and more, the tour will wrap Oct. 28 in West Palm Beach, Flor., at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre.

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“Here we go!” the Fleetwood Mac singer wrote. “I’m so excited to be back on the road and can’t wait to see everyone.”

Carlton also took to Instagram to share the news, writing: “Thrilled does not begin to capture what I feel right now. To be able to perform these shows and be on the road with the dream weaver @stevienicks and her incredible band and crew, continues to be one of the greatest honors of my career!” the “A Thousand Miles” singer continued. “I hope you’ll be able to catch us at one of these performances. It’s gonna be good.”

With tickets going on sale Friday (July 29), the newly announced dates fill out Nicks’ run of live performances at festivals this year. She had previously been announced to take the stages of JAS Aspen Snowmass, Ravinia Festival, Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Sound on Sound Festival and Ohana Festival this September.

See the dates for the second leg of Stevie Nicks’ 2022 tour in her announcement below.

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The 25 Concert Tours You Can’t Afford to Miss This Summer

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.

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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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August 30, 2022

Fall brings shorter days, sweaters, and many concerts to the Twin Cities. As festival season wraps and musicians embark on fall tours, here are some big upcoming shows to keep on your radar. 

For a daily rundown of live music around town, check out the Current’s Gig List .

September 2022

September 1: neko case at first avenue.

with Disq. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

September 4: Water Is Life Benefit Concert

Honor the Earth, an advocacy group co-founded by Winona LaDuke and the Indigo Girls, returns to the North Shore to spotlight Indigenous musicians, build community and draw attention to environmental injustice. These anti-oil concerts began in 2012 and last year’s sold out show included a set from Bon Iver. This year, Ani DiFranco, Joe Rainey Sr., Annie Humphrey, Low, and many, many others will play in front of the largest freshwater lake in the world at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. Tickets , 350 Harbor Dr, Duluth

Sept 6: Phoenix at Palace Theater

with Porches. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 8: Watchhouse at Palace Theater

Formerly known as Mandolin Orange, the alt-folk duo return to the Palace Theater. This time they’ll be joined by The Onlies, a string band playing old times tunes with a fresh approach. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 8: Florence + the Machine at Xcel Energy Center

with Sam Fender. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Sept 9: Yola at First Avenue

with Jac Ross. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 10: The Shins at Orpheum Theater

with Joseph. Tickets , 910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 12 & Sept 13: ODESZA at The Armory

Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Sept 13: Jimmy Eat World at First Avenue

with Charly Bliss. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 14: Gang Of Youths at First Avenue (IRL and online)

This Sydney-based band is swinging through town with their latest release, angel in realtime, in tow. Head on down to the Mainroom, or tune into the stream, to hear the vigorous new album live.  Tickets , Virtual Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 14: The National at Surly Festival Field

with Indigo Sparke. Tickets , 520 Malcolm Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Sept 14: Panic! At The Disco at Xcel Energy Center

with Beach Bunny and Jake Wesley Rogers. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Sept 15: My Chemical Romance at Xcel Energy Center

with Thursday & The Homeless Gospel Choir. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Sept 15: Osees at First Avenue

with Bronze. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 16: Soul Asylum at Buck Hill

Endearingly described as “One Hill of a Good Time” Buck Hill’s concert series spans three evenings. Soul Asylum will headline Friday’s show, joined by fellow alt-rockers, American Scarecrows and Plain White T’s.  Tickets , 15400 Buck Hill Rd, Burnsville, MN

Sept 18: Bauhaus at Palace Theater

with Vinsantos. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 19: Tenacious D at Surly Festival Field

Tickets , 520 Malcolm Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Sept 20: Arlo Parks at First Avenue

Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 20: The Killers at Xcel Energy Center

with Johnny Marr. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Sept 20: Dehd at Fine Line

with EXUM. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 21: Pavement at Palace Theater

with Annalibera. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 23: Death Cab for Cutie at Surly Festival Field

with LOW. Tickets , 520 Malcolm Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Sept 24: Julia Jacklin at Fine Line

with Katy Kirby. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 24: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at First Avenue

Sept 24: denzel curry at palace theater.

with AG Club, redveil and PlayThatBoiZay. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 24: Ibeyi at Varsity Theater

Tickets , 1308 SE 4th St., Minneapolis

Sept 26: Dinosaur Jr. at First Avenue

with Ryley Walker. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 28: Stereolab at First Avenue

with Fievel Is Glauque. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Sept 30 & Oct 1: Father John Misty at Palace Theater

Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Sept 30: Whitney at First Avenue

Sept 30: the avalanches at varsity theater, october 2022, oct 1: the new standards at dakota.

The New Standards began in 2005 as a side project between three distinguished Minneapolis musicians hailing from bands like The Suburbs and Semisonic. The loosely defined jazz trio has become a must-see for anyone who likes to watch seasoned musicians freestyle and bounce around genres with ease.  Tickets , 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Oct 2: Pusha T at The Fillmore

Tickets , 525 N. 5th St., Minneapolis

Oct 2: La Dispute at Fine Line

with Sweet Pill and Pictoria Vark. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 2: New Order and Pet Shop Boys at The Armory

with DJ Paul Oakenfold. Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Oct 2: Ringo Starr at Mystic Lake Casino

Tickets , 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake

Oct 4: Sudan Archives at Fine Line 

Just after her Minneapolis debut at a Dizzy-Fae-curated-concert in 2019, Sudan Archives quit her day jobs to pursue music. Now, the violiniSt., vocalist and producer extraordinaire returns with opener Lulu Be. and a brand new second album, Natural Brown Prom Queen , to share.  Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 4: William Basinski

with portal iii. Tickets , 416 Cedar Ave S., Minneapolis

Oct 4: Steve Lacy at Myth 

Tickets , 3090 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN

Oct 5: Joji at The Armory

with Dhruv and SavageRealm. Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Oct 7: Wolf Alice at The Fillmore

with Luna Li. Tickets , 525 N. 5th St., Minneapolis

Oct 7: The Heavy Heavy at 7th St Entry

with Wyatt Waddell. Tickets , N 7th St., Minneapolis

Oct 7: The Head and The Heart at The Armory

with Shakey Graves, Dawes, and Jade Bird. Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Oct 8: Superorganism at Varsity Theater

Oct 8: broken social scene at first avenue.

The Canadian indie-rock collective, which can span 6 to 19 band members, formed 23 years ago. While the baroque pop group hasn’t released much new material in recent years, the beloved local opener, Poliça, just dropped a new album this summer.  Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 8: Cigarettes After Sex at First Avenue

Oct 9: black midi at first avenue.

with Quelle Chris 

Oct 10: Calexico at Fine Line

with Ada Lea. Tickets , 318 N 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 11: Lizzo at Xcel Energy Center 

with Latto. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Oct 13: of Montreal at Fine Line

with Locate S,1. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 14: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at Palace Theater

with Leah Senior. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Oct 15: Alvvays at First Avenue

with Slow Pulp. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 17: Metric at The Fillmore

Oct 17: l7 at 7th st entry.

with Fea. Tickets , N 7th St., Minneapolis

Oct 19: NNAMDÏ at 7th St Entry

Since starting out in the Chicago DIY scene, NNAMDÏ’s has been churning out infectious, dynamic and always unpredictable music. After recent tours opening for Wilco, black midi and Sleater-Kinney, the multi-instrumentalist is back on the road to show off his upcoming album, Please Have a Seat.  Tickets , N. 7th St., Minneapolis

Oct 21: papa mbye at 7th St Entry

with Mike Kota and RIOTGRRRLDARKO, Tickets , N. 7th St., Minneapolis

Oct 21: Maren Morris at The Armory

with Lone Bellow. Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Crazy Broke Asians at The Cedar 

This mini-festival at The Cedar serves to celebrate Asian excellence in the Twin Cities music community. Expect sets from Kiss the Tiger, D’Lourdes, Mayda and other local musicians.  Tickets , 416 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 25: Santigold at Palace Theater

Oct 25: turnstile at the fillmore.

with Snail Mail. Tickets , 525 N.5th St., Minneapolis

Oct 27: Miloe EP Release at Fine Line

with Ricki Monique and RIOTGRRRLDARKO, Tickets , 318 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis

Oct 28: Durry at Fine Line

with bugsy. Tickets , 318 N 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 29: jeremy messersmith and friends

Tickets , 10 E Exchange St., St. Paul

Oct 30: Soccer Mommy at First Avenue

with Lightning Bug. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Oct 31: illuminati hotties at Fine Line

with Enumclaw and GUPPY. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

November 2022

Nov 1: alex g at first avenue.

with Hatchie. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 2: Kevin Morby at Fine Line

with Coco. Tickets , 318 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 2: Flo Milli at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

with Monaleo. Tickets , 6th St. & Wabasha Ave, St. Paul

Nov 3: Chris Forsyth and Meg Baird

Tickets , 1601 University Ave W, St. Paul

Nov 4: Smashing Pumpkins at Xcel Energy Center

with Jane’s Addiction and Poppy. Tickets , 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

Nov 6: Tegan and Sara at First Avenue

with Tomberlin. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 7: Bartees Strange at Turf Club

with Pom Pom Squad and They Hate Change. Tickets , 1601 University Ave. W, St. Paul

Nov 8: Omar Apollo at Palace Theater

with Ravyn Lenae. Tickets , 17 W 7th Pl, St. Paul

Nov 8: Palm at 7th St Entry

Tickets , N. 7th St., Minneapolis

Nov 11: Men I Trust at First Avenue

with Feng Suave. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 11: The Backseat Lovers at Palace Theatre

Nov 12: beth orton at the cedar.

Beth Orton, a well-known collaborator, centers her own distinct voice on Weather Alive , her latest album, and first in six years. She’ll be bringing the new work to The Cedar. Tickets , 416 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 18: Plains at First Avenue

Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield from Waxahatchee came together in early 2020 to dream up Plains, a project that leans heavily on both musicians’ Southern and country roots. So far, we’ve only had a taste with one lead single but the full album, I Walked With You A Ways , arrives on October 14.  Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 25: Yung Gravy and BBNO$ at The Armory

Nov 25: night moves at fine line.

Tickets , 318 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis

Nov 26: Trampled by Turtles at The Armory

with Charlie Parr. Tickets , 500 S. 6th St., Minneapolis

Nov 28: beabadoobee at First Avenue

with Lowertown. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

Nov 29: Charley Crockett at First Avenue

with Greyhounds. Tickets , 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

This feature is part of The Current’s  89 Days  series, helping you enjoy the best of the season with weekly guides to events, entertainment, and recreation in the Twin Cities.

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1. Bolshoi Theatre

2. Modern Moscow Drama Theater

3. Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary

4. State Kremlin Palace

5. Great Moscow State Circus

6. Moscow International House of Music

7. Moscow Academic Satire Theatre

8. E. Vakhtangov State Academical Theatre

9. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre

10. Theatre Kremlin Ballet

11. Russian Academic Youth Theatre

12. Moscow Operetta State Academic Theatre

13. Crocus City Hall

14. Central Academic Theater of The Russian Army

15. Circus of Miracles

16. Moon Theater

17. State Academical Theatre of Mossovet

18. New Stage of State Academical Bolshoi Theatre

19. Teatrium on Serpukhovka Theater

20. Sergey Bezrukov's Theater

21. Chekhov Art Theater

22. Moscow Conservatory

23. Moscow State Theater In The Southwest

24. Moscow Drama Theater named after S. Yesenin

25. V. Mayakovskiy The Moscow Academic Theater

26. MOST Theatre

27. Moscow Theatre on Taganka

28. Izmaylovo Concert Hall

29. Novaya Opera Moscow Theater

Russia Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

In May 9th Russia celebrate the day of victory of Soviet troops over Nazi Germany. On this day, parades, commemorative events, and festive fireworks are held solemnly throughout the country. The main military parade of the country takes place in Moscow on Red Square. Throughout the city, at special concert venues, art groups perform, songs of the war years are heard everywhere. People dance, relax. Many older people cry, remembering the horror of years gone by.

Night of museums

Museum Night is an annual project that will take place in Moscow 15 times. Most of the city’s cultural institutions traditionally take part in it. Most of the city’s museums and exhibitions are free to visit. In parks, country estates, thematic performances and entertainment cultural events are held. About 200 museums, exhibition halls and art spaces take part in the festival. Many sites prepare special projects on the topic for visitors.

Christmas Festival

This is the most favourite festival of Muscovites and guests of the city. Interesting events take place at 80 venues throughout the city. Numerous ice rinks, food zones, hockey courts, slides, a children’s snowboard park are open. Every day, in special chalets around the city, puppet shows and fairy tales are read. Concerts and master classes await visitors, where you can try yourself in Gzhel painting, clay modelling, decoupage. You can make jewellery, toys and gifts to loved ones, as well as send a letter to Santa Claus. On Red Square, everyone is interested in not only skating on the rink themselves, but also enjoying the colourful ice show from the famous Russian skaters.

Festival “Moscow Maslenitsa”

One of the brightest, longest events in Russia, dedicated to the seeing off of winter and the meeting of spring. Everyone will be able to learn how to cook pancakes, attend a lot of creative and craft workshops. Take part in traditional Shrovetide fun. Build a huge stuffed animal from straw and burn it, ride on crusts, take part in a masquerade parade. At numerous venues it will be possible to see street performances and performances by the best vocal ensembles and folk artists.

New Year on Red Square

The festive concert begins at 20.00. Then everyone lights the New Year tree together. At midnight, guests will be surprised by festive fireworks. Tickets are on sale in advance at the expected symbolic price of 2,025 rubles.

International exhibition NEFTEGAZ-2022

Neftegaz (Oil and gas exhibition) is the largest exhibition in Russia, which is one of the ten most significant in the industry. Lots of business meetings. Sighning of contracts. Experience exchange. The exhibition is attended by over 500 companies from around the world.

Moscow International Film Festival

The film festival has been held since 1935. Second oldest after the Venice Film Festival. Moscow International Film Festival is one of the most important events in the film industry. This is not only an influential professional venue, but also an interesting event for muscovites and guest of the city.

Easter Gift Festival

Easter festival is one of the most striking and major events of the city in April. Guests and residents of the city will be able to learn about the traditions of Easter, taste various options for Easter cakes, try other holiday treats. And also take part in charity events.

The solemn ceremony of the changing of the guard at the walls of the Moscow Kremlin

The ceremony is held every on the Cathedral Square of the Kremlin. This is a colourful sight introducing Russian military traditions. Every year, the organizers introduce new elements into the program, preserving the classic part. To enter the territory of the Kremlin, an entrance ticket is required.

Fish Week festival

This year the festival will be held in Moscow for the sixth time. Everyone can taste a variety of seafood dishes, as well as purchase fish, shrimp, caviar «take away”. Every day, gastronomic shows and various master classes for both adults and children will be held at the festival venues.

A cappella Moscow Spring international festival

Bright and talented performers and bands from different countries come to Moscow to demonstrate all their singing a cappella skills. The show takes place at different open-air scenes in the center of Moscow. Everyone can visit any city concerts, creative workshops, music, theatre performances.

Horse racing events

In Moscow, the racing season lasts from May to September. Purebred racehorse competitions are held at the Central Moscow Hippodrome. Throughout the entire period, horses demonstrate all their power, beauty and strength. By tradition, in the spring a big holiday is held, dedicated to the opening of the race.

Day of Russia

On this day, all cities of the country host ceremonies, entertainment programs, holiday concerts with the participation of popular performers. Everyone can participate in sports and youth flash mobs, visit museums and improvised fairs. And the culmination of the holiday will be a big fireworks.

Flower Jam Festival

Within the framework of the festival, the international competition of urban landscape design of the same name takes place. The task of the contestants is to come up with gardens, compositions that will beneficially affect the emotional and physical condition of the city residents. Across the city will appear compositions of fresh flowers. The city is blooming.

International Festival "Russian Cuisine"

This year the festival of Russian cuisine will be held for the forth time. Guests will be able to taste a wide palette of dishes from multinational Russia. Appreciate the skills of the best chefs in Russia. Taste ready-made dishes according to old Russian recipes. The largest outdoor food court in Moscow will open. Performances of famous pop singers and folk artists will complement the holiday atmosphere.

International Fireworks Festival Rostec

The largest festival of pyrotechnic art in Russia. The strongest pyrotechnics from different countries gather to show the audience all their highest skills and compete for the title of best. A diverse program is provided for guests and residents of the city: creative and sporting events, thematic spaces, quests and games, performances by musical groups and much more.

International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower

This holiday festival takes place on Red Square. This is one of the most ambitious and vibrant events of the year. Spectators are waiting for the parade of military bands, musical groups from around the world. Music from classical to pop sounds in the city center. Military bands from many countries demonstrate entire dance performances, performances with weapons. Colorful laser and pyrotechnic shows decorate this event. The grand fireworks on the closing day are unforgettable.

Moscow City day

Bright, large-scale and spectacular holiday. In 2022, Muscovites will celebrate the 875th anniversary of their city. Moscow greets this day on a grand scale. The whole city is seething. At various venues there are concerts and live music. Sports competitions for families, fairs for all are held. Everywhere – an atmosphere of joy and emancipation.

Moscow Balloon Festival

The festival will be held at the Expocentre on Krasnaya Presnya. This is the largest festival in Europe in terms of the number of participants, guests and sponsors. The best professional graphic designers from all over the world compete here. The program includes: an air show, master classes, an exhibition of sculptures from balloons, as well as exciting seminars from professional aero designers.

XI Moscow International Festival Circle of Light

One of the largest light festivals in the world. Grand multimedia shows await guests and residents: 3D mapping, pyrotechnic effects using high-altitude fountains, fire flames, laser projections. Many light installations of fireworks with musical accompaniment.

XVIII Moscow Gastronomic Festival

Hundreds of restaurants in Moscow present a signature tasting menu. It offers new tastes, unusual food combinations, bold culinary experiments. Special brunches take place all month. The city has a lot of thematic entertainment, promotions from the partners of the festival. At the end of the festival, a magnificent ball is held at which members of the international jury will choose the winner.

National Unity Day of Russia

In Moscow, the program of this general public holiday is especially solemn and vibrant. A variety of patriotic events, rallies, parades are held. In the evening, festive concerts of pop stars and musical groups will take place.

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

Posted: April 26, 2024 | Last updated: April 26, 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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By Antoinette Radford and Aditi Sangal , CNN

Here's what we know about the four suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack

From CNN’s Masha Angelova and Josh Pennington

Each of the four defendants charged with committing a terrorist act in the Crocus City concert hall attack was brought to court individually in Moscow on Sunday.

They are accused of committing a crime under part 3, provision “b” of article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act), which the Russian Criminal Code states is punishable with up to life imprisonment.

Three pled guilty to all charges, according to state media news agency TASS .

Here's what we know about the accused:

• Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev: The 32-year-old was the first defendant brought to court. Mirzoyev, from Tajikistan, had a temporary registration for three months in the southern Russian city of Novosibirsk in Siberia, but it expired, according to RIA Novosti.
• Saidakrami Rachabalizoda: He appeared as the second defendant, and told the the court that he had Russian registration documents but couldn't remember where they were. He communicated through an interpreter, according to state media RIA Novosti. Rachabalizoda was reportedly born in 1994.
• Shamsidin Fariduni: He was born in 1998 in Tajikistan and is a citizen of the Central Asian country. Fariduni was officially employed at a factory in the Russian city of Podolsk and was registered in the city of Krasnogorsk, according to state media RIA Novosti.
• Muhammadsober Faizov: The fourth defendant appeared nonresponsive in a wheelchair and was accompanied by a doctor to his court appearance, as seen in Moscow City Court’s video shared on Telegram. Faizov was temporarily unemployed, before which he worked in a barber shop in Ivanovo, a city northeast of Moscow, and is registered in that city, according to state media RIA Novosti. He was reportedly born in 2004.

Moscow court orders preventive detention for all four defendants in concert hall attack case

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Sunday granted the investigators’ motion for detention, as the chosen preventative measure, for all four defendants in the Crocus City Hall attack case.

All four men have been remanded into pre-trial detention until May 22, Moscow City Court said on Telegram. They are all charged with committing a terrorist act, according to the courts of general jurisdiction of the city of Moscow, which under the Russian Criminal Code is punishable up to life imprisonment.

Each of the four defendants was brought to court individually on Sunday. Three pled guilty to all charges, according to state media news agency TASS. 

The names of the four accused in the case are Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, Moscow City Courts announced via Telegram.

All four are from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic, and have been in Russia on either temporary or expired visas. The court held closed hearings for each of the accused with no members of the public allowed, TASS reported, citing the court’s press service. 

France raises its terror alert to highest level in wake of Moscow attack  

From CNN’s Chris Liakos and Morayo Ogunbayo

France lifted its terror alert to its highest level on Sunday, after ISIS claimed responsibility for the concert hall attack in Moscow that killed at least 137 people on Friday. 

“Given the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the attack and the threats weighing on our country, we have decided to raise the Vigipirate posture to its highest level: attack emergency,” French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said in a post on X.  

France’s decision to raise the alert came after a meeting of its defense and national security council, according to Attal.  

On Monday, Attal said two attempted terror attacks on French soil had been foiled since January and 45 in total since 2017. He said thousands more soldiers were ready to boost its counter-terrorism force, should they be needed.

Speaking to reporters in Paris, Attal said that 4,000 soldiers were on standby to mobilize if necessary "in the event of an alert," in addition to the current 3,000 soldiers deployed across the country. Police presence in front of sites deemed sensitive such as schools would also be reinforced," he added.

CNN's Chris Liakos and Emmanuel Nicholas Miculita in Paris contributed to this report.

Analysis: Moscow attack is a blow to Putin, who promised Russia security

From CNN's Matthew Chance, CNN's Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Moscow

Barely a week since Vladimir Putin secured his fifth presidential term, Russia has been plunged into carnage and disarray.

The attack  on the Crocus City Hall concert venue and shopping complex near Moscow, which has been claimed by ISIS, has left hundreds of people killed or injured.

This is hardly the stability and security for which so many Russians voted for President Putin. For years, the Kremlin strongman has been cast as a leader able to guarantee order in this vast, turbulent country. But Russia today seems more insecure and volatile than at any point in Putin’s 24 years in power.

The Kremlin’s brutal  war in Ukraine , now in its third horrific year, has cost Russians dearly. The military doesn’t publicize casualty figures, but US estimates suggest more than 300,000 Russians have been killed or injured.

The recent death of  Alexey Navalny , Russian most prominent opposition leader, has permanently silenced a vocal Kremlin critic. But the thousands who attended his funeral in Moscow, or who turned out to vote in a  Midday Against Putin  mass gathering at polling stations on the last day of the presidential election, indicate a base of discontent.

Now, the focus is firmly on the apparent reappearance in Russia of large-scale Jihadi terror attacks, unrelated to the Ukraine war or domestic opposition to the Kremlin. For a leader who has promised security and stability to Russians, a major attack on Russian soil is yet another powerful blow.

Read the full analysis.

Crocus City Hall killings are deadliest since Beslan school siege. Here are the recent attacks in Russia

From CNN Staff

The attack on Moscow's popular Crocus City Hall that left at least 133 dead has become the deadliest attack in Russia since the Beslan school siege in 2004.

Some other recent attacks include:

• September 26, 2022 : Eleven children and four adults were killed when a gunman wearing Nazi symbols opened fire at a school in the western Russian city of Izhevsk. The shooter, who was reportedly wearing a black T-shirt with Nazi insignia and a helmet, died by suicide following the attack.
• April 3, 2017 : At least 11 people were killed in a blast on the St. Petersburg metro. The explosion tore through a train as it was traveling between two stations in Russia’s second-largest city.
• October 31, 2015 : A Russian passenger jet, Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed  on October 31 after departing from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh,  killing all 224 people  on board. US intelligence analysis suggested that ISIS or its affiliates  planted a bomb on the plane .
• December 30, 2013 : A massive explosion at a train station in the Russian city of Volgograd killed at least 16 people, including one police officer, the Investigative Committee of Russia said.
• January 25, 2011 : A suicide bomber attacked Domodedovo Airport , Moscow's busiest airport, killing 35 people and wounding about 100, authorities and state television said.
• March 29, 2010 : Two explosions rocked the subway stations in central  Moscow during rush hour, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 60 others, spawning widespread public outrage. A website associated with Chechen separatists, who have long fought for independence from Russia, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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Moscow City Tourism Committee organizes conference for Indian MICE market stakeholders

Recognising market demand, the moscow city tourism committee organized a conference for representatives of the indian mice industry, to introduce them to the tourism strengths of the russian capital..

Recognising market demand, the Moscow City Tourism Committee organized a conference for representatives of the Indian MICE industry, to introduce them to the tourism strengths of the Russian capital. MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions, and is a type of tourism in which large groups, usually plan things well in advance.

The event took place on April 19 in Delhi and brought together over 100 participants from MICE agencies of both countries, corporate customers, representatives of the travel industry in Moscow, Aeroflot and the Indian branches of Sberbank. Business tourism is one of the most promising directions for Moscow.

In 2023, the capital was visited by 3.7 million business tourists - 7 per cent more than in 2022. And India remains one of the leaders among visitors from non-CIS countries in terms of the number of business travellers. "The Russian capital as a centre of business tourism and corporate events is already an established and a strong brand in the international arena," commented Anastasia Popova, Deputy General Director for International and Industry Cooperation of Project Office for the Development of Tourism and Hospitality in Moscow.

"Now our task is to demonstrate to our Indian partners all the possibilities of organizing high-value MICE events in Moscow in combination with already proven tourist programs," said Popova. At the Shaping MICE Future Conference, industry experts from Russia and India pronounced statements and speeches on the future of MICE events in these two countries, a presentation of the MICE potential of Moscow was showcased, and an analytical report on the state of the outbound MICE market in India was presented to the visitors.

During the panel discussion, participants assessed the current status and interaction peculiarities with the MICE market in India and developed recommendations for the MICE industry in Moscow during the general brainstorming session. Representatives of the Indian MICE industry participated in B2B negotiations to find new cross-partners in the Moscow business environment and among representatives of the hospitality industry.

Representatives of the MICE industry took part in the event from Moscow. Among them were DMC (Grand Rus, Academservice, Headed Goose, Satguru Travel, Isba Rus, Hug the Bear, Mellenium Group) as well as representatives of other partners interested in the development of MICE cooperation between Russia and India: Global transfers provider i'way and hotels Edge Seligerskaya and Edge Vinogradovo Moscow by Rotana.

"In 2024, we have witnessed a significant surge (more than quadruple) in the demand for transfers by Russians visiting India, both for business and leisure purposes. Muscovites are leading the trend, with 80 per cent of transfer bookings originating from the capital since the beginning of the year. Additionally, we observe a growing interest from Indian tourism agencies in exploring Russia, resulting in a substantial increase in our collaboration," commented Dmitriy Saraykin, co-founder of Global Transfer Provider i'way. The Shaping MICE Future conference allowed the Moscow City Tourism Committee to form a pool of MICE industry representatives in Moscow to prioritize incoming requests for events and clarify India's requirements for business and corporate events to build mutually effective work. Indian colleagues received up-to-date information about Moscow as a safe and attractive MICE destination and were able to find potential partners among representatives of the MICE industry of the Russian capital and were able to present the MICE market in India.

"The event served as a remarkable platform for fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration within the tourism industry. The event provided us with invaluable opportunities to engage with key stakeholders from the tourism department, as well as tour operators and service providers. The insights gained during the event underscored the Moscow City Tourism Committee's keen interest in the Indian outbound market, and we are optimistic about the promising prospects for Moscow as a destination, particularly in the post-pandemic landscape. We firmly believe that with concerted efforts and strategic initiatives, Moscow has the potential to emerge as a top-choice destination for Indian tourists," said Mudit Mathur, director of Tours Delite India, representing Academ Service - Russia in India. The conference also assessed the solutions to foreign demand for non-standard venues and elements in MICE programs, such as museums, parks, theaters and others. Holding MICE events at offbeat locations, such as the State Historical Museum, the Moscow Planetarium and Khudozhestvenny Cinema, is becoming popular.

This helps to attract conference organizers and creates a unique experience for the participants. Working in this format, many visitors who come to Moscow on a business trip want to return with their families and spend time as regular tourists. (ANI)

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