Bruce Springsteen fans got a special surprise when Sir Paul McCartney joined him for a duet at Liverpool's Anfield stadium. The former Beatle was brought out on stage on Saturday during the 75-year-old singer's second gig in the city with his E Street Band as part of his Land of Hope and Dreams tour. Springsteen, a life-long Beatles fan, introduced Sir Paul to roaring crowds during his encore.
Sabrina Carpenter headlined the second night of Primavera Sound in Barcelona last night, her first show in a couple of months while she’s in between legs of her ongoing Short N’ Sweet tour. It was the one-year anniversary of the day the singer dropped her #1 hit “Please Please Please,” and the day after she dropped her new single “Manchild.” At Primavera, she did “Manchild” live for the first time, and debuted a new cover (of which she’s done many): The Weather Girls’ 1983 hit “It’s Raining Men.”
As they tour U.S. stadiums this summer, the eight-member K-pop superstars talk to the Rolling Stone about what goes into their intense live concerts, their inventive music, and more
Drake has expanded his upcoming summer tour with his newly-announced $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK run through the United Kingdom and Europe with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Earlier this year it was announced that Drake would headline Wireless Festival in London on all three nights. ThgeCanadian superstar will now expand his run to include shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Hamburg alongside PARTYNEXTDOOR. The upcoming dates will be Drake’s first run of shows in the U.K. and Europe in six years since his 2019 Assassination Vacation Tour.
Metallica have announced new UK and European dates for their ongoing ‘M72’ tour for 2026.The metal icons’ lengthy trek will continue into a fourth year, having begun the record-breaking run of shows in 2023. They come in support of the band’s 11th and latest studio album, ’72 Seasons’. Next May, Metallica are due to hit the road for a string of huge stadium gigs in Athens, Bucharest, Chorzów, Frankfurt, Zurich, Berlin, Bologna and Budapest. Then, in June, they’ll return to the UK and Ireland for performances in Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff, before playing two nights at the London Stadium on July 3 and 5.
Dead & Company are planning a concert in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead forming in 1965. Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings will open the Aug. 1 concert, while singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson, performing as Johnny Blue Skies, will perform Aug. 2. Trey Anastasio, frontman for Phish, is opening the Aug. 3 show with his Trey Anastasio Band. The three-day concert series will also include Participation Row, Dead & Company’s fan-powered social action village hosted by national nonprofits HeadCount and REVERB.
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy has announced an extensive, intimate fall tour in North America, kicking off on October 7th in Vancouver. Known for his passionate and powerful live performances, Dermot has graced the sages of such iconic venues as London’s O2 Arena and New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The fall run will be a nod to his early busking days, with stripped back performances that reflect the tone of these more up- close and personal settings, making for a deeply connective and interactive fan experience.
The “She Wolf” is on the prowl again. Global superstar Shakira performed to a sold-out crowd at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday (May 13), kicking off the U.S. leg of her successful Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. As the tour slogan suggests, “women don’t cry,” they dominate stadiums! The show marked the continuation of her historic dates in Latin America, where she set worldwide box office records in March. And if the energy in the Queen City is any indication, fans in the U.S. and Canada can expect big surprises.
Following his highly anticipated return to Europe and the massive success of his 2024 North American tour, multi platinum, 8-time GRAMMY award-winning, global entertainment icon USHER announced the Australian leg of his highly praised USHER: Past Present Future 2025 Global Tour, marking his long-awaited return to Australia for his first solo headline tour since the OMG Tour in 2011.
Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, the Strokes, John Summit, Doechii, Feid and Cage the Elephant are the top-billed artists at the 2025 Austin City Limits festival. The nine-stage, two weekend celebration of music and community will take place October 3-5 and October 10-13 at the festival’s traditional location of Zilker Park.
Coldplay made history in India, when performing two nights at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Jan 25-26, selling 223,570 tickets. The concert followed three sold out shows at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. The concerts were the largest stadium shows of the 21st century for any artist.
NKOTB announced that an anniversary reissue of Billboard 200-topping 1990 album Step By Step is arriving this summer, celebrating 35 years since the quintet’s fourth studio LP. Featuring bonus material, unreleased tracks and remixes, the revamped edition will arrive June 13, marking the album’s first time being available on vinyl since its original release. Originally released June 5, 1990, Step By Step debuted atop the Billboard 200, marking the band’s second No. 1 album. The news comes as the boy band is gearing up to take over Sin City with a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
Kelsea Ballerini wrapped up her first-ever arena tour earlier this month with over 350,000 tickets sold. The trek – dubbed “Kelsea Ballerini Live On Tour” – boasted 25 sold out dates and concluded with a show at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, on April 13. “It’s been a very slow, steady build for 10 years,” Ballerina told Pollstar. “And I truly didn’t skip any steps. I opened in clubs and then theaters and then amphitheaters and then arenas."
ROSÉ is meeting Coldplay at the “APT.” At the rock band’s concert in Seoul, South Korea, the BLACKPINK star made a surprise guest appearance to perform her smash hit single for thousands of fans at Goyang Stadium. The performance marked the fourth of six nights at Goyang for Coldplay. K-Pop superstars TWICE are opening for the band during its stint in South Korea, and the two acts joined forces on stage on opening night April 16 to perform a revamped version of “We Pray.” Shortly after the show, they released an official version of the collaboration on streaming services.
The Cure will revisit their 2024 album Songs of a Lost World on an upcoming remix collection entitled Mixes of a Lost World. The 24-track compilation will feature fresh spins on the songs from EDM stars Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold and Orbital and others. The album conceived and compiled by Cure singer Robert Smith will be released on June 13th and will also come in a deluxe edition with additional remixes and reworks from Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, as well as Mogwai, 65daysofstatic, Gregor Tresher, Sally C, Daybreakers, Daniel Avery, meera and Trentemøller.
Lana Del Rey fans have received a fresh taste of her new era, with “Bluebird” arriving as the latest preview of her forthcoming record. Dropping just a week after “Henry, Come On” gave fans their first insight of what to expect from Del Rey’s country record, “Bluebird” has ostensibly further confirmed that her sonic shift won’t be one steeped in the standard trappings of a country record. Much like its predecessor, “Bluebird” is another soaring piece of emotional introspection from Del Rey, as she pairs softly-plucked acoustic guitars with stirring strings and her trademark reverb-laden vocals.
BTS‘ Jin announced the dates for his first-ever solo tour, the #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR. The outing will hit nine cities around the globe for two nights each, kicking off in Goyang, South Korea on June 28 and 29, before moving on to Chiba, Japan. After a stop in Osaka, Japan, the tour will jump to the U.S. for shows in California, Texas, Florida and New Jersey before winding down in London and Amsterdam in August. The tour reveal comes just two days after Jin announced the release date for his second solo album, Echo, which is due out on May 16.
Miley Cyrus‘ anticipated visual album, Something Beautiful, will get its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. The wide-ranging event that will take place in New York from June 4-15 will feature the first look at the film co-directed and co-written by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, Brendan Walter and produced by Tribeca alum Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow). The “one-of-a-kind pop opera” features 13 original songs from Cyrus’ upcoming album of the same name.
Shakira has wrapped the first Latin America leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour, having sold 1.3 million tickets and broken several records. The Live Nation-produced outing comprised 25 sold-out shows across 11 stadiums in Latin America between 11 February and 14 April. During the tour, the superstar made history by becoming the first artist to hold seven shows at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, attracting 455,000 fans to the residency. The Barranquilla-born star also broke records in Colombia by becoming the first artist to perform in six stadiums in her native country.
Fresh off of a run of sold-out shows to kick off his “Cosa Nuestra World Tour,” Rauw Alejandro announced the addition of dates in Latin America with four shows in South America and four more in Mexico. The Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican star will start the Latin American leg in Santiago, Chile, and then make his way to Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Bogotá, Colombia, Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara. Rauw Alejandro’s latest tour is his most ambitious yet, bringing a live band with him for the first time and elaborate production to deliver an experience that matches his futuristic, high-energy sound. He has sold out nearly every show
Stevie Nicks is hitting the road. The musician has unveiled dates for her upcoming solo headlining tour, which intersects with her special guest appearances scheduled for Billy Joel’s summer and fall tour. She will perform in nine cities across North America between August and October. Her solo run begins Aug. 12 in Boston and passes through Toronto, St. Paul, Cincinnati, Columbia, Tampa, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. The tour wraps on Oct. 15 in Oklahoma City.
GRAMMY, ACM, CMA, and AMA Award-winning group Little Big Town is hitting the road in 2025 with their Summer Tour ’25, bringing their signature harmonies and unforgettable live show to amphitheaters across North America. The 22-city tour kicks off on July 24 at Walmart AMP in Rogers, AR and makes stops in St. Louis, Saratoga Springs, Holmdel, Toronto, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and more before wrapping up in Charlotte, NC at PNC Music Pavilion on September 13.
After breaking records, Luke Combs is making history as the first country artist to headline Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. Coming off his hugely successful “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old” stadium tour in 2024 with 25 sold-out double shows in 13 stadiums, Combs has set his sights on reaching beyond the country core and staking a claim for the format at some of the most high-cred, crossover contemporary festivals in the U.S.
Kesha and Scissor Sisters will host the ultimate summer party on their forthcoming Tits Out tour, scheduled to hit arenas and amphitheatres across North American throughout July and August. The 25-date tour arrives as Kesha prepares for the release of Period (.), her first album as an independent artist, out July 4. The tour kicks off just before release in West Valley City, Utah, on July 1, before making stops at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York, plus venues in Phoenix, Dallas, Nashville, Toronto, and more.
