We’re going to start this article by posing a question.
How many live events did you go to in 2025?
A handful? A bunch? Too many? Did you cross getting to see Paul McCartney or Oasis off your bucket list? Were you in attendance when Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Zach Bryan or Sabrina Carpenter came to a venue near you?
Was that you on the Coldplay kiss cam?
If you were fortunate enough — or unfortunate if that really was you on the kiss cam — to witness live music in 2025, we applaud you. There’s nothing better. Even when catching a concert live is expensive, the juice is always worth the proverbial squeeze.
However, in the event you weren’t lucky enough to be singing along with your favorite artists IRL last year, you can easily fix that in 2026.
Many of the biggest names in pop, Hip-Hop, rock, country, R&B, EDM, blues and metal are taking their talents on the road this year.
Just a few of the biggest biggies include country royalty Dolly Parton, “Wicked” pop princess Ariana Grande, Canadian Rock Hall of Fame inductees RUSH, avant-garde hitmaker Lady Gaga, emo heroes My Chemical Romance, and so many more.
Actually, 95 (!) more to be exact.
Our team scoured the web, left no stone unturned and found the 100 biggest artists across 17 genres who have announced they’re going on tour next year as well as a few Las Vegas residencies.
See you at a show…or three.
Huge Pop Stars
Runs June 6 through Sept. 1
Runs Feb. 14 through April 13
Runs April 22 through Aug. 29
with Rachel Chinouriri, Sofia Isella, CMAT, Mannequin Pussy
Runs Feb. 6 through Aug. 24
with Icona Pop and Ryan Trainor
Runs June 12 through Aug. 15
with Pale Waves, The Aces and The Beaches
Runs March 23 through July 24
Runs March 16 through Sept. 3
Runs March 3 through July 7
Special guests TBA
Runs March 30 through Aug. 28
with Adéla
Runs April 8 through May 25
with Esha Tewari
Runs Feb. 19 through June 6
with Absolutely and Amma
Runs Jan. 24 through May 20
Runs Jan. 9 through July 8
with Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman
Runs Jan. 24 through March 13
Classic Rock giants
Runs June 7 through Dec. 17
Runs July 11 through Sept. 29
Runs July 7 through Sept. 9
with Saving Grace
Runs March 14 through April 7
Runs May 28 through June 14
Runs Jan. 21 through May 24
Runs Feb. 24 through May 17
Runs March 21 through May 1
Runs Feb. 28 through July 2
Runs Feb. 27 through Sept. 1
with The Band Geeks
Runs April 17 through May 7
Runs Feb. 14 through Sept. 5
with Animals as Leaders
Runs April 1 through May 30
with The BFG Band
Runs Jan. 20 through Feb. 28
Runs March 22 through May 23
Runs March 6 through April 4
Runs May 6 through Nov. 24
Runs May 11 through Oct. 7
Runs Feb. 9 through June 10
Country household names
with Kings of Leon, MJ Lenderman, Caamp, Alabama Shakes, Gregory Alan Isakov
Runs March 7 through Oct. 10
with Thomas Rhett, Brooks and Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Ella Langley, Hardy, more
Runs April 10 through Aug. 1
with Zach Top, Miranda Lambert, Dylan Gossett, Hudson Westbrook
Runs April 24 through May 2
Runs May 29 through Sept. 27
with Jon Batiste, Wednesday, Evan Honer, Scott T. Smith
Runs March 6 through Oct. 3
with Dierks Bentley, The Script, The Teskey Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Ty Myers, more
Runs March 21 through Aug. 2
with The Revivalists
Runs April 18 through Oct. 23
with Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane
Runs Jan. 15 through Aug. 9
Runs Jan. 14 through July 30
Hip-Hop hitmakers
Runs Jan. 1-2
Runs May 21 through Dec. 1
Runs Feb. 11 through April 18
Metal and hard rock headbangers
with Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Pierce The Veil, more
Runs May 5 through Sept. 19
with Franz Ferdinand, Pierce The Veil, Modest Mouse, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Eat World, more
Runs May 7 through Oct. 31
with Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy and Gouge Away
Runs May 7 through Sept. 26
with Megadeth and Anthrax
Runs June 2 through Sept. 29
with Boys Noize
Runs Feb. 5 through March 16
with Tesla and Extreme
Runs July 17 through Sept. 26
Runs Jan. 14 through Aug. 27
with Motionless In White, The Plot In You, Amira Elfeky
Runs Arpil 25 through May 16
with Beartooth, President
Runs Feb. 22 through March 27
with Wiz Khalifa, honestav, Beauty School Dropout, De’Wayne, Mod Sun
Runs Feb. 15 through July 1
Runs March 20 through May 14
Runs April 3 through June 13
Life-changing vocalists
with Myles Smith, Macklemore, Sigrid, Lukas Graham, Amble
Runs May 13 through Nov. 7
Runs Feb. 12 through Dec. 19
Runs Feb. 7 through July 3
Runs April 4 through July 18
with Joy Crookes
Runs April 15 through Aug. 22
Spellbinding indie rock
with Water From Your Eyes, Snuggle, Tiberius B
Runs March 27 through June 27
Runs March 28 through Oct. 9
with Adult Mom, Ben Kweller, Phantom Planet, Limbeck
Runs March 26 through Aug. 1
with The Chats
Runs March 13-26
Runs Feb. 19 through June 11
with Brennan Wedl
Runs April 13 through May 6
Salt-of-the-earth folk singers
with The Head and the Heart
Runs Feb. 10 through Oct. 21
with Hermanos Gutiérrez, Lake Street Dive, G. Love
Runs June 19 through Oct. 11
Runs March 28 through July 12
Runs May 28 through June 27
Runs Jan. 18 through JUne 27
Runs Jan. 14 through Oct. 10
with The Weather Station
Runs May 22 through Oct. 3
R&B party-starters
with Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton
Runs Jan. 28 through April 4
Runs Jan. 14 through Aug. 28
Runs May 16 through June 26
with Amerie, Jeremih, Pretty Ricky, Waka Flocka Flame, Dem Franchize Boyz
Runs Feb. 12 through April 19
Latin headliners
Runs April 1 through May 24
Runs Jan. 30 through April 26
Runs May 6-15
Iconic K-Pop girl groups
Runs March 26 through APril 9
Runs Jan. 9 through June 4
Dance artists that’ll get you moving
with Yves Tumor, Eartheater, Brutalismus 3000 and Tokischa
Runs March 14 through June 12
Runs Jan. 16 through Feb. 27
Christian arena acts
Runs March 6 through Aug. 1
Gifted Bluegrass legends
Runs Feb. 6 trhough April 26
Bluesmen
Runs Feb. 21 through Nov 8
Classical virtuosos
Runs March 4 through Aug. 17
Indispensable song parodists
with Puddles Pity Party
Runs May 26 through Oct .17
Visually spectacular Sphere residencies
Runs Jan. 23 through April 30
Runs Sept. 4-13
Runs April 16 through May 2
Runs May 6 through June 13
Runs March 5 through June 25
Runs Jan. 2 through Feb. 15
Glitzy Las Vegas residencies
Runs Sept. 17-26
Runs Jan. 27 through May 24
*Some of Duff’s shows will be at other venues across North America
Runs Jan. 20-31
Runs April 24 through May 2
Looking for even more live music options? Take a look at this list of all the biggest pop stars on tour in 2026 to find the show of your dreams.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
