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Concerts In 2019: Guide To The 12 Biggest Tours This Year

Let 2019 be all about experiencing all of your favorite artists live, and spend the money you got from the holidays on some concert tickets. Some of the biggest stars are going on tour this year, and you should be front and center in the audience.

Here are 12 of the biggest tours in 2019:

Carrie Underwood - The Cry Pretty Tour 360

After releasing her new album, “Cry Pretty,” in September, the country star’s getting ready to hit the road in support of the new project. She’ll kick things off on May 1 in Greensboro, N.C. at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Ariana Grande - Sweetener World Tour

Although the “Thank U, Next” singer ’s going to be releasing a new album shortly, she’s heading out on tour in March to sing tracks from her “Sweetener” album, which dropped in August. Don’t worry, though, she’ll likely be singing songs off her upcoming album, as well.

Panic! at the Disco - Pray For The Wicked Tour

With dates in the country only through the end of February, you’ll want to grab tickets to see the pop-rock band on tour as soon as possible.

Kelly Clarkson - The Meaning of Life Tour

If you’re seeing the “American Idol” winner on tour this year, prepare for one big show as she’s bringing Kelsea Ballerini and Brynn Cartelli on the road with her.

Shawn Mendes - The Tour

The “Lost in Japan” singer recently released his self-titled third studio album, and now he’s bringing all of those new songs to fans live across the world. The North American leg of his tour starts off in June in Portland.

Pink - Beautiful Trauma World Tour

March 1 is when Pink begins this leg of her tour, which starts at the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Backstreet Boys - DNA World Tour

Backstreet’s back with a brand new album and tour in 2019. The group’s ninth studio album, “DNA,” drops on Jan. 25, and then the boys will leave their Las Vegas residency behind later this year to perform the songs on tour.

Jesse McCartney - The Resolution Tour

In 2018, McCartney released his first new songs in four years, and went on tour in support of his fresh music, also for the first time in four years. He’s not letting that amount of time pass again before he hits the road, though, as he’s starting a new tour on Jan. 11 in Dallas.

Cher - Here We Go Again Tour

Fresh off her stint in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” Cher recorded a new album covering ABBA songs. Now, she’s going to sing them live for everyone around the country.

Train - Summer Tour 2019

Though the band last put out an album — “A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat” — in January 2017, they did release a new song called “Call Me Sir” last year. Later in 2019, they’ll be performing all of that music and more on a tour that also features the Goo Goo Dolls and Allen Stone.

Justin Timberlake - The Man Of The Woods Tour

Timberlake’s tour started off in early 2018 and it’ll continue on through April. Quite a few of the shows toward the end of his run are rescheduled dates from earlier on in his tour.

Twenty One Pilots - The Bandito Tour

The musical duo’s going all over the world in 2019, for some of their solo shows, as well as for some festivals. Their own tour has its first date in the United States on May 31 in Michigan.

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These are the highest-grossing world tours of 2019 so far

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Elton John , Metallica and Travis Scott are among the artists who can lay claim to the highest-grossing world tours of 2019 so far.

Elton John, who is currently on his swansong with the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’, tops the ranking in the mid-year report released by Pollstar on Monday (July 1). The last four months of the tour’s opening North American leg, as well as the first three weeks of its 2019 run in Europe, have raked in an estimated $82.6 million (approximately £65.6 million).

Pink and Justin Timberlake follow closely behind with $81.8 million (£64.6 million) and $75.5 million (£59.9 million) in world tour earnings respectively. The next pop juggernaut on the list is Sheeran at number six, with $63.6 million (£50.5 million) in earnings. He had the highest-grossing tour of 2018 , taking in more than $429 million (£335 million) in 99 shows all over the world.

Rock and metal veterans also make strong showings, with Metallica at number four with $69.7 million (£55.3 million) and Fleetwood Mac at fifth with $67.7 million (£53.7 million). KISS , Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band also appear.

Travis Scott rounds out the top-10 list with the highest-grossing world tour for a rap artist in 2019 thus far. He took in $51.7 million (£40 million). Other hip-hop acts on the full list of the 100 highest-grossing tours include Eminem , Post Malone , Bad Bunny and Drake .

Artists with the 25 highest-grossing tours of 2019 so far are: 1. Elton John 2. Pink 3. Justin Timberlake 4. Metallica 5. Fleetwood Mac 6. Ed Sheeran 7. KISS 8. Trans-Siberian Orchestra 9. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 10. Travis Scott 11. Cher 12. Eric Church 13. Mumford & Sons 14. BTS 15. Michael Bublé 16. Paul McCartney 17. Garth Brooks 18. Eminem 19. Ariana Grande 20. Post Malone 21. André Rieu 22. Phil Collins 23. Luis Miguel 24. Billy Joel 25. Shawn Mendes

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Pollstar’s report is based on box office earnings from November 22, 2018 to May 22, 2019. See it in full here .

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The Most Anticipated Concert Tours Of 2019

2019 is here and it’s not too early to start planning out how to spend your nights, weekends, and hard-earned money. Festivals have begun announcing their lineups and already there are a bevy of tours, ranging from massive stadium productions to intimate club affairs. The through line with the following 35 recommended concert tours are that all the artists are formidable performers with the songcraft to match. It’s reason enough to get out of the house, visit a new city, and support the arts, because live music is one of the great pleasures of being alive.

Our Lady of Top Dawg Entertainment went from self-deprecating tweets to festival headliner in a matter of months, and who knows what level she’ll catapult up to in 2019? Showing no sign of slowing down following her CTRL tour and a slew of festival dates since, SZA is probably going to release something new that blows the competition out of the water before too many months of this new year go by. In the meantime, run not walk to any stage where you can witness her dynamite live presence and diva-ready voice in person. This woman is a legend in the making , and wouldn’t it be nice to say you knew her back when, before it becomes back when?– Caitlin White

Check out the current tour dates for SZA here .

34. Tyler, The Creator

Somehow, Tyler The Creator ‘s show never seems to get old or stale, no matter how many times I’ve seen it. After watching him tear down Coachella and his own Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival ( twice ), I can confirm that Tyler just knows his fans. He knows his music. He’s comfortable on stage and he knows how to cut loose. In his post- Flower Boy era, he’s softened just enough to broaden his appeal, but not so much that he loses the gravel-voiced edge that endeared him to legions of teenage rebels in the first place. That he dedicates just as much attention to detail to his stage presentation as he does all his other creative endeavors from fashion to animation makes his live set that much more entertaining, each and every time.– Aaron Williams

Check out the current tour dates for Tyler The Creator here .

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Speaking as someone who has yet to see Bristol punks Idles live yet, this feels like essential viewing for any fan of guitar rock, particularly after they made one of the best rock album of the year . Clips from live shows paint the group as intense and endearing, putting their all into every breath of their performance. After playing for the first time locally last year, the band will return with a massive American run this spring. Coupled with some festival and international dates, including stops at Oya and All Points East, the gospel of Idles should be taking over in 2019.– Philip Cosores

Check out Idles current slate of tour dates here .

32. Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons’ singalong brand of indie folk was made, well, to be sung along with, meaning that they fully realize their tremendous potential live in front of an audience bouncing their energy back to them. With Delta , the band’s most recent album that released in 2018, the band returned to a more traditional-for-them sound, unlike the rock-oriented direction they explored on 2015’s Wilder Mind , so a message for fans who thought the world ended after that album: Emerge from your bomb shelters and look into the light, because the banjos are back. The new tour is also promising to be the most ambitious of their career .– Derrick Rossignol

Check out the current tour dates for Mumford & Sons here .

31. Nicki Minaj

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Nicki Minaj will be looking to shake off the bad press from an up and down 2018 during her spring and summer tour, which was initially set to feature Future (and the incarcerated Tekashi 6ix9ine) before she announced a plans to “reevaluate elements of production on the NickiHndrxx Tour” amid cancellation rumors in August. The new tour is set to start in May 2019, and she’s currently “working on a M&G experience for the tour & will update [fans] ASAP,” according to an Instagram post .– Andre Gee

Check out the current tour dates for Nicki Minaj here .

30. ASAP Rocky

When ASAP Rocky ‘s video for his Injured Generation tour literally promises injuries for attendees, you should definitely go. There is no better concert story than one that involves an injury — just ask all those Travis Scott fans who’ve raged their way into the hospital (just don’t go jumping off any balconies because that’s a different kind of injury you don’t want). Anytime the mosh pit gets that lit, you know a real party went down and with Rocky peaking creatively of late and jumping off in outrageous new directions musically, you’re sure to hear something entirely new and different when the Harlem favorite hits the stage.– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for ASAP Rocky here .

29. Jeff Rosenstock

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How many instruments do you expect a punk band to have on stage? Three, maybe four? Usually, somewhere close to the number of individuals that actually comprise the band, right? Well, Jeff Rosenstock’s band Death Rosenstock certainly doesn’t care what you think — the quintet requires more instruments than any punk band has a right to bring on stage, including xylophones, glockenspiels, a saxophone, synthesizers, drum machines. This is all in addition to their respective guitars and drums. Two and a half years after the release of his 2016 magnum opus WORRY , Rosenstock and his band — some of the hardest workers in rock music — somehow managed to release another album ( POST- ), while spending 90% of their time touring the world. Now, the never-ending tour is finally coming to an end with a run of four sold-out hometown shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom during the first week of February, all of which will be put to tape to commemorate the final gigs of almost three years spent on the road.– Zac Gelfand

Check out the announced tour dates for Jeff Rosenstock here .

28. Jenny Lewis

It’s been widely said that the best contemporary indie rock is coming from women, and Jenny Lewis has been showing that to be true for nearly 20 years. Her work now as a solo artist is practically as important as her work with Rilo Kiley, and this year finds her hitting the road to bring her upcoming album, On The Line , to fans around the world. She’s playing mostly theaters along with scattered festivals, including Bottlerock in Napa and High Water Festival in Charleston.– P.C.

Check out the current Jenny Lewis tour dates here .

27. Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak will be embarking on the Andy’s Beach Club World Tour starting in February, performing songs from Oxnard and the rest of his catalog. .Paak and his Free Nationals band will start the tour with a North American leg before crossing the pond to Europe for 13 more sure-to-be-exciting dates.– A.G.

Check out the current tour dates for Anderson .Paak here.

26. Paul McCartney

There aren’t many artists that can pull off the stadium show. And though there are a few contemporary musicians who manage — Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Coldplay — a lot of them fall more into the realm of legacy acts. But a Paul McCartney concert isn’t a case of just a Baby Boomer performing to those in his own age range. These concerts become multi-generational affairs as his tunes are rediscovered by further generations. Following the release of his recent Egypt Station last year, Macca is slowly rolling out dates that will keep him on the road throughout 2019, including stops in South America and an appearance at Dodger Stadium.– P.C.

Check out the current tour dates for Paul McCartney here .

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Don’t call it a comeback, but Metric put out one of their best albums in a nearly 20-year history last year. Art Of Doubt is a collection of seething, magnetic, incredibly hooky new songs, and Emily Haines and co already debuted them live by opening up for the legendary Smashing Pumpkins . If that didn’t get them pumped up for their own headlining tour, I assume nothing on earth will. And since it’s Metric, I’m more than positive it did. While these Canadians careen all over the US this spring, you’re going to want to see them perform “Dressed To Suppress” and “Now Or Never Now” before these songs join their personal band canon as all-time bangers. Haines has a presence that is palpable, even from the cheap seats, and her connection with longtime collaborator and guitarist James Shaw is musical chemistry that has to be seen to be believed.– C.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Metric here .

24. Blueface

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You should go see Blueface because Drake co-signs him and Drake hasn’t been wrong for a really long time (possible ill-advised Chris Brown collaboration aside). But past the big name glamour of being The Boy’s favorite new rapper, Blue demonstrates a palpable love for the game and for performing. Before he received reams of glowing internet profiles and his Youtube views regularly crossed the eight digit mark, he was polling local high school students to find out where we should stage impromptu parking lot concerts and pulling up with rambunctious, catchy turn-up anthems like “ Bleed It ” and “ Respect My Crypn .” You can hate on his unorthodox flow all you want, but you won’t be able to deny his infectious energy or his hypnotic, post-hyphy, ratchet-party-rap beats. You may even find yourself converted from skeptic to a believer that Blueface really is the “ Next Big Thing .”– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Blueface here .

Uproxx’s Chloe Gilke saw Mitski live towards the end of the last year, and she described her experience , “Mitski has built an invisible screen between herself and her audience. She’s performing for us, but our energy bounces back into ourselves. In a crowd of 1700, we can still feel the profound loneliness of her music, and be simultaneously moved and unsettled by her talent and the show she puts on for us.” For those who missed out on Mitski’s stunning North American shows in 2018, she’ll be returning in 2019 with stops in the eastern half of the country, in March and April.– D.R.

Check out the current tour dates for Mitski here .

22. Travis Scott

Astroworld was one of the biggest rap albums of 2018 , and Travis looks to capitalize during the second leg of the Astroworld: Wish You Were Here tour which starts on January 25 in Vancouver then heads steadily east, ending in Charlotte on March 24. The first leg of the tour was so heavily anticipated that he actually had to add dates in cities like New York and LA, exemplifying his newfound rap stardom and the near-universal love for Astroworld .– A.G.

Check out the current tour dates for Travis Scott dates here .

21. Roddy Ricch

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Despite Roddy Ricch ‘s relative newcomer status, this Compton native has already mastered controlling even sizable crowds like the one at 2018 Rolling Loud in Los Angeles. He’s also a rising star whose hit singles “ Every Season ” and “ Die Young ” are not only inescapably catchy but viscerally relatable and honest. He’s got a positively jaw-dropping degree of polish about him, from his recordings to his charismatic stage presence, that means you won’t end up watching an out-of-depth Soundcloud star fumble his way through half-remembered bars. Roddy has the business aspect of his product nailed down as tightly as his live show, ensuring it’ll be well worth the investment of both your money and your time.– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Roddy Ricch here .

20. Shawn Mendes

If you don’t have your tickets to Shawn Mendes ‘ summer tour yet, godspeed. Shawn Mendes: The Tour went on sale all the way back in May 2018 (over a year in advance!), and tickets in most cities are next to impossible to find. Mendes’ star has grown exponentially since the release of his third studio album last spring, and for good reason — he’s got incredible charisma and real deal talent. Mendes puts on an energetic live show, jumping between acoustic heartbreakers, soft piano ballads, and rock anthems with the ease of a true professional. And he’s headlining his first-ever stadium show in September, in his hometown of Toronto. That one sold out, too, but it certainly won’t be Mendes’ last stadium show. With Taylor , Bey , and Ed ‘s North American tours all wrapped up for the year, it’s time to welcome a new generation of stadium pop stars to the stage.– Chloe Gilke

Check out the current tour dates for Shawn Mendes here .

19. Greta Van Fleet

88-year old Gretna Van Fleet, after whom Greta Van Fleet is named, said recently , “It’s not my favorite music, and the boys know that, but I think they’re very talented, and I support them.” Even though Gretna might not be racking up the Greta plays on Spotify, the band is still bringing back the ’70s-styled rock sound better than just about anybody else doing it today. Like the music that inspired it, Greta Van Fleet’s music is surely the kind that really takes off live. Fortunately, they’re traveling all over the world this year, including North American stops in spring. If you’re still not convinced, they recently got a co-sign from Billy Corgan , who said that the “sky’s the limit for where they can go.”– D.R.

Check out the current tour dates for Greta Van Fleet here .

18. Maren Morris

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2018 was the year country singer-songwriter Maren Morris became a star. With a hit pop song (the massive, inescapable “The Middle”) and a handful of country radio hits, Morris has the kind of cross-over appeal that’s unheard of unless your name is Taylor Swift . Morris has been dropping hints that her second studio album is coming very soon — she teased an announcement to her fan club on Twitter, and has hosted listening parties of the finished album for her fans. Morris opened for former One Direction singer Niall Horan on tour last summer, and although she hasn’t announced anything official yet, I’d place my bets on a summer or fall headlining tour. Her breezy, joyful country would sound right at home at an outdoor amphitheater, and “The Middle” alone could fill the lawn easily. Morris hasn’t officially announced a tour yet, but we’ll let you know the minute she does.– C.G.

Check out the current tour dates for Maren Morris here .

17. Vince Staples / JPEGMAFIA

Two of the rap game’s most iconoclastic, hilarious personalities will be joining forces early this year when Vince Staples goes on tour with JPEGMAFIA along with Compton upstart Buddy during the Smile, You’re On Camera tour . All three artists had big years in 2018, with JPEGMAFIA’s breakout Veteran project, Buddy’s eclectic Harlon And Alondra , and Vince Staples’ FM! . Vince has announced more music coming this year, and it’s possible JPEGMAFIA and Buddy may also have new music to perform during the 37-date North American tour.– A.G.

Check out the current tour dates for Vince Staples here .

16. James Blake

As it stands now, there’s a lot of mystery surrounding James Blake’s goings-on. Is his new album, Assume Form , really coming out at the end of January? Does the tracklist really include features from Travis Scott, Andre 3000, Metro Boomin, and others? However the questions to those answers shake out, we do know one thing for sure: Blake is going on tour in 2019. In late winter and early spring, he’ll find himself in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other major North American destinations. Seeing Blake live is its own reward, but you’ll also be gifted a copy of his new album if you buy yourself a ticket .– D.R.

Check out the current tour dates for James Blake here .

15. Maggie Rogers

Maryland native Maggie Rogers has already won over Pharrell Williams as one of his students, impressed the festival circuit when she had little recorded output, taken to arena tours with Mumford & Sons, and appeared on Saturday Night Live . And this is all before she released her debut album. With that record set to drop this month, Maggie Rogers is ready for the next stage of her career, which will include her Coachella debut and slots at venues across the US and abroad with capacity in the thousands. Maggie Rogers has clearly arrived, and anyone that’s seen her perform can attest to her ability to back up the hype.– P.C.

Check out the current tour dates for Maggie Rogers here .

14. Meek Mill

We very nearly lost the chance to ever see Meek Mill onstage again, which means we almost missed out on moments like his squashed beef with Drake and the oh-so-intense live rendition of his stirring, fan-favorite “ Dreams And Nightmares Intro .” Seriously, you have to see this — thousands of people reciting the lyrics live as the song builds to its emotional peak and the cathartic release when the beat drops is the most spiritual experience you can have outside a church on the last day of revival. Meek is also an impeccable performer with an absolutely ridiculous list of hits that you may have forgotten about but will be delighted to be reminded of.– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Meek Mill here .

13. Kacey Musgraves

Yes, Kacey Musgraves dominated 2018 — but what makes you think she’s going to rest on her laurels when Golden Hour just got done topping year-end lists and picking up prestigious Grammy nominations? With a booking on the coveted Coachella bill — notice that she’s made the jump over from Stagecoach in 2019 — Kacey is ready to enter the mainstream like a full-blown pop star, it’s just that she hasn’t lost any of her songwriting precision or elegant country charm in the meantime. If you haven’t been to a Kacey Musgraves show yet, then 2019 has to be your year, they’re chock full of pitch-perfect renditions of her gorgeous songs, and usually stacked with a must-hear cover or two. A lot of these shows are already sold out, so do what you must to secure your spot, and look out for more dates and festival appearances sure to be announced soon.– C.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Kacey Musgraves here .

12. Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper has said at the end of 2018 that he’s taking a break from music to “learn the word of God” outside of the country. Once he gets back to the states, it’s likely that the Chicago artist will take his new lessons on the road during a tour — potentially performing a new album? Time will tell, but we’ll be watching.– A.G.

Check out the current tour dates for Chance The Rapper here .

11. Cardi B

Cardi B puts on a wild, rambunctious, uninhibited show. At Coachella last year , her stage was relatively simple, yet the level of unrestrained energy on display was enough to make the audience blush. The dancers worked their butts off on the sturdy scaffolding Cardi performed in front of as a reference to her start as a dancer herself. At the time, she was too pregnant to put on any gymnastic displays of her own, but I got the impression that she was itching to get up there and strut her stuff herself. That she did all this while flawlessly maintaining her breath control on empowering, raunchy anthems like “ Bickenhead ” and “ I Like It ” just made the whole thing that much more impressive.– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Cardi B here .

10. The 1975

The state of rock music in 2019 is uncertain; Just look at the list of 2019 Grammy nominees for that. As Uproxx’s Philip Cosores put it , “We knew rock was in a weird place, but this solidifies just how precarious it is.” That said, it would appear that The 1975 emerged as the most important rock band of 2018 , and they’ll be bringing their album A Brief Inquiry Into Relationships on the road in 2019. The group will be in North America in the spring, with stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, and other locales between March and June.– D.R.

Check out the current tour dates for The 1975 here .

9. Lana Del Rey

When “ Venice Bitch ” came sweeping through toward final days of 2018 to steamroll any expectations the world may have about what Lana Del Rey can do, it became clear that LDR LP6 was going to enter a new dimension for the already iconic pop star. Once you add in the fact that the album is called Norman F*cking Rockwell , well, things get even more interesting. Followed up with the glowy second single “ Mariners Apartment Complex ” it’s pretty clear that LDR’s next record will be extremely California-focused. Will she put on a special show strictly for the hometown crowd? Will the rest of the LP get even more psychedelic? Which hip-hop stars will she select to collaborate with this time, and is there a chance one of them will head out on tour with her? Whatever she does, it’s going to be massive, mysterious, and unmissable.– C.W.

Check out Lana Del Rey’s current tour dates here .

8. Tame Impala

Tame Impala offered up their last album in 2015, the excellent Currents , and toured extensively behind that. After some time off the road, Kevin Parker took his psychedelic troupe back on the road for limited festival appearances in 2018, and 2019 is looking like it could be even bigger. The band has already lined up headlining slots at the likes of Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Shaky Knees in Atlanta, and the crown jewel of headlining Saturday night at this year’s Coachella . In a time when rock music is rapidly disappearing from festivals, Tame is maintaining relevance through collaboration with electronic and hip-hop artists. Who knows if this will manifest in the live shows and expected new music , but regardless, there might not be a more important rock band on the planet in 2019.– P.C.

Check out Tame Impala’s current tour dates here .

7. King Princess

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King Princess ‘ entire North American tour has already sold out, but if you’re lucky enough to have a ticket, get ready for an incredible show. I got to see KP at one of her first-ever shows last summer, and even though she’d only taken the stage as King Princess once or twice before that night, the singer had incredible, natural command over her audience. Her stage banter is so funny she could be a professional comedian, and it’s a treat to hear her perform unreleased songs. Since the release of her EP, Make My Bed , last summer, KP has crept her way up to the upper rows of festival lineups and racked up millions upon millions of streams on Spotify. She’s sure to get even bigger in 2019 — catch King Princess playing clubs now so you can see her sell out arenas and say “I knew her when.”– C.G.

Check out the current tour dates (including festival dates) for King Princess here .

6. Sharon Van Etten

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In October, Sharon Van Etten announced her new album, Comeback Kid . As far as that title applies to her, she’s not wrong: This is her first album since 2014’s Are We There , and a lot has happened between then and now. In the past five years, she’s done everything from have a baby to go to school for psychology to make an appearance in the Netflix series The OA . It’s been a while since Van Etten has been on a proper tour, so it will be interesting to see how the myriad of experiences she has had since her last one will affect her next one.– D.R.

Check out the current tour dates for Sharon Van Etten here .

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JID didn’t get to go on the Swimming tour after it was canceled in the wake of the tragic death of headliner Mac Miller last September , but now he’ll be headlining his own international tour during the first quarter of this year. His Dicaprio 2 album was an 11th-hour entry into the rap album of the year conversation, and now he’ll be performing it all over the world at the Catch Me If You Can tour , first during a 34-city college tour, and then in major markets for the second leg.– A.G.

Check the current tour dates out here .

4. Vampire Weekend

The last time Uproxx saw Vampire Weekend , it was in Ojai, California last year when they played their breakthrough debut in its entirety. At the time, we thought that new music was imminent, but here we are half a year later with still no new tunes. That should change at any moment and the band has already begun confirming major festival appearances both in Europe and in the US for 2019. There might not be a band in the last ten years that feels more in tune with both where culture was in the aughts and where it has wound up in the decade that followed. And with an expanded lineup to replace the departed Rostam , Vampire Weekend’s best live shows might be in front of them.– P.C.

Check out Vampire Weekend’s current tour dates here .

I got the chance to check out Noname last year at Coachella and despite the small stage and the early set time, she was a black hole of engagement, drawing in curious onlookers and longtime fans alike. It helps that she brings an infectious, girl-next-door charm to her live set, and has a kickass live band that teases out all the nuances of her songs’ intricate compositions. If she’s a vocal jazz performer as much as she is a rapper — which many, many publications have seen fit to allow her — then the most effective way to consume and process her music is live , just like with any other jazz performer. Oh, and she’ll probably be touring with Saba and Smino , which makes her the musical equivalent of a Balenciaga BOGO sale, giving you a lot of quality for a really good price.– A.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Noname here .

Late last year one of the most enigmatic pop stars in the world finally returned to her feverish fans, delivering an album that would both surprise and delight them . After an eight year hiatus, Robyn’s Honey swept through the pop world with pomp and circumstance that made it more than an album; this was a statement of purpose and renewal from an artist who had been through tragedy, and re-emerged stronger than ever. The tour scheduled behind her new record promises to bring that same energy to fans in arenas across the world, proving that no matter what obstacles you face, the answer has always been right there, all along, just waiting for the right moment. Robyn is the ultimate example to her fans that you should never give up on your dreams, or your hope, or your honey — because it’s in the music.– C.W.

Check out the current tour dates for Robyn here .

1. Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande ‘s Sweetener World Tour is the can’t-miss concert event of 2019. After the massive success of last year’s Sweetener (one of our best albums of 2018 ) and the deafening hype surrounding her upcoming album Thank U, Next , Grande has cemented herself as one of the biggest and most exciting acts in pop music right now. The singer, who was just announced as the youngest-ever person to headline Coachella, has a completely wild tour schedule — playing as many as five or six shows a week, with four (!!) dates each in Los Angeles and New York. With rising R&B-pop star Normani opening, and five albums’ worth of material to perform, Grande’s tour is sure to be nothing short of spectacular.– C.G.

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Now that the weather is heating up, more acts are touring North America, and this summer has something for everyone. Whether it’s laughing it up on tour with Adam Sandler , seeing John Mayer reunite with Dead and Company , or witnessing the unorthodox pairing that is Blink-182 and Lil Wayne , here are some concerts to look forward to this summer.

• Billie Eilish
• When We All Fall Asleep Tour
• Now through July 14
• Paul McCartney
• Freshen Up Tour
• New Kids on the Block
• The Mixtape Tour
• Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Tour
• Florence + The Machine
• High as Hope Tour
• Now through June 9
• Ariana Grande
• Sweetener Tour
• Now through Aug. 4
• The World Tour
• Now through Sept. 1
• Rascal Flatts
• Summer Playlist Tour
• Now through Sept. 21
• Vampire Weekend
• Father of the Bride Tour
• Now through Oct. 8
• Carrie Underwood
• The Cry Pretty Tour 360
• Now through Oct. 31
• Dead & Company
• Summer Tour 2019
• Now through July 6
• Adam Sandler
• 100% Fresher Tour
• Now through June 30
• Jennifer Lopez
• It’s My Party: The Live Celebration 2019 Tour
• June 7-July 25
• Miranda Lambert
• Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour 2019
• June 8-Nov. 23
• Shawn Mendes
• June 12-Aug. 31
• Queen + Adam Lambert
• The Rhapsody Tour
• June 23-Aug. 5
• The Lonely Island
• Free Spirit World Tour
• June 20-Aug. 17
• Blink-182 and Lil Wayne
• Co-Headlining 2019 Tour
• June 27-Sept. 16
• Heart with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Sheryl Crow, and Brandi Carlile
• Love Alive Tour
• July 9-Sept. 9
• Wiz Khalifa
• The Decent Exposure Tour
• July 9-Aug. 15
• I AM > I WAS Tour
• July 10-Aug. 16
• Beck and Cage the Elephant
• The Night Running Tour
• July 11-Aug. 30
• Mary J. Blige and Nas
• The Royalty Tour
• July 11-Sept. 10
• Backstreet Boys
• DNA World Tour
• July 12-Sept. 15
• 2019 North American Tour
• July 19-Sept. 14
• Elvis Costello & the Imposters and Blondie
• July 20-Aug. 10
• Nelly, TLC, and Flo Rida
• July 23-Aug. 31
• Bryan Adams and Billy Idol
• Jonas Brothers
• Happiness Begins Tour
• Aug. 7-Oct. 20
• Arcoiris Tour
• Aug. 30-Oct. 26

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The Year in Touring Charts 2019: Ed Sheeran Meets The Rolling Stones in Boxscore History

2018 tours by Ed Sheeran, P!nk, Elton John, and The Rolling Stones carry over to Billboard's 2019 year-end touring charts, while the year-end Top Tours chart deepens to reflect busy business.

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Months after Ed Sheeran wrapped the record-setting The Divide Tour, he adds another incredible Billboard Boxscore stat to an already-embarrassing list. As the 2019 year-end Boxscore charts close (see charts, below), Sheeran is the second artist in Boxscore history to have the top-grossing tour for two consecutive years. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, he grossed $223.7 million and sold 2,587,445 tickets.   

Billboard’s Year-End Boxscore charts are based on engagements that played between Nov. 1, 2018 and Oct. 31, 2019.     

The Rolling Stones are the only other act to achieve this two-timer feat, having topped the 1998-99 year-end lists. But while they earned top-grossing honors in both years, the were beat in total attendance by Dave Matthews Band and NSYNC in 1999, making Sheeran the first act to ever out-gross  and  outsell all artists for two years in a row.   

Sheeran is one of six artists to win two (or more) year-end gold medals. The Grateful Dead (1991; 1993) and Madonna (2004; 2012) each scored two top honors. Bon Jovi did it three times over six years (2008; 2010; 2013), The Rolling Stones topped the list five times (1995; 1998-99; 2003; 2006), and U2 holds the record with seven year-end wins (1992; 1997; 2001; 2005; 2009; 2011; 2017).  

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As  previously reported , The Divide Tour ran from March 17, 2017 through Aug. 26, 2019, becoming the highest grossing and best-selling tour of all time along the way. The trek’s final $776.2 million gross eclipsed U2’s $736.4 million for The 360° Tour (2009-11).

From the launch of Billboard’s monthly Boxscore reports through the close of Sheeran’s tour, he played consistently on the Top Tours ranking. He made the 30-position list in all seven months for which he was eligible, topping April’s recap and placing in the top 10 for six of the seven months.

Sheeran topped 2018’s year-end ranking with a meatier $429.5 million, setting the record for the highest year-end gross ever. The 48% drop in 2019 is reflected in the number of shows that he played, performing 54 concerts in 2019 versus 99 in 2018. The tour also played 105 dates in 2017, grossing $122.3 million and hitting No. 6 on that year’s final chart. His 2017 run swept through arenas worldwide, before graduating to stadiums in 2018-19.

The Decade in Touring: Trans-Atlantic Arenas Dominate, Led by London's O2 Arena

P!nk scores the 2019 year-end Top Tours No. 2 spot with $216.9 million. The enduring pop superstar, recently named  Billboard ’s  Legend of Live , continued the 2018-19 Beautiful Trauma World Tour with 68 shows through Aug. 19. After 39 arena shows in North America (March 1 – May 22), she embarked on her first-ever full leg of stadium dates, where she delivered $126.8 million over dates shows in Europe.

BTS is No. 3 on the 2019 recap, with $196.4 million and 1.6 million tickets sold. Their tour covered shows in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. It is a major achievement for the South Korean superstars, as it is the highest year-end ranking in Billboard Boxscore history for an act that performs primarily in a non-English language.

Elton John takes the No. 4 spot with the continuation of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. He grossed $194 million in the 2019 tracking period. Much like Sheeran and P!nk’s tours, John played consistently throughout the year, topping two monthly Boxscore recaps (February and September).

Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Posts Final Numbers: 255 Shows, $776.2 Million Grossed

Fronted by Sheeran, the leaders of this year’s Top Tours chart are closer to earth than the few gargantuan tours that reigned over 2018. Sheeran, Taylor Swift , and Beyoncé & Jay-Z all hit career highs with massive global stadium tours, topping $400 million (Sheeran’s The Divide Tour), $300 million (Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour), and $250 million (The Carters’ On The Run II Tour).

This year’s heavy hitters didn’t reach those stratospheric heights, mostly due to circumstance. Sheeran and P!nk had abbreviated 2019 legs that wrapped in August. BTS played select markets around the world. The Rolling Stones swept North American stadiums in a short summer leg that complimented their 2017-18 European dates. But as you look further down the Top Tours ranking, you’ll see major tours stack up, reaching across generations and genres.

Billboard extended the Top Tours chart from 25 positions to 40 this year, highlighting the touring industry’s strong showing in 2019. While 2018’s top 10 couldn’t be matched, 2019 starts catching up outside the upper tier. The Spice Girls are at No. 15 with $78.2 million, narrowly edging out 2018’s No. 15 tour ( Celine Dion ; $76.5 million). And then the gap starts to widen: Hugh Jackman at No. 20 with $70.7 million (Dead & Company was No. 20 last year with $56.2 million) and Dead & Company at No. 25 with $63.1 million (Jay-Z was No. 25 last year with $46 million). That’s a 39% increase over Jay-Z’s 2018 total, which capped the 25-position ranking. This year, Drake rounds out the list at No. 40 with a gross of $44 million, a total that would have positioned him at No. 27 just last year.

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Top 50 concerts of 2019: the best of the year was dominated by the classics.

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There are tons of new artists who made big waves in 2019, and many of them made their way into the region in 2019.

Billie Eilish showed with her June concert at The Met Philadelphia that she’s the new Taylor Swift — in a broody, emotional way, a siren of misunderstood and underappreciated females everywhere.

Rapper-singer Lizzo showed at this month’s Q102 Jingle Ball at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center that her powerful voice and positive attitude also empowers females — entire arenas of them.

Yet, when it came to concerts in the region in 2019, it wasn’t the newcomers who were the best.

By a far larger margin, classic performers stepped to the plate to show again how they helped shape music — or that they still have it all these years later, even some on their farewell tours.

It also was a significant year for newer venues. Allentown’s PPL Center had a record-setting 15 concerts in 2019, and before the year has even ended. it has indicated next year will likely be just as busy. The new Met Philadelphia, in its first full year, showed how strong a player in regional music it intends to be.

We reported on 135 concerts in 2019. Here are the ones we picked as best.

10. ALICE COOPER and HALESTORM, July 17, PPL Center, Allentown

Fifty years after releasing his debut album with his eponymous band, Alice Cooper apparently feels it’s time to look back. But supporting act Halestorm showed how far it has come.

The two kicked off their tour together at Allentown’s PPL Center.

Not that Cooper, 71, hasn’t played his biggest hits, such as “I’m Eighteen” and “School’s Out,” throughout his career. And, in fact, Cooper hasn’t had a charting hit in more than 25 years.

But his 17-song, 80-minute set spent a lot of time looking way back. York County-based Halestorm showed just how far it has come — both career-wise and musically.

9. KISS, March 29, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Before the penultimate song of KISS’s Farewell Tour concert, front man Paul Stanley addressed the sold-out audience. “All we ever wanted to do was give you everything we had,” the Star Child singer/guitarist said before “Do You Love Me,” a deep cut from the band’s breakthrough 1976 album “Destroyer.” “And that’s what we’re doing tonight.”

That was a fair approximation of what KISS did over the effects-filled, 20-song, two-hour-and-10-minute concert. From the start, with an explosion and a monsoon of sparks and so many flames you could feel the heat a quarter way back through the stadium, the band’s four members being lowered to the stage on huge risers for “Detroit Rock City,” another song from “Destroyer,” the band offered up a career retrospective of not just its songs, but its classic concert tricks.

And even better, the band performed them with gusto, and well. It seemed to know that if this really is the band’s final tour, it had to go out on a high note.

The band plays Allentown’s PPL Center with David Lee Roth on Feb. 4.

8. FLEETWOOD MAC, March 22, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

First, the distant view of Fleetwood Mac’s performance on what the group says is its farewell tour: The show was a two-hour-and-five-minute evening of 21 songs that included 13 of Fleetwood Mac’s Top 20 hits — virtually all of which held up as timeless music. It also played, as would be expected on a farewell tour, tunes from throughout its 52 years as a band, and some interesting additions.

But the devil was in the details, as they say. Up closer, singer/guitarist/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham, who was fired from the band for resisting plans for the tour (and who was since incapacitated by open-heart surgery) was badly missed multiple times, especially on some signature songs. It showed how much Buckingham meant to the band.

Despite that, there was no mention of Buckingham at all through the entire night. Replacement guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers was a fine player, but never quite captured what Buckingham added to his songs, and was badly under-used for half the show.

Much the same could be said for vocal replacement Neil Finn of Crowded House, who in some instances clearly tried to replicate Buckingham, but fell short.

7. CHER, April 20, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

“If I Could Turn Back Time,” indeed. Singer Cher, a month from her 73rd birthday and 20 years beyond her last Top 40 Singles chart hit, did some significant age reversal with her concert.

And if she didn’t quite establish herself as the most viable new-music artist – since this (again) is her farewell tour, that didn’t seem a requirement – Cher at least showed she was up to the task of performing her body of work at a surprisingly high, and entertaining, level.

Nearly 75 minutes into her show, the performer was dancing on her 1990 Top 40 hit “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss),” then gave some of her best vocals of the night on her 1987 hit “I Found Someone,” the song that returned her to the Top 10 after nearly a decade.

But the real evidence was the song with which she closed her main set, which was “If I Could Turn Back Time.” For it, Cher donned a sexy, sheer black outfit that approximated what she wore in the gold, chart-topping song’s famous video exactly 30 years ago — and skipped across the stage in a move from that video, as well.

6. JAMES TAYLOR and BONNIE RAITT, March 1, PPL Center, Allentown,

Much as singer-songwriter James Taylor has done throughout his nearly 50-year career, his concert gave voice to his listeners. If you are at a station where age has added wisdom, leavened life’s lessons and seasoned its simplicities, the 70-year-old singer’s show again gave voice to your feelings — just as he did throughout the 1970s, but with a more sage perspective.

If, however, you are the kind of person who age has not slowed nor softened, who believes the passing years have not diminished your ability or desire to rock, and who looks upon age not charitably but challenging, Taylor’s opening act Bonnie Raitt blew him away. Raitt, who in the late 1980s and early ’90s (then already in her 40s) was a reminder that women can rock — and can continue to — bestowed that same lesson, as potently as ever. That’s not to diminish Taylor’s show. Before a sold-out audience in the 10,000-capacity arena, the singer connected as well, and was as powerful as ever.

5. ARIANA GRANDE, March 26, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

These days, Ariana Grande is The Beatles of the music scene. (If you think that’s an exaggeration, Grande last month had the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 hits in the country — the first time anyone since The Fab Four did that.)

And she’s become that in a way few others are succeeding these days: With tons of singing ability and performance talent, and with songs that are good because they have true melodic sensibilities — not soulless electronics or generic drumbeats.

Grande showed that to great effect with her concert — a 25-song, hour-and-45-minute spectacle that frequently spotlighted her vocal skills and performance charm.

But the show also hinted at a trap: In a seven-year recording career, Grande, 25, has seen consistent artistic growth, so that each album has been her best. That may not be true of her latest disc, “Thank U, Next.” Or even, if we’re honest, her last disc from just six months ago, “Sweetener.”

4. JEFF LYNNE’S ELO, July 13, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

For music fans of the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, orchestral rock group Electric Light Orchestra was like The Beatles — a band that was at the cutting edge of new sound, and had more Top 40 hits than any other band in the world.

And since it stopped recording and touring in 1986, fans have — as they did for The Beatles — longed for a reunion that never came. Until now.

Co-founder, songwriter and vocalist Jeff Lynne brought his Jeff Lynne’s ELO to Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center for a victory lap of 2018’s tour in the wake of the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

And it was everything you’d expect — a virtual greatest-hits show (with as many hits as ELO had and as little new music, how could it be anything else?) that reminded just how good and influential the band was — and how much love for that music remains, as ELO had its second near-sellout in 11 months.

It also showed how well (largely) ELO’s music, and Lynne’s voice, has held up.

3. MARK KNOPFLER, Aug. 17, The Met Philadelphia

“Look at them yo-yos/That’s the way to do it,” Mark Knopfler sang on his band Dire Straits’ biggest hit, “Money for Nothing.”

The Knopfler who played at The Met Philadelphia was neither the rock star he described in that song, nor a yo-yo. But he emphatically showed how to do it.

In a wonderful two-hour, three-encore show that sampled his recording career of more than 40 years, backed by an intuitive and talented 10-member band, Knopfler by turns played sympathetically and powerfully over several genres, and displayed not only his skills on guitar, but at songs that touch emotions.

The show offered just 16 songs that averaged nearly seven minutes each – many of them virtual soundscapes.

2. PATTI SMITH, April 29, The Met Philadelphia

Yes, Patti Smith was the punk poetess through whom the lineage of Lou Reed and The Ramones is connected. But she showed with an astonishing hour-and-45-minute set that her spirit has branched out into all types of music.

Her originals still were astonishing songs and her musical talents still formidable. But Smith showed her true talent is in conveying the message. “Because the Night,” which she wrote with Bruce Springsteen, was heart-rending as she was joined by her daughter, Jessie, on piano, and son, Jackson, on guitar.

She even let her guitarists Lenny Kaye and Tony Shanahan perform Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” Jim Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced?” and Midnight Oil’s “Beds are Burning.”

1. THE ROLLING STONES, July 23, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

At its concert at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, The Rolling Stones seemed to studiously stay away from any songs that suggested their 56-year career is nearing an end: No “This May Be the Last Time,” no “Time is on Our Side.”

And perhaps that was appropriate, given the fears conjured by singer Mick Jagger’s recent heart surgery, which forced the rescheduling of its U.S. tour. But all The Stones needed to assuage those doubts as to what they ultimately did: Play a show that blasted out of the gate at full bore, its energy rarely flagging over two hours of 19 of some of the best songs ever written, to finish with the band seeming to have given its all. It was a stunning display of not only how The Rolling Stones remain The World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band, but of how no one else really is even very close.

Mick Jagger’s performance skills, even as he prepared to turn 76, remained unparalleled. He pranced and preened and danced and delivered virtually non-stop — even, at the end of the show, on a rain-slickened stage.

Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood not only displayed their legendary weaving guitar leads, but separately during the night also established themselves as ax masters. And drummer Charlie Watts was so steady and strong that he showed there would be no Rolling Stones without him.

The show was a spectacle, to be sure, with three-story visual screens behind the stage, two backup singers, two horns and two keyboards, as well and a fireworks finale (literally, and Philly-appropriate).

But perhaps the show’s biggest strength was that the four Rolling Stones (plus longtime bassist Darryl Jones) seemed to do it the way a real band does — delivering a musical performance that would have sounded almost as good in a club.

That rounds out the Top 10 concerts of 2019. Here are the best of the rest:

11. Jonas Brothers, Aug. 18, Wells Fargo Center.

The Jonas Brothers made its return to Philadelphia, more than a dozen years after the group emerged from northeastern New Jersey, a decade after its commercial peak with two double-platinum albums and two Top 10 singles, and a half-dozen years after announcing the band’s split. So what kind of performance did the (former?) brotherly boy band give? And what kind of reception did it get? The answer to both is surprisingly strong. The Jonases put on an audacious arena-sized show that incorporated its past while forging a future.

12. Jingle Ball, Dec. 11, Wells Fargo Center.

Philadelphia radio station Q102’s annual multi-act Jingle Ball always is loaded with the year’s top musical names. But one of the cool things about the show is how acts in the middle of the bill often outperform the headliners — meaning the night usually isn’t just an exercise of waiting for the best, and often is enjoyable start to finish. That was the case this year, as the night’s best performances came in the middle of the seven-act, nearly three-hour night, but there was something enjoyable in every set. By a good margin, the best was the fourth act, former One Direction member Niall Horan, whose performance was probably the most mature (at least musically, more about that later), as both the music he performed and the way he performed it were beyond Jingle Ball’s usual adolescent orientation. Center on May 2. The show’s second-best act also was a middle-of-the-show offering, rapper-singer Lizzo. She out-sang even Horan, as her powerful voice wailed from the appropriate opening song, the platinum “Good As Hell.”

13. Jason Isbell, Dec. 19, F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre.

“Am I the last of my kind?” Jason Isbell sang in the song that closed the main set of his concert. And it’s a fitting question for a talent such as Isbell. In a world where popular music, and even other genres, have melded into indistinguishable generic songs with lyrics that say nothing, is Isbell the last singer who will challenge listeners with deeply emotional (including overwhelmingly sad) lyrics and music made to match? If not the last, Isbell is at very least the best to do it for a long time. And he did it consistently.

14. The Menzingers, Nov. 29, Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia.

When punk rock was at its peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s, its best acts did a great job of capturing the emotions of youth: Lunacy (The Ramones), anger (The Sex Pistols) and angst and social inequities (The Clash). Punk wasn’t big on reflection, and remained ever the genre of youth, as The Sex Pistols and The Clash both burned out, and The Ramones refused to change. Enter The Menzingers, who, now 15 years into its career, with its excellent new album “Hello Exile” has added a maturity, and even nostalgia, to punk’s arsenal — in many ways helping the musical style to finally (gulp) grow up. But in a triumphant concert, The Menzingers showed it also hasn’t lost the attributes that made it great in the first place. In a show that packed 20 songs into a 75-minute set, the band’s energy and enthusiasm never flagged – and neither did that of its packed, nearly sold-out audience. The crowd, with fists pumping, sang heartily along on many of the night’s songs, and served up a nearly constant stream of crowd surfers (at one point, six at a time).

15. Steve Miller Band and Marty Stuart, Aug. 3, Musikfest Steel Stage, Bethlehem.

Steve Miller has told us he’s a picker, he’s a grinner, he’s a lover and he’s a sinner. And that description, as well as any, explained his performance. In an 18-song set that just squeaked past 90 minutes, with (a lot of) hits, deeper cuts and even a cover song, covering blues, bluegrass, country — and, of course, rock — showed us not only his flexibility, but his skill at all of those styles. He showed both why he’s a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and why it’s a tragedy that it took him so long to get there.

16. Brooks & Dunn, Aug. 29, Allentown Fair grandstand.

Since Brooks & Dunn retired as a duo nearly a decade ago, and has since seldom played outside a four-year-old Las Vegas residency with Reba McEntire, there was fair reason to wonder what a show by the most successful duo in country music history would be like these days. Fear no more. Brooks & Dunn’s concert had the duo playing in top form, with energy and intensity — perhaps in an effort to prove itself to longtime fans, and maybe new ones. The 18-song show, which ran just short of 90 minutes, was heavily weighted toward “Reboot,” the greatest-hits collection it released this year as its first album in nearly a dozen years and its first to top the Country Albums chart in nearly 14 years. It played 11 of that disc’s 12 songs. But that did a pretty good job of condensing the best of Brooks & Dunn’s career.

17. Hall and Oates, Sept. 2, Allentown Fair grandstand

Nearly 50 years since Hall and Oates’ breakthrough hits and 35 years after their commercial peak, they are now the best-selling duo in music history. So who would expect them to change that formula? And they didn’t, instead giving the audience of what appeared to be about 8,500 what it undoubtedly wanted: essentially a greatest-hits show that, to paraphrase their lyrics, made the audience’s dreams come true. Of the 15 songs Hall and Oates played in a 96-minute set, 14 were Top 10 hits from the mid-1970s to the mid-80s. The duo played all six No. 1 hits, and every one of its gold records.

18. Toto, Oct. 20, The Met Philadelphia.

If jazzy rock band Toto’s concert — the last of its now-three-year-old 40th anniversary tour — was, indeed, the last of its career, there certainly were things that made it special. Chief among them was that keyboardist and principal songwriter David Paich, who was sidelined by health problems 15 months ago and has since appeared on stage with the band just once (a show in his home of Los Angeles), returned to close the show’s main set by playing on its hit “Africa.” The concert stretched over two hours and 17 minutes with 22 full songs and snippets of several others in a set that guitarist Steve Lukather said represented the band “trying to play stuff from all the eras – or a lot of them, anyway.” And each member of the group — stretched to nine performers with the addition of touring musicians — clearly made an effort to make the night special. Another founding keyboardist, Steve Porcaro, seemed especially on fire. Vocalist Joseph Williams sang with abandon on every song. And, of course, Lukather was a guitarist to behold.

19. Miranda Lambert, Aug. 30, Allentown Fair grandstand.

In the annals of country music, the best performers, and those who have had the longest careers, are those who have the ability to convey emotions in song, to make you feel the happiness, heartbreak, sassiness and anger because they sound like they’ve lived them. Loretta Lynn is a master at it. So is Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. Add Miranda Lambert to that short list. In a 21-song, 85-minute show, Lambert displayed her ability to connect to her audience like few others. Her audience could feel her pain. It could share her angst and anger. And when she was having a good time, so were they. It was as if she had lived the lyrics (and in many cases, no doubt she had) and so had the audience.

20. Brad Paisley, Aug. 11, Musikfest Steel Stage, Bethlehem.

Country music star Brad Paisely, headlining the final night of the main Steel Stage at Bethlehem’s Musikfest festival, seemed not only fitting in every way, but also seemed everything the audience could have wanted. The show very much had that loose, feel-good, end-of-summer vibe. “Summer 2019, Pennsylvania!” he said early in the show. It had episodes of frivolous fun in which Paisley played with the crowd, which looked to be something approaching 6,000. It had Paisley displaying his prestigious guitar skills. But most of all, it was a 24-song set packed with hits — 14 of them gold or platinum, a dozen of them No. 1s. At one point early in the show, Paisley played six chart-topping songs in a row.

21. Kelly Clarkson , March 9, PPL Center, Allentown

Singer Kelly Clarkson rose out of the stage at her concert to start with a minute-long, a cappella rendering of her first hit and coronation song as the first “American Idol” winner, “A Moment Like This.” It was a song Clarkson skipped in her last Lehigh Valley appearance, at Allentown Fair in 2009, when she was perhaps trying to put her “Idol” image behind her. But now on her first tour in 31/2 years, maybe Clarkson was trying to remind listeners how good she was, or to reconnect with her past. For as much as Clarkson has spent her career trying to be (as her first post-“Idol” hit characterized it) “Miss Independent,” she still was best when she performs closer to the style that won “Idol.” Clarkson played nearly every charting song she’s ever had in what now is 17-year career in a 90-minute show of 20 more full songs and a medley of five others.

22. Avril Lavigne, Oct. 11, Parx Casino, Bensalem

“So much for my happy ending,” Avril Lavigne sang in her 2004 hit “My Happy Ending.” And for the past five years, it might have seemed the poppy punky princess might, indeed have a less-than-perfect conclusion to her career: A lengthy battle with Lyme disease and the dissolution of a marriage. But Lavigne showed with her concert that, at very least, the conclusion to her 15-date tour to promote her new album “Head Above Water” gave her plenty to be happy about. And prospects for an equally cheerful future seem exceptional. Her performance power — with, at 35, just a hint of maturity added — was perhaps better than ever. Her song catalog held up exceptionally well (though significant songs from it went unplayed — more about that later). And her new material (that’s where much of the maturity comes in) was strong, too.

23. The Killers, Sept. 19, Wind Creek Event Center, Bethlehem

In 2014, The Killers played the then-Sands Bethlehem Event Center’s second birthday, and gave the venue a memorable night: One of its best shows ever. Five years later, the band returned to the venue, now Wind Creek Event Center. And while there was no anniversary to mark, the show was no less celebratory, the night no less intense and the show no less successful — certainly the best the event center has seen this year. It was that way from the start of the 18-song, hour-and-40-minute set (10 minutes longer than the group’s last visit).

24. Train and Goo Goo Dolls, Musikfest Steel Stage, Bethlehem

Both late 1990s alt rockers Goo Goo Dolls and 2000s radio-rockers Train made their careers through hit singles. And both also followed that path to success at Musikfest’s, giving the festival’s first sold-out audience of the year pretty much everything it expected to hear, and the way it expected to hear it, in a co-headlining show. Goo Goo Dolls, which played first, did a 15-song, hourlong set. And Train singer Pat Monahan wailed as if his life depended on it throughout its 18-song, 85-minute set.

25. Hozier and Dawes, WXPN’s XPoNential Fest, July 26, BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Park, Camden, New Jersey

Radio station WXPN-FM’s annual XPoNential Festival, even more than most other festivals, is always an occasion for discovery — of new artists, of veteran artists you didn’t know, and even of popular ones you did, and got the chance to rediscover. That was how it was opening night at this year’s festival. Headline Hozier reminded everyone why he’s such a critics’ favorite and why his “Take Me to Church” was nominated for the Grammy Awards’ Song of the Year in 2015 and whose new album, “Wasteland, Baby,” released in March, topped the charts. Americana rockers Dawes, who headlined the Wiggins Park lineup, likely wasn’t a discovery for anyone — but that’s because the crowd was already in the band’s hands. Those unfamiliar with Bettye LaVette, it might have been a revelation at how good the veteran soul singer was — and even those who know her work had to be astonished at how much great performance she squeezed into a 45-minute set. And Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the 20-year-old blues guitar prodigy from Clarksdale, Mississippi, whose self-titled debut album topped Billboard’s Blues Albums chart this spring and is still at No. 6 nine weeks after its release, could have been the discovery of the festival.

26. Pop 2000 Tour with O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, Aaron Carter and Brad Fischetti of LFO, Dec. 7, OneCentreSquare, Easton

Pop music by its very definition is ephemeral. The pop of teen idols and boy bands even more so. But the Pop 2000 Tour proved that doesn’t have to always be the case. Yes, much of the late 1990s and early 2000s music sung in the show by Ryan Cabrera, Aaron Carter and headliners O-Town and master of ceremonies Brad Fischetti of LFO has been largely forgotten by most of the public besides the 400 or so people (largely female) who attended the show. But when played again, it was a reminder of just how good that music was, and how well it has held up all these years. It also showed that all the performers were capable of delivering it convincingly — and in Carter’s case, was surprising how good new music from the artist sounded.

27. Live and Bush, Aug. 27, Allentown Fair grandstand

Musical styles and tastes come and go. But serious hard rock seems evergreen, with fans holding onto the music that reached their souls in their younger days and, in the best cases, even maturing with them to find new meanings, while new fans find those same classic connections. Even better is when the bands that made those classic songs still play them with the emotion that made them so good — even after all these years. What was known as alternative rock 25 years ago is no different, as evidenced the concert by 1990s hard-rock hit makers Live and Bush. Each group was observing the 25th anniversary of its biggest album, and drew liberally from them at the show. But in each case, the music held up exceptionally well, and the bands may have even been better at this point. Live headlined the show, playing a 12-song, 70-minute set that included six songs from its sophomore disc, the eight-times platinum “Throwing Copper.” Bush in a 10-song set played six songs from its six-times-platinum debut album “Sixteen Stone” — and showed those songs still are its best. But the group showed with the rest of its set that it remains a contemporary hitmaker, as well.

28. Blondie, Elvis Costello and Low Cut Connie, WXPN’s XPoNential Fest, July 27, BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Park, Camden, New Jersey

Punk rock as oldies? That unthinkable was about as close a description as you could get to the set new wave group Blondie played as co-headliners of the second day of radio station WXPN-FM’s XPoNential Festival. It fell as flat as it sounds, with singer Debbie Harry and company lumbering through a 16-song, 85-minute set that included all of its hits, but all in listless presentations that had none of the energy or urgency of original punk and new wave (save for drummer Clem Burke). Far better was co-headliner Elvis Costello’s set, but the real star of the day was Philadelphia’s own Low Cut Connie, who on a blisteringly hot stage early in the day showed more life in one song than either of the headliners did through their entire sets.

29. Rick Wakeman, Oct. 8, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown

Whether or not you were a fan of early progressive rock, you can’t deny the genre’s musicality. The musicians who played it had an appreciation for — or, better yet, the skills to play — masterful music. Rick Wakeman, keyboardist for seminal progressive rock band Yes during a heyday that produced the double-platinum 1971 disc “Fragile,” with its defining single “Roundabout,” gave an impressive display of such talent. Alone on stage with only a grand piano — no stacks of keyboards — Wakeman gave a wonderful show that could have measured against any classical concert pianist. That’s because it was, largely, a classical treatment of the 11 songs from throughout the career with Yes, thousands of sessions with music’s top names and 100 solo discs.

30. UFO/Blue Oyster Cult, Nov. 1, Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe

If, as English rock band UFO has intimated, its current 50th anniversary tour will be its last, then it went out in an otherworldly way with its show at Penn’s Peak. It gave a concert that not only displayed how strongly it has influenced heavy metal and other rock forms, but showed how aging rockers can continue to rock with strength and dignity. From the start of its 11-song, 70-minute show, it seemed UFO was doing its best to make every moment of the show count. The power of UFO’s performance made that of co-headliner Blue Oyster Cult’s even more underwhelming. It was, in fact, a mistake to not have UFO close the night. Blue Oyster Cult’s 12-song, 85-minute set, rather than focus on the group’s musical successes, was filled with lesser songs that, 40 years later, made the group seem like a band that simply had luck in producing a few good songs that extended its career.

31. Mott The Hoople, April 8 Keswick Theatre, Glenside

David Bowie’s disembodied voice came over the speakers at Keswick Theatre — a recording of the late singer introducing Mott The Hoople at its first U.S. show in 1972 at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby. That was to be the band’s last U.S. tour. With that introduction, Mott’s front man Ian Hunter walked onto stage and, with an acoustic guitar, broke into a short version of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” stopping after he recited the line, “the day the music died.” “Or did it?” Hunter asked. It was a cheeky start for Mott The Hoople’s first Philly-area concert in 45 years since that Tower show, with two other members of that lineup: guitarist Ariel Bender (AKA guitarist Luther Grosvenor) and keyboardist Morgan Fisher, supplemented by five members of Hunter’s solo Rant band. But it was really the next song, “Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” the night’s first by the full band, that really told the story of the show. The energy with which the band performed was no doubt more mature — the voices, not to mention the hair, a bit thinner — but the enthusiasm was there: Hunter wailing vocally and Bender playing wildly with a great, long solo, with the solid band behind them. And that was the way it went for the entire 18-song, 95-minute set, which leaned heavily on the discs released by the lineup: 1974’s “The Hoople” and its live album from that year.

32. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Feb. 15, The Met Philadelphia

It’s a well-known phenomenon: fans who embrace an act early in its career often are reluctant to see it mature or be embraced by a broader audience, fearing it will lose the qualities that made it special. That was sort of how fans might have reacted to Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness’s concert. McMahon’s career has been far from stagnant: In his 20-year career, he’s been the front man for punky pop piano groups Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin before going solo with his newest project. But In the Wilderness’s new album, “Upside Down Flowers” clearly is more seasoned than McMahon’s previous work. And his audience is growing: McMahon said from stage that audience, at around 3,000, was In The Wilderness’s largest audience yet. The difference showed. McMahon’s set far more concentrated on the new material.

33. Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms, June 7, Sands Bethlehem Event Center;

Along with its popularity, post-grunge music took a lot of lumps at its inception in the mid-1990s for its perceived lack of intensity. But a quarter-century years later, that sound in many ways had stood the test of time better than grunge, as Collective Soul — observing its 25th anniversary — showed an audience of perhaps 2,000. These years later, the band’s sound through a 16-song, 80-minute set seemed well within the boundaries of general rock. But it was hard to say whether that was because time has taken the edge off Collective Soul’s songs, or whether rock has simply broadened, or moved closer, to what the band plays. Likely it was some of both. If post-grunge had an uncertain history, supporting act Gin Blossoms’ alt-rock has not only aged amazingly, but perhaps gotten better. The band, too, seems to, if not having caught fire again, certain have caught a second wind after also observing its 25th anniversary in recent years. It was energetic and invested in its 14-song, hourlong set.

34. Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge and Liz Phair, June 27, Parx Casino, Bensalem

The concert that had 1970s, ’80s and ’90s hit singers Pat Benatar and Melissa Etheridge headlining a bill that also included early-2000s chart-topper Liz Phair had surprisingly strong and entertaining points. It was just that the show was presented in the wrong order. Benatar was the headliner, but her set was at best anticlimactic after Etheridge’s blistering set before hers. And but for the lack of a band behind her, Phair’s opening set could easily have been the night’s best. Benatar and husband/guitarist Neil Geraldo, with an added bassist and drummer, did a 14-song, 78-minute set that included most of her biggest songs to commemorate the 40th year of her career. Etheridge was far better. In her 73-minute, 11-song set, she was in strong voice. Opener Phair was as enchanting as she was entertaining in her nine-song, 36-minute set.

35. Vintage Trouble, Nov. 24, Ardmore Music Hall

From the stage, Ty Taylor, singer for the Los Angeles soul-rock band Vintage Trouble, asked the packed and politely sweaty audience, “Did you come to party?” The thing is, Taylor asked that question before the encore. After he already danced unflaggingly through a 13-song, hour-and-26-minute set. A set in which he also had come into the crowd to dance with the mother of a friend on an incredibly funky “Nancy Lee.” In which he he used his mic cord as a phallic symbol on “Pelvis Pusher,” then jumped rope with it. And in which he went into the crowd a second time, stood up on a railing and crowd surfed back to the stage. By the time Taylor asked the crowd of about 300 whether it had come to party, he already knew it clearly had.

36. Steven Page, Nov. 6, Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Bethlehem.

During his years with Barenaked Ladies, singer Steven Page’s voice often shared space on songs with co-vocalist Ed Robertson and with the rich palette of music created with the rest of the band. Now a decade out of that group, with three post-Barenaked Ladies solo albums to his credit, Page’s concert had a decidedly different approach. Its presentation was far more stripped: Page accompanied by just two instrumentalists — guitarist Craig Northey and cellist Kevin Fox, whose backing was far more stark. That served to put more focus on Page’s vocals and, in many cases, his delivery of the songs’ lyrics. And both stood up extremely well in an hour-and-45-minute show — often different from, and sometimes better than, his contributions to Barenaked Ladies.

37. The Chainsmokers, Aug. 2, Steel Stage, Musikfest, Bethlehem

A decade after it rose to prominence, electronic dance music, once considered so innovative, has like its forebear disco, stagnated badly in recent years. One act that has saved it is EDM/pop duo The Chainsmokers, and its concert showed why. The group’s success has come in blowing up conventions of the genre, and The Chainsmokers did it with a hits-and-effects-packed show that, if too short at 16 full and partial songs in just 74 minutes, still was one of the most intense concert experiences ever at Musikfest. The Chainsmokers is an EDM act that has built its reputation on multi-platinum original singles. It’s a DJ act that, on some songs, plays with a band (it performed with just a live drummer), sings and comes out from behind its board to dance, speak to the audience and even perform on instruments.

38. Daughtry and Augustana, Aug. 28, Musikfest Cafe at SteelStacks, Bethlehem

During his time on “American Idol” and since, singer Daughtry’s trademark has been his dramatic delivery — making every song sound like it’s a desperate plea at the end of the world. The good part of that is Daughtry has the voice to deliver, and it’s clearly what his fans want. The packed audience inside Musikfest Café seemed enrapt. The downside is that a show in which nearly every song is presented that way, without any subtlety, can actually get wearing, or at least far less interesting. Daughtry delivered that drama, and it was even more impactful in the close confines of the 1,100-capacity café. Opening act Augustana also could have taught Daughtry a lesson in musical modulation. Its seven-song, 27-minute set was deeply emotional, but by turns quiet and heartbreaking and at the brink of desperation.

39. Bettye LaVette and David Bromberg, Oct. 25, Musikfest Cafe at SteelStacks, Bethlehem

A ways into her rich and righteous set opening for David Bromberg Band, Bettye LaVette joked that, the more than 57 years after she recorded her first songs, she was on her fifth career. Headliner Bromberg, too, has had a recent resurgence with his critically acclaimed 2016 album “The Blues, the Whole Blues, and Nothing But the Blues.” And later, he showed why, with a strong performance of blues material amongst equally good folk, country and bluegrass. Together, the LaVette and Bromberg showed how even late-career performers not only can still deliver with older material, but can produce strong new music, as well.

40. Old Dominion and Eli Young Band, Aug. 25, Citadel Country Spirit USA, Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, Glenmoore

The second year of the Citadel Country Spirit USA festival had three days of strong performances (and some amazing weather — more about that later), but the old adage about saving the best for last proved true, as the event closed with a performance by country rockers Old Dominion that did virtually everything right. It was a 17-song, 90-minute set that even included the band gathering on stools on the extended stage with just three acoustic guitars and gave the audience a 15-minute lesson in the band’ songwriting success. Supporting act Eli Young Band similarly paced its show with its best songs in a 14-song, 75-minute set.

41. Warren Haynes with Grace Potter, Phil Lesh and Friends, and others, July 28, The Peach Festival, Pavilion at Montage, Scranton

The opening of the eighth annual Peach Festival at The Pavilion at Montage was a step forward from its music roots for the festival, but its closing night was the time to remember the festival’s roots. The gathering started as an Allman Brothers-curated event, with a healthy dose of The Grateful Dead. And the closing night headliners made those connections not only obvious, but central to the day. The day’s penultimate act, a duet performance of Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes and singer Grace Potter, not only invoked the band’s memory because of Haynes’ distinctive sound, but by closing the 10-song set with the band’s “Soulshine.” Lesh & Friends — a seven-person collective that included Warren and guitarist John Scofield — kicked off its first set with a 15-minute set of Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love,” with Haynes playing some hot lead guitar.

42. Why Don’t We, Aug. 31, Allentown Fair grandstand

Ready for another lecture on boy band music and why it actually can be good? You’ve probably heard it before — if you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably even heard it here. (And forget the psychoanalysis idea of transference of adolescent romantic feelings; we’re talking strictly about music here.) Why Don’t We is the next boy band likely to rise to One Direction level, , and darned if it didn’t put on a strong, musically sound and entertaining show. The 24 songs in its 80-minute set were well-written and well-performed, as can be expected from major-label-backed boy bands these days.

43. Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Lanco, Aug. 24, Citadel Country Spirit USA, Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, Glenmoore

After a decade as a mildly successful country vocal group (it had a platinum hit in 2005), Little Big Town found far bigger success adding a far more pop flavor to its music with the 2012 double-platinum hit “Pontoon,” its first No. 1 hit, and has never looked back. It recently extended that stretch with the Grammy Award-winning, Taylor Swift-written hit “Better Man.” That was the Little Big Town the audience got as headliner of the second night of the second annual Country Spirit USA. On a cool summer night (temperatures dipped below 60 before the night was done, and Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman thanked the festival for “bringing us the most comfortable night of the whole summer”), the group gave an equally cool performance of 21 songs in just over 90 minutes. Brothers Osborne, showed its influences in the first half of its 11-song, 62-minute set: The first four songs sounded eerily like Toby Keith, both musically and in their presentation. And Supporting act Lanco played an hour-long set of 11 songs that was good — and actually refreshing because singer Brandon Lancaster (who said his father’s family is from Wilkes-Barre and Berwick) admitted that, despite winning the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group honor, the band has only one album and needed to stretch its material.

44. Incubus, Aug. 7, Steel Stage at Musikfest, Bethlehem

It’s no secret the reason Incubus was such a hit in the 2000s was the intensity of its songs, and with which it performed them — songs such as “Warning” and “Pardon Me,” fast or slow, fiercely touched nerves in alt-rock fans. It’s also no secret the reason the band’s songs “Drive” and “Wish You Were Here” were its biggest overall hits and the ones to cross over to a broader audience: They were far more accessible than those intense hits. The reason Incubus’ show was so successful was the band showed it still can deliver that intensity, nearly 20 years later. But it also showed Incubus still has the ability to reach a broader audience, not just with its classic songs, but with new ones, as well. Incubus’ 18-song, 97-minute show was roughly divided into two acts: The first part of the concert displayed that ability to still rock with potency.

45. MercyMe, May 10, PPL Center, Allentown

MercyMe now has a history of No. 1 Christian chart hits stretching to 2001, when its debut album produced its career-defining hit, “I Can Only Imagine.” In the 18 years since, the group has produced 17 No. 1 Christian chart songs. Yet when the group played before a near-sellout crowd at Allentown’s PPL Center on Friday, its set list of 20 songs contained just three of its 10 No. 1 hits from 2010 or earlier. And the reason is because it could. That’s because, even two decades into its career, MercyMe has had some of its biggest success with its past two albums — 2014’s “Welcome to the New” and 2017’s “Lifer.” Between them, those discs have given the band its only gold hits since its debut album. Five of the first seven songs the band played in a 20-song, hour-and-40-minute show were from “Lifer.”

46. Mariah Carey, April 3, The Met Philadelphia

There’s no question Mariah Carey has had missteps in her career: Her universally panned movie/soundtrack “Glitter,” her time as a judge on “American Idol” and her 2016 train-wreck performance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” come to mind. But each time, she has been able to come back, largely due to her astonishing five-octave-vocal-range singing talent, her song-choice skills and her ability to perform. Carey’s concert at The Met Philadelphia was a microcosm of all of that. The show included some questionable decisions — the worst of which were to skip some of her biggest hits and play a far-too-short show that saw her on stage for just 65 minutes. But in the end, Carey’s talent was not only still strong enough to overcome those faults, but to make the show entertaining. Her voice still had the ability to astonish.

47. Lenny Kaye, with Jack Murray and The Blue Tarp Wranglers, Nov. 2, Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem

It would have been unfathomable for a punk rock guitarist 40 years ago to revel in the rock ‘n’ roll of the time made by old farts like The Rolling Stones (then in their mid-to-late 30s) or, worse, classic country music. Much less actually perform it. But there was Lenny Kaye, axman for proto-punk group Patti Smith Group and The Jim Carroll Band, playing just those songs — and with Berks County-based Americana band Jack Murray and The Blue Tarp Wranglers. And the seemingly odd pairing not only worked musically, but resulted in an evening of wonderfully diverse music — all of it played with intensity (some of it the intensity of punk itself) and sincerity in a 22-song show that, delivered in two sets, covered two hours and 20 minutes.

48. Yes, Asia, Greg Palmer’s ELP Legacy and John Lodge, June 12, Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem

Despite the very title of “progressive rock” indicating a genre that looks forward, the truth is that prog rock has been pretty much static for years, if not decades. Perhaps its foremost practitioners, the band Yes, has done its best to keep things interesting as it tours incessantly — playing entire albums sequentially, celebrating its 50th anniversary and even switching up members. The band’s latest hook is the Royal Affair tour, which kicked off at Sands Bethlehem Event Center after days of rehearsals at the venue. The tour’s lineup is, indeed, prog rock royalty — if not the entire regal court, with full or tribute lineups of seminal prog groups Asia, The Moody Blues and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. And at the Sands, the idea seemed to work: Not only did the show present 41/2 hours of a prog-rock lover’s dream, but it also seemed to energize the players, especially Yes, into giving its best performance in years. Yes’s 12-song, hour-and-45-minute set certainly included all of the prog touchstones fans would want from the band and a couple of surprises (more about that later). But it also included more of a departure than Yes had shown in recent years — perhaps signaling a willingness to shake things up.

49. Hugh Jackman, June 30, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

After a pre-show montage of photos and film clips for Hugh Jackman’s concert showed several clips of the actor in his popular role as Wolverine in the popular X-Men film series, the actor early in the concert gave the audience a good-natured warning. “I really, really hope you’re not only Wolverine fans,” he said. “‘Cause it could be a very long night for you.” But anyone in the nearly full arena who paid to see Jackman’s “The Man. The Music. The Show” concert likely knew it would focus far more on his other accomplishments. His Academy Award-nominated (and Golden Globe Award-winning) role in “Les Misérables.” His Golden Globe nomination for “The Greatest Showman,” and Grammy Award win for the same role. His two Tony Award wins and his four times as host of the Tonys ceremony. For those people, Jackman’s show was a delight. But even for those who didn’t, Jackman’s audacious two-hour-and-15-minute concert had something for everyone.

50. Blue Ridge Winery Live!, with Kevin of Better Than Ezra, Emerson Hart of Tonic, Crystal Bowersox and Josh Gracin, Sept. 7, Blue Ridge Winery, Saylorsburg

In the 1990s, alt rock bands Better Than Ezra and Tonic were contemporaries, with hits sometimes on the radio at the same time. It was a throwback to that era when Better Than Ezra singer Kevin Griffin and Tonic front man Emerson Hart together headlined the second year of Blue Ridge Winery Live! The two shared the stage, both on acoustic guitar, taking turns (and sometimes together) playing their hits, deeper cuts and new songs in a 14-song, 80-minute set that headlined the four-act, five-hour festival. While both were very good, Hart showed that both Tonic’s hits and his solo work were better — offering a deeper dive into emotion, and a better musical performance. Crystal Bowersox, who was runner-up on the show in 2010, showed she has grown professionally since the show. In fact, in a nine-song, 55-minute set, she played just two songs from her first two albums, one of which she has re-recorded on her latest disc, 2017’s “Alive.” Josh Gracin, the fourth-place finisher from the show’s second season, had the stronger show with his largely country, nine-song, 50-minute set. Alone on acoustic guitar, he opened surprisingly strong with his 2010 minor hit “Cover Girl,” and on the second song, “All the Right Ways,” was singing falsetto. “Nothin’ Like Us,” the title track to his latest, 2017 EP, also was good.

HONORABLE MENTION: Ratt, Sept. 13, OneCentreSquare, Easton; Bay City Rollers, April 27, Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe; Richie Ramone, Sept. 6 OneCentreSquare, Easton; The Color Fred, Oct. 26, Gas House Dance Hall, Catasauqua; Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Nov. 16, PPL Center, Allentown; Five Finger Death Punch, Dec. 3, PPL Center, Allentown; Marshall Crenshaw and Smithereens, June 29, Musikfest Cafe at Steelstacks, Bethlehem; Bruce Hornsby, July 13, Mount Airy Casino Resort Event Center, Mount Pocono; Art Garfunkel, July 24, State Theatre, Easton; Dave Goddess Group and Cunningham and Associates, Oct. 4, State Theatre, Easton; Lee DeWyze, Feb. 19, Gas House Dance Hall, Catasauqua.

Morning Call Lehigh Valley Music reporter and columnist John J. Moser can be reached at 610-820-6722 or [email protected]

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Here's A List Of 2019 Concert Tours You'll Want To Get Tickets To ASAP

When your to-do list is literally just a bunch of concerts you need to get tickets to.

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1. Ariana Grande is currently on her highly-anticipated Sweetener tour, and take it from me, this queen KNOWS how to put on a show. Thank u, next.

More info: The tour kicked off on March 18th in Albany and will take her across North America until July 13th where she'll end the tour in Salt Lake City before heading to Europe. She'll be joined by special guests Normani and Social House.

Tickets: Head on over to Ticketmaster or Live Nation for more info, or StubHub or SeatGeek for re-sale tickets.

2. Shawn Mendes is touring North America this summer in honor of his latest self-titled album — you've probably heard "In My Blood" and/or "Lost In Japan," both songs have this amazing power to make you want to cry, but also to make you want to belt out the words, and also to dance. What did Shawn do? He did THAT.

More info: The tour officially started on March 7th in Amsterdam, but he'll be hitting North America starting on June 12th in Portland and going through September 6th, where he'll end that leg in Toronto.

3. 5 Seconds of Summer and The Chainsmokers are headlining a tour together in the fall, and to say I'm excited is an understatement. Do I listen to their collaboration, "Who Do You Love?" at least once a day? Yes. Should you do the same and then get a ticket to witness it live? Absolutely.

More info: The tour kicks off on September 25th in Cincinnati and will take them throughout North America where they'll wrap up on December 6th in Vancouver. And they'll be bringing along the insanely talented Lennon Stella.

4. P!nk is back on her incredibly successful tour in North America. So if you missed it during the first go around last year or just wanna re-live it, now is the time to act.

More info: The tour kicked off on March 1st in Sunrise, Florida, which ironically is the same date she kicked off her last year. She'll end the second leg of the North American tour at the iconique Madison Square Garden in NYC on May 22nd before going off to Europe for the summer, so don't miss out!

5. Billie Eilish is literally everyone's current obsession, and for good reason. Thankfully, the hella talented singer is heading out on the road this spring/summer, and I can assure you won't wanna miss out on getting a ticket.

More info: The tour kicks off on May 29th in San Francisco and will take Eillish across North America where the tour will wrap-up on July 13th in San Diego. What are you waiting for? GO, GO, GO!!!

6. Jonathan Van Ness , while not a concert tour, is one show you're gonna want to catch, FOR SURE. The Queer Eye / Gay of Thrones / Getting Curious star (I mean really, is there anything JVN can't do?), is one of the funniest, brightest personalities, and spending an evening at his show will give you clear skin and perfect hair... it's a scientific FACT.

More info: The Road To Beijing tour kicks off on April 11th in Homestead, Pennsylvania and temporarily wraps up on June 23rd in Denver. But don't fret. It'll return on November 6th in Minneapolis before wrapping up again on December 7th in Houston. So go get your tickets now, you gorgine hunnies!!

7. Twenty One Pilots are about to bring the next leg of their North American tour back this spring. So no worries if you didn't get the chance to catch them last year, they're here to save us all.

More info: Starting on May 1st, the duo will tour a few different cities in Mexico, before hitting a few cities in Canada starting on May 12th, and then they make their way to the states beginning May 31st in Grand Rapids, visiting various cities throughout the country for a month.

8. Carrie Underwood is gearing up to head out on the road in this spring in honor of her latest album, Cry Pretty . Queen Carrie can make everything, crying included, look pretty because she's gorgine. Be sure you don't miss her when she comes to a city near you.

More info: The tour is slated to kick off on May 1st in Greensboro and takes her through the end of October, Halloween 2019 to be exact, where she'll end the tour in Detroit. Plus, you can enter to win a pair of tickets on her website at an arena near you!

9. Michael Bublé is on the road for the first time since 2015 and we couldn't be happier to see him coming back to a city near us with amazing music from his 10th studio album, Love .

More info: The tour started on February 13th in Tampa and is taking the singer throughout the states until August 3rd in Quebec City. If you've never been graced by the presence of this angelic singer, then do yourself a favor and get a ticket immediately. You won't regret it.

10. Backstreet Boys are heading out on the road this year, so if you're anything like me and wondering why teleportation hasn't been invented as they wrap up their Las Vegas residency, don't fret. They'll be at a city near you before you know it.

More info: Their Vegas residency will wrap up at the end of April and just a few weeks later they'll be headed off to Europe to begin their tour. They'll kick off the North American leg on July 12th in Washington DC and visit arenas through September 15th where they'll end the tour in Newark. BACKSTREET IS BACK, BABY!

11. Mariah Carey is currently on her 11th tour — we love a timeless legend. The Caution World Tour is, you guessed it, in support of her upcoming 15th(!!!) album and bound to be a night you won't wanna miss.

More info: The tour started on February 27th in Irving and is taking her to theaters across North America until April 6th in Bethlehem, at which point she'll head overseas.

12. Jennifer Lopez is slated to kick off her first headlining US tour. The It's My Party tour is in honor of her birthday, what better way to celebrate Jenny from the block's birthday than having a big concert party with her?

More info: The tour will kick off on June 7th in Los Angeles and bring her throughout North America. She'll wrap-up on July 25th in Miami. This is one summer party... well concert... nah party, you won't wanna miss!

13. Why Don't We are currently on a headlining tour in support of their debut album 8 Letters . You may know of their song "Trust Fund Baby," which is a total bop, BTW, as is the entirety of their first album.

More info: The tour kicked off on March 20th in Phoenix and is taking them throughout North America for about a month where they'll wrap up the tour on April 18th in Seattle. This band is bound to get big, fast, so catching them in a small theater setting is definitely something you won't wanna miss.

14. Cher is on her Here We Go Again tour in the states right now following the high demand the tour had during its Australian run this past fall, and in fact, is so popular here, they added another leg!

More info: The North American leg started on January 17th in Estero and will visit arenas through May 30th where the first North American leg will end in Vancouver. She'll then be heading to Europe, and then head back here to do another NA leg starting on November 19th in Portland. The setlist is a mix of Cher's classic as well as ABBA covers because the tour and her most recent album, Dancing Queen , give a nod to the Swedish pop group, and of course, because Cher recently starred in Mamma Mia 2 . She's joined by special guests Nile Rodgers and Chic.

15. Flo Rida , Nelly , and TLC are joining forces for an amphitheater tour that's going to be one of the hottest shows of the summer, and not just because it's outdoors!

More info: The tour will kick off on July 23rd in Tuscaloosa and take them throughout North America where they'll end the tour on August 31st in Irvine. Three great acts? All in one night? Sign me up!

16. PRETTYMUCH are gearing up for a theater tour this summer. Appropriately named the FOMO Tour, I can almost guarantee you're gonna feel major FOMO if you don't get yourself a ticket to check out this talented group.

More info: The tour will start on July 11th in Dallas and take them throughout North America before wrapping up on August 16th in Vancouver. Considering their headlining tour last year was a success and they opened up for Khalid, I guess you can say these guys are pretty freaking amazing.

17. Paul McCartney is touring for his 17th solo album — literally 17th solo, that doesn't include everything else he's done with this little band called The Beatles. IDK if you've ever heard of them?

More info: The North American leg will kick off on May 23rd in New Orleans and visit eight cities in the U.S. until the end of June, but we're keeping our fingers crossed that more will be announced. Either way, it's hard to not be impressed of all McCartney has done and continues to do.

18. Train are bringing the heat to an amphitheater near you this summer. Yes, it's that time of year where we think about our summer concert plans — AHHH!

More info: The tour kicks off on June 7th in Washington and will visit amphitheaters across North America through August 17th, where they'll wrap up the tour in Massachusetts. They'll be touring with Goo Goo Dolls and Allen Stone.

19. Elton John is officially ready to retire from touring... in 2021. His current Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is comprised of a whopping 300 shows around the world, so yeah, this one is a must on your to-do list, and I think you can find it in you to clear a night in your schedule in the next three years.

More info: The grand tour kicked off on Sept. 8th in Allentown and took him through March 18th. Now, he's gearing up to head to Europe for a second leg, before coming back to the U.S. in the fall kicking off on September 4th Salt Lake City and running through November 16th in Uniondale, Long Island.

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30 Most Anticipated Tours of 2019

Here comes rock royalty, the Queen of Pop, and even a former First Lady

As the drip, drip, drip of festival lineups starts leaking, we shouldn’t forget that there’s more than one way to catch a show this year. Festivals are the perfect scene to load up buffet style on old and new music alike. It’s also a chance to see an artist you love get to strut their stuff in front of a large, new group of potential fans.

Still, if you only can see a favorite act once, maybe the tour route — be it a dark, dingy (they call it intimate) club, a festival-size outdoor stage, or a corporate arena with ice beneath the floorboards — makes more sense. Either way, here are 30 artists, bands, comedians, and personalities that we’ll be checking out in 2019 when their tours roll through our neighborhoods.

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Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak, photo by Lior Phillips

Anderson .Paak  has mapped out an extensive 2019 trek officially dubbed “Andy’s Beach Club World Tour” in continued support of his new album,  Oxnard . His global tour officially launches February 11th with a North American leg that includes stops in San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, New York, and Toronto. .Paak and his Free Nationals band will then head off to Europe, where they’ll play for audiences in Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris, Manchester, Berlin, and Milan. And, yes, the windows on his private jet will be tinted. –Lake Schatz

ASAP Rocky, photo by Kimberley Ross

Earlier this week, ASAP Rocky  embarked on his “Injured Generation” North American tour , which comes in support of his latest album, Testing . The tour began in Minneapolis and Chicago and will turn north for a couple days in Canada before hopscotching across the United States through the rest of January and part of February. Rocky’s opening acts will include  Playboi Carti , Ski Mask The Slump God , and Comethazine. –Alex Young

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers look to be out in full force in 2019. They’ve got a new video and single out as well as plans to drop their new album, No Geography , in the spring via EMI. Additionally, the UK electronic duo have mapped out their first tour dates in four years, including short stints in both North America (May 2019) and the UK (November 2019). The last time the pair played live was back in 2015, so don’t miss your chance to free yourself. –Lake Schatz

The Cure, photo by Debi Del Grande

The Cure are showing no signs of slowing down — even as they celebrate their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not only has the band mapped out an extensive festival tour for 2019, but they’re also just weeks away from finishing their first new album in over a decade. Smith previously said the band would be playing up to 20 festivals next summer. Thus far, they’ve confirmed appearances at a number of prominent European events, including Belgium’s Rock Werchter , Portugal’s NOS Alive , and Spain’s Mad Cool Festival . For a band who once lamented they had to play large venues after having become so popular, they now seem to embrace nothing more than the chance to cheer up (or is it bum out) a sea of their fans. –Alex Young

The English hitmaker Dido is set to return with her first album in five years in early March. In support of the new record, the singer has already mapped out her first tour in 15 years, which includes a North American run in June. Along with material off the new record,  Still on My Mind , her setlist is expected to include smash singles like No Angel cut “Here with Me” and “White Flag”, taken from 2003’s Life for Rent . 2019 has Comeback of the Year written all over it for Dido. –Lake Schatz

The Good, the Bad & the Queen

The Good The Bad & The Queen on Jools Holland

After the success of their return album, Merrie Land , and a short stint of UK tour dates to round out 2018, The Good, the Bad & the Queen will be extending their reunion through a small handful of UK dates in April. As for the rest of us, we’ll just have to hope that the group have the whites of their eyes set on America next. –Regan Bexler .

The Hives and Refused

This spring, The Hives will embark on their first US tour in six years. Better yet, they’ll be sharing the stage with Refused . “The Scream Team Tour” takes place in May and is bookended by festival appearances at  Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival  in Columbus, Ohio and Las Vegas’  Punk Rock Bowling . In between, they’ll visit Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Lawrence, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas. –Alex Young

Hootie and the Blowfish

Hootie and the Blowfish on The Tonight Show

Seminal roots rock band Hootie and the Blowfish will reunite in 2019, with plans to tour the US and release new music. The Darius Rucker-led outfit has mapped out an expansive 44-city summer tour, which kicks off May 30th in Virginia Beach and runs through mid-September. It marks the band’s first extended outing of the US in over a decade. What’s more, they’ll be joined on the road by Barenaked Ladies , who will open all of Hootie’s reunion shows. –Alex Young

Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra

Jeff Lynne’s ELO on Jimmy Kimmel

This past summer,  Jeff Lynne’s ELO embarked on their first extensive North American tour in 35 years. Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame outfit won’t have to wait nearly as long to see them again; ELO have announced a new 20-date swing for summer 2019. This time around, ELO will hit secondary markets like Anaheim, Sacramento, Vancouver, Tampa, St. Paul, and Pittsburgh. Looks like nothing but Mr. Blue Skies for folks in those towns. –Alex Young

KISS on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, photo by Andrew Lipovsky/NBC

Whether you believe them or not, the members of KISS say their upcoming tour will indeed be their last . Their “End of the Road World Tour” kicks off in North America beginning at the end of January and spans 65 dates across two continents. Following the American leg, which runs through mid-April, the band will make their way across the Atlantic for shows in the UK, Europe, and Russia.

The band have also announced a second North American tour leg that will keep the guys on the road throughout August and September. The second North American leg begins August 6th in Sunrise, Florida, and runs through a September 16th date in Oakland, California. According to a press release, the recently announced first leg of KISS’ farewell tour has reached more than half a million tickets sold. Talk about an army. –Alex Young and Anne Erickson

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HEART Return To The Road In 2019 For Massive “Love Alive” Summer Tour

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, SHERYL CROW AND BRANDI CARLILE SET TO JOIN HEART FOR SELECT DATES

Elle king to open most shows, tickets go on sale starting this friday, february 15.

LOS ANGELES , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ —  HEART — ANN  and NANCY WILSON –will return to the road in 2019 for the first time in three years with their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour.  Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 39-city outing by the trend-setting, multiple-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends kicks off Tuesday, July 9 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO and will make stops in Chicago , Atlanta , Houston , Denver and more, before wrapping September 9 at the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA.

HEART  is excited to be joined by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile on the road with them this summer. Along with the stellar line-up, also appearing are Elle King and Lucie Silvas . See full itinerary and details below for a breakdown of which shows these artists will be appearing on with HEART .

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 15 at 10:00 AM local time at LiveNation.com .* Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour . As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 13 at 10:00 AM  local time until Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 PM  local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com .  * Toronto on sale starting at 9:00 AM . local time, St. Louis on sale starting at 11:00 AM local time.

HEART  will partner with REVERB for this tour, to reduce the environmental footprint of the events while also engaging fans in local and national causes each night in the concourse. For more information, visit REVERB.org .

Q&A WITH ANN AND NANCY WILSON OF HEART, 2019

Congratulations on the news of the upcoming tour. What inspired you to name it “Love Alive”?

ANN:  “Love Alive” is a song and a sentiment that goes back a long way with us. It goes forward too. It is a hopeful, positive and universal vibe like we feel this tour will be.

NANCY : Yes! I think the tour will spark some positive new energy as we rediscover some of our iconic songs and also some fan favorites. Calling the tour “Love Alive” was something Ann and I felt instantly good about. We have always had many love-themed mottos along the way like “Love Rules,” “ Love Wins ,” “Love is IT”–and of course it’s a very cool song as well.

This will mark Heart’s first tour in three years. During this time, you both released your own projects. Do you feel your time apart will inject Heart with a new energy?

NANCY : Yes, I could see it was time for Heart to have a break. We’d been slogging through tour after tour fairly nonstop and were starting to burn out a little bit. Things had just reached a heavy climax. Working with my other new band Roadcase Royale was a life-saver. Writing brand new songs playing shows and delivering a new album with them was the medicine my soul needed. Ryan Waters (who with Liv Warfield worked in Prince’s band) will be joining me on the Heart stage and I know that will inject a wonderful magic into the Heart equation.

ANN:   Absolutely! Both Nancy and I have stretched our wings in life these last three years. We’ve both lived and loved. We have breathed and traveled and experienced life. We come to this tour with fresh energy and oxygen.

Might this year’s tour be different in any way than the 2016 tour?

ANN:   It will be unlike any other Heart tour that has been. Some of the songs will be classic of course, but this tour will be a new animal.

NANCY: I think this tour should look feel and sound bigger than other Heart tours so far.

What is the connective tissue between Heart and the other artists you’ve invited to tour with you?

NANCY: I think this year is a good year to show the collective impact of some powerful women in music. We would usually steer clear of the female-centric concept, but in the light of current events it seems like the right statement at the right time.”

ANN:   Sheryl and Joan we have known for a long time. We have hung out and appreciated each other’s music onstage and off. Brandi Carlile is a fresh and authentic artist that we both love….and Elle King is my favorite new artist. She has so much soul and attitude! We are so thrilled to host all these artists on the “Love Alive” tour.

Heart has created a meaningful body of work with songs that are deeply woven into the culture. Can you describe the feeling of what it’s like to perform these songs in front of longtime fans as well as new ones?

ANN:   It feels good to see people’s eyes light up when we play one of the classic songs they know and love. I always wonder how a song like “Crazy On You” hits the mind and soul of a 17-year-old in 2019…they seem to be as into it live as everyone else. When I think of the connection we continue to have with our very diverse audience, I am deeply grateful and always amazed!

NANCY:  It’s an incredible feeling and a great compliment to see our loyal fans and the new generation of Heart fans at the shows. It speaks to the songs as well as giving a bigger sense of history to the younger ones. It’s authentic live music with no added prerecorded or auto tuned vocals or tracks blended in. No bells or whistles, smoke or mirrors. I think in many ways that’s a whole new thing for young kids who love music and they know the difference and appreciate it. It’s completely real.

HEART “LOVE ALIVE” 2019 TOUR DATES

About HEART:

When Ann and Nancy Wilson formed HEART , the idea of two women leading a rock band was still groundbreaking.  From the moment 1976 ‘s Dreamboat Annie was released, they became stars. With hits like “Magic Man,” “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” and “These Dreams,” the band became one of the biggest hit-makers in the seventies and eighties selling more than 35 million records . In 2012 , their memoir Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll became a New York Times bestseller, and in 2013 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

About JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS:

Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard- rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” Her independent record label, Blackheart Records, was founded in 1980 after she was rejected by no less than 23 labels. Blackheart is one of the longest running indie labels and continues to give voice to new bands. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987’s Light Of Day, and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, The Rocky Horror Show. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and Law and Order.

As a producer, she has overseen albums by Bikini Kill, Circus Lupus, as well as the Germs’ LA punk masterpiece, GI.

Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. A version of “I Hate Myself for Loving You” was reworked for NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night “, and was performed for 9 seasons by the likes of Pink, Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood . Her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy – A, Kick Ass, The Runaways, Shrek, Baby Mama, and many more.

Since co-founding the Runaways, the pioneering all-girl punk quintet, at age 15, Jett’s determination and drive have kept her in the public eye. Jett was able to see her story told in The Runaways, the film based on (lead singer of The Runaways) Cherie Currie’s book Neon Angel starring Kristen Stewart as Jett, and her fellow A-lister Dakota Fanning as Currie. Jett was close to the project: She served as an executive producer. Jett and the Blackhearts released their latest record, ‘Unvarnished,’ in 2013 and continue touring the globe to throngs of adoring fans.

Joan Jett has spent her lifetime breaking barriers and challenging expectations – this is, after all, a woman who is both a spokesperson for PETA and a devoted supporter of the US Military. She’s fought hard for all of her historic accomplishments, yet she remains humble and appreciative.

“I’ve had a blessed career,” she says. “I consider myself so lucky to have been able to do things my own way.”

About SHERYL CROW :

A nine-time GRAMMY AWARD recipient, Sheryl Crow is an American music icon. Her nine studio albums have sold 35 million copies worldwide; seven of them charted in the Top 10 and five were certified for Multi-Platinum sales. In addition to such No. 1 hits as “All I Wanna Do,” “Soak Up the Sun” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” Crow has lofted 40 singles into the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Country Songs charts, with more No. 1 singles in the Triple A listings than any other female artist. Many artists have collaborated with her on special projects, including the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton , Smokey Robinson and Tony Bennett . She is known as well for her passionate support of multiple charities, including City Of Hope, Stand Up To Cancer, The World Food Program, Feeding America, ADOPT A CLASSROOM , the TJ Martell Foundation , the Elton John AIDS Foundation , MusiCares , the Special Olympics and many other worthy causes. Her most recent studio album, Be Myself, was released in 2017, followed by the live Blu-Ray/CD Live At The Capitol Theater in fall 2018. A brand-new full length studio album featuring collaborations with a stunning array of Crow’s musical heroes is scheduled for release in 2019. For more information, visit www.SherylCrow.com

About BRANDI CARLILE :

The most nominated woman at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, Brandi Carlile is currently celebrating a monumental year following the release of her breakthrough album,  By The Way, I Forgive You . Nominated for Album Of The Year as well as Best Americana Album, the record features the stand out single, “The Joke,” which is nominated in four categories: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance. Carlile performed during the live GRAMMY broadcast ( Sunday, February 10 ).

Produced by GRAMMY-Award winning producer Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A,  By The Way, I Forgive You  includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth .

Beloved by fans and critics alike, Carlile has performed sold-out concerts across the world and has appeared on various TV shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show, etc. She will continue her extensive tour through 2019 including a special birthday performance at Quincy, WA’s The Gorge Amphitheater on June 1 as well as a debut headline performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 14. Full tour details available at  www.brandicarlile.com .

About ELLE KING :

Multi-platinum and multi-Grammy-nominated recording artist Elle King recently released her critically-acclaimed second album,  Shake The Spirit , the follow up to her debut album  Love Stuff , a sultry, badass mix of rock and roll, blues, and country, with a twinge of pop. Her breakthrough single “Ex’s & Oh’s,” earned her two GRAMMY nominations and was certified double platinum. The track, about leaving behind a string of brokenhearted exes, hit No. 1 on  Billboard ‘s Hot Rock Songs Chart, and topped the AAA, Hot AC, and Alternative Radio charts, leading King to become the second female artist in 18 years to reach No. 1 at the latter format. She was also featured on Dierks Bentley’s GRAMMY-nominated No. 1 Country Airplay hit “Different For Girls” (she performed it with Bentley at the CMA Awards and took home an award for “Musical Event of the Year”). King also performed for President Obama in honor of Mavis Staples at the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors.

Shake The Spirit  features lead single “Shame,” which became her fourth radio #1 single and led Elle to become the only act in history to have scored number 1 singles on the Adult Pop Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, Alternative Songs and Country Airplay charts. Her new single “ Baby Outlaw ,”  is currently Top 15 at AAA Radio.   Rolling Stone  wrote of her Austin City Limits live set: “Elle King is a little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll, but ultimately, she’s punk as f***.”  Variety  wrote of her Philadelphia  Shake The Spirit  tour date “…King churned the clotted cream of punkish country, raw R&B, crotchety rock and deep blues into rich, buttery musical drama with her band, The Brethren.. (she) belted, crooned, purred, sauntered and swaggered her way through a tautly rocking set…one thing became very clear: nearly every song that came before (the finale) was equally contagious, catty-cool, and hit-worthy.”

Elle King has appeared on  Good Morning America, Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Live with Kelly and Ryan,  and  The Late Late Show with James Corden  in support of her new album  Shake The Spirit. Visit www.elleking.com  for more.

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Egan Bernal ( Team Ineos ) won the 2019 Tour de France in Paris – his and Colombia's first – while Lotto Soudal 's Caleb Ewan won the final stage, making it the Australian's third triumph at this year's race.

Bernal crossed the finish line on the Champs-Elysées in 29th place on the stage, again hand-in-hand with teammate and 2018 Tour champion Geraint Thomas , just like the pair had on the previous day into Val Thorens.

What could have become a problematic situation for Team Ineos was anything but in the last few days of the Tour, as Thomas conceded that Bernal was the better rider at this year's race, while Bernal had a special thank you for his teammate on the final podium. the Tour, as Thomas conceded that Bernal was the better rider at this year's race, while Bernal had a special thank you for Thomason the final podium.

"Thank you to G [Geraint] for the opportunity, and to all the team for believing in me," Bernal said in his victory speech. "I think that today I am the happiest guy in the world. I just won the Tour de France, and I can't believe it."

Bernal beat Thomas by 1:11, while the podium was completed by Jumbo-Visma's Steven Kruijswijk, a further 20 seconds down, capping off an extremely successful Tour for the Dutch WorldTour team.

Ewan's third stage win came courtesy of a last-minute dash up the right side of the road next to the barriers, with Jumbo-Visma's Dylan Groenewegen making the same move on the other side of the road, but falling short of taking his second stage win. Total Direct Energie's Niccolò Bonifazio was third, while Max Richeze was fourth, having been forced into taking up the reins for Deceuninck-QuickStep, who appeared to be in disarray in the closing kilometres, unable to find their main sprinter, Elia Viviani.

"I can't believe I just won on the Champs-Elysées," Ewan told reporters after just completing what was his first Tour de France. "When we rolled onto the Champs-Elysées, I almost had tears in my eyes; it was such a surreal feeling. I can't believe I just won the stage."

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With four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Team Ineos) out through injury, this year's Tour de France is a wide open affair. Defending champion Geraint Thomas returns and the Welsh rider will be joined by his talented young Ineos teammate Egan Bernal , with the Colombian also a contender for the yellow jersey.

The home nation will depend on Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - both former podium finishers - while the other contenders include Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Mikel Landa (Movistar), Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), Rigoberto Urán , and Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma).

In terms of the sprinters, Peter Sagan leads the way and, although he may not be the fastest rider in the flat bunch finishes, he will start the Tour de France as the favourite for the points classification, having won the green jersey in six of the past seven Tours. Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Vimsa) is arguably the strongest sprinter in the world at the moment, and he'll also face competition from debutant Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), and André Greipel (Arkéa-Samsic). There'll be no Mark Cavendish , who wasn't selected by Dimension Data, or Fernando Gaviria (UAE), who has a knee injury. 

The race route

The 2019 Tour de France  will celebrate the legendary career of Belgian Eddy Merckx 50 years after his first Tour victory, with the Grand Départ to be held in Brussels on July 6. The race also celebrates the 100th year of the iconic maillot jaune  (yellow jersey), which Merckx wore for a total of 96 days, more than any other rider in history.

The 2019 route, unveiled in Paris in October, covers 3,640 kilometres over 21 stages, with three stages apiece in the Pyrenees and Alps, five summit finishes, and seven peaks above the 2000-metre altitude mark. There are seven largely flat stages, a few medium mountain days, and only 54 kilometres of time trialling, split between one team time trial and one individual time trial.

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The race will begin with a 192km stage taking in many of cycling's historic challenges across the Flemish and Walloon regions, including the Muur van Geraardsbergen . Stage 2 will be a 28km team time trial starting at the Palais Royal and finishing by the Brussels Atomium. Merckx claimed his first yellow jersey after his Faema team won a similar test in his home town of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.

The race will then leave Belgium and head into France on stage 3's 214km race from Binche to Epernay, before heading south through the Vosges mountains and into the Massif Central. It's then down to the Pyrenees, with a 27.2km individual time trial in Pau preceding summit finishes on the mighty Col du Tourmalet and Prat d'Albis.

After the second rest day, the route heads to the Alps for three stages that include the Col d'Izoard, the Col du Galibier, and the Col d'Iseran – the highest paved road in Europe. The winner of the 2019 Tour de France will effectively be determined after one mammoth final climb to the finish line at Val Thorens on stage 20, before the race heads into Paris for the finale along the Champs-Elysées.

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Spice Girls, Hootie & the Blowfish and More: All the Groups Going on Reunion Tours in 2019

Spice Girls! Hootie & the Blowfish! ABBA! The upcoming year is shaping up to be one filled with nostalgia, all thanks to these groups that announced 2019 reunion tours. Scroll to take a trip down memory lane!

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The Jonas Brothers

Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas announced their 40-date Happiness Begins tour in May 2019 — their first since breaking up in 2013. “We’re so excited to announce this tour and get in front of our fans again!” they said in a statement. “We can’t wait for everyone to see what we have planned!”

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Hootie & the Blowfish

Darius Rucker , Mark Bryan , Jim “Soni” Sonefeld and Dean Felber announced a 44-city tour in December 2018. “We’re not doing it for us. We’re doing it for those people who used to plan their vacations around the Hootie & the Blowfish tour,” Rucker, who found success as a solo country artist over the past decade, said at the time. The musicians are also back in the studio working on new music and hope to have a full album out by summer 2019.

Spice Girls

Girl power! After years of rumors, the Spice Girls announced they will be headed out on a 2019 tour across the U.K. in November 2019. Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie C (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and Mel B (Scary Spice) will all hit the road in June 2019 to perform hit songs like “Wannabe” and “Spice Up Your Life,” but Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) will not participate in the six-date event. “I won’t be joining my girls on stage again but being in the Spice Girls was a hugely important part of my life and I wish them so much love and fun as they go back on tour next year,” the fashion mogul wrote on Instagram shortly after the tour was announced. “I know they will put on an amazing show and the fantastic fans past and present are going to have a wonderful time! X vb #spicegirls.”

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Wu-Tang Clan

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) , which was released in November 1993, the musicians will be reuniting for two U.S. shows in January 2019. The concerts will come shortly after they return to the States after performing six shows in Australia and New Zealand in December 2018. 

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Almost two years after performing together for the first time in 30 years in Stockholm, Swedish pop group ABBA announced they are working on new music together and will, as a result, be promoting it on tour in 2019. While there will be ABBA concerts around the globe, the members won’t be present — their holograms (donned ‘Abbatars’) will. “We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio,” the group said via a statement in April 2018. “So we did. And it was like time had stood still and that we only had been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyful experience!”

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'Fame' Cast

The original cast of Fame , a 1980s television series, are getting back together to perform in the U.K. for the first time in 35 years. Lee Curreri (Bruno), Erica Gimpel (Coco), Valerie Landsburg (Doris), Carlo Imperato (Danny), PR Paul (Montgomery), Cynthia Gibb (Holly), Nia Peeples (Nicole) and Jesse Borrego (Jesse) will all hit the stage for multiple performances during a Fame convention in May 2019. “Coming back again to perform feels like a perfect circle back to these roots with the fans!” Landsburg said via a statement in September 2018. 

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

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Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

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At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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The full list of all of rory mcilroy's 25 pga tour victories, share this article.

When Rory McIlroy teamed up with Shane Lowry to win the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, it marked his 25th victory on the PGA Tour.

It was McIlroy’s first win in 2024 and first since the 2023 Scottish Open in 2023. It was also his first team win in his first visit to the Big Easy.

With 25 wins, McIlroy joins Johnny Miller, Tommy Armour and Macdonald Smith on the all-time wins list. He’s one of 26 golfers in history with at least 25 victories on the PGA Tour.

Next in his sights: Henry Picard with 26; Leo Diegel and Paul Runyan with 28; Gene Littler, Lee Trevino and Harry Cooper at 29; and Horton Smith with 30.

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour victories

2023 Genesis Scottish Open

2022 The CJ Cup in South Carolina

2022 Touyr Championship

2022 RBC Canadian Open

2021 The CJ Cup at the Summit

2021 Wells Fargo Championship

2019 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions

2019 Tour Championship

2019 RBC Canadian Open

2019 The Players Championship

2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational

2016 Deutsche Bank Championship

2016 Tour Championship

2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play

2015 Wells Fargo Championship

2014 The Open Championship

2014 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

2014 PGA Championship

2012 Honda Classic

2012 PGA Championship

2012 Deutsche Bank Championship

2012 BMW Championship

2011 U.S. Open

2010 Quail Hollow Championship

McIlroy also has 10 international victories.

International victories

2024 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

2015 Omega Dubai Desert Classic

2015 DP World Tour Championship

2014 BMW PGA Championship

2013 Emirates Australian Open

2012 DP World Tour Championship

2011 Shanghai Masters

2011 UBS Hong Kong Open

2009 Dubai Desert Classic

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90s music legend, 57, announces first UK tour in five years

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Janet Jackson will return to UK shores for the first time in half-a-decade later this year, as part of her extended Together Again Tour.

After making her name alongside her famous family in The Jacksons during the 70s, the musical icon soon launched her solo career and became one of the hottest names in the industry during the 80s and 90s.

The five-time Grammy winner has created hits such as Miss You Much, That’s The Way, Nasty, and the namesake for her current tour, Together Again. She last appeared in the UK in 2019 to perform her 20-song-long Glastonbury set.

In April 2023 she kicked off her Together Again Tour, commemorating her 50-year-long career, which will finally conclude the North American leg in Arizona in July.

Jackson will then jet off to Europe in September where she will perform in Birmingham , London , Manchester and Glasgow with special guest, rapper Wyclef Jean.

The Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter announced the UK dates in a social media post where she thanked fans for ‘making this my most successful tour to date’.

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‘Europe I know it’s been a minute since we’ve seen each other but the wait is no longer,’ she said in the video.

‘I cannot wait to see you guys, I miss you so much. We’ve had so much fun with this show so can’t wait to come and have some of that fun with you guys.’

She will play Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on September 27, London’s O2 Arena on September 28, Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro on September 30 and Manchester’s Co-op Live on October 1.

The acclaimed singer, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 for her ‘successful and groundbreaking’ career, will end her tour in Amsterdam in October.

This year also marks 20 years since Jackson made headlines for her 2004 Super Bowl performance in which fellow artist Justin Timberlake exposed her breasts to the world in a poorly-received stunt.

In 2022, Jackson discussed the impact of the career-shaking moment in her Lifetime documentary titled Janet Jackson .

The documentary also touched on her relationship with late brother Michael Jackson, and featured appearances from stars such as Missy Elliot and Janelle Monae.

Prior to Glastonbury, Jackson performed in London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2011, making this tour leg across England and Scotland a true rarity.

Tickets for Janet Jackson’s UK tour will go on general sale from Friday, May 3, at 9am. They will be available to buy here .

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The R&B superstar’s last UK show was at Glastonbury in 2019.

Janet Jackson has announced a number of UK dates on her Together Again tour.

The 57-year-old American singer will perform in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester later this year as part of her celebration of 50 years in entertainment.

The R&B superstar’s last UK show was at Glastonbury in 2019, with her performance on the Pyramid Stage featuring more than 20 songs in one set.

Her latest tour kicked off in April 2023 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, and she will play more North American dates until June, ending at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jackson, known for songs including That’s The Way Love Goes, Nasty, Control, and Any Time, Any Place, will begin the European leg at the Accor Arena in Paris on September 25.

She will then head to the UK, where she will play the Utilita Arena Birmingham on September 27, London’s O2 Arena on September 28, Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro on September 30 and Manchester’s Co-op Live on October 1.

After these performances, she will perform in Belgium and Germany before ending the tour at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome arena on October 10.

The five-time Grammy winner, the younger sister of Michael Jackson, laid the groundwork for female stars who came after her, including Beyonce and Rihanna.

She started off in the variety show The Jacksons, with the rest of her musical family, and in 1993 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Again, used in the romantic film Poetic Justice, in which she starred alongside rapper Tupac Shakur.

In 2019, Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for being “one of the most successful and groundbreaking artists of the Eighties and Nineties”.

A documentary series, titled Janet Jackson, was released in 2022, in which she discussed the impact of her wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl on her career.

– Tickets for Janet Jackson’s UK tour will go on general sale from Friday at 9am.

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Zurich Classic payout distribution 2024: Prize money, purse

I t's a unique week on the PGA Tour annually whenever the Zurich Classic of New Orleans comes up on the calendar. This trip to TPC Louisiana, of course, is the sole team golf event on the Tour every year, with a blend of four-ball and foursomes rounds to determine a champion. And there was a bit of star power in the 2024 Zurich Classic field with the familiar Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay pairing but also Rory McIlroy playing the event for the first time alongside Irishman Shane Lowry.

As the tournament got off and running, the McIlroy and Lowry pairing remained in the mix through 54 holes, entering the final round at T3. However, they were trailing some hungry players with less pedigree as Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn held the 54-hole lead with Luke List and Henrik Norlander in solo second just one stroke behind for the final round of always-difficult alternate shot play.

With the team aspect of the tournament, though, it makes the Zurich Classic payout and purse quite interesting as there is both a team payout and individual prize money to consider. So how much money is on the line this week on the PGA Tour? We have the full breakdown for you.

Zurich Classic purse 2024: Winner's prize money, total purse

The winners of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans will receive $1,286,050 in prize money individually with a team prize of $2,572,100 being awarded to the winning pairing. This is a large sum of the $8.9 million purse on the line this week at TPC Louisiana, but perhaps the biggest part of this for the winners -- as we saw last year with Nick Hardy and Davis Riley winning -- is that it comes as a full official PGA Tour win for both players, meaning that exemptions into majors and other tournaments along with a full allotment of FedEx Cup points are also in play.

Zurich Classic payout distribution by finishing position in 2024

Here's a look at the team prize money as well as the individual payout for each finishing position at the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

As mentioned, the team structure of the event makes for the Zurich Classic payout looking a bit different than your normal PGA Tour tournament. We have only 40 teams that made the cut (which is Top 33 and ties for this event), so the prize money is listed as both what the team earns and what each individual earns.

Even with this, it's nice to see that the winners clear the $1.2 million mark individually with more than $2.5 million being awarded to the winning team. However, with this relatively limited field and unique format, the fact that every individual that comes inside the Top 11 earns at least six figures is a great look for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as Zurich Classic payout distribution 2024: Prize money, purse .

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse's "Love Earth" tour coming to Colorado this summer

By Austen Erblat

Updated on: April 23, 2024 / 3:01 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

Neil Young is making his return to the Denver area this summer after not having played in Colorado since 2016.

He and Crazy Horse are set to play Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village on July 31. The last time Young played in Colorado was in October 2016 in Telluride, where he owns a barn he rebuilt. That barn is also home to a recording studio he called "Studio in the Clouds" where he recorded his 2019 album, "Colorado."

That album marked the reunion of Young and Crazy Horse after a 7-year hiatus. The group has played together for a combined 50 years.

"In the spirit it's offered...made this for the Horse lovers. I can't stop it. The horse is runnin'. What a ride we have. I don't want to mess with the vibe. I am so happy to have this to share," Young said in a statement about the tour.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show is set to start at 7:30 p.m.

Presales began Tuesday but general ticket sales don't start until 10 a.m. Friday. You can buy tickets at AXS.com .

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

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