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The Scorching Summer Tours Of 2019: Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Wu-Tang Clan, Maluma & More

From Ariana Grande, Anderson .Paak and Cardi B to Kacey Musgraves, BTS and Billie Eilish, a look at the hottest shows hitting North America this season.

By Nick Williams

Nick Williams

From left: Musgraves, .Paak, Bryan, Jagger and Grande.

With another summer comes another stacked festival and touring season boasting some of music’s biggest stars — an annual, vitamin D-enriched boon to the live business. Using 2018 Billboard Boxscore data as a guidepost, concert promoters and festival bookers will likely reap 10-figure returns during the 14 weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In 2018, concerts held in North America during the same period grossed $2.5 billion in ticket sales — a 38% year-to-year increase over 2017. (As compared with a 5% increase between 2016 and 2017.) The gain can be attributed to a hat trick of tours from the industry’s 1%, including Jay-Z and Beyoncé ’s On the Run II, Ed Sheeran ’s all-stadium outing and Taylor Swift ’s record-breaking Reputation world tour, which wrapped last October. Summer stadium shows in 2018 accounted for 56% of the overall annual stadium gross, including music concerts and comedy dates, according to Boxscore — proving once again that fans will most often splurge on costly live music during summer. This year’s wide-ranging selection spans all major genres and includes pop headliners Ariana Grande , Shawn Mendes , Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez alongside breakthrough and next-gen talents such as Anderson .Paak , Billie Eilish , BTS , Maluma , Kacey Musgraves and Maggie Rogers . Nostalgia factors into the mix as well, with comeback/reunion runs from Heart , Hootie & The Blowfish , Queen with Adam Lambert and Wu-Tang Clan . With the season fast approaching, Billboard spotlights 24 of the most anticipated tours of summer.

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BECK WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT AND SPOON  The Night Running Tour Booking agencies: Creative Artists Agency (Beck), Artist Group International (Cage the Elephant)

Named after Beck and Cage the Elephant ’s collaborative track, “Night Running,” which is set to appear on the latter’s new album, Social Cues , the alt-rock trek kicks off July 11 in Ridgefield, Wash., with support from Spoon on all dates, and Sunflower Bean , Starcrawler and Wild Belle on select nights. “We didn’t think it could happen,” says Artist Group International’s Marsha Vlasic of the co-headlining coup. “Beck was on top of the list at all times.” The Grammy Award-winning acts will bring their raucous show to outdoor amphitheaters, including the 14,000-capacity Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. The artists also partnered with PLUS1 to donate $1 from every ticket to fight hunger in each local community.

THE BLACK KEYS Let’s Rock  Booking agency: Paradigm

After a four-year hiatus devoted to solo projects and producing gigs, The Black Keys ’ Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney return with their latest single, “Lo/Hi” — a prelude to a new album from the group out later in 2019. The duo’s upcoming 32-date arena run — with support from Modest Mouse — will launch in September at the Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas. The band is “back and ready to go,” says agent Dave Kaplan, who notes that while the musical landscape has shifted since the band’s last album, Turn Blue , in 2014, “the forecast of the death of rock is premature.”

LUKE BRYAN Sunset Repeat Tour Booking agency: WME

Beginning with a headlining slot at Goldenvoice’s Stagecoach Festival on April 26, Bryan’s latest high-energy outing will officially launch May 31 at Philadelphia’s BB&T Pavilion, and follows the country star’s nine-month What Makes You Country tour last year. While Bryan will largely play amphitheaters this summer — with support from Cole Swindell and Jon Langston on all dates — a few added festival gigs are on deck, including Country Jam in Grand Junction, Colo., and pal Dierks Bentley ’s second Seven Peaks Music Festival in Buena Vista, Colo. The American Idol judge will play a lone stadium date at the home base of the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium — the fourth time he has played the Foxborough, Mass., venue in five years.

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BTS Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Booking agency: MN2S

The main strategy for BTS’ upcoming world tour was to “move people’s hearts through music,” says manager and BigHit Entertainment producer/CEO Si-Hyuk Bang. The seven-member group — which released its new LP, Map of the Soul , on April 12 — has already far outpaced the first-day sales of hot acts like The Rolling Stones and Cardi B, according to fan data from Vivid Seats. Within hours of going on sale in March, the boy band sold out the eight-stadium tour, which will hit the United States, Brazil and Europe. The historic outing makes BTS the first K-pop group to play U.S. stadiums, and just one of 12 artists, as well as the first Asian headliner, to fill the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium in London, with a second night added in June.

BUSH/LIVE The Alt-imate Tour Booking agencies: United Talent Agency (Bush), WME (Live)

Two of the most celebrated alt-rock bands of the 1990s, Bush and Live , will co-headline arenas and amphitheaters in support of the 25th anniversaries of their breakthrough LPs, Sixteen Stone and Throwing Copper , respectively. Los Angeles-based fans got a sneak peek at a secret show at The Roxy in March. “We wrote these songs in our 20s,” Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk told the crowd before performing hit “Lightning Crashes.” “Like music, we evolve and grow, but the passion and raw emotion is always there.” Adds Bush’s Gavin Rossdale : “Those songs have found a way into the soundtrack of people’s lives, and that is the highest compliment available.”

CARDI B Booking agency: CAA

After giving birth to daughter Kulture last summer, Cardi B took a break from the road, bowing out of Bruno Mars ’ 24K Magic tour. But the Bronx rapper returned triumphantly earlier in 2019 with twerk-filled sets at the Grammy Awards, where she won best rap album, and the Houston Rodeo, where she broke the attendance record, then held by Garth Brooks . The “Bartier Cardi” hitmaker will make numerous summer-festival appearances, including Miami’s Rolling Loud and Tennessee’s Bonnaroo, followed by arena dates that begin in July at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., and continue across the Midwest. “I haven’t taken 1 day off since December 26,” Cardi recently shared on Twitter, “but I know all this hard work finna pay off!”

ERIC CHURCH Double Down Booking agency: WME

The “Desperate Man” singer is doubling down on his 2019 arena tour, playing two nights at practically every arena stop on the 27-city, 50-date jaunt that runs through November and includes Church’s first hometown stadium show at the over 69,000-capacity Nissan Stadium in Nashville. “Eric’s shows are a marathon performance that only covers part of his huge catalog,” says manager John Peets of Q Prime. “It’s a chance for Eric to engage in a deeper way with his fans. There’s no setlist — anything can happen.”

BILLIE EILISH When We All Fall Asleep World Tour Booking agency: Paradigm

Hot off the launch of her Billboard 200 -topping debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , Eilish embarked upon her fourth headlining tour in April. The 67-date trek, which kicked off with her first appearance at Coachella, will be the “bad guy” singer’s biggest to date, including stops at two iconic venues: Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The tour should be a full-scale visual manifestation of Eilish’s nightmare-pop, albeit with a familial touch: “Our dad is in London right now, building the spider that we’re taking on tour,” Eilish’s writer-producer, tour guitarist and brother Finneas told Billboard in March.

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ARIANA GRANDE Sweetener World Tour Booking agency: CAA

Crafting the perfect setlist is hard enough when you’ve got a new album, but it’s even harder when you’ve released two in just six months. The pop titan’s loyal fan base of Arianators should walk away more than satiated from her latest tour, which plays North America through July and draws heavily from the artist’s albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next . The latter produced the singer’s first two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 : the title track and “7 Rings.” Former Fifth Harmony member turned solo artist Normani and rising duo Social House will support. “I am still a basket case and cannot believe any of this shit is real,” Grande recently tweeted. “I am so grateful.”

HEART WITH SHERYL CROW, JOAN JETT AND BRANDI CARLILE Love Alive Tour Booking agency: SME Entertainment Group

Three years after tense family issues nearly threatened to split up Heart, sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson end their lengthy hiatus with a 42-date run. Add Grammy winner Brandi Carlile , Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett and country-rock queen Sheryl Crow into the mix on select dates, and it’s a certified celebration of pioneering female industry voices. “I grew up with them as being the template,” Crow recently told Billboard about her tourmates. “They rocked. They hung with the guys, yet they were still cool chicks. It’s going to be fantastic to absorb some of their greatness.”

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH Group Therapy Tour Booking agency: CAA

It has been over a decade since the band last hit the road, but on May 30 the golf-rock act will launch its Group Therapy reunion trek to fete the 25th anniversary of its 21-times-platinum debut LP, Cracked Rear View . The surprise outing, announced last December with an appearance on NBC’s Today , will wrap Sept. 13 in frontman Darius Rucker ’s hometown of Columbia, S.C. (The tour’s moniker is a nod to a local college bar where the foursome played some of their early gigs while at the University of South Carolina.) But it’s not just a nostalgic outing. Fans can expect to hear new songs because the group is working on a comeback album for its new label home, Universal Music Group Nashville.

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JASON ISBELL/FATHER JOHN MISTY Booking agencies: WME (Jason Isbell) / Paradigm (Father John Misty)

Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) first met singer-songwriter Isbell at a Philadelphia hotel before a 2016 performance, which has been immortalized in “Mr. Tillman,” the single off Misty’s 2018 LP, God’s Favorite Customer . (Isbell was amused by the reference.) They’ve since shared festival stages, but will link up for a tour of their own: an 18-date U.S. trek that will include Jade Bird and Erin Rae as support on select dates.

JENNIFER LOPEZ It’s My Party: The Live Celebration Tour Booking agency: CAA

After giving fans “All I Have” during her record-breaking Planet Hollywood residency in Las Vegas (which grossed over $100 million during its two-and-a-half-year run, according to Boxscore), Lopez is ready to bring the glitz of Sin City to her first headlining run in more than six years. The trek doubles as a summerlong 50th-birthday bash for the artist (which J.Lo will celebrate on July 24). Beginning June 7 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., the Live Nation outing promises the full Jenny From the Block experience: “a nonstop party mix” of her hit-heavy discography.

MALUMA 11:11 World Tour Booking agency: CAA

Maluma’s upcoming 11:11 tour, named after his next album, is a nod to the universal “angel sign” that the Colombian singer considers a wake-up call to humanity’s “true purpose on earth,” he said on Twitter. The Latin superstar’s third North American voyage, which launches in San Diego on Sept. 6, will play over 21 cities, including stops in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. In 2018, the “Corazón” crooner made the rounds with his F.A.M.E. tour, which had 22 stateside dates and grossed $17.7 million globally, according to Boxscore. Henry Cárdenas, CEO of tour promoter Cárdenas Marketing Network, says that after the artist’s successful 2018 outing sold out almost every venue, he’s ready to continue the momentum. “This year’s tour will be full of new experiences, from the general production to [tracks] that Maluma will be releasing before the tour,” he says, with a second leg earmarked for the first quarter of 2020.

JOHN MAYER 2019 World Tour Booking agency: WME

While Mayer continues to tour with Dead & Co., whose summer run of amphitheaters and stadiums opens May 31 in Mountainview, Calif., he also is topping the bill on a solo world tour. The recipient of Billboard ’s Legend of Live Award in November, Mayer played Australia and Asia in March and April and will open the U.S. leg of his own summer tour July 19 at the Times Union Center  in Albany, N.Y.. The tour will play two nights Sept. 13-14 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. and Sept. 16 at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, before Mayer heads to Europe. As if his solo shows and Dead & Co. duties aren’t enough, Mayer also continues to join Dave Chappelle for selected dates on their music and comedy Controlled Danger tour.

SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes: The Tour Booking agency: Paradigm

Though the 20-year-old swept arenas on his Illuminate tour in 2017, Mendes’ trek nearly doubles his reach to 97 venues this year, including his first stadium date, in his native Toronto, on Sept. 6. “Shawn has fully come into his own on this tour,” says manager Andrew Gertler of AG Artists. “He said that on past tours, it used to feel like he was trying hard to be ‘that guy,’ and now, on this tour, it really feels like he fully is ‘that guy.’ ” The outing began in Amsterdam on March 7 and runs through Dec. 21, but Gertler says Mendes has already found his rhythm. “The finale is a full-out version of ‘In My Blood,’ and he pulls out all the stops,” he says. “It’s a true rock star moment.”

LUIS MIGUEL ?¡Mexico Por Siempre! Tour Booking agency: WME

Boxscore reported that the 2018 leg of Luis Miguel ’s Siempre run was the highest-grossing Latin tour since the chart launched in 1990, pulling in $64.9 million from 613,000 tickets sold, and earning the hitmaker a Latin American Music Award for tour of the year. The North American run starts in Phoenix on June 1 and reaches 20 cities. “Luis has always been big, but he’s just bigger now,” WME partner Keith Sarkisian told Billboard earlier this year. The tour shares its title with his 2017 LP, which nabbed the Latin Grammy for album of the year.

KACEY MUSGRAVES Oh, What A World Tour Booking agency: Paradigm

What a world, indeed, for Musgraves, who is on her first headlining theater tour in the wake of her four Grammy Award wins in February, including album of the year for Golden Hour . Not surprisingly, the show draws heavily on the country singer’s breakthrough — at some stops, Musgraves has played all 13 album tracks. After becoming the first female country artist to play Coachella this year, the “Space Cowboy” singer will continue to dominate other non-country festivals throughout the summer with stops at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands, according to Paradigm’s Lenore Kinder, who adds that the second leg will begin in August, play “4,000- to 7,000-capacity theaters and boutique amphitheaters” and offer a “fresh take on the Golden Hour look and feel.”

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ANDERSON .PAAK & The Free Nationals Best Teef in the Game Tour Booking agency: CAA

Genre-bending multi-instrumentalist .Paak is hitting the road in support of two Dr. Dre -produced albums: last November’s Oxnard and Ventura , which dropped April 12. Fresh off his 2019 Grammy win for best rap performance, .Paak embarks on his largest tour to date, says agent Caroline Yim, who cites a stacked lineup of eclectic openers, including Thundercat , Noname , Mac DeMarco , Earl Sweatshirt and Jessie Reyez . For Live Nation vp touring Lesley Olenik, who is the outing’s promoter, it’s all about .Paak’s “contagious smile and charisma”: “Whether keeping the beat behind the drums or showing off his best dance moves,” she says, “Anderson is one of the best multitalented performers onstage today.”

QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT The Rhapsody Tour Booking agency: CAA

It was only natural for Queen to take advantage of the Academy Award-winning success of the band’s biopic Bohemian Rhapsody , which catapulted the legendary group back into the mainstream. Beginning in July, founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor will reteam with the Freddie Mercury -channeling Adam Lambert for their third collaborative North American trek. “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever — and got our best notices ever,” says May. “So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out, America!”

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MAGGIE ROGERS Heard It In A Past Life World Tour Booking agency: CAA

Right before launching a sold-out spring tour in March, folk-pop artist Rogers revealed a surprise: She had tacked on 24 extra summer/fall dates, including two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York. It’s her biggest outing yet following a 14-date headlining trek last fall — and coveted slots at both Coachella and Woodstock 50 sweeten the deal. “The venues I’m getting to play are mind-blowing,” says Rogers, whose Capitol Records debut, Heard It in a Past Life , entered at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in February. “Seeing the light and positivity that people are leaving the shows with,” says Rogers, “that’s what sticks with me.”

THE ROLLING STONES No Filter Tour Booking agency: Concerts West

“Oh, help me, dear doctor, I’m damaged,” sang a heart-sick Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ 1968 album, Beggars Banquet — never imagining that five decades later, a heart ailment would derail the band’s North American stadium tour, as the frontman is recovering from a recent heart-valve procedure in New York. “Everyone’s health and happiness comes first,” says John Meglen, co-CEO of Concerts West, promoter of the tour that was due to open in Miami on April 20. Rescheduled shows will be announced “as quickly as we can,” says Meglen. While fans wait, they can listen to Honk, the band’s new multidisc compilation out April 19 that features hits and live tracks.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD The Cry Pretty Tour 360 Booking agency: CAA

Underwood ’s latest live run in support of her 2018 Cry Pretty LP, her first on new label home Capitol Records Nashville, will offer fans an intimate in-the-round experience — via a centrally located stage — developed by the singer, tour creative director Barry Lather ( Rihanna , Mariah Carey ) and Fireplay partner/tour production designer Nick Whitehouse ( Justin Timberlake , Beyoncé ). Underwood will play 55 “360” North American arena dates in the United States and Canada beginning May 1 in Greensboro, N.C. The former American Idol winner, who began tour rehearsals in April, personally selected genre upstarts Maddie & Tae and Runaway June as support, making for a powerhouse all-female bill. Says longtime agent Jeff Frasco: “She always wants to connect women.”

WU-TANG CLAN Gods of Rap Tour Booking agency: CAA

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the rap collective’s magnum opus, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) , Staten Island’s Wu-Tang Clan — led by OG members RZA , Method Man , Raekwon , Ghostface Killah , Inspectah Deck , Masta Killa , GZA and U-God — will bring the ruckus to Europe and North America starting in May. Stops will include the Ford Amphitheater on Brooklyn’s Coney Island Boardwalk and The Armory in Minneapolis for the 2019 X Games. Public Enemy and De La Soul will support — both also celebrating landmark LPs with PE’s 1988 It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and De La’s 3 Feet High and Rising from 1989.

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This article originally appeared in the April 20 issue of Billboard.

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

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tours in 2019

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

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

Philip Cosores

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.

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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

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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 .

View this post on Instagram Not long until we voyage back to @tunnelsaberdeen with @rascalton. Let’s dance till the sun goes down x Link in bio for tickets. Photo @lindsaymelbourne_ #dgg #idles #aberdeen A post shared by I D L E S (@idlesband) on May 14, 2018 at 12:42pm PDT

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

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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

View this post on Instagram A D E L A I D E! You have my heart‼️‼️‼️ I love you SOOOOO PHKNG MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️🙏‼️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 #Australia NEXT STOP AUKLAND, NZ ON WEDNESDAY💖 A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj) on Jan 6, 2019 at 10:22am PST

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

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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

View this post on Instagram "HEYYYYYYYYYY VERMONT WE'RE PLAYING BURLINGTON TONIGHT AT ARTSRIOT AND WE'RE STOKED TO BE BACK IN TOWN!!! SEAN BONNETTE AND WORRIERS ARE PLAYING TOO!!!! DON'T MISS THIS FREAKING GIG!!!!!!!" — Jeff 📸: @kriskhunachakmm A post shared by @ jeffrosenstock on Jul 26, 2018 at 1:45pm PDT

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

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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

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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 .

View this post on Instagram What songs do you guys wanna hear us play on tour? Hit the link up top to grab some tickets. 🖤 A post shared by M E T R I C (@metric) on Dec 17, 2018 at 9:04am PST

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 .

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

View this post on Instagram The @billboardhiphop festival was fucking ridiculous, performed a few new records from Dicaprio2 🔥🔥🔥thank you for having me 🎥🎥@branndannart #billboardhot100 A post shared by J.I.D (@jidsv) on Aug 19, 2018 at 3:00pm PDT

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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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.

Check out the current tour dates for Ariana Grande here .

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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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