Drake headlined the three-day Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in London over the weekend and it was a star-studded, surprise guest-filled affair. Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, Vanessa Carlton, and more joined the rapper throughout the weekend.
Blackpink is giving fans in select North American cities an opportunity to score exclusive merchandise. The K-pop megastars announced that they will have immersive pop-up stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and New York. In anticipation of the group’s two shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Blackpink is launching a limited pop-up store at the Hollywood Palladium in L.A. on July 11, 12 and 13 to give fans immersive photo moments, interactive fan experiences and an opportunity to purchase exclusive new merch. Following L.A., pop-ups will open in Chicago (July 17-20), Toronto (July 19-23) and New York (July 24-27). Fans are encouraged to arrive early because quantities are limited.
BST Hyde Park, July 5: The singer effortlessly reinforced her command over modern pop with the first of two sold-out nights at the London festival. Check out NME's review of the show.
Lana Del Rey has unveiled the support acts for her much-anticipated U.K. and Ireland stadium tour — and she’s bringing some surprising names along for the ride. Announced just one day before the tour kicks off in Cardiff, the news reveals that English indie-pop trio London Grammar, alt-pop favorite BANKS, and viral pop star Addison Rae will each join Del Rey for select dates across the run. Liverpool, and June 30 in Dublin. Rae, who recently topped charts with her debut album Addison, will open both of Del Rey’s highly anticipated Wembley Stadium shows on July 3 and 4.
Bruce Springsteen fans got a special surprise when Sir Paul McCartney joined him for a duet at Liverpool's Anfield stadium. The former Beatle was brought out on stage on Saturday during the 75-year-old singer's second gig in the city with his E Street Band as part of his Land of Hope and Dreams tour. Springsteen, a life-long Beatles fan, introduced Sir Paul to roaring crowds during his encore.
Sabrina Carpenter headlined the second night of Primavera Sound in Barcelona last night, her first show in a couple of months while she’s in between legs of her ongoing Short N’ Sweet tour. It was the one-year anniversary of the day the singer dropped her #1 hit “Please Please Please,” and the day after she dropped her new single “Manchild.” At Primavera, she did “Manchild” live for the first time, and debuted a new cover (of which she’s done many): The Weather Girls’ 1983 hit “It’s Raining Men.”
As they tour U.S. stadiums this summer, the eight-member K-pop superstars talk to the Rolling Stone about what goes into their intense live concerts, their inventive music, and more
Drake has expanded his upcoming summer tour with his newly-announced $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK run through the United Kingdom and Europe with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Earlier this year it was announced that Drake would headline Wireless Festival in London on all three nights. ThgeCanadian superstar will now expand his run to include shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Hamburg alongside PARTYNEXTDOOR. The upcoming dates will be Drake’s first run of shows in the U.K. and Europe in six years since his 2019 Assassination Vacation Tour.
Metallica have announced new UK and European dates for their ongoing ‘M72’ tour for 2026.The metal icons’ lengthy trek will continue into a fourth year, having begun the record-breaking run of shows in 2023. They come in support of the band’s 11th and latest studio album, ’72 Seasons’. Next May, Metallica are due to hit the road for a string of huge stadium gigs in Athens, Bucharest, Chorzów, Frankfurt, Zurich, Berlin, Bologna and Budapest. Then, in June, they’ll return to the UK and Ireland for performances in Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff, before playing two nights at the London Stadium on July 3 and 5.
Dead & Company are planning a concert in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead forming in 1965. Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings will open the Aug. 1 concert, while singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson, performing as Johnny Blue Skies, will perform Aug. 2. Trey Anastasio, frontman for Phish, is opening the Aug. 3 show with his Trey Anastasio Band. The three-day concert series will also include Participation Row, Dead & Company’s fan-powered social action village hosted by national nonprofits HeadCount and REVERB.
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