Multi-Platinum star Thomas Rhett staged his sold-out, headlining stadium debut this weekend at Fenway Park, bringing more than 35,000 fans to Boston. As part of his “Better In Boots Tour,” the show marked Rhett’s return to the venue after being the first country act to ever set foot on the stage in 2013.
Tottenham Hotspur announces a groundbreaking collaboration with global K-Pop sensation Stray Kids, exploring the intersection of sport, music, and fashion. This new drop, following the successful launch of the Club’s Away Kit last month, fuses the raw energy of Premier League football with the electrifying global appeal of one of music's most ambitious groups.The Tottenham Hotspur x Stray Kids Away Kit drops exclusively online at the Spurs Shop.
Kesha’s new studio album. (Period) makes its mark on Billboard’s charts, as the set debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, Vinyl Albums and Top Dance Albums. In its first week of release . (Period) earned 23,000 equivalent album units in the United States. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprise 15,500, with vinyl purchases - primarily on her webstore - totaling nearly 11,000 (her best sales week ever on vinyl).
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.
Sabrina Carpenter fans are queueing down the street to visit the star’s London pop-up in Shoreditch. She’s one of the biggest popstars on the planet, and she’s bound for London this weekend.
Del Rey's run through the U.K. and Ireland's stadiums kicked off in Cardiff, Wales on June 24.
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.
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy has announced an extensive, intimate fall tour in North America, kicking off on October 7th in Vancouver. Known for his passionate and powerful live performances, Dermot has graced the sages of such iconic venues as London’s O2 Arena and New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The fall run will be a nod to his early busking days, with stripped back performances that reflect the tone of these more up- close and personal settings, making for a deeply connective and interactive fan experience.
The “She Wolf” is on the prowl again. Global superstar Shakira performed to a sold-out crowd at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday (May 13), kicking off the U.S. leg of her successful Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. As the tour slogan suggests, “women don’t cry,” they dominate stadiums! The show marked the continuation of her historic dates in Latin America, where she set worldwide box office records in March. And if the energy in the Queen City is any indication, fans in the U.S. and Canada can expect big surprises.
Following his highly anticipated return to Europe and the massive success of his 2024 North American tour, multi platinum, 8-time GRAMMY award-winning, global entertainment icon USHER announced the Australian leg of his highly praised USHER: Past Present Future 2025 Global Tour, marking his long-awaited return to Australia for his first solo headline tour since the OMG Tour in 2011.
Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, the Strokes, John Summit, Doechii, Feid and Cage the Elephant are the top-billed artists at the 2025 Austin City Limits festival. The nine-stage, two weekend celebration of music and community will take place October 3-5 and October 10-13 at the festival’s traditional location of Zilker Park.
Coldplay made history in India, when performing two nights at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Jan 25-26, selling 223,570 tickets. The concert followed three sold out shows at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. The concerts were the largest stadium shows of the 21st century for any artist.
NKOTB announced that an anniversary reissue of Billboard 200-topping 1990 album Step By Step is arriving this summer, celebrating 35 years since the quintet’s fourth studio LP. Featuring bonus material, unreleased tracks and remixes, the revamped edition will arrive June 13, marking the album’s first time being available on vinyl since its original release. Originally released June 5, 1990, Step By Step debuted atop the Billboard 200, marking the band’s second No. 1 album. The news comes as the boy band is gearing up to take over Sin City with a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
Kelsea Ballerini wrapped up her first-ever arena tour earlier this month with over 350,000 tickets sold. The trek – dubbed “Kelsea Ballerini Live On Tour” – boasted 25 sold out dates and concluded with a show at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, on April 13. “It’s been a very slow, steady build for 10 years,” Ballerina told Pollstar. “And I truly didn’t skip any steps. I opened in clubs and then theaters and then amphitheaters and then arenas."
ROSÉ is meeting Coldplay at the “APT.” At the rock band’s concert in Seoul, South Korea, the BLACKPINK star made a surprise guest appearance to perform her smash hit single for thousands of fans at Goyang Stadium. The performance marked the fourth of six nights at Goyang for Coldplay. K-Pop superstars TWICE are opening for the band during its stint in South Korea, and the two acts joined forces on stage on opening night April 16 to perform a revamped version of “We Pray.” Shortly after the show, they released an official version of the collaboration on streaming services.
The Cure will revisit their 2024 album Songs of a Lost World on an upcoming remix collection entitled Mixes of a Lost World. The 24-track compilation will feature fresh spins on the songs from EDM stars Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold and Orbital and others. The album conceived and compiled by Cure singer Robert Smith will be released on June 13th and will also come in a deluxe edition with additional remixes and reworks from Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, as well as Mogwai, 65daysofstatic, Gregor Tresher, Sally C, Daybreakers, Daniel Avery, meera and Trentemøller.
