72 Must-See Tours of 2025: From Beyoncé to My Bloody Valentine, the Year’s Biggest Live Acts

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Live music in 2025 is shaping up to be unforgettable, with iconic legends and rising stars alike hitting the road across the globe. Whether you’re into country, K-pop, rock, or rap, this year’s tour schedule offers something for everyone. From reunion tours to farewell runs and everything in between, here are 72 of the most anticipated artists taking the stage.

  • AC/DC (Apr–May) – Power Up Tour hits North America for the first time in nearly a decade.

  • Benjamin Booker (Ends Mar) – Touring North America with Kenny Segal for comeback album Lower.

  • Beth Gibbons (Mar–Apr) – Solo tour debut in North America, including Coachella.

  • Beyoncé (Apr–Jul) – Cowboy Carter Tour with arena stops across the U.S. and Europe.

  • Billie Eilish (Feb–Jul) – Continues massive Hit Me Hard and Soft tour in Europe and UK.

  • Black Country, New Road (May–ongoing) – North American tour for Forever Howlong album.

  • The Black Keys (2025) – No Rain No Flowers Tour aims to make up for canceled 2024 run.

  • Bright Eyes (Spring) – Back on the road after health cancellations, supporting new LP.

  • Bruce Springsteen (May–Jul) – E Street Band hits Europe, no signs of farewell.

  • Charli XCX (Apr–Jul) – Brat 2025 Arena Tour includes Coachella and major U.S. cities.

  • Circuit des Yeux (Spring) – Touring Europe/North America solo and with full band.

  • Dead & Company (Spring) – Residency at Las Vegas Sphere, possibly final shows.

  • Deafheaven (Mar–Spring) – U.S. tour behind Lonely People With Power.

  • Deftones (Feb–Spring) – North American tour with Mars Volta and Fleshwater.

  • Denzel Curry (Feb–Mid 2025) – World tour for King of the Mischievous South.

  • Dua Lipa (Mar–Oct) – Radical Optimism tour spans four continents.

  • Fabiana Palladino (Spring) – First North American tour includes Toronto and Montreal.

  • Father John Misty (Jul–Aug) – Adds summer North American dates.

  • FKA twigs (Apr–Jun) – U.S. dates rescheduled after visa issues, includes Coachella.

  • Fontaines D.C. (Spring) – North American tour behind Romance.

  • Franz Ferdinand (Feb–Spring) – The Human Fear tour hits U.S. and Canada.

  • Friko (Spring) – Touring North America behind expanded debut album.

  • Gang of Four (Apr–May) – Final North American tour, playing Entertainment! in full.

  • The Get Up Kids (Spring) – Celebrating 25 years of Something to Write Home About.

  • The Hard Quartet (2025) – Supergroup tour with NYC, LA, Chicago, Toronto stops.

  • Iron & Wine (Feb–Spring) – Light Verse U.S. tour includes West Coast shows.

  • Jack White (2025) – No Name Tour returns with small venue dates across North America.

  • Jane Remover (2025) – North American Turn Up or Die Tour with Dazegxd and others.

  • Jamie xx (2025) – In Waves tour continues with Europe and U.S. dates.

  • Japanese Breakfast (Spring–Summer) – Major tour for new LP For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women).

  • Jessica Pratt (Mar–Jul) – Light U.S. dates and European festivals.

  • Julien Baker & Torres (Mar–Sep) – Joint country-tinged album and U.S. tour.

  • Kendrick Lamar & SZA (Apr–Jun) – Stadium tour across North America, Grand National Tour.

  • King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (Spring–Summer) – Tour includes Forest Hills Stadium.

  • Kraftwerk (2025) – Autobahn 50th anniversary multimedia tour of North America.

  • Kylie Minogue (Spring) – North American leg for Tension II, includes Toronto.

  • Lady Gaga (Jul–Nov) – Mayhem Ball Tour promises intimate shows in big arenas.

  • LCD Soundsystem (Jun) – Short southern U.S. tour and London residency.

  • Lucy Dacus (Feb–May) – Forever Is a Feeling tour with support from Katie Gavin.

  • Magdalena Bay (Spring) – Imaginal Mystery Tour supports latest album.

  • Max Richter (Spring) – In a Landscape tour hits North America and Europe.

  • Metallica (Apr–Nov) – M72 World Tour continues with multiple-night stadium runs.

  • MIKE (Feb–Spring) – #AOTC Tour spans Europe and North America.

  • MJ Lenderman (Spring) – Full band tour of U.S. and select UK dates.

  • Mogwai (Spring–May) – The Bad Fire world tour includes North America and Asia.

  • Mount Eerie (Feb–Apr) – North American tour in support of Night Palace.

  • Mustafa (Feb–May) – Lost in the Dunya tour travels North America, Europe, Africa.

  • My Bloody Valentine (Nov) – Reunion shows in London, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow.

  • My Chemical Romance (Jul–Sep) – Stadium run playing The Black Parade in full.

  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Apr–May) – Arena tour for Wild God in North America.

  • Nine Inch Nails (2025) – Peel It Back tour includes film soundtrack crossover.

  • Nubya Garcia (2025) – Touring behind Odyssey across multiple continents.

  • Oasis (Jul–Sep) – First reunion tour since 2009, global stadium shows.

  • Panda Bear (Feb–May) – U.S. tour with Toro y Moi and summer Euro dates.

  • Pearl Jam (2025) – Dark Matter arena tour continues with rotating covers.

  • Perfume Genius (May–Jun) – U.S. tour supporting confessional LP Glory.

  • Post Malone (Apr–Jul) – Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell.

  • Refused (Mar–Apr) – Farewell U.S. tour with Quicksand.

  • Rilo Kiley (May–Sep) – Reunion tour expands after Just Like Heaven Festival.

  • Scissor Sisters (UK Tour) – 20th anniversary shows with Allison Goldfrapp.

  • Sharon Van Etten (Feb–May) – Gothic reinvention as Attachment Theory hits the road.

  • Sleigh Bells (May) – First tour in years behind new single “Wanna Start a Band?”.

  • Soccer Mommy (Jan–Mar) – North American and European Evergreen tour.

  • St. Vincent (Apr–Aug) – U.S. and European legs added to All Born Screaming tour.

  • Ty Segall (Apr–Oct) – Possession tour includes Big Sur and East Coast shows.

  • Tyler Childers (Spring–Summer) – North American tour includes multiple stadium nights.

  • Tyler, the Creator (Feb–Sep) – Chromakopia world tour with Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.

  • The Weather Station (Ends Jun 6) – Humanhood tour concludes in Toronto.

  • The Weeknd (May–Sep) – After Hours Til Dawn tour continues with huge stadium shows.

  • Weird Al Yankovic (Summer–Sep) – Bigger & Weirder tour blends parody classics with deep cuts.

  • Wilco (Apr–May) – Sweet and Sour U.S. tour with Waxahatchee on select dates.

  • Youth Lagoon (Spring) – Touring Rarely Do I Dream across North America, ends at Kilby Block Party.