Anything could happen at a concert this summer. You might find your new favorite band, or at least your new favorite T-shirt. You might make eye contact with Lorde, get heckled by Josh Tillman, or be serenaded by Jarvis Cocker. You might crowdsurf for the first or thousandth time. And you might bump into an old acquaintance who becomes a new friend—a friend who takes you to more concerts. Below, plot your summer calendar with tours in North America and beyond from the likes of Haim, the Weeknd, Big Thief, Wilco, and LCD Soundsystem—plus double-headers from Flaming Lips with Modest Mouse, Kendrick Lamar with SZA, Dinosaur Jr. with Snail Mail, and many more.
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes released their last album, Sound & Color, 10 years ago. Now, the trio—vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell—has mapped out a tour of North America to test out new material and revisit past hits. In Howard’s words, “we didn’t want this to entirely be a look back… We wanted it to be as much about the future as the past.” The tour will feature support from Sam Evian, El Michels Affair, Shannon & the Clams, Lee Fields, and others.
–Eric Torres
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Beyoncé
The Cowboy Carter Tour is galloping off to a strong start already, and Beyoncé has no plans of relinquishing the reins or slowing down soon. After kicking off the run in Inglewood, California, the superstar is still bringing Cowboy Carter to life onstage with dozens of dancers, a radio station pole, a light-up horseshoe swing that floats around the room, and countless other special surprises.
–Nina Corcoran
Big Thief
Anyone who has read a Big Thief record or concert review has likely been subjected to an assault of purple prose heralding their synergy, their organic chemistry, the way they lock into a groove and access some transcendent higher power. Well—they do! With a knack for audacious setlists that incorporate abundant new material and jams you want to live inside, the band—now operating without bassist Max Oleartchik—has learned to harness the melting force of Lenker’s voice with indulgent musicianship that routinely reduces audiences to mush. Find out for yourself (or lament another tragedy of journalistic hype) as the band tours stadiums and theaters across North America this summer, as well as a show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York.
–Jazz Monroe
Billy Corgan and the Machines of God
Billy Corgan and the Machines of God is the Smashing Pumpkins’ singer’s new solo project. On the Return to Zero Tour, he will be performing music from a handful of Smashing Pumpkins albums, including 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God, and Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music (both from 2000), plus last year’s Aghori Mhori Mei. Joined by band members Kiki Wong on guitar, Jake Hayden on drums, and bassist Kid Tigrrr (aka Jenna Fournier), Corgan and the Machines of God will kick off the run of dates in Baltimore in June, with further stops in Toronto, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and more.
–Eric Torres
Bloc Party
The nostalgia anniversary has come for Bloc Party and their 2005 opus, Silent Alarm. Kele Okereke and the group will perform the album in its entirety on tour, along with more of Bloc Party’s greatest hits, in the United States, Canada, and Europe. While Metric were originally slated to join them on the road, playing their album Fantasies in full, they’ve since had to drop off the bill, and Blonde Redhead will instead take their place.
–Nina Corcoran
Car Seat Headrest
Car Seat Headrest are taking their “rock opera” The Scholars out on the road. Playing a handful of dates in the United States this summer and autumn, they’ll perform at New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival, on June 7, and then play venues in Washington, D.C., Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston in the following weeks. Car Seat Headrest will wrap the tour on November 1 at Oakland’s Fox Theater.
–Madison Bloom
Cyndi Lauper
Pop legend Cyndi Lauper kicked off her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour last autumn. Now, fresh off her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April, Lauper will conclude the world tour with a round of dates in the United States and Canada. So far, the tour has featured special guests like Chaka Khan to Paramore’s Hayley Williams, so anything goes on the upcoming run, which will hit Philadelphia, Toronto, Milwaukee, and many more cities. Lauper will say her final farewell at a two-night set at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl in August.
–Eric Torres
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie have been extra busy playing full-album shows, and that’s not stopping in 2025. After giving Transatlanticism the live treatment for nearly the past two years, Benjamin Gibbard and his indie-rock bandmates are turning their attention to 2005’s Plans this summer. Death Cab for Cutie will play the Grammy-nominated album in its entirety—including the singles “I Will Follow You Into the Dark,” “Soul Meets Body,” and “Crooked Teeth”—this August in just three lucky cities: Seattle, Chicago, and Brooklyn. Opening the concerts are Nation of Language and the American Analog Set
–Nina Corcoran
Deerhoof
In support of their 20th album, Noble and Godlike in Ruin, unstoppable art-rockers Deerhoof are heading out on tour for most of this summer. The North American run began back in May and will extend until the end of June, concluding at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works. To tantalize the senses, the experimental rock band are dubbing it the 31 Flavours Tour.
–Nina Corcoran
Dinosaur Jr. / Snail Mail
Dinosaur Jr. and rock kindred spirits Snail Mail are joining forces for a co-headlining tour. Kicking off in Dinosaur Jr.’s home state of Massachusetts, in July, the trek will take the bands to cities such as Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Boise, Minneapolis, and more along the way before concluding in Seattle in August. Longstanding Detroit rock group Easy Action will open each date.
–Eric Torres
Djrum
After six and a half years away, Djrum returned with his third album, the fantastic Under Tangled Silence, this past April. The British producer and DJ is taking the album on the road across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, including U.S. stops in Miami, Philadelphia, and Detroit. He’ll also take the stage at Primavera Sound Barcelona, Dekmantel Festival in Amsterdam, and C2C Festival in Turin, alongside several more festival appearances.
–Eric Torres
Ethel Cain
Gothic pop chanteuse Ethel Cain struck a chord with her 2022 album, Preacher’s Daughter, its songs of troubled faith and queer repression amassing a large audience online. After much demand from those new fans, Cain return this year with Perverts—a cold and claustrophobic project verging on ambient noise—and, later this summer, the forthcoming album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You. She plans to bring that material to life onstage when she goes on an extensive tour, beginning on August 12 in Seattle, Washington, and lasting on through to November 9 where she concludes the leg in Lisbon, Portugal.
–Nina Corcoran
Father John Misty
Before wrapping his initial string of Mahashmashana tour dates in April, Father John Misty added even more stops that will run until the end of August. The additional trek begins June 22 with a brief stint in England. The following month, Josh Tillman and his band return to the United States for shows in Cincinnati, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more, with a final North American concert in Vancouver on July 31. The legendary Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser will open on select dates of that jaunt; Tillman will head back to the United Kingdom in late August for a handful of dates before returning to North America in September for another run of dates.
–Madison Bloom
The Flaming Lips / Modest Mouse
This summer, Modest Mouse continue their mission to tour with every other band that ever received a Pitchfork 10.0, bringing along the Flaming Lips for a sweeping North American run that follows a still-ongoing European stint together. If you can’t make it to Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, or the many other cities on the route, consider the 2026 Modest Mouse Presents Ice Cream Floats cruise, where they and Built to Spill are joined by a next-generation crop including Kurt Vile and Mannequin Pussy.
–Jazz Monroe
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Haim
Following the release of their upcoming LP, I Quit, the sisters Haim will set out for tours of North America and the United Kingdom. Following a short summer festival run in Europe and Japan, they’ll get things started on September 4, in Philadelphia, with stops in Boston, Toronto, New York, Minneapolis, Seattle, Phoenix, Santa Barbara, and more, before heading across the pond to start shows on October 24. Haim’s UK trek will hit venues in multiple English cities, and also include sets in Wales and Scotland. They’ll wrap the tour on Halloween, in Glasgow, with a performance at OVO Hydro.
–Madison Bloom
Horsegirl
New York–via–Chicago indie-rockers Horsegirl are hitting the road in support of their second album, the Cate Le Bon–produced Phonetics On and On. The trio will play a run of European cities this summer between festival spots at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Porto, including stops in Berlin, Antwerp, Paris, London, and Glasgow. The band will then embark on a North American leg that will take them to Minneapolis, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more through the entirety of August. Horsegirl have recruited Brooklyn rock group Godcaster as the opener for North American dates, and there will also be a co-headlining performance with post-punk duo Sweeping Promises, on August 6, in Lawrence, Kansas.
–Eric Torres
Japanese Breakfast
After announcing tour dates back in January to support the new Japanese Breakfast album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), Michelle Zauner has already tacked on additional dates twice. Japanese Breakfast’s tour is currently underway, and will continue through mid-September. From there, the band will head to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, before multiple gigs in Europe and the United Kingdom. Come late July, Zauner and her bandmates will make the return journey to North America, the last leg of their tour stopping over in Portland, numerous California cities, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, and more.
–Madison Bloom
Jenny Hval
During a series of live performances, Norwegian avant-garde artist Jenny Hval placed a number of rice cookers around the stage to fill the air with a misty, comforting aroma. Now that she’s released an entire record inspired by a luxe French perfume, who knows what olfactory stimuli will be in store. Hval has now begun to tour behind her latest LP, Iris Silver Mist, with initial shows in England and Europe through the end of June. After a break, Hval will perform in the United States in September, with concerts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Chicago, and Toronto, with a final set at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 17.
–Madison Bloom
Kali Uchis
The Sincerely, Tour is Kali Uchis’ first-ever headlining arena tour. The singer will perform music from Sincerely, on the North American trek, which kicks off on Thursday, August 14, at the Moda Center, in Portland, Oregon. Uchis will also perform at arenas in Seattle, Sacramento, Phoenix, Houston, Orlando, New York, Boston, Toronto, and more, before closing things out with a concert at Denver’s Ball Arena on September 25. Thee Sacred Souls will support Uchis throughout the tour.
–Madison Bloom
Kendrick Lamar / SZA
Kendrick Lamar and SZA have been on the Grand National tour since April, riding high on the success of their Super Bowl performance and respective albums GNX and SOS (not to mention a certain culture-shattering rap beef last year). Performing a titanic, 50-plus-song setlist complete with high-concept sets, dancers, and pyrotechnics, the former Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates will continue their North American stadium tour through June, with upcoming stops in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., before departing for a European leg that begins in July and runs through early August. As on previous dates, Mustard is performing a DJ set prior to each show.
–Eric Torres
Lady Gaga
The only thing bigger than Lady Gaga’s albums are her live shows, and the ringmaster of gaudy pop has been planning her latest spectacle behind Mayhem for a while now, as previewed at Coachella. Watch her pull off that “Abracadabra” magic live when she tours North America and Europe this summer. With multi-night residencies in U.S. cities like New York, Seattle, Las Vegas, Miami, and Chicago, as well as back-to-back performances in European arenas in London, Paris, Barcelona, and more, Gaga is ready to pull off all of her tricks and then some.
–Nina Corcoran
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem may or may not have a new album in tow by the time they hit the road for the latest in many touring spurts in recent years. The latest follows an eight-date residency in which they’ll make London’s Brixton Academy home this June, kicking off in August with two nights in Seattle before multiple nights in apiece in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bend, Oregon, and stops in several more city. The run concludes with their co-headline shows with Pulp—who will have a new album—at the Hollywood Bowl.
–Jazz Monroe
Leon Bridges / Charley Crockett
Texas musicians Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett are joining forces this summer for the aptly titled Crooner & the Cowboy Tour. Spanning North America and Europe, the tour will take Bridges and Crockett to New Orleans, Kansas City, London, Toronto, Philadelphia, and many more cities along the way.
–Eric Torres
Lorde
Not long after announcing her ravenously awaited fourth album, Virgin, Lorde unveiled a slew of tour dates in support of the LP. The Ultrasound World Tour kicks off on September 17, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and continues with concerts in Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis, Las Vegas, Seattle, and more. In November, Lorde will hop over to Europe and the United Kingdom, with performances in Dublin, Brussels, Bologna, Berlin, Copenhagen, and additional cities before wrapping things up in Stockholm on December 9. Lorde is enlisting support from Blood Orange, Nilüfer Yanya, Empress Of, Oklou, Chanel Beads, the Japanese House, and collaborator Jim-E Stack on select dates.
–Madison Bloom
Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco is gearing up for an eventful few months; he’ll head out on tour and apparently release a new album before August is over. His journey begins on August 29 at the historic Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Then, DeMarco will play gigs in Baltimore, New York, Seattle, and more North American cities before hitting Europe and the United Kingdom in October and November. In December, DeMarco will return to his homeland for a string of dates in Canadian provincesNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
–Madison Bloom
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
Neil Young made his live debut with new band, the Chrome Hearts, last September. Some eight months later, they formalized their arrival in typically Youngian style. With the announcement of new album Talkin to the Trees came a single, “Lets Roll Again,” that took a sledgehammer to American exceptionalism, the car industry, and, in particular, Elon Musk. “If you’re a fascist, then get a Tesla/If it’s electric/It doesn’t matter,” Young sang, as images of Musk’s Nazi-style salute played in the video. Now, you can sing along with Young’s delectable blend of righteousness and sass as the band tours North America and Europe this summer and autumn. Those unable to make it on foot or public transport, fear Young’s wrath.
–Jazz Monroe
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails are hitting the road for the first time in three years for their headlining Peel It Back Tour. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and the band, alongside tour opener Boys Noize, will kick things off in Europe in June with stops in Ireland, England, Germany, Italy, France, and more countries. The industrial icons then begin the tour’s North American leg in August, with an itinerary that includes Chicago, Baltimore, Nashville, Boston, Brooklyn, and more. The dates wrap in Inglewood, California, in September.
–Eric Torres
The Pogues
Over a year after the 2023 death of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, surviving members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy announced a 40th-anniversary tour of the band’s classic 1985 album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash. The original bandmembers will be joined by special guests such as Nadine Shah, John Francis Flynn, and members of Lankum and the Bad Seeds. The tour kicked off in the United Kingdom in May, and continues in September with shows in Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, and New York, marking the first time the Pogues have played North America in 14 years.
–Madison Bloom
Pulp
After on-and-off reunions since their breakup in the early 2000s, Pulp are back with a new album, More, and a major North American tour to go with it. Venues include New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, the Met Philadelphia, and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, before the dates culminate in co-headline shows with LCD Soundsystem at the Hollywood Bowl. “You deserve more—and we’ve got More,” Jarvis Cocker said in a press release. “More than you could imagine…”
–Jazz Monroe
PUP / Jeff Rosenstock
Pop punk veterans PUP and Jeff Rosenstock are linking up for the Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness Tour. Joined by Ekko Astral, the bands will play gigs in September and October, performing in Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Dallas, Phoenix, Oakland, Seattle, and more. They’ll wrap it all up with a final leg in Canada from November to December.
–Madison Bloom
TV on the Radio
Beloved indie-rock group TV on the Radio reunited last year for their first shows since 2019, performing 20th anniversary dates around their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes. Now, the group is continuing the tour with a few more dates throughout Europe. The band also has a spate of festivals lined up for the summer, with scheduled appearances at Just Like Heaven, Primavera Sound, Glastonbury, and more.
–Eric Torres
The Weeknd
To a casual observer, the Weeknd may seem more invested in his hit-and-miss screen ventures than music these days. Rest assured, however, that his reliably epic stage show is keeping the whole enterprise afloat. His latest batch of dates behind Hurry Up Tomorrow extend the After Hours Til Dawn Tour through the summer and beyond, with stadium shows all over North America that mostly feature support from Playboi Carti.
–Jazz Monroe
Wilco
Wilco just wrapped a spring jaunt around the Southern States with Waxahatchee, and now, they’re preparing an August Evening With Wilco. The new run launches in Philadelphia, on August 5, before dates in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, Vancouver, and elsewhere.
–Jazz Monroe
Yaya Bey
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey is following up last year’s funk-R&B album Ten Fold with a new, dance-focused LP, Do It Afraid, this June. Following a set at New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival in June, she will embark on a headlining U.S. tour behind the record throughout September, with stops in Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and more. As the catchy, soca-influenced single “Merlot & Grigio,” featuring Bajan dancehall artist Father Philis, instructs, come ready to whine.
–Eric Torres
Yo La Tengo / Built to Spill
The titans of 1990s indie-rock are alive, well, and living in shared accommodation, as the trend for alternative rock joint-headline tours continues with this double bill from Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill. Bookended by shows in Georgia and Kentucky, the dates will extend Yo La Tengo’s ongoing headline tour behind 2023 album This Stupid World and follow-up EP The Bunker Sessions. Built for Spill, meanwhile, are coming off the back of a 30th-anniversary tour of There’s Nothing Wrong With Love.
–Jazz Monroe
