By: Renee Martin
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Music fests and tours and concerts in 2025: What's lined up

Thanks to a rather lukewarm live music season in 2024, the music fest and concert scene is ready to come back to life in 2025. What does the year hold in store, and will 2025 be the comeback year for live music? Way.com looks at what went wrong in 2024 and why it could go right in 2025.

2024 is apparently the year the music (festival) died. Why? Think cancellations, and not just here in the U.S., but worldwide. South California's Desert Daze, Virginia's Blue Ridge Rock Festival, and the latest casualty, Besame Mucho LA, are just a few of them. Lollapalooza Paris and the Sideways Festival in Helsinki were also canceled. Coming back to America, some of the bigger festivals of the year saw lower turnouts. Burning Man did not sell out for the first time in over ten years. Coachella, the largest annual music festival in North America, saw a drop of about 15% in ticket sales this year compared to last year. Jennifer Lopez canceled her tour due to disappointing ticket sales. Justin Beiber, Adele, Madonna, and The Foo Fighters also canceled their tours partially or wholly for various reasons.

But all was not doom and gloom in the music scene. Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, the behemoth that it was, continued its triumphant journey with a record $2 billion in ticket sales. Will 2025 also be a bleak year for music festivals and concerts? Or will it end the festival recession? Here's a month-wise breakup of all the major music festivals 2025 has in store.

Top Music Festivals to Watch for in 2025

January 2025

Out of the Blue Festival

  • Dates: January 4–7, 2025
  • Location: Moon Palace Resort, Riviera Cancún, Mexico
  • Lineup Highlights: Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Mt. Joy, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Lake Street Drive
  • Details: OutOfTheBlueFestival.com

February 2025

Innings Festival

  • Dates: February 21–22, 2025
  • Location: Tempe, Arizona
  • Lineup Highlights: Fall Out Boy, The Killers, Incubus, The Black Keys, Beck
  • Details: InningsFestival.com

Extra Innings Festival

  • Dates: February 28–March 1, 2025
  • Location: Tempe, Arizona
  • Lineup Highlights: Kacey Musgraves, Kings of Leon, The Lumineers, Megan Moroney
  • Details: InningsFestival.com/Extra

March 2025

Rolling Loud California

  • Dates: March 14–17, 2025
  • Location: Inglewood, California
  • Lineup Highlights: Metro Boomin, Future, Post Malone, Nicki Minaj
  • Details: Cali.RollingLoud.com

5850 Festival

  • Dates: March 20–27, 2025
  • Location: Ketchum, Idaho
  • Lineup Highlights: Sugar Ray, Brandi Cyrus, Tracy Byrd
  • Details: 5850Fest.com

Treefort Music Festival

  • Dates: March 26–30, 2025
  • Location: Boise, Idaho
  • Lineup Highlights: Sofi Tukker, Shakey Graves, Bright Eyes
  • Details: TreefortMusicFest.com

Ultra Music Festival

  • Dates: March 28–30, 2025
  • Location: Miami, Florida
  • Lineup Highlights: Afrojack, Alesso, Zedd, Tiesto, Deadmau5
  • Details: UltraMusicFestival.com

April 2025

Tecate P'al Norte

  • Dates: April 4–6, 2025
  • Location: Monterrey, Mexico
  • Lineup Highlights: Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Olivia Rodrigo, Kings of Leon
  • Details: TecatePalNorte.com

Two Step Inn Festival

  • Dates: April 5–6, 2025
  • Location: Georgetown, Texas
  • Lineup Highlights: Alan Jackson, Sturgill Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Details: TwoStepInn.com

Coachella

  • Dates: April 11–13, 2025 & April 18–20, 2025
  • Location: Indio, California
  • Lineup Highlights: Post Malone, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion
  • Details: Coachella.com

Bluebird Music Festival

  • Dates: April 18–20, 2025
  • Location: Boulder, Colorado
  • Lineup Highlights: Watchhouse, Bruce Hornsby, The Tallest Man on Earth
  • Details: BlueBirdMusicFestival.org

Stagecoach Festival

  • Dates: April 25–27, 2025
  • Location: Indio, California
  • Lineup Highlights: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs
  • Details: StageCoachFestival.com

May 2025

Sand In My Boots Festival

  • Dates: May 16–18, 2025
  • Location: Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Lineup Highlights: Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa
  • Details: SandinMyBootsFest.com

Cruel World Festival

  • Dates: May 17, 2025
  • Location: Pasadena, California
  • Lineup Highlights: New Order, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Garbage, DEVO
  • Details: CruelWorldFest.com

October 2025

  • When We Were Young Fest
  • Dates: Oct. 18, 2025
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Lineup Highlights: Panic! at the Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne
  • Details: WhenWeWereYoungFestival.com

There were complaints about the lack of A-list musicians at the 2024 music festivals. Looking at the star-studded lineups in store for 2025, this is less likely to be a reason for low attendance numbers. Now, all the organizers need to do is find the sweet spot when it comes to ticket prices, and there will probably be a turnout that rivals those in the past.

Here's a look at all the concerts and tours announced for 2025—there are some big names in there.

Top Tours to Watch for in 2025

Metallica – M72 2025 World Tour

James Hetfield and his band of merry men take over North America, joined by Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Nine Kills.

Bright Eyes – 2025 North America Tour

Expect to hear all their hits along with tracks from their new album Five Dice, All Threes.

AC/DC Power Up Tour

  • Dates: April 10– May | USA
  • Details: ACDC.com

Back after a long gap of nine years, metal legends AC/DC will bring the Power Up Tour to American stages in 2025.

System of a Down Tour (with Avenged Sevenfold, Korn & Deftones)

It's not exactly part of a tour, but System of a Down will hold stadium concerts in 2025 with Deftones, Korn, and Avenged Sevenfold. The shows will take place in East Rutherford, Chicago, and Toronto.

Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour

Following her success opening for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Gracie Abrams announced her own tour, with the North American leg starting in July.

Oasis – Live '25 Tour

After more than ten years, the iconic Britpop band is reuniting for live shows in the U.S. They will perform at Soldier Field in Chicago Aug. 28 and then at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. In September, the concerts will move to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, for two days on Sept. 6 and 7.

Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism Tour

  • Dates: Sept. 1–Oct. 16 | USA, Canada
  • Details: DuaLipa.com

Dua Lipa's tour, which kicked off in Singapore, will wend its way to the U.S. on its final leg. Fans can expect new material from her third studio album alongside fan favorites.

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Grand National Tour

Jonas Brothers – 20th Anniversary Tour

The Jonas Brothers are celebrating their 20th anniversary how else but with an anniversary tour. Fans can expect a walk down memory lane with all their favorite Jonas Brothers songs.

Linkin Park – From Zero World Tour

This tour is HUGE and spans many continents. But what matters is that they will be performing extensively across North America. This is their first tour without the late Chester Bennington. New member Emily Armstrong joins band founder Mike Shinoda as a lead singer.

The Eagles – Long Goodbye Final Tour

  • Dates: Jan. 18–April 12 | USA, Canada
  • Details: Eagles.com

Continuing their farewell run, the Eagles will perform extensively in the U.S., including residencies at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Expect classics like Hotel California and Take It Easy.

Rascal Flatts – Life is a Highway Tour

Rascal Flatts will go on the 2025 Life Is a Highway Tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They announced this tour almost five years after calling off their farewell tour because of the pandemic.

After a lackluster 2024, 2025 will hopefully reenergize the live music scene with a bang. From groundbreaking festivals to epic tours, the stage is set for a whole year of unforgettable musical experiences.

The music is back, and it's bigger, bolder, and ready to make up for lost time.

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