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10 concerts and live shows in 2024 that you won鈥檛 forget
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Better than streaming: Bad Bunny is just one of the top acts performing live all over the USA in 2024 漏 Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for Coachella
There鈥檚 nothing like live music to lift spirits, stir emotions and make you feel fully alive.
The 2023 year in concerts delivered thrills, crowds and billions in revenue thanks to blockbuster tours from Taylor Swift, Beyonc茅, Bruce Springsteen and other major acts 鈥 and the new year promises just as much music, fan love, crowd favorites and experiences that just might become lifetime memories.
Here are ten concert tours you won鈥檛 want to miss in 2024.
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour
She鈥檚 had numerous number-one singles. Her debut tour sold out venues nationwide. Many consider her to be the breakout singer-songwriter of Gen Z. And she鈥檚 only 20 years old. After the release of her smash sophomore album, Olivia Rodrigo is hitting the road for her Guts World Tour 鈥 kicking off in Palm Springs in February before concluding in LA in the summer. No 鈥淒rivers License鈥 required to see her perform 鈥淎ll-American Bitch鈥 live 鈥 just come prepared to sing along with thousands of other superfans.
Where to get tickets: Tickets sold out within minutes of going on sale on Ticketmaster last fall. Check for resale availability.
Bad Bunny: Most Wanted Tour
Can anything stop this reggaeton superstar? Bad Bunny has ascended to the top of the music scene worldwide by staying true to himself and, after limiting his live appearances in recent years, he will hit arenas nationwide with a new tour that鈥檚 both spectacular and intimate. Celebrating his most recent album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Ma帽ana (Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow), the show will take fans on a musical journey across his career, focusing on his trap roots with explorations of such other styles as rock, merengue, hip-hop and EDM. Expect bangers 鈥 and explicit lyrics 鈥 aplenty.
Where to get tickets: Resale tickets for venues nationwide are available on .
Blink-182: One More Time
It鈥檚 hard to resist the pop-punk sound of trio Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, whose latest tour will continue to bring the winning musical formula around the country and the world this summer. Blink-182 fans can expect familiar favorites like 鈥淎ll the Small Things鈥 as well as new tracks from their latest album, the trio鈥檚 first in a decade.
Where to get tickets: You can find tickets to this stadium and arena tour on .
Metallica: M72 World Tour
There鈥檚 heavy metal 鈥 and then there鈥檚 Metallica. After selling out stadiums on multiple continents, this one-of-a-kind act brings thrashing intensity and hard-rock back to the US for a series of dates in late summer. This is one of those bands you鈥檒l be able to brag about having seen live 鈥 and you might consider seeing them more than once, too, for no two set lists on the tour are the same. After all, they鈥檒l never stop. They鈥檒l never quit. They鈥檙e Metallica.
Where to get tickets: Check for remaining availability.
Alanis Morissette: The Triple Moon Tour
There鈥檚 nothing 鈥淚ronic鈥 about it: Alanis Morissette is hitting the road this summer, taking her earnest anthems and stellar voice to audiences across the country. As icing on this tasty rock-鈥檔鈥-roll cake, the star will be joined on the road by hall-of-famers Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Gen-X fans of Morissette鈥檚 seminal Jagged Little Pill won鈥檛 to miss this tour. They might even want to bring their daughters.
Where to get tickets: Visit to find an Alanis show near you.
Drake: It鈥檚 All a Blur Tour 鈥 Big as a What?
Having returned to the road with 50 sold-out shows in 2023, the multiplatinum artist, killer rapper and Canada-born consummate showman is setting out again in 2024, sharing the bill on most dates with fellow hip-hop luminary J Cole. Drake鈥檚 shows are famously high-energy, with the star delivering his signature mix of vocals and rhymes, and including hits from 鈥淏est I Ever Had鈥 to 鈥淔irst Person Shooter.鈥 Here鈥檚 the chance for fans to see how far Drake has come. And he鈥檚 only just begun.
Where to get tickets: Tickets are in high demand. Check resale availability on .
The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds Tour
Have The Stones still got it? To judge from the stadium shows that continue to sell out into the band鈥檚 seventh decade on the road, we reckon so. Ronnie, Keith and Mick know how to deliver excitement, as they pound the stage and deliver their catalog of irresistible classics, from 鈥淪atisfaction鈥 to 鈥淕imme Shelter鈥 to 鈥淵ou Can鈥檛 Always Get What You Want.鈥 If you haven鈥檛 seen them live, you should, even if just once.
Where to get tickets: Buy tickets to the 14-date stadium tour on .
Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday 2 World Tour
With her signature over-the-top style and mile-a-minute rap beats, this hip-hop supernova is stepping out on the road for a tour that will take her from coast to coast, then across the Atlantic to Europe. Expect a major spectacle, new hits from her Pink Friday 2 album (her fifth), and plenty of chart-topping favorites, including 鈥淪tarships,鈥 鈥淪uper Bass鈥 and 鈥淎naconda.鈥
Where to get tickets: Go to to snap up any remaining seats.
Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Ricky Martin: The Trilogy Tour
If you love Latin music in all its variety, you won鈥檛 want to miss this trio of superstars sharing the stage. Continuing through March 2024, crooner Enrique Iglesias, Miami-born rapper Pitbull and pop heartthrob Ricky Martin are taking their act across the country 鈥 delighting fans with a supersize, four-hour show featuring plenty of pizzazz and chart-toppers galore. Come for 鈥淒on鈥檛 Stop the Party,鈥 stay for 鈥淭onight (I鈥檓 Loving You)鈥 and end on a high note with 鈥淟ivin鈥 La Vida Loca.鈥 Just don鈥檛 try to resist moving your hips to all the hits.
Where to get tickets: Score seats to this triple act on .
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Klub on Broadway
If you need a dose of intimate yet high-octane live theater in between all the nights at the arena, you can鈥檛 do better than this hit, coming to New York fresh from London鈥檚 West End. Set in decadent, dangerous, fabulous pre-Nazi Berlin, this classic Kander and Ebb musical gets an immersive new production that makes the music livelier, the ambiance more vivid and the dramatic stakes even higher than at your typical Broadway show. Eddie Redmayne reprises his award-winning turn as the all-knowing Emcee, your host and guide to an unforgettable evening indeed.
Where to get tickets: Tickets to Cabaret are available on .
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