Your 2018 guide to this summer’s best music festivals and concerts
This summer, you won’t be able to run from the music.
America is about to be flooded with more music festivals than ever, plus a convoy of celebrity tours. Here are some of the best shows coming to a venue and field near you, featuring Queen Bey in the desert, electronic jams taking over Vegas, and T. Swift hitting the concert stage again.
Festivals
MANCHESTER, TN – JUNE 14: A general view of atmosphere during the Billy Joel performance at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music
Below, find a list of this summer’s hottest music festivals to attend.
Where: Indio, CA
When: April 20-22
Featuring: Beyoncé, Eminem, The Weeknd
Where: Dover, DE
When: June 14-17
Featuring: Arctic Monkeys, Eminem, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar
Where: Chicago, IL
When: August 2-5
Featuring: The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys
Where: Manchester, TN
When: June 7-12
Featuring: Muse, Eminem, The Killers
Where: Indio, CA
When: April 27-29
Featuring: Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban Garth Brooks
Where: San Francisco, CA
When: August 10-12
Featuring: The Weeknd, Florence + the Machine, Janet Jackson
Where: Gulf Shores, AL
When: May 18-May 20
Featuring: The Killers, The Chainsmokers, Kendrick Lamar
Where: Boston, MA
When: May 25-27
Featuring: Eminem, The Killers, Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age
Where: New York, NY
When: June 1-3
Featuring: Jack White, Travis Scott, Eminem
Where: New York, NY
When: July 27-29
Featuring: The Weeknd, The Killers, Janet Jackson
Where: Napa Valley, CA
When: May 25-27
Featuring: Bruno Mars, The Killers, Muse
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
When: New Orleans, LA
When: April 27-May 6
Featuring: Aerosmith, Sting, Jack White, Beck
Where: Las Vegas, NV
When: May 18-20
Featuring: Diplo, Marshmello, Zedd
Where: Falcon Heights, MN
When: May 27
Featuring: Logic, Migos, Atmosphere
Where: George, Washington
When: May 25-27
Featuring: Bon Iver, The National, Modest Mouse
Where: Austin, TX
When: October 5-7 & 12-14
Featuring: TBD
Where: East Rutherford, NJ
When: June 10
Featuring: TBD
Where: Chicago, IL
When: June 20-22
Featuring: Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, Lauryn Hill
Concerts
INGLEWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE) Taylor Swift performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2017 presented by Capital One at The Forum on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Below, find a list of this summer’s top concerts to jam out to with your friends.
U2 eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCEz: May 2-June 29 Buy Tickets
Taylor Swift Reputation: May 8-Oct. 6 Buy Tickets
Kesha & Macklemore: June 6-August 5 Buy Tickets
Ed Sheeran Divide: August 18-November 10 Buy Tickets
Beyonce & Jay Z On the Run II: June 25-October 4 Buy Tickets
P!nk Beautiful Trauma: Now-Sept. 8 Buy Tickets
Britney Spears Piece of Me: July 12 Buy Tickets
Dua Lipa: June 5-July 2 Buy Tickets
Fall Out Boy M A N I A: August 29-September 29 Buy Tickets
Bruno Mars 24K Magic: September 7-October 27 Buy Tickets
Shania Twain: May 3-Aug. 4 Buy Tickets
Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues: May 30-October 15 Buy Tickets
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul 2 Soul: March 31-July 22 Buy Tickets
Harry Styles: Now-July 14 Buy Tickets
Haim Sister Sister Sister: April 3-May 28 Buy Tickets
Thirty Seconds to Mars Monolith: June 6-July 22 Buy Tickets
Camila Cabello Never Be the Same: April 9-May 1 Buy Tickets
Paramore After Laughter: May 5-July 24 Buy Tickets
Niall Horan Flicker: July 18-September 23 Buy Tickets
Imagine Dragons EVOLVE: June 5-August 10 Buy Tickets
Khalid Roxy Tour: April 27-August 2 Buy Tickets
Sam Smith The Thrill of It All: June 22-September 8 Buy Tickets
Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold: April 18-October 18 Buy Tickets
Justin Timberlake Man of the Woods: April 14-October 22 Buy Tickets
5 Seconds of Summer Meet You There: August 27-October 12 Buy Tickets
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Which concert or festival will you attend this summer?