Your guide to 2023's biggest tours

 

From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé, here are the most anticipated shows and music festivals of the year.

 Still holding a grudge over those lost Taylor tickets? Couldn't outbid the Hive to see Queen Bey? Well, have no fear — there are still plenty of great tours and festivals to feed those lovely little ear canals of yours.

Here, we present our list of the 2023 concerts and music festivals you won't want to miss. Keep checking back as we update the lineup throughout the year.

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October

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M83
Tour: Fall North American Tour
Dates: Oct. 3-Oct. 15

James Blake
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: Oct. 3-Oct. 19

Violent Femmes
Tour: 40th Anniversary Tour
Dates: Oct. 3-Oct. 22

John Mayer
Tour: Solo Acoustic Fall Tour
Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 10
Guest/Opening act: JP Saxe

Devendra Banhart
Tour: Flying Wig World Tour 2023
Dates: Oct. 3-Dec. 13
Guests/Opening acts: Miho Hatori, Soma, H. Hawkline, John Moods, Hayden Pedigo, Rogov

Queen + Adam Lambert
Tour: The Rhapsody Tour
Dates: Oct. 4-Nov. 12

Lucinda Williams
Tour: Don't Tell Anybody The Secrets Fall Tour
Dates: Oct. 7-Oct. 29

Travis Scott
Tour: 2023 Utopia - Circus Maximus Tour
Dates: Oct. 11-Dec. 29
Guest/Opening act: Teezo Touchdown

Kesha
Tour: The Gag Order Tour
Dates: Oct. 15-Nov. 18
Guest/Opening act: Jake Wesley Rogers

Christine and the Queens
Tour: Paranoia, Angels, True Love Tour
Dates: Oct. 17-26

My Morning Jacket
Tour: Fall 2023 North American Tour
Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 11

Morrissey
Tour: 40 Years of Morrissey
Dates: Oct. 21-Oct. 25

Wynonna
Tour: The Back to Wy Tour
Dates: Oct. 26-Dec. 1

Doja Cat
Tour: The Scarlet Tour
Dates: Oct. 31-Dec. 13
Guests/Opening acts: Ice Spice, Doechii

Festival: After Shock
City: Sacramento
Dates: Oct. 5-8
Headliners: Guns N' Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Godsmack, Pantera, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit

Festival: When We Were Young
City: Las Vegas
Dates: Oct. 21-22
Headliners: Green Day, Blink-182, 30 Seconds to Mars, the Offspring, Good Charlotte

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November

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Better Than Ezra
Tour: Return of the Legends of the Fall Tour
Dates: Nov. 3-Nov. 17

Liz Phair
Tour: Exile in Guyville 30th Anniversary Tour
Dates: Nov. 3-Dec. 9
Guest/Opening act: Blondshell, Kate Bollinger

Fever Ray
Tour: Fall North American Tour
Dates: Nov. 5-Nov. 14
Guest/Opening act: CHRISTEENE

José González
Tour: An Exclusive Evening With José González
Dates: Nov. 6-Nov. 15

LCD Soundsystem
Tour: Tri Boro Tour 2023
Dates: Nov. 16-Dec. 10

Jenny Lewis
Tour: The Joy'All Ball Tour
Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 8

Festival: Darker Waves
City: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Dates: Nov. 18
Headliners: New Order, Tears for Fears, The B-52's, Echo and the Bunnymen, DEVO, Soft Cell

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January

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Journey
Tour: Freedom Tour
Dates: Jan. 25-April 23
Guest/Opening act: Toto

The Judds
Tour: The Final Tour
Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 25
Guests/Opening acts: Martina McBride, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town

Big Thief
Tour: North American Tour
Dates: Jan. 31-Aug. 5
Guests/Opening acts: Lucinda Williams, Nick Hakim, L'Rain, Buck Meek

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February

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Bruce Springsteen
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: Feb. 1-April 14

Carrie Underwood
Tour: The Denim & Rhinestones Tour
Dates: Feb. 2-March 17
Guests/Opening acts: Jimmie Allen

Paramore
Tour: In North America Tour
Dates: Feb. 9-Aug. 2
Guests/Opening acts: Bloc Party and Genesis Owusu

Jo Dee Messina
Tour: Heads Carolina, Tails California Tour
Dates: Feb. 17-Nov. 11

SZA
Tour: SOS Tour
Dates: Feb. 21-March 23
Guest/Opening act: Omar Apollo

Father John Misty
Tour: Live! On Tour 2023
Dates: Feb. 26-May 7
Guest(s)/Opening act(s): Omar Velasco, Loren Kramar, Butch Bastard, High Water, Shaky Knees

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March

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Wizkid
Tour: More Love, Less Ego Tour
Dates: March 3-April 7

Reba McEntire
Tour: Reba: Live in Concert
Dates: Mar. 9-April 15
Guests/Opening acts: Terri Clark, the Isaacs

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks
Tour: Two Icons, One Night Tour
Dates: March 10-Sept. 23

Kenny Loggins
Tour: The This Is It Tour
Dates: March 10-Oct. 27

Chris Stapleton
Tour: All American Road Show
Dates: March 16-Aug. 25
Guests/Opening acts: Margo Price, Nikki Lane, George Strait, Little Big Town, Marcus King, the War and Treaty, Charley Crockett, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Allen Stone

Taylor Swift
Tour: Eras Tour
Dates: March 17-Aug. 9, 2023 and Oct. 18-Nov. 23, 2024
Guests/Opening acts: Paramore, HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, beabadobee, Girl in Red, MUNA, Gayle, Gracie Abrams, OWENN

Wilco
Tour: Spring 2023 North American Tour
Dates: March 23-April 30
Guests/Opening acts: Horsegirl, the A's

Depeche Mode
Tour: Memento Mori World Tour
Dates: March 23-Dec. 15
Guests/Opening acts: Kelly Lee Owens, Stella Rose and the Dead Language

Billy Idol
Tour: Idol Live
Dates: March 30-May 20

Festival: M3F Festival
City: Phoenix
Dates: March 3-4
Headliners: Maggie Rogers, Jamie xx

Festival: Rolling Loud California
City: Inglewood, Calif.
Dates: March 3-5
Headliners: Playboy Carti, Travis Scott, Future, Lil Wayne

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April

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: April 1-May 25
Guests/Opening acts: The Strokes, Mars Volta, St. Vincent, Thundercat, King Princess

Chlöe
Tour: The In Pieces Tour
Dates: April 11-May 3

Boygenius
Tour: The Tour
Dates: April 12-Aug. 5
Guests/Opening acts: Carly Rae Jepsen, Broken Social Scene, Bartees Strange, Claud, Illuminati Hotties

Father John Misty
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: April 14-May 7
Guests/Opening acts: Omar Velasco, Loren Kramar, Butch Bastard

Janet Jackson
Tour: Together Again Tour
Dates: April 14-June 21
Guest/Opening act: Ludacris

Phish
Tour: Summer Tour 2023
Dates: April 14-Sept. 3

Shania Twain
Tour: Queen of Me Tour
Dates: April 15-Nov. 14
Guests/Opening acts: Breland, Hailey Whitters

Wiz Khalifa
Tour: The Good Trip Tour
Dates: April 15-22
Guests/Opening acts: Joey Bada$$, Berner, Smoke DZA, Chevy Woods

Lizzo
Tour: Special 2our
Dates: April 21-June 2
Guest/Opening act: Latto

Melissa Etheridge
Tour: Summer Tour '23
Dates: April 22-Aug. 15

Kali Uchis
Tour: Red Moon in Venus Tour
Dates: April 25-May 30
Guest/Opening act: Raye

Destroyer
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: April 28-May 12
Guests/Opening acts: the Reds, Pinks, and Purples

Festival: Dreamville Festival
City: Raleigh, N.C.
Dates: April 1-2
Headliners: Usher, J. Cole, Drake, Burna Boy

Festival: Coachella
City: Indio, Calif.
Dates: April 14-16; April 21-23
Headliners: Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean

Festival: We Bridge Music Festival & Expo
City: Las Vegas
Dates: April 21-23
Headliners: Monsta X, Jessi, Enhypen, Bambam

Festival: Something in the Water
City: Virginia Beach
Dates: April 28-30
Headliners: Grace Jones, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, Clipse, Mumford & Sons, Kehlani, Maren Morris, Summer Walker

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May

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Feist
Tour: Multitudes Spring Tour
Dates: May 2-19

Tegan and Sara
Tour: Crybaby Tour
Dates: May 3-Oct. 3
Guests/Opening acts: Hand Habits, Dragonette, Carlie Hanson

Blink 182
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: May 4-July 16
Guests/Opening acts: Turnstile, Rise Against, the Story So Far, Wallow

Ed Sheeran
Tour: Mathematics Tour
Dates: May 6-Sept. 23
Guests/Opening acts: Khalid, Russ, Dylan, Rosa Linn, Cat Burns, Maisie Peters

Dave Matthews Band
Tour: 2023 North American Tour
Dates: May 9-Sept. 3

Matchbox Twenty
Tour: Spring/Summer 2023 Tour
Dates: May 16-Aug. 6

Stevie Nicks
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: May 16-Dec. 15

The National
Tour: 2023 World Tour
Dates: May 18-Aug. 18
Guests/Opening acts: Soccer Mommy, the Beths, Patti Smith (Aug. 18)

Ed Sheeran
Tour: The "-" Tour
Dates: May 19-Sept. 22
Guest/Opening act: Ben Kweller

Charlie Puth
Tour: The "Charlie" Live Experience
Dates: May 20-Jul. 11

Duran Duran
Tour: The Future Past North American Tour
Dates: May 23-Sept. 19
Guests/Opening acts: Grace Jones (Sept. 22), Nile Rodgers and Chic, Bastille

Foo Fighters
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: May 24-Oct. 5
Guests/Opening acts: The Breeders, Taipei Houston

Le Tigre
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: May 27-July 29
Guests/Opening acts: Shamir, Morgan and the Organ Donors, Claud, MAN ON MAN, Pom Pom Squad, Who is She?, Erin Markey, cumgirl8, Morgan Bassichis

Bebe Rexha
Tour: Best F'n Night of My Life Tour
Dates: May 31-June 30

Festival: Palm Tree Music Festival
City: Dana Point, Calif.
Dates: May 13
Headliners: Kygo, Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo

Festival: Hangout Music Festival
City: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Dates: May 19-21
Headliners: Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris, Lil Nas X, Paramore, Skrillex, the Kid Laroi, Flume

Festival: Lighting in a Bottle
City: Buena Vista, Calif.
Dates: May 24-29
Headliners: Rezz, Sofi Tukker, Diplo, Zhu, Tale of Us

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June

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Jenny Lewis
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: June 2-Aug. 7
Guests/Opening acts: Cass McCombs, Jenny O., Hayden Pedigo

Bryan Adams
Tour: So Happy It Hurts Tour
Dates: June 6-Aug. 3
Guest/Opening act: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Yo La Tengo
Tour: North American Tour '23
Dates: June 9-June 28

Diana Ross
Tour: The Musical Legacy Tour 2023
Dates: June 9-July 2

Erykah Badu
Tour: Unfollow Me Tour
Dates: June 11-July 23
Guest/Opening act: Yasiin Bey

Fleet Foxes
Tour: Shore Tour 2023
Dates: June 13-Aug. 24
Guests/Opening acts: My Morning Jacket, Uwade

The All-American Rejects
Tour: Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour
Dates: June 16-Oct. 14
Guests/Opening acts: New Found Glory, Motion City Soundtrack, the Starting Line, the Get Up Kids

Zac Brown Band
Tour: From the Fire Tour
Dates: June 23-Nov. 4
Guests/Opening acts: Marcus King, Tenille Townes, and King Calaway

The Smile
Tour: North American Tour
Dates: June 25-July 20

Sparks
Tour: Sparks Tour 2023
Dates: June 27-July 16

Alicia Keys
Tour: Keys to the Summer Tour
Dates: June 28-Aug. 2

Festival: Outloud
City: West Hollywood
Dates: June 2-4
Headliners: Grace Jones, Carly Rae Jepsen, Orville Peck, Passion Pit

Festival: Roots Picnic
City: Philadelphia
Dates: June 2-4
Headliners: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Diddy and the Roots, Dave Chappelle, Lil Uzi Vert

Festival: Hot 97 Summer Jam
City: New York City
Date: June 4
Headliners: Cardi B, Glorilla, Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Fivio Foreign, French Montana, the Lox

Festival: Summerfest
City: Milwaukee
Dates: June 22-24; June 29-July 1; July 6-8
Headliners: James Taylor, Eric Church, Dave Matthews Band, Odesza, Zach Bryan, Imagine Dragons, Santa Fe Klan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Noah Kahan, Ava Max, the Pretty Reckless, Sean Paul, Coi Leray, Japanese Breakfast, Yellowcard, Smokey Robinson, Fleet Foxes

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July

Beyoncé on the opening night of her Renaissance World Tour. KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES

Yellowcard
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: July 5-Aug. 8
Guests/Opening acts: Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, Anberlin, This Wild Life

Dinosaur Jr.
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: July 6-Sept. 30
Guests/Opening acts: Clutch, Red Fang

Post Malone
Tour: If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour
Dates: July 8-Aug. 19

Killer Mike
Tour: The High & Holy Tour
Dates: July 10-Aug. 5

Beyoncé
Tour: Renaissance World Tour
Dates: July 12-Sept. 26

Maggie Rogers
Tour: Summer of '23 Tour
Dates: July 14-Sept. 29
Guests/Opening acts: Soccer Mommy, Alvvays

Madonna
Tour: The Celebration Tour
Dates: July 15-Oct. 7 [POSTPONED]

The Chicks
Tour: The Chicks World Tour 2023
Dates: July 21-Sept. 5
Guests/Opening acts: Ben Harper, Wild River

Pink
Tour: Summer Carnival 2023 Tour
Dates: July 24-Oct. 9
Guests/Opening acts: Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo, Brandi Carlile, Grouplove, KidCutUp

Regina Spektor
Tour: Summer Tour
Dates: July 28-Aug. 27
Guests/Opening acts: Aimee Mann, Allison Russell

Smashing Pumpkins
Tour: The World Is a Vampire Tour
Dates: July 28-Sept. 9
Guests/Opening acts: Interpol, Stone Temple Pilots, Rival Sons

Festival: Pitchfork Music Festival
City: Chicago
Dates: July 21-23
Headliners: the Smile, Big Thief, Bon Iver

Festival: Rolling Loud Miami
City: Miami
Dates: July 21-23
Headliners: A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Playboy Carti

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August

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Beck and Phoenix
Tour: Summer Odyssey
Dates: Aug. 1-Sept. 10
Guests/Opening acts: Jenny Lewis, Japanese Breakfast, Weyes Blood, Sir Chloe

JVKE
Tour: What Tour Feels Like
Dates: Aug. 3-Sept. 2

Father John Misty and the Head and the Heart
Tour: Summer Co-Headlining Tour
Dates: Aug. 4-Aug. 22
Guest/Opening act: Miya Folick

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire
Tour: Sing a Song All Night Long Tour
Dates: Aug. 4-Sept. 15

Ben Harper
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: Aug. 10-Oct. 23
Guests/Opening acts: The Chicks, City and Colour, Katie Tupper

The Pretenders
Tour: US Tour '23
Dates: Aug. 11-Sept. 6
Guest/Opening act: Guns N' Roses (select dates)

Guns N' Roses
Tour: 2023 World Tour
Dates: Aug. 11-Nov. 5
Guest/Opening act: The Black Keys

Jonas Brothers
Tour: The Tour
Dates: Aug. 12-Oct. 14

Sigur Rós
Tour: Orchestral Tour
Dates: Aug. 14-Aug. 27

Weyes Blood
Tour: In Holy Flux Tour: Unleashed
Dates: Aug. 18-Sept. 14
Guest/Opening act: Perfume Genius

Modest Mouse, Pixies, and Cat Power
Tour: Co-Headline Tour
Dates: Aug. 20-Sept. 16

Alex G and Alvvays
Tour: 2023 Summer Tour
Dates: Aug. 23-Sept. 1
Guest/Opening act: Cassandra Jenkins

Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Tour: Freaks on Parade Tour
Dates: Aug. 24-Sept. 24
Guests/Opening acts: Ministry, Filter

Janelle Monáe
Tour: The Age of Pleasure Tour
Dates: Aug. 30-Oct. 18

Pearl Jam
Tour: 2023 North American Tour
Dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 19
Guest/Opening act: Inhaler

Gin Blossoms and Sugar Ray
Tour: Co-Headlining Summer Tour
Dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 15
Guests/Opening acts: Tonic, Fastball

Maluma
Tour: Don Juan World Tour
Dates: Aug. 31-Nov. 4

Festival: Outside Lands
City: San Francisco
Dates: Aug. 11-Aug. 13
Headliners: Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, Megan Thee Stallion, The 1975, Janelle Monáe, Zedd, Maggie Rogers, Fisher

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September

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Aerosmith
Tour: Peace Out — The Farewell Tour
Dates: Sept. 2-Jan. 26
Guest/Opening act: The Black Crowes

Aly & AJ
Tour: With Love From… Tour
Dates: Sept. 5-Sept. 19
Guest/Opening act: Vanessa Carlton

The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie
Tour: Give Up and Transatlanticism 20th Anniversary Tour
Dates: Sept. 5-Oct. 17
Guests/Opening acts: Lauren Mayberry, Warpaint, The Beths, Built to Spill, Iron & Wine, Pedro the Lion

Victoria Monét
Tour: The Jaguar Tour
Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 22

Beth Orton
Tour: 2023 Tour
Dates: Sept. 7-Sept. 29
Guests/Opening acts: Pneumatic Tubes, Ben Sloan

Eagles
Tour: The Long Goodbye
Dates: Sept. 7-Nov. 17
Guest/Opening act: Steely Dan

Ani DiFranco
Tour: Fall 2023 Tour
Dates: Sept. 8-Sept. 24
Guest/Opening act: Kristen Ford

Ms. Lauryn Hill
Tour: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour
Dates: Sept. 8-Dec. 13
Guests/Opening acts: The Fugees, Koffee

Peter Gabriel
Tour: i/o — The Tour
Dates: Sept. 14-Oct. 13

Zhu
Tour: The Grace Tour
Dates: Sept. 14-Nov. 10
Guests/Opening acts: Channel Tres, Claptone, Hayden James

The Walkmen
Tour: 2023 Revenge Tour
Dates: Sept. 16-Oct. 17

The 1975
Tour: The 1975: Still… at Their Very Best
Dates: Spet. 16-Dec. 2

311
Tour: Fall Tour
Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 22
Guests/Opening acts: Awolnation, Blame My Youth

Nick Cave
Tour: Live in North America — Solo
Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 29

Röyksopp
Tour: True Electric 2023 North American Tour
Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 1

Måneskin
Tour: Rush! World Tour
Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 13

Lil Yachty
Tour: The Field Trip Tour '23
Dates: Sept. 21-Nov. 8

YG, Tyga, and Saweetie
Tour: Str8 to the Klub Tour
Dates: Sept. 21-Nov. 22
Guests/Opening acts: Kamaiyah, Wallie the Sensei, DJ Vision

Kali Uchis
Tour: Red Moon in Venus Tour Pt. II
Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 3
Guests/Opening acts: Tokischa, Buscabulla

Wilco
Tour: Fall U.S. Tour
Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 27
Guests/Opening acts: Nina Nastasia, My Brightest Diamond

Boygenius
Tour: The Tour
Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 31
Guests/Opening acts: Palehound, Samia, Muna, 100 gecs, Sloppy Jane

Festival: iHeartRadio Music Festival
City: Las Vegas
Dates: Sept. 22-Sept.23
Headliners: Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Lenny Kravitz, Miguel, Travis Scott, Public Enemy, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw, TLC, Thirty Seconds to Mars

Festival: Ohana Festival
City: Dana Point, Calif.
Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Headliners: Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, The Killers, The Chicks, Haim, Pretenders

Festival: All Things Go Music Festival
City: Columbia, Md.
Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 1
Headliners: Maggie Rogers, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen, Boygenius, Mt. Joy