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The 2025 Montreux Jazz Festival revealed the stacked lineup for its 59th edition on Thursday (April 10), with Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, Noah Kahan, RAYE, Alanis Morissette and Diana Ross slated to perform.
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The beloved festival set on the picturesque shores of Lake Geneva will take place between July 4-19 and feature an opening night celebration of the late music icon Quincy Jones by soul legend Chaka Khan (“To Quincy With Love”), as well as a set marking Kahn’s half-century of music-making, with the Casino stage hosting a James Blake solo piano set that same night.
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“I feel honored to be returning to open the Montreux Jazz Festival this year, joining so many world class artists,” Khan said in a statement. “I’m equally proud to be bringing some special guests with me, to pay musical tribute to my friend Quincy Jones; one of the best friends that music and Montreux ever had.”
The always eclectic programming will then bring Argentinian rapper Trueno and Colombian superstar J Balvin to the stage on night two, while Brazilian singer/songwriter Seu Jorge will share a bill with fellow Brazilians Anavitória. Among the other acts slated to perform this summer are: Brandi Carlile, Royel Otis, Samara Joy, Dianne Reeves, London Grammar, Rüfüs Du Sol, Leon Thomas, Jorja Smith, Lionel Richie, Portishead singer and solo artist Beth Gibbons, Shaboozey, Yseult, Jamie XX, Leon Bridges, Pulp, Bloc Party, Finneas, FKA Twigs, Benson Boone, Sam Fender, The Black Keys, Santana, Sigrid and many more.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday (April 11) at 12 p.m. CET here; each order is limited to four tickets per concert and a minimum of 10 tickets total.
See the full lineup below.
Billboard, Amazon Pharmacy and Amazon One Medical are partnering with comedian/musical improviser Reggie Watts to put on the sickest show in Palm Springs, literally, with “MuSick: Live from Reggie Watts’ Couch.”
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Watts has joined with Amazon Pharmacy and Amazon One Medical to let concertgoers know where to turn if their “festival fever” turns into an actual fever. Watts will perform atop an enormous couch — yes, a couch — poolside at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, as part of Amazon One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy’s message that “Healthcare just got less painful.” With Amazon One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, you can get 24/7 telehealth care and your prescriptions without so much as getting off the couch — thank ah-choo very much!
Watts, who is known for his trippy beatboxing soundscapes, will wow the audience in his signature style, only this time he’s bound to incorporate some sick sounds — a sneeze or a cough or two — into his “sick” beats. Stay on the lookout before his performance to see Reggie cruising around Palm Springs on a motorized couch recruiting festival-goers to join him for the show. His live performance will be kicked off with a DJ set by special guest NEIL FRANCES. The event, which is open to the public, will take place from 12:00pm – 4:00pm at the venue and offer giveaways, cocktails, mocktails, and more. Click here to RSVP to the event!
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Watts shared, “When Amazon explained what they were doing to make healthcare less painful, and what they wanted to create, I was in. I was inspired by this idea and started to play with the sounds of being sick and turn them into music. I turned the usually unpleasant experiences of getting sick and dealing with healthcare into something relatable and entertaining. The results put a smile on all our faces.”
Dana Droppo, Chief Brand Officer, Billboard, echoed that sentiment, saying, “We are thrilled to join forces with Amazon and Reggie for this exciting activation. These festivals are a vibrant celebration of music and culture, and this partnership elevates that experience in a truly engaging way. We’re confident that fans will not only love what we’re creating but will walk away feeling connected and deeply immersed in the spirit of the music.”
Stay tuned for more updates on the “MuSick: Live from Reggie Watts’ Couch” event!
Summer School is back for its Sophomore session.
On Tuesday morning (April 1) idobi Radio Summer School Tour founders Eric Tobin (Hopeless Records), Michael Kaminsky (management firm KMGMT) and Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman announced the return of the traveling punk rock showcase for new acts with a lineup that includes headliners Taylor Acorn, Charlotte Sands and Rain City Drive and support from If Not For Me, Beauty School Dropout, Arrows in Action, and Huddy.
Sponsored by idobi radio and Hot Topic, the coast-to-coast showcase will make an inaugural stop at the July 27 Vans Warped Tour date in Long Beach, Calif.; the Warped tour is returning for a limited three-stop run this summer after a six-year absence.
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“We launched last year and were really encouraged by the reaction to Summer School from the fans — there had been a need in the market for new bands to connect with young audiences looking for new bands to support,” Tobin tells Billboard. He noted that he and his partners had always imagined Summer School as a touring vehicle from a bygone era, working with young bands to focus on artist development, community, ticket affordability and social impact.
Kaminsky tells Billboard that acts on the tour alternate set times at each date and are encouraged to spend time meeting and interacting with fans, describing the tour as an “incubator for the next generation” of headliners.
“If you look at the current touring business, most new acts are given support slots on tours and not given a chance to breakout on their own and shine,” Kaminsky says. “This is a chance for these acts to enjoy some of the spotlight without high priced tickets.”
Lyman said he was immediately sold on the idea once it was pitched by Tobin and Kaminsky last year, noting “the lack of available opportunities for young bands to find audiences. There’s very little artist development for today’s acts and hopefully Summer School creates a vehicle for that development.”
‘Launching July 11 at the Fillmore Detroit, the 2025 run will stop in 23 cities before wrapping at Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall. Pre-sale tickets for the 2025 idobi Radio Summer School Tour are available with reduced ticketing fees here beginning today at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. General on-sale tickets are available for $35 plus applicable taxes and fees starting Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m. local time.
Eddie Barella, CEO of sponsor idobi Radio, called the partnership “an incredible honor” for “championing emerging artists, amplifying their voices, and ensuring that alternative music continues to thrive” while Andrea Lewis, Hot Topic VP of Brand Marketing added, “Partnering with Summer School allows us to support the next generation of artists and fans who are shaping the future of alternative culture, and we’re proud to be part of something that creates such an unforgettable experience.”
Dates for idobi Radio Summer School are below. More at summerschooltour.com.
July 11, 2025 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
July 12 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
July 13 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora
July 15 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
July 16 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory at The District
July 18 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
July 19 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
July 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
July 22 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
July 23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
July 25 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
July 26 – Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour*
July 27 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
July 29 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
July 30 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
August 1 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
August 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Heaven
August 3 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
August 5 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
August 6 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
August 8 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
August 9 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
August 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
* Vans Warped Tour Event
The 2025 Soundside Festival in Bridgeport, CT will feature headlining sets from The Killers, Weezer, Hozier and Vampire Weekend. The two-day event (Sept. 27-28) formerly known as the Sound on Sound festival will once again take place at Bridgeport’s Seaside Park, with a pre-sale slated to kick off on Thursday (April 3) from 10 a.m.-11 […]
The lineup for the Hot 97 Summer Jam 2025 will feature headliner Gunna, along with A Boogie, GloRilla, Muni Long and more. The June 20 show at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. will also feature sets from Asake, Ayra Starr, Kash Doll, Bobby Konders and Jabba featuring Masicka, as well as Jim Jones & […]
Zayn Malik was forced to cancel a show in Mexico after suffering from food poisoning.
The last-minute cancellation occurred on Friday (March 28), when the 32-year-old “Pillowtalk” singer was set to perform at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes as part of his Stairway to the Sky Tour.
“I’m heartbroken to say that I won’t be able to perform tonight in Mexico City,” Malik wrote on his Instagram Stories just hours before the show was scheduled to begin. “I’ve been really sick since this morning and, despite trying everything to push through, my body just isn’t allowing it.”
The former One Direction member added, “I’m so sorry to let you down. The love and energy I always feel from my fans mean the world to me, and it hurts deeply to miss this moment with you. Thank you for your understanding, and please know I’m sending all of my love to each of you.”
Hours later, Zayn offered another update on his health. “Mexico, I love you even though myself and many of my crew got severe food poisoning,” the musician wrote on his Instagram Stories. “It’s no joke — still struggling. I’m so sorry.”
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He continued, “To my fans, I’m so sorry — these shows have made me feel alive, happy, grateful and at home, and that’s all because of you. These shows, your energy, your fan projects filled me with so much love and a feeling I can’t even describe. Big love.”
Just days earlier, on March 25, Malik performed at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes, where he surprised fans by singing one of One Direction’s most beloved hits for the first time in a decade. During the concert, Zayn shocked the audience when he performed the 1D single “Night Changes” from the group’s 2014 album, Four. “I haven’t sung this song in 10 years. Thank you, that was amazing, I almost cried,” he told the surprised audience.
Malik launched his Stairway to the Sky Tour in November 2024 after rescheduling the trek following his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s death.
Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, AFI and Jawbreaker will headline the Four Chord Music Festival at EQT Park in Pittsburg/Washington, PA on Sept. 13-14. The 11th annual edition of the event will also featuring Hot Mulligan, Bowling For Soup, State Champs, Set Your Goals, Knuckle Puck, Homegrown, Eternal Boy, Driveways, Charly Bliss and others joining Blink and Jimmy Eat World on night one.
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Night two will host Say Anything, Face to Face, The Wonder Years, Drug Church, Punchline, Koyo, Deathbyromy, Sincere Engineer and others warming up the stage for AFI and Jawbreaker.
“We’ve worked hard to make this year’s festival something special, not only with this incredible lineup, but by making it more accessible for our fans than ever before. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at EQT Park!,” founder Rishi Bahl said in a statement.
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A general public on-sale will launch on Friday (March 28) at 11 a.m. ET; The festival is also introducing a ticket layaway plan this year. In addition to single-day general admission and VIP options, Four Chord will also offer up a deluxe VIP option for both days that incudes access to a climate-controlled VIP lounge area, VIP acoustic performances, an exclusive VIP shirt not available to the public, unlimited water refill stations and a Four Chord water bottle, unlimited snacks, a custom VIP holographic commemorative ticket and early entry into the venue and early access to merch, as well as front row access to the main stage and a deluxe VIP lounge overlooking the field, up to three free alcoholic drinks, a parking pass, free storage a merch concierge and private, temperature-controlled bathrooms.
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Neon Carnival has announced the line-up for this year’s late-night blow-out after party in Indio, CA that will take place on April 12.
The 14th year of the event founded by L.A. nightlife impresario Brent Bolthouse and produced by Jeffrey Best of Best Events will once again take place at the Desert International Horse Park and feature sets from Anderson .Paak‘s record-spinning persona, DJ Pee .Wee, as well as DJ Charly Jordan and Chase B & Friends.
“As we kick off our fourteenth year in the desert, we’re beyond thrilled to once again team up with our incredible sponsors to create another unforgettable experience, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry,” Bolthouse said in a statement. “Last year, we amazed our guests with an incredible DJ lineup and a surprise performance by Busta Rhymes. This year, we’re turning it up even more — Charly Jordan and Chase B & Friends are joining the lineup to deliver one of the most electrifying sets yet, and it’s going to be a night everyone will remember.”
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Last year’s show also featured sets from .Paak’s DJ Pee .Wee, along with a live horn player and drum kit, as well as TikTok DJ Hunny Bee and Vanderpump Rules star DJ James Kennedy.
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The invite-only, 21+ celebration that traditionally draws A-list guests including celebrities, influencers and industry movers will again take over the three-football-sized, all-grass Horse Park, turning it into an “immersive neon-lit wonderland” of music, along with classic carnival games, amusement park rides and the event’s iconic light-up ferris wheel. This year’s topline sponsor is once again Patrón El Alto, whose handcrafted, prestige tequila cocktails will be served along with beverages from returning sponsors Ghost Energy, Nütrl Vodka Seltzers, LaCroix, and PathWater.
Attendees at this year’s event will get to sample the event’s first-ever official cocktail, the PATRÓN Headliner Margarita, which will be served in a glow-in-the-dark collector cup.
Two of the world’s most iconic names in electronic music — U.S.-based Insomniac and Belgium’s Tomorrowland — are joining forces for the first time ever to debut a groundbreaking new experience titled UNITY.
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The collaborative project will premiere over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29–31) at Sphere in Las Vegas, one of the most technologically advanced venues on the planet.
Billed as “just the beginning,” UNITY marks the first chapter in a broader partnership between the two powerhouse festival producers and promises to transport audiences into a new dimension of immersive music and storytelling.
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“Through the past decades, we both have strived to create festivals and experiences around the world that foster beautiful, unique communities of individuals,” reads a joint statement from Insomniac and Tomorrowland. “Music is our universal language, the dance floor our sanctuary, and every one of you, our family. Now, for the first time in history, our worlds become one.”
“Now, for the first time in history, our worlds become one. In UNITY, we join together to create a brand-new experience that harnesses the magic, love, and awe-inspiring moments within our events—and there’s no better stage on earth than Sphere.”
Merging Tomorrowland’s signature dreamworlds — including Planaxis, Adscendo, and Orbyz — with Insomniac’s flagship universes like Beyond Wonderland, Escape Halloween, and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), the UNITY experience is being described as a guided audiovisual journey through the imagination. The story will unfold across an original orchestral-meets-electronic soundtrack, featuring cinematic compositions and iconic dance anthems, building toward surprise DJ performances during a climactic finale.
The event will take full advantage of Sphere’s next-gen immersive capabilities, including its 16K resolution wraparound LED display and Sphere Immersive Sound system, allowing UNITY to blur the lines between fantasy and reality, bringing fans inside the shared creative visions of both brands.
Vibee is offering exclusive hotel and ticket packages from March 27–30 at unity.vibee.com, with general presale access beginning March 31 at 10 a.m. General on-sale begins April 7 at unityxsphere.com.
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Concertgoers looking to attend shows at Forest Hills Stadium might be out of luck this season, after the New York Police Department has not issued critical permits to the venue citing the breakdown of communication between the venue and area residents. The decision was announced in a letter to the West Side Tennis Club and Tiebreaker Productions, the operator of the stadium and its concert promoter, respectively.
NYPD Inspector William Gallagher wrote that the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, the private group representing the residents of the community around Forest Hills Stadium, refused to let the NYPD close down streets in the neighborhood.
“The NYPD’s crowd control on these private streets is necessary to ensure public safety and welfare when events are hosted at the Stadium,” Gallagher wrote in the letter, which was sent March 19, stating that “until and unless FHGC grants the NYPD permission” there would be no sound amplification permits issued. When contacted by WNYW Fox5, the West Side Tennis Club said that it had not received communication from police about the issue. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the stadium wrote that it is “moving forward with our 2025 concert schedule as planned and our permitting timeline is on its standard schedule. As happens every season, the vocal NIMBY minority of Forest Hills Gardens are attempting to roadblock yet another enjoyable season of music.”
Forest Hills Stadium has been a treasured part of the Queens neighborhood since its construction in the 1920s, and was once home to the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The 14,000-seat venue has hosted concerts since the 1960s, including the Rock The Bells concert in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop in 2023. But in recent years residents have complained about the loud music, blocked driveways and unruly crowds making their way to the venue through the streets.
The concert series also has the backing of local vendors and business owners who say that the shows bring in millions of dollars and jobs to the area. “The idea that a handful of individuals can wield this kind of outsized influence to the detriment of an entire neighborhood is both outrageous and unacceptable,” Queens Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Grech said in a statement on Monday (March 24). “Forest Hills Stadium has done everything right.”