State Champ Radio Concerts
Page: 29
Fans around the world will be able to livestream this year’s Fuji Rock Festival free of charge on Prime Video and the three official Amazon Music channels on Twitch.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
One of Japan’s pioneering music festivals, Fuji Rock ’24 is slated to hit Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture from July 26-28. The livestream will feature performances and interview footage of the acts billed on this year’s lineup set to appear on the Green, White, Red Marquee and Field of Heaven stages.
The Killers, Kraftwerk and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will headline this year’s Fuji Rock, while acts including Awich, Beth Gibbons, girl in red, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, Kenya Grace, Kim Gordon, Tatsuya Kitani, MAN WITH A MISSION, Omar Apollo, Taeko Onuki, Noname, Peggy Gou, RAYE, Remi Wolf, Rufus Wainwright, Sampha, Teddy Swims, 10-FEET, The Allman Betts Band, The Last Dinner Party, TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA, Turnstile and more have been announced to perform. The schedule and lineup for the online livestream will be announced later.
Prime Video, which is free for those with an Amazon Prime account, can be streamed on the website and on a variety of compatible devices by using the Prime Video app including smartphones, tablets, cable TV devices, gaming devices, smart TVs, Fire TV, Fire TV stick and Fire tablets. The livestream will also be available for free on the three official Amazon Music channels on Twitch.
Trending on Billboard
To commemorate this exclusive live broadcast, five official Amazon limited color T-shirts are now available on Amazon Merch on Demand.
Miranda Lambert just wants fans to leave their drama at the door when they come to her concerts. At the country star’s headlining set at Under the Big Sky Festival in Montana Saturday (July 13), she went full teacher mode on a group of fans who apparently had some things to sort out amongst themselves, […]
Boston, Massachusetts, often dubbed America’s Walking City, comes alive during the summer with a vibrant array of outdoor music venues that cater to every musical taste and preference. Whether you’re into grand orchestral performances or intimate porch concerts, Boston offers a diverse range of experience set against its historic, picturesque backdrops.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Fenway Concert Series
During the summertime, The Fenway Concert Series transforms the iconic baseball stadium into a lively music venue, where fans can enjoy performances with the famous Green Monster as a backdrop. After a successful 2023 Fenway Concert Series featuring the likes of Morgan Wallen and P!NK, Fenway Sports Group put together an impressive lineup of shows for fans to enjoy this summer. Artists like Noah Kahan, Foo Fighters, Green Day, and more will grace the Fenway stage this summer.
Leader Bank Pavilion
Trending on Billboard
Leader Bank Pavilion is Boston’s premiere outdoor concert venue. Locally dubbed “The Pav” accommodates up to 5,000 guests and provides a unique concert experience with stunning views of the harbor. This summer, The Pavillion stage returns with a stellar lineup of diverse artists like Two Door Cinema Club, Young Miko, Black Pumas, Omar Apollo, and more.
Boston Public Library Courtyard
For those seeking a more intimate live music experience, the Boston Public Library Courtyard hosts classical music concerts and cultural performances that showcase Boston’s rich artistic heritage. This summer, fans can enjoy the Courtyard Series, running from June 5 through Friday August 30th with performances in the McKim Building Courtyard.
Boston Public Library also offers a series of Friday lunchtime concerts throughout the summer featuring local musicians. The summer lineup was primarily curated via an application process overseen by staff with extensive musical backgrounds. Artists such as Patten Street Duo, LEX, and Ming Yang are slated to perform during the Friday lunchtime concert series.
Porchfest
Porchfeset epitomizes Boston’s community spirit and love for music. Held in various neighborhoods across Massachusetts, Porchfest transforms residential streets into DIY stages where local musicians perform on porches, in yards, and even on sidewalks. This grassroots music festival celebrates creativity and individuality, offering a unique opportunity to discover emerging artists and connect with neighbors in a new way.
Hatch Shell
This outdoor amphitheater hosts the renowned Boston Pops Orchestra and a variety of other musical performances throughout the season. From classical symphonies to contemporary concerts, Hatch Shell provides a more intimate outdoor viewing experience along the Charles River Esplanade. This venue is best known for its annual Fourth of July celebration, but often hosts free concerts during the summer months.
Whether you’re a visitor exploring Boston’s cultural offerings or a local looking to soak in the city’s summer vibes, these outdoor music experiences promise an unforgettable weekend filled with the magic of live music and community.
It’s been 13 years since reggae and dancehall legend Buju Banton last performed in the U.S. Watching the icon dance and belt his way through a 90-minute set at New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday night (July 14), it was nearly impossible to believe that much time has passed. Buju’s Sunday night show — his […]
Pest problems. Piano problems. Taylor Swift had to stop performing mid-song over a couple unexpected, but funny, incidents during her acoustic set in Milan, Italy, on Saturday and Sunday (July 13-14).
“Swallowed another one,” Swift dryly remarked to a loud, supportive audience Saturday night in Milan, accepting her fate when a bug flew into her mouth while on stage for the surprise song section at San Siro Stadium.
The pop icon — no stranger to an unfortunate run-in with a bug on an international tour that’s made its way to many an outdoor stadium — wasn’t surprised. “I knew it would happen ’cause there’s so many bugs here tonight,” she told the crowd, pausing for a moment and then explaining the protocol: “I just need to cough a little bit.”
She was sitting at the piano, playing a rather sad and angry Red-era mashup of “I Almost Do” and “The Moment I Knew,” when the insect intruder interfered with her art.
Trending on Billboard
That mashup on the keys on Saturday followed “The 1″/“Wonderland” on acoustic guitar. (“I’ve never done this in the acoustic section before,” Swift revealed of “The 1,” the opener of Folklore. The song used to be on the main Eras Tour set list, but lost its place when Swift reworked the long-running show to include selections from her newest album, the 31-track collection The Tortured Poets Department, the reigning No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
On Sunday, Swift’s acoustic guitar surprise was a mashup of “Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “Red”; her piano surprise Sunday night was “Getaway Car” with “Out of the Woods,” but she didn’t get very far with that one before noticing something was not quite right with her piano.
“You know what, we finally broke it. We have finally broken this thing,” quipped Swift while someone from her tech crew swiftly helped fix the issue with the Eras instrument.
The star still had trouble closing its top, but celebrated once she got it shut: “I did it!” she squealed, and with a grin got back to performing, starting the song again: “No, nothing good starts in a getaway car.”
In planned surprises from Milan that also had fans talking over the weekend, Swift debuted three Eras Tour costumes: new dresses for her Fearless and Tortured Poets eras of the concert on Saturday, and a new gown for the show’s Speak Now moment on Sunday.
For Fearless, she took the stage in a new, shimmering black-and-gold number (pictured at the top of this article, and in motion in the short concert video below) that was a fun fit for such a big sing-along part of show. The look also calls back to the aesthetic of Swift’s Reputation, fans noticed, feeling a bit Gatsby in design while also reminding Swifties of this bodysuit from the Reputation Tour.
Swift’s new Tortured Poets costume, seen in the image below, is of the same design as her previous one — but with new lyrics written around its skirt. Instead of words from the album’s title track, the updated version of the white Vivienne Westwood dress features lyrics from Swift’s rage-filled “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” “You should be,” it reminds those watching.
And on Sunday, Swift performed “Enchanted,” the one Speak Now song that has a permanent place in the Eras set, in a new ballgown in a color that can best be described as Speak Now purple. Check out a fan’s collage of Swift’s sparkly Speak Now gown collection from The Eras Tour.
See highlights from Swift’s weekend in Milan with the surprise song performance clips embedded below. Next up on the hitmaker’s Europe itinerary, she’ll get to visit Germany, bringing the summer Eras Tour to the cities of Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg and Munich.
Feid has wrapped his 2024 Ferxxocalipsis Tour with his first-ever stadium concert at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., on Saturday (July 6).
The evening celebrations began as early as 6 p.m. ET as the venue live streamed the Copa America Colombia vs. Panama game via a large screen outside. Shortly after the match ended, where Colombia won 5-0 and qualified for the semi-finals, the official DJs of Perro Negro (a popular nightclub in Colombia) pumped up the crowd inside with a 40-minute set of pure reggaeton bangers.
At the venue, Feid offered fans the ultimate tour experience that went beyond nifty merch: there were themed photo booths, monster trucks, and even a karaoke corner.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
The Colombian artist officially kicked off his performance at 9:45 p.m. after a nearly three-minute cartoon-inspired intro, in which he told his fans to relax because “the show was about to start.”
Trending on Billboard
Wearing a black and neon green running vest, denim shorts and his signature white sunglasses, the artist sang “Alakran,” “50 Palos,” “Chimbita,” “Lady Mi Amor” and “Castigo.” “Hello, mor [love], how are you? We’re going to parchar [party] in Miami with el Ferxxo,” he said, greeting the packed venue.
Feid delivered nearly 40 of his hits, back-to-back, from “Bubalu” to “El Cielo” to “Prohibidox” to “Porfa” to “Feliz Cumpleaños, Ferxxo” to “Monastery” and beyond. The crowd’s reaction to each song was notable; a primarily Gen Z audience chanted every lyric at the top of their lungs, even the latest releases like “Brickell,” “Luces de Tecno” and “Sorry 4 That Much.”
The stage’s concept — which included 18 large LED panels, cartoon images and industrial stairs — took fans to Feid’s own imaginary city, one that’s dark and mysterious, but vibrant and thrilling. His fellow companions were guitarist Pedro Mejía, DJ SEBAXXSS and background singer Mariana, who’s also his cousin.
After two outfit changes, all following his green-and-white aesthetic, the Colombian act sang hits such as “Le Pido a Dios,” for which he was joined by surprise guest DJ Premier, “Normal,” “Ferxxo100,” “Hey Mor” and “Classy 101″ before closing the show five minutes past midnight with the EDM-influenced “Luna.”
“Good night, Miami. This is Ferxxo’s first stadium [show],” he reminded the crowd with a smile from ear-to-ear. “Thank you for being here tonight.”
Taylor Swift fans know they’re in for a good time when the Eras Tour mastermind says from the stage, “I’m gonna do one that I’ve never played live before.” Those were the words from Swift’s red lips Friday night (July 5) in Amsterdam, where she debuted “imgonnagetyouback” live during her acoustic set at Johan Cruyff Arena.
“imgonnagetyouback,” the sexy Anthology track about luring in an old flame (found on the 31-song edition of The Tortured Poets Department) starts off with Swift setting the scene: “Lilac short skirt, the one that fits me like skin.” She soon asserts, “I’ll tell you one thing, honey/ I can tell when somebody still wants me, come clean.”
“Whether I’m gonna be your wife, or/ Gonna smash up your bike, I haven’t decided yet/ But I’m gonna get you back,” goes the “imgonnagetyouback” chorus. “Whether I’m gonna curse you out or/ Take you back to my house, I haven’t decidеd yet/ But I’m gonna get you back.”
Trending on Billboard
“I hear thе whispers in your eyes/ I’ll make you wanna think twice/ You’ll find that you were never not mine/ You’re mine,” sang Swift on the Amsterdam stage, acoustic guitar in hand.
In the surprise song section of Swift’s Friday night show, when the hitmaker played “Imgonnagetyouback” live for the first time ever, she made the song even spicier by connecting it to Reputation slow jam “Dress.”“Say my name and everything just stops/ I don’t want you like a best friend/ Only bought this dress so you could take it off/ Take it off, ah, ah, ah,” she sang in the flirty mashup, making her way from “Dress” back to the “imgonnagetyouback” bridge: “I can feel it coming, humming in the way you move/ Push the reset button, we’re becomin’ something new/ Say you got somebody, I’ll say I got someone too/ Even if it’s handcuffed, I’m leavin’ here with you.”
Post-guitar performance, Swift followed with a love story on piano.
She sang the delicate “You Are in Love,” a deluxe track from the 1989 era, weaved into the dreamy “Cowboy Like Me,” from Evermore.
“You can hear it in the silence/ You can feel it on the way home/ You can see it with the lights out/ You are in love, true love,” Swift reflected from “You are in Love,” before singing about falling for “a cowboy like me.”
“Now you hang from my lips, like the Gardens of Babylon/ With your boots beneath my bed, forever is the sweetest con,” she mused. “You had some tricks up your sleeve/ Takes one to know one.”Tying the two moments together, she sang, “But you can hear it in the silence/ You can feel it on the way home/ You can see it with the lights out/ You’re a cowboy like me, and you were in love.”
The pop icon, whose The Tortured Poets Department album holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, has now debuted most of her latest collection’s tracks live on tour. Which songs from the set have yet to get stage time? “So Long, London,” “Florida!!!” feat. Florence + The Machine, “Cassandra” and “Robin.”
Watch Swift’s July 5 surprise song clips, captured by fans at Friday night’s Amsterdam show, below.
Pepe Aguilar is all about tradition, Mexican pride and family, and that’s exactly what takes centerstage at his Jaripeo Hasta Los Huesos Tour.
With back-to-back performances by the Aguilar dynasty, including Antonio Aguilar Jr. (Pepe’s brother), and Leonardo and Ángela Aguilar (Pepe’s children), the show is an homage to the legendary Don Antonio Aguilar, who pioneered the jaripeo-style spectacle back in the ’60s alongside singer and actress Flor Silvestre, his wife and mother to Pepe and Antonio Jr.
“Antonio was a visionary,” Pepe said about his father on Friday, July 5, during a tour stop in Chicago’s Allstate Arena. “To present my family and culture in this way is honestly the best. I don’t do these shows for the money. It’s to honor my parents and pride for my culture.”
Pepe and his son Leonardo further honored Don Antonio by singing “Bandido de Amores,” his collaboration with another late legend, Joan Sebastian, originally recorded more than 30 years ago. The new version, included in Leonardo’s Soy Como Quiero Ser, a tribute album to Sebastian, most recently hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Regional Mexican Airplay chart (dated July 6).
Trending on Billboard
Before singing it alongside Leonardo, Pepe explained the backstory of how the original collaboration came about. “My dad and Joan didn’t get along,” he said candidly. “But I made them get together for a song. I had to do it. I mean I really admired Joan and, well, Antonio was my dad. And now, 30 years later, I record it with my son, and now it’s No. 1 thanks to you all.”
Leonardo and Antonio Jr. each performed a set of approximately 30 minutes before Ángela took the stage to a roaring crowd, riding a majestic white horse as she wore a gorgeous, long black dress adorned with pink, orange and yellow flowers. She sang “Que Agonía” and the fan-favorite “Dime Como Quieres,” her collaboration with recently-confirmed boyfriend Christian Nodal. “I miss you, my love,” she said in the middle of the song.
Inspired by Mexico’s Día de Muertos, the three-hour show — with a 360-degree-style stage filled with altars, catrinas that come to life and colorful Mexican artesanía — features all four artists singing while horseback riding (no easy feat) and charros who literally risk their lives riding bulls. At one point, one of the Mexican cowboys was kicked by the bull he rode for a competition and had to be taken out on a stretcher. Pepe assured concertgoers he was “fine,” adding, “Thank God nothing major happened and we can go on with the show.”
Pepe was the last to take the stage and did it to a packed house filled with multi-generational families who applauded his commitment to put Mexican music, culture and tradition at the forefront of his shows. His children, who had performed him, watched their father from afar in admiration. “I promise to bring you a different show each year if you let me,” Pepe declared.
After an encore show in Chicago on Saturday (July 6), the Jaripeo Hasta Los Huesos Tour continues with two back-to-back stops in Los Angeles on July 13-14.
There are two things the English cannot live without: soccer and Glastonbury. The legendary summer festival that took place over the weekend drew 200,000 to see sets by headliners Dua Lipa, LCD Soundsystem, Coldplay, SZA and Burna Boy, even as England was fighting for its life in a thrilling elimination game against Slovakia in the […]
Taylor Swift‘s stage didn’t perform as planned at the start of “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” during Saturday’s show in Dublin.
As the pop icon launched into the first few lines of the track from The Tortured Poets Department — “Was any of it true/ Gazing at me starry-eyed/ In your Jehovah’s Witness suit/ Who the f— was that guy?” — concertgoers noticed the stage was malfunctioning. The elevated section Swift stood on had failed to lower when it was supposed to, leaving her momentarily stranded.
Swift didn’t flinch over the glitch.
Fortunately, she didn’t have to wait long for one of her dancers, Jan Ravnik, to lend a hand and help her down.
Trending on Billboard
In a closeup video from Swift’s Tortured Poets set of the concert posted by a fan, it looks and sounds like the pop star’s trying to hold in laughter as Ravnik offers assistance.
The show must go on, and Swift’s three-and-a-half-hour show did.
Swift’s international Eras Tour was at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for three concerts this weekend. Next, she’ll take the tour to Amsterdam for a trio of dates at Johan Cruijff Arena from July 4-6.
On Sunday, Billboard announced Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department remains at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a 10th consecutive, and total, week.
At this point, Swift has played the majority of the 31-track collection live on The Eras Tour at least once. The Tortured Poets section of the show includes tracks “But Daddy I Love Him,” a small taste of “So High School,” ‘Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” and “Down Bad,” which transitions to “Fortnight.” It wraps up with “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” (usually with a functioning stage) and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”
Other tracks from the album have had their live debut in Swift’s acoustic section, in which she offers two surprise-song performances. This weekend’s firsts included “The Albatross” on Saturday and “Clara Bow” on Sunday for Stevie Nicks, who was in the VIP tent and filming Swift’s song with her cell phone.
See clips of Swift expertly handling the Saturday stage malfunction below.
