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System of a Down‘s 2025 is starting to get pretty packed. The “Chop Suey!” band announced on Monday (Dec. 16) that they will expand on the already announced North American stadium dates they recently announced with a run of South American stadium gigs.
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The seven-show Wake Up! South America stadium tour is slated to kick off on April 24 in Bogota, Colombia at the Estadio Nemésio Camacho El Campin, followed by a show in Cercado De Lima, Peru at the Estadio Nacional. The tour will move on to Chile, Argentina and Brazil, wrapping up with a run of three shows in Curitiba, Rio De Janieiro and São Paulo. The concerts will be SOAD’s first trip to South America since 2015. No opening acts have been announced for the South American shows.
Fans can sign up for first access to a pre-sale beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time (Peru at 8 a.m.), with a general on-sale beginning at noon local time on Thursday (Dec. 19).
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The reveal came after the band announced a run of 2025 North American shows that will kick off at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on August 27-28 with special guests Korn, as well as two night at Soldier Field in Chicago (August 31-Sept. 1) with Avenged Sevenfold and a final stop at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Sept. 3 and 5 with Deftones.
SOAD went on hiatus in 2006, with band members splitting off to pursue side projects before reforming in 2011 for a run of European festival dates, which was followed by a series of festival and sporadic headlining gigs over the next decade. Despite teasing a return to the studio to work on a follow-up album to their 2005 double release, Mezmerize and Hypnotize, at press time there was no information on the band’s as-yet-untitled sixth studio album.
Check out the announcement and full list of announced 2025 SOAD tour dates below.
April 24 – Bogota, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El CampinApril 27 – Lima, PE @ Estadio NacionalApril 30 – Santiago, CL @ Parque Estadio NacionalMay 3 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio Velez SarsfieldMay 6 – Curitiba, BR @ Estadio Couto PereiraMay 8 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton SantonMay 10 – São Paulo, BR @ Allianz ParqueAugust 27 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium %August 28 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium %August 31 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field *Sept. 1 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field *Sept. 3 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium ^Sept. 5 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium ^
% = w/ Korn, Polyphia, and Wisp* = w/ Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia, and Wisp^ = w/ Deftones, Polyphia, and Wisp
Global Citizen announced on Tuesday (Dec. 17) that John Legend will headline the 2025 installment of the group’s Move Afrika touring series next February. The international advocacy organization with a mission to end extreme poverty has tapped the singer/producer to topline the next iteration of the first-of-its-kind African tour circuit headlined by international artists.
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The 2025 edition will expand beyond the East-to-West Africa route to include stops in Nigeria and Rwanda, kicking off on February 21 with the Move Afrika: Kigali show at the BK Arena. The tour will then move on to Lagos for a show at the Palms on February 25.
“I’m honored and excited to perform in Kigali and Lagos as part of the Move Afrika tour – an initiative that not only brings unforgettable shows, but also creates entrepreneurship and job opportunities, empowering young people to engage with Africa’s growing music and creative industries,” said Legend in a statement. “Africa has always been a global cultural powerhouse, and it’s an honor to be part of the future of live music on the continent.”
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The first Move Afrika event, Move Afrika: Rwanda, was held in Kigali in December 2023 and was headlined by Kendrick Lamar and, according to the release, hailed as the most successful live music event ever staged in the country. The series aims to drive economic investment, job creation and support entrepreneurship opportunities in each host country it visits.
“Move Afrika is Global Citizen’s initiative to address the world’s inequities by creating job and entrepreneurship opportunities for the continent’s emerging generations through an annual series of live music events,” reads a release announcing next year’s lineup. “Showcasing the best of Africa to the world, these events will drive transformative investments within local communities, engage local artists, vendors, agencies and crews, and provide opportunities for on-the-job skill development and training.”
The goal is to add additional counties to the circuit each year over the next five years. The 2025 edition will spotlight a citizen-led advocacy campaign championing sustainable development and economic growth, with a focus on strengthening health systems across the continent. A limited number of tickets for Move Afrika: Kigali and Move Afrika: Lagos are available for purchase here; additional details about the February tour and how to earn free tickets by taking action with Global Citizen will be announced soon.
“We’re thrilled to have John Legend, our longtime Global Citizen Ambassador and friend, headline Move Afrika, as we expand the tour from Rwanda to Nigeria,” said Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans in a statement. “As Move Afrika grows year over year, our goal is to equip and inspire Africa’s dynamic, young population to participate in the live music and creative industries, while investing in its future with lasting infrastructure that will mean the continent no longer needs to be excluded from the international touring circuit.”
After a smash reunion tour last summer, Creed are getting back on the road in 2025 for a huge North American sequel. After a pop-in at the Stagecoach Festival on April 26, the 23-city tour will kick off on July 9 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY, and keep the Scott Stapp-led group in amphitheaters and arenas through an August 20 gig at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
The follow-up to the band’s 2024 Summer of ’99 tour will feature rotating support from the same acts who opened last summer’s edition: 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Big Wreck and Mammoth WVH. A Live Nation presale for select dates will kick off on Thursday (Dec. 12) at 10 a.m. local time (code JOY), with a general onsale slated for Friday (Dec. 13) beginning at 10 a.m. local time here.
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According to a release announcing the new dates, the continuation of last year’s outing that had singer Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips playing 60 sold-out shows and selling 800,000 tickets will also be preceded by the sold-out Summer of ’99 and Beyond Cruise (April 9-13) from Miami to Nassau.
“Thirty years in, it’s been a blessing to pick up right where we left off with longtime fans and to meet the next generation for the first time,” Stapp wrote in a statement about the follow-up to the band’s first tour in 12 years. “It’s been an incredible ride, and we aren’t done, so here’s to a ‘Summer’ that never ends. We’ll see you on the road.”
Check out the dates for Creed’s Summer of ’99 2025 North American tour below:
July 9 — Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena – 3DD/MWVH
July 11 — Syracuse, NY @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview – 3DD/MWVH
July 12 |– Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion – 3DD
July 15 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater – D/MWVH
July 16 — Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – D/MWVH
July 20 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center – 3DD/MWVH
July 22 — Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre – 3DD/MWVH
July 24 — Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium – 3DD/MWVH
July 26 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center – 3DD/MWVH
July 27 — Memphis, TN @ FedExForum – 3DD/MWVH
July 29 — Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena – D/MWVH
August 1 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena – D/MWVH
August 2 — Ridgedale, MO @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena – D/MWVH
August 4 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater – D/MWVH
August 6 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – D/MWVH
August 7 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs – 3DD/MWVH
August 9 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre – 3DD/MWVH
August 10 — Stateline, NV @ Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys – 3DD/MWVH (Not a Live Nation date)
August 13 — Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater – 3DD/MWVH
August 14 — Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre – 3DD/MWVH
August 16 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena – BW/MWVH
August 19 — Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place – BW/MWVH
August 20 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome – BW/MWVH
Previously Announced CREED Dates:
Dec. 28 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Casino & Resort
Dec. 30 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum
Dec. 31 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum
April 9 – April 13 — Miami – Nassau | Summer of ’99 and Beyond Cruise
April 26 — Indio, CA @ Stagecoach Festival
3DD – 3 Doors Down / D – Daughtry / BW – Big Wreck / MWVH – Mammoth WVH
James Taylor is hitting the road next summer with his all-star band for an extensive 2025 North American tour. The 23-date outing will feature support from vocal harmony trio Tiny Habits, with a presale for the show slated to open today (Dec. 10) at 10 a.m. local time; a JamesTaylor.com account is required in order to participate in the presale.
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The tour is slated to kick off on May 5 with a show at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ, followed by amphitheater gigs in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Toronto before winding down at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, N.H. on July 1. The outing will feature a few double-downs, including a pair of nights at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, a pair at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA, two at the Chateau St. Michelle Winery in Seattle, WA and a double-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO.
A Live Nation presale for select dates will kick off on Wednesday (Dec. 11) at 10 a.m. local time here (use code JOY). The general onsale will begin on Friday (Dec. 13) at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster. According to Taylor’s announcement, more dates will be announced soon.
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The 76-year-old James is headed back on the road after a busy 2024, which found him hitting amphitheaters across the U.S. and playing a benefit Concert for Carolina in October to raise funds for North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene, as well as performing at the DNC and at a Kamala Harris/Tim Walz rally in October.
See James Taylor’s 2025 U.S. summer tour dates below:
May 5 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint CenterMay 7 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure ArenaMay 8 — Highland, CA @ Yaamava TheaterMay 10 — San Diego, CA @ Rady ShellMay 11 — San Diego, CA @ Rady ShellMay 13 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara BowlMay 14 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara BowlMay 16 — Stanford, CA @ Frost AmphitheaterMay 17 — Lincoln, CA @ The Venue at Thunder ValleyMay 19 — Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes AmphitheatreMay 21 — Nampa, ID @ Ford AmphitheaterMay 23 — Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts AmphitheatreMay 25 — Seattle, WA @ Chateau St. Michelle WineryMay 26 — Seattle, WA @ Chateau St. Michelle WineryJune 13 — Morrison, CO @ Red RocksJune 14 — Morrison, CO @ Red RocksJune 17 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel CenterJune 19 — Highland Park, IL @ RaviniaJune 21 — Milwaukee, WI @ SummerfestJune 23 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend AmphitheaterJune 24 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music CenterJune 27 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser StageJune 29 — Canandaigua, NY @ CMACJuly 1 — Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
Nelly is hitting the road in 2025 for a global tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, 2000’s Country Grammar. The 56-date outing is slated to kick off on March 21 with a gig at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand before hitting Australia, Canada, Europe and North America.
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The “Hot in Herre” rapper will be joined by a number of collaborators and friends on the tour, including Ja Rule, Eve, St. Lunatics, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri and Chingy on various stops, with additional surprise guests to be named later. In a statement, Nelly said, “Yo, ‘Where Da Party At Tour’ we are taking this tour worldwide — I got my folks with me Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Eve, the St. Lunatics, and Fabulous — so you know it’s ⬆️ all 2025… LETS GOOOOO..!!! Da Party AT…!!”
The Live Nation-promoted tour will be Nelly’s most extensive outing to date, with the general onsale for all countries slated to kick off on Friday (Dec. 13) at 10 a.m. local time here. Tickets will also be available through a variety of presales beginning on Tuesday (Dec. 10) starting at 10 a.m. local time.
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The 2025 tour — Nelly’s first road run since opening for Janet Jackson on her 2023-2024 Together Again — will travel to Canada beginning in April, before hopping to Europe in May and June and kicking off a U.S. run beginning July 23 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA; the American run is slated to wind down on Sept. 19 at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, AR.
Check out the full list of dates for Nelly’s 2025 Where the Party At tour below:
March 21 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena
March 22 – Brisbane, AUS @ Eaton’s Hill Hotel
March 25 – Sydney, AUS @ Hordern Pavilion
March 27 – Melbourne, AUS @ John Cain Arena
March 29 – Perth, AUS @ HBF Stadium
April 11 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre^
April 12 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre^
April 14 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
April 15 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
April 18 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
April 20 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre
April 21 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
April 22 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
April 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
May 24 – Oberhausen, DE @ Rudolf Weber-Arena
May 25 – Brussels, BE @ ING Arena
May 26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
May 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena
May 29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena
June 1 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
June 2 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
June 4 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena
June 5 – London, UK @ The O2
June 7 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena
June 9 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
June 11 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
July 23 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 25 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
July 26 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 27 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
July 31 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
August 1 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 2 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre^
August 3 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 5 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
August 6 – Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest*~
August 8 – Oshkosh, QI @ Crossroads 41 Festival*~
August 9 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 10 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 13 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 14 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 16 – Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*^
August 22 – Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
August 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
August 27 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Sept. 4 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman^
Sept. 5 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
Sept. 6 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre*#
Sept. 9 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sept. 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Sept. 14 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 16 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
Sept. 18 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Sept. 19 – North Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
AUS + NZ: Nelly, St. Lunatics, Chingy, Jermaine Dupri
Canada: Nelly, Ja Rule, Chingy, Jermaine Dupri
EU + UK: Nelly, Eve, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri
US + Toronto: Nelly, Ja Rule, Eve, Chingy, Jermaine Dupri
^Chingy Will Not Support This Date
#Ja Rule and Eve Will Not Support This Date
*Not a Live Nation Date
~Festival Date, No Support
System of a Down announced a trio of 2025 stadium shows featuring special guests Deftones, Korn and Avenged Sevenfold. The Live Nation-produced gigs will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on August 28 (with Korn), followed by Soldier Field in Chicago on August 31 (with Avenged Sevenfold) and Rogers Stadium in Toronto […]
Guns N’ Roses have plotted a 2025 summer tour of the Middle East and Europe that is slated to kick off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 23, which will be the veteran hard rocker’s first-ever stop in the country. The 24-show run will be the band’s first outing since they wound-down their 2023 world tour at the Hell & Heaven Fest in Toluca, Mexico in November 2023.
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Announcing the shows on their Instagram on Monday morning (Dec. 9), the band wrote, “Because what you want N’ what you get are two completely different things.” After opening in Saudi Arabia, the tour will visit the United Arab Emirates before moving on to stadiums in Europe, with shows in Georgia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, the U.K., Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and Serbia. The tour is currently slated to wind down in Bulgaria on July 21, with no .
Support on the tour will come from Public Enemy, Rival Sons and the Sex Pistols fronted by Frank Carter on select dates. Nightrain fan club tickets will be available in a presale beginning Tuesday (Dec. 10) at 9 a.m. local time with a general onsale slated from Friday at 9 a.m. local; click here for information on both. PE hype man Flavor Flav was elated by the news, writing on X, “I’M GOING ON TOUR WITH GUNS N’ ROSES, !!!! Letz go,!!!”
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GNR haven’t release a new album since 2008’s decade-plus in the making Chinese Democracy. In October, bassist Diff McKagan told SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk that the group has been working on new material. “There’s definitely a desire and a plan for new music,” he said. “Yeah, for sure.” At press time the band has not announced any other 2025 tour dates.
Check out the 2025 GNR Middle East/European dates below.
“It was the end of an era, but the start of an age.” Taylor Swift sang these words as the final performance of her globe-spanning, blockbuster-selling Eras tour came to a close on Sunday night (Dec. 8) at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, tucking some fan service into a piano rendition of “Long Live” during […]
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Kendrick Lamar could easily take the next year off, considering the epic year he’s had thus far but that won’t be the case heading into the following year. Kendrick Lamar and frequent collaborator SZA will embark upon the North American 19-city Grand National Tour, kicking off in the spring.
The Grand National Tour was announced on Tuesday (December 3), just over a week since the release of Kendrick Lamar’s first full-length project GNX on his pgLang recording label and entertainment brand. SZA joined Lamar on GNX standout track “luther,” and has recorded hits with the Compton, Calif. native which include crowdpleasers such as “All The Stars,” among others.
It should be assumed that with all the recent fanfare, this will be one of the hottest tickets in town. However, Cash App Visa Card holders will have access to a pre-sale event on Wednesday (December 4) at 10 am local time. Cash App Visa Card holders will also receive 20% off all Grand National Tour merch when purchased with their card during the city stops.
More about the Cash App Visa pre-sale can be found by clicking here. On Friday (December 6) at 10 am local time, the general sale kicks off on www.grandnationaltour.com.
The tour dates and stops for the Grand National Tour are listed below.
Apr 19 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
Apr 23 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
Apr 26 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Apr 29 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes Benz Stadium
May 03 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
May 05 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
May 08 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
May 09 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
May 12 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
May 17 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
May 21 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 23 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 27 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
May 29 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park
May 31 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Jun 04 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
Jun 06 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Jun 10 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Jun 12 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Jun 16 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Jun 18 – Washington, DC – Northwest Stadium
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The Goo Goo Dolls apologized to fans on Tuesday (Dec. 3) after announcing that they’ve been forced to cancel a planned run of headlining shows in South Africa after singer John Rzeznik was hospitalized with pneumonia. “We’re heartbroken to postpone our South Africa shows. This country means so much to us, and we were so […]