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Grupo Firme is set to kick off La Última Peda Tour on April 11 in Mexicali, following the cancellation of a performance in Mazatlán after a message on a banner with alleged death threats attributed to a drug cartel appeared in Tijuana. And the trek will proceed with reinforced security.
“People can come with confidence and have a good time,” Eduin Caz, the band’s frontman, said during a press conference Thursday afternoon at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, where the second show of the tour is scheduled for April 12. “We have strengthened security for this tour in Mexico. The shows of Grupo Firme are meant to be enjoyed, and that’s how it will be.”

After a three-year absence from Mexico, La Última Peda Tour will take Grupo Firme to 23 stadiums across the country, including their eighth performance at Estadio GNP Seguros (formerly Foro Sol) on June 28. The tour will also mark their return to palenques, a more intimate type of show that allows for greater interaction with the audience.

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“We need to relive that closeness with people that only these types of venues can provide,” said Jhonny Cazares, the group’s third voice. “Great artists we admire, like Alfredo Olivas and Julión Álvarez, do them. These [venues] are smaller, but they’re no less important. Plus, they’re part of our culture.”

Meanwhile, the state government and the Baja California Prosecutor’s Office are continuing their investigation into the threats against the band. The cancellation of the March 1 concert, which was part of the Mazatlán Carnival, was a result of the discovery of an alleged narcomanta and a human head in a box Feb. 25 in Tijuana — a fact confirmed to Billboard Español by the Baja California State Prosecutor’s Office. So far, four arrests have been made in the case, Excelsior TV reported citing the prosecutor’s office.

“We are grateful for the support of the authorities, who have been attentive from the very beginning,” Caz added. “We can’t share more details so as not to hinder the investigation.”

Coming up, Grupo Firme will be releasing a new album in May. In an interview with Billboard Español, the singer shared some details about the project, which was helmed by renowned songwriter and producer Joss Favela along with Abraham Luna, the group’s second voice and producer.

“The musical arrangements are different,” revealed Caz. “We’ve incorporated piano, electric guitar, and saxophone with banda and norteño. Our musical roots remain the same. The lyrics are in my style, mostly about heartbreak — those are the ones that come most naturally to me.”

He continued: “We recorded 17 songs but will keep only 12; they’re all very good. I don’t want any of them to go unnoticed or not get the attention they deserve.”

He also shared that it took them about a year to select and record the songs, with Caz contributing as a songwriter alongside Horacio Palencia, Nathan Galante, and Joss Favela — the same creator of “El Beneficio de la Duda,” which led Grupo Firme to spend two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart in mid-2024.

As for a potential collaboration with Don Omar — who recently expressed in press conference in Mexico City his desire to record with the band — Caz said: “There’s a great friendship. We haven’t been able to align schedules, first due to health issues for both of us. The song has already been chosen; it’s just a matter of timing. It would be amazing to make it happen.”

Mumford & Sons announced an extensive summer 2025 North American tour on Friday (March 28) in support of their just-released Rushmere album. To celebrate the folk rockers’ first LP in seven years, Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane will launch a summer tour of arenas and amphitheaters beginning on June 5 at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR.
The run will feature stops in California, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Ontario, Montana, Colorado, Georgia and Alabama during the summer, before the group return in October for a second string of dates in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma, winding down at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha, NE on Oct. 26.

The new album — named for the spot in Wimbledon, U.K. where the band members first met — was produced in collaboration with Grammy-winner Dave Cobb and recorded in Nashville, Savannah, GA and Devon, England. The upcoming run of dates will expand on a series of intimate shows the group performed this month in Europe, Australia and the U.S., culminating with a gig on Wednesday (March 26) in Brooklyn.

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Tickets for the North American shows will go on sale on April 4; click here for information on pre-sale and on-sales. Mumford & Sons has teamed with PLUS 1 to support War Child, with $1 from every ticket sold going to the organization to help and protect children affected by war.

Check out the tour dates for Mumford & Sons’ 2025 North American tour (and their European swing) below.

June 5: Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater*

June 9: Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre*

June 12: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl†

June 14: West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre†

June 17: Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center†

June 18: Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center†

June 20: Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center†

June 21: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center‡

June 22: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion†

June 24: Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage†

July 18: Quincy, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre§

July 19: Whitefish, MT @ Under The Big Sky Festival

July 21: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^

July 22: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^

July 24: Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater#

July 26: Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre#

July 27: Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium#

July 29: Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park||

July 31: Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater||

August 8: Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium~

Oct. 8: Chicago, IL @ United Center**

Oct. 9: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center**

Oct. 11: Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum**

Oct. 12: Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena**

Oct. 14: Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center**

Oct. 16: Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center**

Oct. 17: Montréal, QC @ Centre Bell**

Oct. 19: Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena**

Oct. 20: Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena**

Oct. 22: Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena††

Oct. 24: Austin, TX @ Moody Center††

Oct. 25: Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center††

Oct. 26: Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center Arena††

2025 European tour dates

July 4: Dublin, Ireland @ Malahide Castle

July 7: Verona, Italy @ Arena di Verona 

Nov. 6: Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena 

Nov. 8: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena

Nov. 10: Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena 

Nov. 12: Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena 

Nov. 13: Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis 

Nov. 14: Paris, France @ Adidas Arena 

Nov. 16: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal

Nov. 17: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome

Nov. 19: Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena

Nov. 20: Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion 

Nov. 21: Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum

Nov. 23: Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi 

Nov. 25: Lisbon, Portugal @ Sagres Campo Pequeno

Nov. 29: Newcastle, U.K. @ Utilita Arena††

Nov. 30: Leeds, U.K. @ First Direct Arena††

Dec. 2: Glasgow, U.K. @ OVO Hyrdo††

Dec. 3: Manchester, U.K. @ Co-op Live††

Dec. 5: Sheffield, U.K. @ Utilita Arena††

Dec. 7: Birmingham, U.K. @ Utilita Arena††

Dec. 8: Cardiff, U.K. @ Utilita Arena††

Dec. 10: London, U.K. @ The O2††

Dec. 11: London, U.K. @ The O2††

*with Divorce

†with Good Neighbours

‡with Gigi Perez

§with Japanese Breakfast

^with Madison Cunningham

#with Gregory Alan Isakov

||with Margo Price

~with Lucius

**with Michael Kiwanuka

††with Sierra Ferrell

Shakira continues breaking records in Mexico, where she will perform four additional shows as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour, including one more date at the capital’s GNP Seguros Stadium on August 29, OCESA announced on Wednesday (March 26).
“11 dates are not enough; the She-Wolf will return with four more dates in August and September,” the promoter said on social media.

With this, the Colombian superstar will reach the historic milestone of eight performances at the aforementioned venue (previously known as Foro Sol) over two separate phases of her tour. The feat surpasses shows by other international icons such as Paul McCartney, Metallica, Coldplay, and Taylor Swift.

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The other three tour dates in Mexico will be at Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro on September 2, Estadio Akron in Guadalajara on September 6, and Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla on September 12. Presale tickets for Banamex cardholders will take place on March 28, while general ticket sales will begin on March 29, added the promoter.

On Tuesday night (March 25), Shakira performed the fourth of seven concerts that make up her unprecedented residency at Estadio GNP Seguros, making her the first artist to sell out such a number of nights at the imposing venue, which will bring together a total of 455,000 attendees, according to OCESA.

Launched on February 11 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour is set to visit the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Colombia before arriving in the United States on May 13.

In an interview with Billboard Español in Mexico City, Shakira said that the tour has become something more intimate and profound. “These are more than just concerts. They are deep encounters where healing happens,” she said, adding that, with each performance, she feels “stronger and happier.”

Check out OCESA’s announcement below.

Anthony Raneri says the person least surprised that his band Bayside is still around to celebrate its 25th anniversary may be the teenage version of himself, the one from Queens, NY, who knew he wanted to be a rock star.

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“I was just so sure it was gonna happen,” Raneri, 42, tells Billboard. “You could ask me (at a different age) and I would be shocked there was a version of me still doing this. But at 15 or something, I was just so sure. I started this band so young that reality never factored in. I was a kid. I was a dreamer. Bills weren’t part of my life. It was all hopes and dreams at that point. I was too young to know better. And now fast forward…and it’s actually happened.”

Raneri and Bayside — which still includes first-album member Jack O’Shea on guitar, with Nick Ghanbarian on bass since 2004 and drummer Chris Guglielmo since 2006 — will be celebrating the group’s overall 25th anniversary this spring with The Errors Tour. The three-leg outing kicks off March 29 in Buffalo, NY, and all but one of its 23 stops will be two-night affairs with completely different setlists; the first show will feature songs from Bayside’s first four albums, and the second from the subsequent five titles, leading up to last year’s There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive.

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“We conceptualized this years ago, and we decided the 25th anniversary was the right time to put it into place,” Raneri explains. “Every tour we try to shake things up a little bit. It can’t just be the same show all the time. At this point in our career, with the back catalog we have, so many singles over the years, it’s hard to get songs into the setlist. That means track eight on our first record or track five on our fifth record, when do you ever get to that? So this way, if we can dedicate an hour and a half to just the first four records and then the next night to the next five, we get to those deeper cuts and songs that have been left out, which makes it more interesting for us and, I think, for the fans.”

Not surprisingly, Raneri says preparations for the tour have been “very intense” for the quartet. In addition to its own choices Bayside solicited fan requests via social media, which yielded surprises such as “Indiana,” a B-side from 2014’s Cult that also appeared as a bonus track on a deluxe edition of the album.

“We’ve bought into the concept,” Raneri says. “The cool thing about our band, and something we’re so insanely lucky with, is that we can pull something like this off. There’s a lot of bands that exist that have as many records as we do that couldn’t dedicate nights of a tour to newer albums. But we’re lucky that people like and buy and still enjoy our new albums. Our anniversary doesn’t mean we have to go out and just play old records.”

Bayside has, of course, scored some must-play hits from its nine albums as well as EPs, including “Devotion and Desire” from its self-titled 2005 set and “Sick, Sick, Sick,” a top 40 Alternative Airplay chart hit from 2010’s Killing Time. “The second night might not have ‘Devotion and Desire,’” Raneri notes, “but ‘Sick, Sick, Sick,’ it’s crazy to think that’s in the second half of our career, and ‘Already Gone’ and ‘Go To Hell.’ I think there’s plenty to keep people happy either night, if you don’t come for both.”

Raneri feels he and his bandmates have become “more proficient” players during the intervening years, while diving deep into the catalog has given him a perspective on why Bayside has been able to maintain a loyal following for all this time.

“I just think there is an honesty in what bands from our world have always done that’s different than other genres,” he explains. “What we do, it’s not image stuff. With other genres, there’s a lot of things that are of their time. You look at A Flock of Seagulls or something like that, and it’s just so ’80s; they look like the time, they sound like the time, the lyrics are of the time. Same thing with hair metal: [Cinderella’s] ‘Hot and Bothered’ is a bad-ass song when you’re in high school, but when you’re 40 or 50 does it still connect like that? Do you still wear your hair like that? Do you still dress like that? Of course not. I think our scene, it’s earnest as a pillar of its identity. The emotions are more timeless and not as much about the moment the (songs) were made in.”

Raneri and company plan on adding to Bayside’s catalog soon. The group is concentrating on The Errors Tour for the time being, but the frontman promises that “the day after our big, final 25th anniversary show on Long Island (Sept. 26), I’m writing the new record, and that will be our main focus. All of next year we’ll be working on a new record.

“I always start with finding influences,” Raneri explains, “so I’m just listening to a lot of music, and I’m writing down ideas. When I hear a song that I think would be a cool inspiration for something, I write it down. I have notepads around my house with my ideas, notes apps in my phone, playlists that I’ve made of songs I want to take inspiration from for the next record. I’m not at a stage where I know what that inspiration turns into, but I’m shaping. It’s almost like I’m making this very large Pinterest board in my head, and then when it comes time to actually put pen to paper, I’ll have that board to reference.”

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Bayside’s The Errors Tour itinerary includes:

(with Sincere Engineer)3/29 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom3/30 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom4/1 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House4/2– Toronto, ON @ The Opera House4/4 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues4/5 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues4/6 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues4/7 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues4/9 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre4/10 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

(with Smoking Popes)6/6 – Denver, CO @ Summit Theater6/7 – Denver, CO @ Summit Theater6/8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot6/9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot6/11 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox6/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox6/13 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall6/14 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall6/16 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall6/17 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall6/19 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues6/20 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues6/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club6/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club6/24 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile6/25 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile6/27 -Austin, TX @ Emo’s6/28 -Austin, TX @ Emo’s

(with The Sleeping)9/6 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues9/7 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues9/8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)9/9 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)9/11 – Nashville, TN @ Main Stage at Eastside Bowl9/12 – Nashville, TN @ Main Stage at Eastside Bowl9/13 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground9/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground9/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl9/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl9/19 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza9/20 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza9/21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club9/22 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club9/24 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony9/25 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony9/26 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount

For the first time during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, Shakira shared the stage with special guests. On Tuesday (March 25), during her fourth night at the iconic GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City, the Colombian superstar was joined by Grupo Frontera for a live performance of “(Entre Paréntesis),” a song from her 2024 album that gives its name to the tour.
“I really wanted to give you all a surprise,” Shakira told Billboard Español in an interview following the show. “Every day, I strive to give you something more because the Mexican audience has been so loyal, so loving, and has lifted me up every time I needed it. I wanted to surprise you with something that would fill your hearts. Having them on stage today was a true privilege.”

“(Entre Paréntesis)” joins “Ciega, Sordomuda” and “El Jefe” as songs Shakira has added to her extensive repertoire as a heartfelt tribute to Mexico, where she continues her historic seven-night residency at the GNP Seguros Stadium (formerly known as Foro Sol), which will conclude on Sunday (March 30). This milestone makes her the first female artist to perform this many shows at the venue, previously filled by artists like Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Metallica. In total, the residency will gather 455,000 attendees, according to promoter OCESA.

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But Grupo Frontera wasn’t the only guest of the night: Lili Melgar, nanny to Shakira’s sons Milan and Sasha, made a surprise appearance while the singer performed “El Jefe,” her collaboration with Fuerza Regida, in which Melgar is immortalized in one of the final verses. “Lili Melgar, this song is for you, for not being paid your severance,” Shakira shouted to the thunderous roar of her Mexican pack, undeterred by the rain during their reunion with the She Wolf.

Still emotional from the warm reception from her Mexico audience, the 48-year-old star revealed that there will be more surprises for the U.S. leg of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran trek, which kicks off May 13 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“For the first part of the tour, I wanted the show to stay as it was, for the fans to experience the songs just as I conceived them,” she told Billboard Español. “But now I’ll be incorporating some surprises and special guests that you’ll see in the United States. It will be very exciting to share the stage with friends and colleagues.”

One year after the release of Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — the Grammy-winning album that marked her triumphant first album in seven years — Shakira reflected on what this project has meant to her. The set reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart and No. 13 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Last Friday (March 21), the Colombian singer premiered the video for “Última,” her latest single from the album, filmed in the New York City subway and directed by close friend and photographer Jaume de Laiguana.

“I believe this has been a healing process for me and for many people — not just women, men too. I think together we’ve learned that you grow from setbacks, and that together we heal when we support each other,” she said. “That’s what the audience has done for me. They’ve given me strength when I felt weak, and I know I’ve done the same for them.”

On her historic current stadium tour — which began on Feb. 11 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and will still visit the Dominican Republic, Chile and Colombia before arriving in the U.S.— Shakira says that this series of shows has become something deeper and more intimate.

“These are more than just concerts. They’re very profound gatherings where healing happens,” she stated. “With each show, I feel stronger and happier.”

Lady Gaga announced the dates for her anticipated summer-fall 2025 Mayhem Ball tour in support of her new Mayhem album on Wednesday morning (March 26). “This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The MAYHEM Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”

After a run of previously announced shows in April and May, Gaga’s first North American and European tour since her 2022 Chromatica Ball tour will open in the U.S. with a double-down in Las Vegas on July 16 and 18, two shows in Seattle, three nights at Madison Square Garden in New York and two-night runs in Miami, Toronto and Chicago. She will then play a run of arena dates across Europe from Sept. 29 through Nov. 20.

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Tickets for the North American dates will go on sale on March 31, with an artist pre-sale beginning on April 2 at 12 p.m. local time; sign up for that pre-sale here through 8 a.m. ET on Sunday (March 30). The general on-sale will kick off on April 3 at 12 p.m. local time here. There will also be a Citi pre-sale for North America beginning on Monday (March 31) at 12 p.m. local time through April 2 at 11 a.m. local time here. A Verizon pre-sale will begin on April 1 at 12 p.m. local time through April 2 at 11 a.m. local time here.

Tickets for select shows in Europe will go on sale on March 31 with a Mastercard pre-sale for shows in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Belgium beginning at noon local time through April 2 at 10 p.m. local here. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week before the general on-sale for all of the European/U.K. dates beginning on April 3 at 12 p.m. local time here.

Mother Monster will gear up for the tour by headlining Coachella next month, followed by a pair of previously announced dates (April 26-27) at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, and some other already announced spring dates, including a free May 3 show on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and four nights at the National Stadium in Singapore on May 18, 18, 21 and 24.

Check out the dates for the 2025 Mayhem Ball tour below.

July 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena

July 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena

August 6 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

August 7 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

August 22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

August 23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

August 26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

August 31 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center

Sept. 1 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center

Sept. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Sept. 11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Sept. 15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

Sept. 29 – London, UK @ The O2

Sept. 30 – London, UK @ The O2

Oct. 2 – London, UK @ The O2

Oct. 7 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live

Oct. 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena

Oct. 13 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena

Oct. 19 – Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum

Oct. 20 – Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum

Oct. 28 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi

Oct. 29 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi

Nov. 4 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena

Nov. 5 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena

Nov. 9 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome

Nov. 11 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis Arena

Nov. 13 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena

Nov. 14 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena

Nov. 17 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena

Nov. 18 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena

Nov. 20 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena

Garbage announced the dates for their first U.S. tour in nearly a decade on Tuesday (March 25). The 31-city Happy Endings run is slated to kick off on Sept. 3 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando and hit Atlanta, Nashville, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver and San Francisco before winding down on Nov. 2 at the Van Burn in Phoenix.
The fall tour will follow the upcoming release of the band’s eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, which will drop on May 30. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on April 4 here. Singer Shirley Manson said in a statement last month that the follow-up to 2021’s No Gods No Masters will flip that LP’s rage into a more optimistic outlook.

“Our last album was extremely forthright. Born out of frustration and outrage – it had a kind of scorched earth, pissed off quality to it,” Manson said. “With this new record however, I felt a compulsion to reach for a different kind of energy. A more constructive one. I had this vision of us coming up out of the underground with searchlights as we moved towards the future.”

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She added, “Searching for life, searching for love, searching for all the good things in the world that seem so thin on the ground right now. That was the over-riding idea during the making of this record for me – that when things feel dark, it’s best to try to seek out that which is light, that which feels loving and good.”

The band that also features original members producer/drummer Butch Vig and guitarist/keyboardists Duke Erikson and Steve Marker recently wrapped a South American tour and have a pair of dates in Mexico in early April. They were forced to cancel the rest of their 2024 dates in August after Manson required “surgery and rehabilitation” for an undisclosed injury she suffered on tour in Europe earlier in the year.

Check out the tour promo poster and full list of Happy Endings Tour dates below.

Sept. 3 — Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock CaféSept. 5 — Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach AmphitheatreSept. 6 — St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus LiveSept. 8 — Atlanta, GA @ The EasternSept. 10 — Nashville, TN @ The PinnacleSept. 12 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora TheatreSept. 13 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral TheatreSept. 16 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music HallSept. 17 — Washington, DC @ The AnthemSept. 18 — Boston, MA @ RoadrunnerSept. 20 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn ParamountSept. 23 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AESept. 24 — Toronto, ON @ HistorySept. 29 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt ShedSept. 30 — Newport, KY @ MegaCorp PavilionOct. 1 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!Oct. 3 — Madison, WI @ The SylveeOct. 4 — Minneapolis, MN @ First AvenueOct. 6 — Kansas City, MO @ Midland TheatreOct. 7 — Dallas, TX @ The Bomb FactoryOct. 12 — Denver, CO @ The Mission BallroomOct. 15 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount TheatreOct. 18 — Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory SpokaneOct. 20 — Vancouver, BC @ OrpheumOct. 21 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal BallroomOct. 23 — Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain WineryOct. 24 — San Francisco, CA @ The WarfieldOct. 26 — Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort CasinoOct. 29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The ComplexOct. 31 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The ChelseaNov. 2 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

Travis Scott extended his Circus Maximum world tour on Tuesday (March 25) with the announcement of a series of 2025 international fall stadium shows. The Live Nation-produced outing will hit five countries in October, beginning with an Oct. 11 show at the 94,000-capacity FMB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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The swing will then take him to Delhi, India, Seoul, South Korea and Sanya, China before wrapping up with a Nov. 8 show at the 31,000-capacity Belluna Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The newest dates are a capper to the tour that began in October 2023 and played 76 sold-out shows in North America, Europe, the U.K., Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, grossing more than $209 million on its way to becoming the highest-grossing rap tour ever.

Presale and on-sale dates for the international fall dates will vary by market; check your local listings here for additional information.

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Earlier this week, La Flame officially announced that the Cactus Jack label compilation, JACKBOYS 2, is “on the way.” The rapper hopped on the mic during Chase B’s DJ set at LIV nightclub in Miami on Monday (March 24) to tease the project. “JACKBOYS 2 on the way, man. Let that motherf—–r ride, ya dig,” he said. “New Sheck Wes what the f–k is we doing?” Scott also performed a handful of records, including ASTROWORLD‘s “NO BYSTANDERS.”

At press time it was unclear when the label compilation is set to drop, though fans suspect it might coincide with Scott’s return to Coachella in April, where he’s promised to “redesign the desert” during his headlining set.

See Travis Scott’s fall 2025 international tour dates below.

Oct. 11 – Johannesburg, South Africa @ FMB Stadium

Oct. 18 – Delhi, India @ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Oct. 25 – Seoul, South Korea @ Goyang Stadium

Nov. 1 – Sanya, Hainan, China @ Sanya Stadium *

Nov. 8 – Tokyo, Japan @ Belluna Dome

*Non-Live Nation Date

The Jonas Brothers are hitting the road to celebrate two decades two decades of rocking together. The trio hit Good Morning America on Friday (March 21) to announce the first date of their 20th anniversary Jonas 20: Living the Dream Tour. “Our journey really began in New Jersey, it’s where we grew up,” Nick Jonas said during their GMA spot.

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Which is why, after playing malls and anywhere else they could find an audience back in their early days, Nick, Joe and Kevin will kick-off their upcoming tour at the venue they always dreamed of playing back in the day: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on August 10.

In an Instagram video after the GMA stop, Nick promised that the rest of the dates for the tour will be revealed on Sunday (March 23) at JONASCON in New Jersey, which will take place at the sprawling American Dream Mall just across the street from MetLife.

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The brothers are also celebrating today thanks to the release of their upbeat new pop single, “Love Me To Heaven,” on which they sing “Could give me everything, but it ain’t enough / You can’t put a price on the human touch / I could be down, but you love me to heaven / Turns out the Northern Lights don’t impress me much / Guess I’m just a fool for the human touch / I could be down, but you love me to Heaven.”

In addition to rolling out the tour dates, JONASCON will be an extravaganza of all things JoBro. It will feature live performances, DJ sets, Q&A panels, fan activations, pop-up surprises, retail takeovers, a Jonas trading post, trivia, games, immersive experiences, an interactive art installation, keynote event, karaoke, a Camp Rock bar, special guests, mini golf and exclusive merch. “From their early beginnings to global pop icons, JONASCON will honor the band’s incredible journey while also showing their appreciation to the fans who have been with them from the beginning,” a statement promised.

Check out the JoBros MetLife announcement below.

Shakira paid an emotional tribute to Mexico with mariachi rhythms and regional Mexican music on Wednesday night (March 19) with first-time performances of “Ciega Sordomuda” and “El Jefe.” The songs were inspired by the country where the Colombian superstar launched her musical career 30 years ago.
With the surprising inclusion of a Mexican section in her repertoire, the artist kicked-off the first of seven scheduled concerts at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City in front of 65,000 people as part of her current Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, according to figures from promoter Ocesa.

Written more than 20 years ago, “Ciega Sordomuda” was one of Shakira’s first international hits, and it sparked euphoria among attendees. Accompanied by the mariachi group Gama 100, the singer delighted her audience with her famous MTV Unplugged (2000) version of the song, featuring Mexican trumpets and brass arrangements. Meanwhile, with “El Jefe” — a collab with Mexican-American band Fuerza Regida included in the 2024 album that gives its name to the tour, — she completed the Mexican segment of the show during her return to the Latin American country after a seven-year absence.

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“This is the first of seven nights in this city that has given me so much joy. Together, we are breaking a historic record, and that’s thanks to all the love you give me,” Shakira expressed with excitement.

Her run of gigs at GNP Seguros Stadium (March 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, and 30) make the Colombian star the first artist to sell out this iconic venue in Mexico City (formerly known as Foro Sol) seven times, collectively bringing together almost half a million attendees, according to Ocesa.

The 48-year-old artist opened her dazzling show with “La Fuerte,” produced by Argentine DJ Bizarrap, followed by hits such as “Girl Like Me,” “Las de la Intuición,” “Estoy Aquí,” “Inevitable,” “Te Felicito,” “TQG,” “Monotonía,” “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” and “Don’t Bother,” showcasing a much more rock-oriented side of her artistry. The rest of the setlist was almost identical to what the Barranquilla native has presented throughout the Latin American leg of the tour tour, which began in Rio de Janeiro on February 11.

Before her unprecedented residency in Mexico City, Shakira achieved other milestones in the country, such as two sold-out shows at the BBVA Stadium in the border city of Monterrey, where she gathered 100,000 people on March 12 and 13. Additionally, she performed two concerts on Sunday (March 16) and Monday (March 17) at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, bringing together 90,000 people, according to the promoter.

Mexico City will also host the pop-up event “Shakira Estoy Aquí Experience Ciudad de México,” a free exhibition opening Friday (March 21) and running through March 30. The immersive experience will allow fans to dive into the universe of the Colombian artist through thematic spaces showcasing her evolution, creative process, and pivotal moments in her career.

Mexico also marks her second-to-last stop in the region before Shakira starts the U.S. leg of the tour on May 13 in Charlotte, N.C.