Summer concerts 2025: Big name tours include Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Beyoncé
Summertime is near, which means so are pool parties, beach vacations and live music extravaganzas.
Americans planning out their summer activities should make room and save money to see their favorite artists live, as massive acts from The Weeknd and Katy Perry to Kendrick Lamar are filling out stadiums across the nation.
Beyoncé just kicked off her Cowboy Carter Tour with a five-show residency in Los Angeles last week before taking the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit across the U.S. and Europe.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga is set to commence her haunting Mayhem Ball Tour following two audacious Coachella sets and a historic Brazil concert that lured a crowd over 2 million attendees in Rio de Janeiro, according to the city hall.
Rock music fans are also in for a treat this summer with tours from Metallica and Oasis as well as AC/DC, who are in the midst their first U.S. tour in nearly a decade.
With a summer that has something everyone here's the U.S. tours to keep an eye out for.
Beyoncé
Name: Cowboy Carter Tour
Dates: April to July 2025
Lady Gaga
Name: The Mayhem Ball
Dates: July to November 2025
Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Name: Grand National Tour
Dates: April to August 2025
Billie Eilish
Name: Hit Me Hard And Soft Tour Part 2
Dates: August 2025 to November 2025
Benson Boone
Name: American Heart Tour
Dates: August 2025 to October 2025
Shakira
Name: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour
Dates: May 2025 to June 2025
Jonas Brothers
Name: Jonas20: Living the Dream Tour
Dates: August 2025 to November 2025
Blackpink
Name: Deadline World Tour
Dates: July 2025 to August 2025
Lil Baby
Name: WHAM WORLD TOUR'
Dates: June 2025 to October 2025
Linkin Park
Name: From Zero World Tour
Dates: January 2025 to November 2025
Chris Stapleton
Name: All-American Road Show
Dates: June 2025 to October 2025
Mumford & Sons
Name: Railroad Revival Tour
Dates: June 2025 to October 2025
Hozier
Name: Unreal Unearth
Dates: May 2025 to October 2025
Stray Kids
Name: Dominate World Tour
Dates: May 2025 to June 2025 (North American portion)
Doobie Brothers
Name: Walk This Road Tour
Dates: June 2025 to September 2025
Def Leppard
Name: Summer Tour 2025
Dates: June 2025 to October 2025
Little Big Town
Name: Summer Tour '25
Dates: July 2025 to September 2025
The Who
Name: The Song is Over 2025 Tour
Dates: August to September 2025
The Weeknd
Name: After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour
Dates: May to September 2025
Katy Perry
Name: The Lifetimes Tour
Dates: April to December 2025
Metallica
Name: M72 World Tour
Dates: April to November 2025
Oasis
Name: Oasis Live '25 Tour
Dates: July to November 2025
Coldplay
Tour: Music of the Spheres World Tour
Dates: March 2022 to September 2025
Billy Joel
Name: 2025 Tour
Dates: January to November 2025
AC/DC
Name: "Power Up" Tour
Dates: April to August 2025
Ed Sheeran
Name: +–=÷× (Mathematics) Tour
Dates: April 2022 to September 2025
Post Malone
Name: Big A** Stadium Tour
Dates: April to July 2025
Bruce Springsteen
Name: 2025 World Tour
Dates: May to July 2025
Gracie Abrams
Name: The Secret of Us Tour
Dates: September 2024 to August 2025
Lionel Richie
Tour: Say Hello to the Hits tour
Dates: May to October 2025
The Black Keys
Name: No Rain, No Flowers Tour
Dates: February to September 2025
Charli XCX
Name: Brat Tour
Dates: June to August 2025 (Outside U.S.)
Dead & Company (residency)
Name: Dead Forever – Live at Sphere Las Vegas
Dates: May 2025
Dua Lipa
Name: Radical Optimism Tour
Dates: September to October 2025 (U.S. dates), November 2024 to December 2025 (all shows)
Lorde
Name: Ultrasound World Tour
Dates: September to October 2025
Father John Misty
Name: Mahashmashana
Dates: February to August 2025
Japanese Breakfast
Name: The Melancholy Tour
Dates: May to October 2025
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Name: Phantom Island Tour 2025
Dates: June to August 2025 (U.S. shows); May to November 2025 (all shows)
Lucy Dracus
Name: Forever Is A Feeling Tour
Dates: May to September 2025
Magdalena Bay
Name: Imaginal Mystery Tour
Dates: May to October 2025
The Marias
Name: Submarine Tour (Extended)
Dates: July to September 2025
Djo
Name: Back On You World Tour
Dates: May to October 2025
(This story has been updated to add new tours)