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Most Anticipated Concert Tours Of 2024: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo And More
From the looks of it, 2024 is going to be another year full of memorable performances from some of the biggest artists in the industry.
However, it's following a record-breaking year for several top performers, including Taylor Swift, who embarked on the first U.S. Leg and Latin America leg of her Eras Tour, as well as Beyoncé, who performed across the globe for her Renaissance World Tour. Harry Styles' massive Love on Tour also wrapped last year, as well as tours from Karol G, Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, John Mayer and more.
Those are just a few of the tours throughout 2023 that brought millions of fans together for great vibes, memories and music. Concert tours serve not only as an opportunity for artists to promote their latest albums or highlight their entire music catalogs, but it's also a time for their fans to celebrate their favorite performers all together under the same roof.
But the new year is fully packed with even more concerts, tours, festivals and events for music lovers all around, no matter what genre they're interested in. Just some of the artists hitting the road in 2024 are Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Noah Kahan, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Morgan Wallen, Blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers and, of course, Swift, who is finishing out her Eras Tour.
Ticket site Gametime also highlighted some of the most anticipated tours this year, based on median ticket prices, and to no surprise, artists including Swift, Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, The Eagles, Wallen and Billy Joel are in the top 10.
Although they're not touring across the country or globe, several artists also have Las Vegas residencies this year, including Adele, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Rod Stewart, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, Bruno Mars, Kylie Minogue and U2.
As you are planning out your busy year ahead filled with new adventures, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of some of the most anticipated concert tours happening in 2024, below.
Tour: Eras Tour (March 2023 – December 2024)
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, the singer's sixth headlining tour, is described as a journey through all of her musical eras, including Fearless, Lover, Evermore, 1989, Speak Now, Reputation and more. After touring across North America and Latin America in 2023, she is set to continue making her way through Asia, Europe and Australia in 2024, before returning to the U.S. For the tour's second leg in October.
Tour: Most Wanted Tour (February – May 2024)
Following two tours in 2022, Bad Bunny is taking his Most Wanted Tour across the U.S. The tour is in support of his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.
Tour: Guts World Tour (February – August 2024)
Olivia Rodrigo is heading out on a tour in support of her second studio album, GUTS. The tour will include performances across North America and Europe. Openers also include The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress and Remi Wolf.
Tour: It's All A Blur Tour – Big As the What? Tour (January – March 2024)
Drake is hitting the road again, but this time with J. Cole. The new tour is in support of his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs. It follows his and 21 Savage's co-headlining It's All a Blue Tour in 2023 to promote their collaborative album, Her Loss, with 56 shows across North America.
Tour: One Night at a Time tour (April – August 2024)
Country music star Morgan Wallen extended his latest tour in support of his third studio album of the same name. He is set to make his way across the U.S. For 29 tour stops.
Tour: Celebration Tour (October 2023 – April 2024)
Madonna, who initially had to postpone the July 2023 start of her Celebration Tour as she recovered from a bacterial infection, kicked off her tour in London in October and will continue into 2024 with stops across North America.
Tour: The Hackney Diamonds tour (April – July 2024)
It's been some time since The Rolling Stones toured across the U.S. But the band is set to play 16 cities across North America this year, in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds.
Tour: We'll All Be Here Forever Tour (February – August 2024)
Following his successful Stick Season Tour in 2022 and summer 2023, Noah Kahan is getting back on the road for his We'll All Be Here Forever Tour across North America and Europe.
Tour: Pink Friday 2 World Tour (March – June 2024)
After releasing her fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj announced she would be touring across the U.S. And Europe.
Tour: Unreal Unearth Tour (February – September 2024)
Hozier is continuing his Unreal Unearth Tour in 2024 with new dates across North America and Latin America.
Tour: All-American Road Show tour (March – October 2024)
Chris Stapleton extended his latest tour into the new year after releasing his new album, Higher, in November. The country music singer will be making his way across the U.S. And Europe. He will also continue to bring out special guests on select dates throughout the tour, including Sheryl Crow, Elle King, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Willie Nelson and Family, Grace Potter, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart, Turnpike Troubadours, The War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson.
Tour: One More Time Tour (February – August 2024)
The pop-punk band, featuring Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, is making their way across the globe again for a stadium and arena tour, this time in support of their ninth studio album, One More Time…. Blink-182 has tour stops across North America, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
Tour: Summer Carnival 2024 Tour (February – November 2024)
Pink extended her latest tour for another year and will be making stops across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Not only does she perform some of her biggest hits but also songs from her latest album, Trustfall.
Tour: 2024 Tour (February – August 2024)
Rod Stewart is hitting the road again this year to play his biggest hits throughout his career. He will be performing across the U.S., Europe and Asia before bringing his long-running Las Vegas residency to an end this summer.
Tour: 2024 Tour (May – December 2024)
After his successful 2023 stadium shows, George Strait added additional shows for the new year. The country music star will be making his way across the U.S. For nine performances with Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town.
Tour: Think Later Tour (April – November 2024)
Tate McRae is heading out on a world tour this year in support of her sophomore album, Think Later. The tour spans 53-dates throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Tour: Unlimited Love Tour (February – July 2024)
The rock band, comprised of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante, extended their latest tour into the new year, adding 16 cities across North America.
Tour: Back to the Honky Tonk Tour (February – March 2024)
Blake Shelton is hitting the road again for another North American leg of his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour in 2024. The country music star will be playing 17 shows, along with Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts.
Tour: Everything or Nothing At All Tour (May – August 2024)
The Dave Grohl-fronted band is going on tour this summer in support of their 11th studio album, But Here We Are. They are performing shows across the U.S. And Europe.
Tour: 2023 Tour (March – November 2024)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to make stops across North America and Europe after postponing all of their 2023 tour dates to 2024 as Springsteen recovered from peptic ulcer disease.
Tour: 2024 Tour (January – August 2024)
In addition to his shows at Madison Square Garden, Billey Joel will be performing at other venues across the U.S., Japan and Europe. Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak and Sting will also be performing at various stops.
Tour: The Long Goodbye tour (January – March 2024)
After embarking on the farewell tour last year, the Eagles extended their tour into the new year. The rock band, including members Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, will be making additional stops around the U.S. With special guest Steely Dan.
Tour: Rock The Country Tour (April – July 2024)
This year, the two country music stars will be hitting seven towns across the U.S. For two shows in each city. Kid Rock and Jason Aldean are also bringing other artists along with them on select dates, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Koe Wetzel, Brantley Gilbert and more.
Tour: M72 World Tour (April 2023 – September 2024)
Metallica's latest tour in support of the band's 11th studio album, 72 Seasons, is continuing into the new year with stops across Europe and North America. Throughout the tour, the heavy metal band will play two nights in every city it visits with two completely different setlists and opening acts for each No Repeat Weekend.
Tour: Sun Goes Down Tour (April – August 2024)
The country music star is embarking on a tour across the U.S. This year, making stops in 18 cities, with Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker also performing on select dates.
Tour: Music of the Spheres World Tour (March 2022 – November 2024)
The members of Coldplay are continuing their travels across the globe for their eighth headlining tour in support of the band's ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. They will perform 165 shows in total by the end of the tour, with stops in Asia, Europe and New Zealand in 2024.
Tour: The Saviors Tour (May – September 2024)
Green Day, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, are touring across North America and Europe in the near year. The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas will make appearances at select dates in North America, while Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots, The Interrupters and Maid of Ace will be at some stops in Europe.
Tour: Summer Stadium Tour (July – September 2024)
The two rock bands are teaming up for a summer tour, performing in 23 cities. To celebrate their five-decade career, Journey will also hit the road across North America for their 50th anniversary Freedom Tour from February through April 2024.
Tour: +–=÷× (Mathematics) Tour (April 2022 – September 2024)
Ed Sheeran is continuing his trek across the world for his fourth concert tour, which draws from all of his albums since 2011, including Plus (2011), Multiply (2014), Divide (2017) and Equals (2021) and Subtract (2023). He will make stops throughout Asia and Europe.
Tour: The Trilogy Tour (January – March 2024)
Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Pitbull extended their co-headlining arena tour into the new year, with 18 new shows across North America.
Tour: The Tour (August 2023 – June 2024)
The Jonas Brothers, comprised of Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas, are currently on their 12th concert tour, which will span three continents. The Tour features songs from five different albums, including The Album, Happiness Begins and A Little Bit Longer.
Tour: Standing Room Only Tour (February – June 2024)
The country star will be making stops in more than 30 cities for his latest tour, in support of his album Standing Room Only. Singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will also join him throughout the tour.
Tour: Together Again tour (April 2023 – July 2024)
After initially returning to the road last year, the singer has revealed that she extended her tour into 2024, with 35 new dates. Jackson will be making stops across North America and Asia.
Tour: Summer/Fall Tour (July – October 2024)
The singer-songwriters are heading out on a co-headlining tour this summer and fall, making stops across North America. But before their joint tour kicks off, Etheridge also has shows for her I'm Not Broken Tour, which runs from March through April.
Tour: Sing A Song All Night Long tour (May – June 2023)
Following the sold-out 2023 run of the Sing A Song All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are returning for 13 additional dates this year. They will make stops across North America.
Morgan Wallen Re-records Old Track After Re-release 'against My Wishes'
Country artist Morgan Wallen was one of the biggest-streamed artists of 2023, but his latest-but-one release wasn't actually released by him.
His 2015 EP 'Stand Alone' has been reissued by its original label Panacea Records in an expanded '10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition' with additional tracks.
The twist? Wallen is NOT happy about it.
"Tonight, those colleagues I parted ways with almost 10 years ago plan to release a '10th Anniversary' edition of Stand Alone against my wishes & include 8 unreleased songs, distributing it with the assistance of my former managers," he wrote on X.
"For months I've been exploring every avenue possible to acquire the rights to this old music & keep the quality of my catalog consistent with songs I choose to release & believe in. It's gross, greedy & an example of how the dark side of the music business can suck the soul out of artists."
Why did we say 'latest-but-one' earlier though? Well, Wallen has taken a leaf out of Taylor Swift's book, re-recording the EP's most popular track, 'Spin You Around' and releasing it himself.
"Trust me, when new music is ready, you'll hear it directly from me…"
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Morgan Wallen Is Coming Under Fire
Country star Morgan Wallen is facing a backlash on social media over the continued success of his album One Thing at a Time on the Billboard 200 charts.
The album, which was initially released in March 2023, has returned to the top of the charts in Luminate's most-recent tracking figures, per Billboard. In the week ending January 11, it sold the equivalent of 61,000 album units.
Wallen's continued success has seen him spend 17 nonconsecutive weeks atop the charts with the album. This is the most weeks at No. 1 since Adele's 21 clocked up 24 nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot in 2011 and 2012.
Newsweek contacted representatives of Wallen via email on Tuesday for comment.
When One Thing at a Time debuted in March, it went straight to the top of the chart, where it spent its first 12 weeks through early June. It returned to the top for another three weeks in a row in late June and early July. Another week at No. 1 came on the October 14 chart.
Morgan Wallen is pictured on November 7, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. News of the country music star's continued album success has sparked a backlash on social media. Morgan Wallen is pictured on November 7, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. News of the country music star's continued album success has sparked a backlash on social media. Erika Goldring/Getty Images for BMIIn the weeks since the album has been released, it has not dipped below the sixth position on the chart.
On Sunday, Pop Crave shared the stats on X, formerly Twitter, alongside the news that One Thing at a Time has "now spent 17 weeks atop the chart—the most of any album this decade."
While the news is something for Wallen and his fans to celebrate, several social-media users voiced their outrage at the album's success. "I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the worst album of all time," wrote one detractor.
"No one knows him outside of the US," wrote one X user, while another posted: "It is so very undeserved."
"Still have never heard a song by this person," another stated, as one X user branded Wallen's album success "a disgrace."
Several other detractors called Wallen "racist," in reference to his controversy around using a racial slur. In February 2021, TMZ shared video footage of a drunk Wallen casually using a racial slur while walking into his house after a night out.
While TMZ published an apology from the country music star, the reaction was swift and severe. His songs were removed from radio, he was fired by his booking agency, he was disqualified from award events, and his own label suspended him.
In his apology at the time, Wallen said that he had used what he described as "unacceptable and inappropriate" language.
Amid the backlash over Wallen's ongoing album success, a number of fans expressed their support for the musician.
"You know you've made it when your album spends 17 weeks at [No. 1]," wrote one. "Congrats, Morgan Wallen!"
"This is pure talent," one posted, while another added: "Love you Morgan!"
Last month, Wallen broke his silence on his racial slur scandal in an interview with Billboard. "There's no excuse. I've never made an excuse. I never will make an excuse," he told the publication. "I've talked to a lot of people, heard stories [about] things that I would have never thought about because I wasn't the one going through it.
"And I think, for me, in my heart, I was never that guy that people were portraying me to be, so there was a little bit of like, 'Damn, I'm kind of actually mad about this a little bit because I know I shouldn't have said this, but I'm really not that guy,'" Wallen said.
"I put myself in just such a s*** spot, you know? Like, 'You really messed up here, guy.' If I was that guy, then I wouldn't have cared. I wouldn't have apologized," he added. "I wouldn't have done any of that if I really was that guy that people were saying about me."
After the video made the rounds, Wallen met with several Black leaders in an effort to educate himself, including 300 Elektra Entertainment chairman/CEO Kevin Liles and Grammy-winning gospel artist BeBe Winans. He also had conversations with the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and other groups "to learn and try to be better." Wallen told Billboard that, following the incident, he did a 30-day stint in rehab in Southern California.
Wallen said the experience in 2021 showed him "just how much that people listen to me" and said he has learned how much his words matter. "That person is definitely not the same person I am now," Wallen added.
The incident wasn't the first time Wallen's behavior raised flags. After a disturbance at Kid Rock's Nashville club in May 2020, he was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly behavior. Five months later, Saturday Night Live withdrew its invitation for him to perform because he had broken the show's COVID-19 safety regulations. Two months later, he appeared on the show.
Since those incidents, Wallen's reputation has largely recovered, and he has experienced tremendous success on the music charts, as is evidenced with the performance of his album One Thing at a Time.
Last year, he was the biggest winner at the Billboard Music Awards, which are based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. The singer-songwriter won 11 trophies, including top male artist, top Hot 100 artist and top country artist, as well as top Hot 100 song for "Last Night" and top Billboard 200 album.
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