With nice weather abound and plenty of vacation days — especially for students — demand for concerts and festivals increases. Many musicians heed the call and spend an above average amount of time on the road during the summer months.
Some of today’s most popular live music events are outdoor festivals. This summer’s major festivals include Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Firefly in Delaware, and Outside Lands in San Francisco. This August also marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. A three-day festival will be held in Watkins Glen, New York, featuring artists such as The Killers, Dead & Company, and Jay-Z.
Other artists will be spending the summer participating in the tried-and-true undertaking of touring, performing for fans in cities across the country. Pop country duo Florida Georgia Line — one of America’s most popular country acts — have 50 U.S. tour dates scheduled throughout the summer. Blink-182, who are one of the most famous bands to have been active for the past 27 years, have 42 shows scheduled.
24/7 Tempo has identified the 95 biggest summer tours, based on followers on music-tracking site Songkick and online interest in each performer. Only musicians with concerts scheduled between June 21 and Sept. 23 — the official dates of summer — were included. Artists with only one scheduled concert and those performing as a part of a music festival were also considered.
Click here to see the 95 biggest summer tours.
To identify the biggest tours this summer, 24/7 Tempo created an index based on the weighted average of the number of fans tracking an artist’s tour dates on live music-tracking site Songkick as well as the average daily number of visits to the artist’s Wikipedia page over the past 24 months (as of May 12, 2019). To be considered for the ranking, an artist or band needed to currently have scheduled tour dates in the United States and have at least 500,000 fans tracking them on Songkick.
Songkick is a concert listings aggregator that collects listings from sources such as major ticket vendors, smaller vendors, local listings, and more. Artists and their managers can also manage their own listings on the site. The total number of U.S. tour dates for each artist comes from Songkick and only includes events that are scheduled to take place between the official beginning and end of summer — June 21 and Sept. 23. Some artists may add or remove events from their schedule, so therefore not all events may be reported on Songkick. However, the number of shows listed is the best approximation at the time the data was collected.
95. Rise Against
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 586,438
> First summer concert: June 29, 2019
> Location: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
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94. Missy Elliott
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 515,386
> First summer concert: July 5, 2019
> Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
93. Gym Class Heroes
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 4
> Followers on Songkick: 559,202
> First summer concert: June 29, 2019 – June 30, 2019
> Location: Atlantic City, NJ
92. HAIM
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 506,829
> First summer concert: July 19, 2019 – July 21, 2019
> Location: Union Park, Chicago, IL
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91. ScHoolboy Q
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 734,123
> First summer concert: July 7, 2019
> Location: American Family Insurance Amphitheater-Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
90. Plain White T’s
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 4
> Followers on Songkick: 580,905
> First summer concert: June 30, 2019
> Location: Crocker Park, Westlake, OH
89. Duran Duran
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 542,485
> First summer concert: September 13, 2019 – September 15, 2019
> Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
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88. The All-American Rejects
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 682,648
> First summer concert: July 20, 2019 – July 21, 2019
> Location: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
87. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 655,456
> First summer concert: August 16, 2019 – August 19, 2019
> Location: Watkins Glen, NY
86. Regina Spektor
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 550,910
> First summer concert: June 20, 2019
> Location: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, NY
85. YG
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 622,906
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
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84. Kid Ink
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 4
> Followers on Songkick: 667,002
> First summer concert: July 25, 2019
> Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
83. Counting Crows
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 591,335
> First summer concert: June 27, 2019
> Location: Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
82. Flume
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 746,165
> First summer concert: August 1, 2019 – August 4, 2019
> Location: Grant Park, Chicago, IL
81. The Neighbourhood
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 724,005
> First summer concert: October 11, 2019
> Location: The Chelsea, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
80. Bloc Party
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 7
> Followers on Songkick: 551,264
> First summer concert: September 16, 2019
> Location: The Anthem, Washington, DC
79. Charli XCX
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 524,111
> First summer concert: July 19, 2019 – July 21, 2019
> Location: Union Park, Chicago, IL
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78. Pusha T
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 539,237
> First summer concert: July 6, 2019
> Location: Skyline Stage, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
77. Timbaland
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 738,280
> First summer concert: July 5, 2019
> Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
76. Thirty Seconds to Mars
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 656,738
> First summer concert: September 7, 2019
> Location: Camp Mars, Malibu, CA
75. Miguel
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 833,918
> First summer concert: July 26, 2019
> Location: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
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74. Jhené Aiko
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 546,662
> First summer concert: August 3, 2019
> Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
73. Lil Yachty
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 511,749
> First summer concert: June 22, 2019
> Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
72. Colbie Caillat
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 8
> Followers on Songkick: 591,977
> First summer concert: July 6, 2019
> Location: Tropicana Showroom, Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
71. Ciara
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 595,625
> First summer concert: June 26, 2019
> Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
70. 3 Doors Down
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 8
> Followers on Songkick: 610,676
> First summer concert: July 12, 2019
> Location: Harrah’s Hoosier Park Outdoor Music Center, Anderson, IN
69. Earth, Wind & Fire
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 7
> Followers on Songkick: 580,908
> First summer concert: July 2, 2019
> Location: Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
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68. Steve Aoki
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 7
> Followers on Songkick: 554,284
> First summer concert: June 27, 2019
> Location: World, Charlotte, NC
67. Of Monsters and Men
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 999,583
> First summer concert: September 20, 2019 – September 23, 2019
> Location: Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, NV
66. Madonna
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 984,778
> First summer concert: September 12, 2019
> Location: Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM, Brooklyn, NY
65. Blondie
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 16
> Followers on Songkick: 516,888
> First summer concert: June 22, 2019
> Location: Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at Count Basie Center, Red Bank, NJ
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64. Meghan Trainor
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 724,228
> First summer concert: July 3, 2019
> Location: Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ
63. Tyler, The Creator
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 738,248
> First summer concert: November 9, 2019
> Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
62. The Flaming Lips
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 15
> Followers on Songkick: 506,535
> First summer concert: July 18, 2019
> Location: The Ogden Amphitheater, Ogden, UT
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61. Massive Attack
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 11
> Followers on Songkick: 641,783
> First summer concert: September 1, 2019
> Location: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU, San Diego, CA
60. Band of Horses
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 13
> Followers on Songkick: 722,902
> First summer concert: July 13, 2019
> Location: The Barns at Big Mtn Ranch, Whitefish, MT
59. Blake Shelton
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 606,651
> First summer concert: July 12, 2019
> Location: Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s, Stateline, NV
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58. Future
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 1,171,741
> First summer concert: July 27, 2019
> Location: Ford Center, Frisco, TX
57. Def Leppard
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 12
> Followers on Songkick: 548,452
> First summer concert: August 14, 2019
> Location: Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
56. Childish Gambino
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 1,075,867
> First summer concert: August 1, 2019
> Location: Grant Park, Chicago, IL
55. Ludacris
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 913,907
> First summer concert: June 28, 2019
> Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
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54. Chance the Rapper
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 838,860
> First summer concert: August 16, 2019 – August 19, 2019
> Location: Watkins Glen, NY
53. Rick Ross
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 6
> Followers on Songkick: 816,065
> First summer concert: June 23, 2019
> Location: Daylight Beach Club, Las Vegas, NV
52. Bon Iver
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 1,166,715
> First summer concert: June 29, 2019
> Location: American Family Insurance Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI
51. Ice Cube
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 545,982
> First summer concert: July 21, 2019
> Location: Float Fest, Gonzales, TX
50. Tame Impala
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 12
> Followers on Songkick: 821,128
> First summer concert: July 27, 2019
> Location: West Riverfront Park, Detroit, MI
49. Stevie Wonder
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 912,253
> First summer concert: June 24, 2019
> Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
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48. Rod Stewart
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 10
> Followers on Songkick: 650,876
> First summer concert: September 18, 2019
> Location: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
47. Portugal. The Man
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 16
> Followers on Songkick: 578,181
> First summer concert: July 12, 2019 – July 14, 2019
> Location: Waterfront Park Great Lawn, Louisville, KY
46. Kiss
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 20
> Followers on Songkick: 643,825
> First summer concert: August 6, 2019
> Location: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
45. Alice In Chains
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 27
> Followers on Songkick: 510,518
> First summer concert: July 18, 2019
> Location: Austin360 Amphitheater, Austin, TX
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44. Jason Mraz
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 8
> Followers on Songkick: 1,140,874
> First summer concert: July 7, 2019
> Location: BMO Harris Pavilion, Milwaukee, WI
43. Disturbed
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 24
> Followers on Songkick: 628,277
> First summer concert: July 18, 2019 – July 20, 2019
> Location: Ford Festival Park, Oshkosh, WI
42. Nickelback
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 8
> Followers on Songkick: 1,102,344
> First summer concert: July 17, 2019
> Location: Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, NH
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41. Enrique Iglesias
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 1,100,640
> First summer concert: September 14, 2019
> Location: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
40. Major Lazer
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 8
> Followers on Songkick: 1,157,693
> First summer concert: July 20, 2019 – July 21, 2019
> Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
39. Lenny Kravitz
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 14
> Followers on Songkick: 550,626
> First summer concert: August 21, 2019
> Location: Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
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38. Two Door Cinema Club
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 17
> Followers on Songkick: 943,180
> First summer concert: September 9, 2019
> Location: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
37. Backstreet Boys
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 14
> Followers on Songkick: 538,481
> First summer concert: July 12, 2019
> Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
36. The Smashing Pumpkins
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 15
> Followers on Songkick: 806,291
> First summer concert: August 8, 2019
> Location: BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ
35. Michael Bublé
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 10
> Followers on Songkick: 940,005
> First summer concert: July 9, 2019
> Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
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34. Slipknot
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 25
> Followers on Songkick: 711,589
> First summer concert: July 26, 2019
> Location: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
33. Eric Clapton
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 6
> Followers on Songkick: 854,799
> First summer concert: September 11, 2019
> Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
32. OneRepublic
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 1,457,360
> First summer concert: August 26, 2019
> Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
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31. Jay-Z
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 944,147
> First summer concert: August 16, 2019 – August 19, 2019
> Location: Watkins Glen, NY
30. Iron Maiden
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 27
> Followers on Songkick: 566,414
> First summer concert: July 18, 2019
> Location: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
29. Kesha
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 7
> Followers on Songkick: 1,256,530
> First summer concert: June 27, 2019
> Location: Harrah’s Resort Socal – the Events Center, Funner, CA
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28. Marilyn Manson
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 20
> Followers on Songkick: 570,046
> First summer concert: July 1, 2019
> Location: Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
27. Kings of Leon
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 1,910,790
> First summer concert: September 13, 2019 – September 15, 2019
> Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar,CA
26. Modest Mouse
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 30
> Followers on Songkick: 798,347
> First summer concert: September 23, 2019
> Location: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
25. Cage the Elephant
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 30
> Followers on Songkick: 814,822
> First summer concert: July 11, 2019
> Location: Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Ridgefield, WA
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24. Metallica
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 2
> Followers on Songkick: 1,441,856
> First summer concert: September 6, 2019
> Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
23. Nas
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 23
> Followers on Songkick: 773,619
> First summer concert: July 5, 2019
> Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
22. Three Days Grace
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 35
> Followers on Songkick: 634,932
> First summer concert: July 18, 2019 – July 20, 2019
> Location: Ford Festival Park, Oshkosh, WI
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21. Carly Rae Jepsen
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 33
> Followers on Songkick: 717,798
> First summer concert: June 27, 2019
> Location: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
20. Beck
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 27
> Followers on Songkick: 926,753
> First summer concert: July 11, 2019
> Location: Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Ridgefield, WA
19. Gwen Stefani
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 21
> Followers on Songkick: 701,624
> First summer concert: July 5, 2019
> Location: Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
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18. The Killers
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 1,966,256
> First summer concert: July 5, 2019
> Location: American Family Insurance Amphitheater-Summerfest , Milwaukee, WI
17. Queen
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 21
> Followers on Songkick: 1,486,511
> First summer concert: July 12, 2019
> Location: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
16. Zac Brown Band
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 43
> Followers on Songkick: 617,583
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
15. Deadmau5
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 36
> Followers on Songkick: 834,553
> First summer concert: September 12, 2019
> Location: South Side Ballroom at Gilley’s, Dallas, TX
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14. Mumford & Sons
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 13
> Followers on Songkick: 1,737,244
> First summer concert: August 3, 2019
> Location: Moda Center, Portland, OR
13. Twenty One Pilots
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 25
> Followers on Songkick: 1,107,448
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
12. The Goo Goo Dolls
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 45
> Followers on Songkick: 767,351
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO
11. Alessia Cara
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 39
> Followers on Songkick: 583,240
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
10. Elton John
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 9
> Followers on Songkick: 1,194,046
> First summer concert: September 4, 2019
> Location: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
9. Miley Cyrus
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 1
> Followers on Songkick: 1,344,775
> First summer concert: August 16, 2019 – August 19, 2019
> Location: Watkins Glen, NY
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8. Florida Georgia Line
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 50
> Followers on Songkick: 577,846
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019
> Location: Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
7. The Black Keys
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 31
> Followers on Songkick: 1,366,338
> First summer concert: September 20, 2019 – September 23, 2019
> Location: Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, NV
6. Imagine Dragons
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 5
> Followers on Songkick: 2,008,966
> First summer concert: August 4, 2019
> Location: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH
5. John Mayer
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 30
> Followers on Songkick: 1,302,539
> First summer concert: July 19, 2019
> Location: Times Union Center, Albany, NY
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4. Post Malone
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 3
> Followers on Songkick: 890,100
> First summer concert: June 21, 2019 – June 23, 2019
> Location: The Woodlands, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
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3. Snoop Dogg
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 17
> Followers on Songkick: 1,304,672
> First summer concert: June 22, 2019
> Location: Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Mescalero, NM
2. blink-182
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 42
> Followers on Songkick: 1,169,684
> First summer concert: June 27, 2019
> Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
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1. Bruno Mars
> Summer U.S. tour dates: 7
> Followers on Songkick: 2,484,755
> First summer concert: September 3, 2019
> Location: Park Theater at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
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