Your guide to 2022's biggest tours
Remember live music? Enjoying a shared vibe in a crowd, a moment of familiarity cum solidarity betwixt complete strangers, even having a $35 beer spilled on your person. Well, concerts are back, baby!
Hopefully. Coronavirus and the Variants are still criss-crossing the globe playing their greatest hits, and while everyone's comfort levels may vary, our fave musicians are ready, willing, and able to rock our collective socks off.
This year promises a proper return to live concerts, with some artists making up for rescheduled shows from the past two years, established stars hitting the road again, and new acts striking out for the first time. Here, we've compiled a list of 2022 concerts and festivals to keep an eye on as those tour buses start a-hummin' — COVID willing.
January 2022
Kacey Musgraves
Tour: Star-Crossed: Unveiled
Dates: Jan. 19-Feb. 20
Opening acts: King Princess, Muna
The War on Drugs
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: Jan. 19-July 8
Courtney Barnett
Tour: USA & Canada Tour
Dates: Jan. 20-Aug. 28
Björk
Tour: Cornucopia
Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 8
Big Thief
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: Jan. 31-June 21
February 2022
Billie Eilish
Tour: Happier Than Ever: The World Tour
Dates: Feb. 3-Sept. 30
Opening acts: Duckworth, Willow, Jessie Reyez
Waxahatchee
Tour: Saint Cloud Tour 2022
Dates: Feb. 3-June 21
Spoon
Tour: Lucifer on the Sofa Tour
Dates: Feb. 8-June 4
Bad Bunny
Tour: El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo
Dates: Feb. 9-April 3
Dua Lipa
Tour: Future Nostalgia Tour 2022
Dates: Feb. 9-Nov. 16
Lucy Dacus
Tour: Winter Tour 2022
Feb. 9-Aug. 26
Tyler, the Creator
Tour: Call Me If You Get Lost
Dates: Feb. 10-Aug. 3
Opening acts: Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Teezo Touchdown
Jazmine Sullivan
Tour: The Heaux Tales Tour
Dates: Feb. 14-March 30
Clairo
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: Feb. 16-Oct. 4
Opening acts: Arlo Parks, Widowspeak
Justin Bieber
Tour: Justice World Tour
Dates: Feb. 18-March 25
Beach House
Tour: Once Twice Melody Tour
Dates: Feb. 18-Aug. 28
The Flaming Lips
Tour: American Head American Tour 2021-22
Dates: Feb. 19-Nov. 22
Foo Fighters
Tour: Live in North America 2022
Dates: Feb. 26-Aug. 20
Opening acts: St. Vincent, Weezer, Liam Gallagher
Tame Impala
Tour: Slow Rush Tour
Dates: Feb. 27-Oct. 29
Festival: Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest
Dates: Feb. 10-12
Headliners: Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Green Day, Miley Cyrus
March 2022
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Tour: Live 2022
Dates: March 1-Aug. 28
Fugees
Tour: Reunion Tour
Dates: March 2-29
Animal Collective
Tour: Spring 2022 U.S. Tour
Dates: March 8-July 9
Shawn Mendes
Tour: Wonder: The World Tour
Dates: March 14-Oct. 27
Coldplay
Tour: The Music of the Spheres
Dates: March 18-Oct. 29
Opening acts: H.E.R., London Grammar
Rina Sawayama
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: March 19-May 9
Perfume Genius
Tour: Perfume Genius Tour
Dates: March 20-Aug. 26
Kesha
Tour: Kesha Live
Dates: March 21-30
Opening acts: Kesha's Weird + Wonderful Rainbow Cruise, April 1-5
Dawn Richard
Tour: Electro Revival Tour
Dates: March 24-Aug. 28
Charli XCX
Tour: Crash: The Live Tour
Dates: March 26-Jun. 9
Bon Iver
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: March 30-Nov. 11
Rage Against the Machine
Tour: Public Service Announcement Tour
Dates: March 31-Aug. 14
Opening act: Run the Jewels
Festival: BUKU Music + Art Project
Dates: March 25-26
Headliners: Tyler, the Creator; Tame Impala; Tierra Whack
April 2022
Bon Jovi
Tour: Bon Jovi 2022 Tour
Dates: April 1-30
Olivia Rodrigo
Tour: Sour Tour
Dates: April 2-Jul. 7
Opening acts: Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen
Lorde
Tour: The Solar Power Tour
Dates: April 3-March 18, 2023
Opening acts: Remi Wolf, Marlon Williams
Snail Mail
Tour: Valentine Tour
Dates: April 5-Sept. 9
Lil Durk
Tour: The 7220 Tour
Dates: April 8-May 2
Jack White
Tour: The Supply Chain Issues Tour
Dates: April 8-Aug. 29
Mitski
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: April 17-Sept. 18
J Balvin
Tour: J Balvin Presents Jose Tour 2022
Dates: April 19-June 4
Destroyer
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: April 22-Oct. 7
Haim
Tour: The One More Haim Tour
Dates: April 24-July 27
Opening acts: Waxahatchee, Princess Nokia, Faye Webster, Sasami, Buzzy Lee
Tim McGraw
Tour: McGraw Tour 2022
Dates: April 29-June 4
Opening acts: Russell Dickerson, Alexandra Kay, Brandon Davis
Festival: Coachella
Dates: April 15-17; April 22-24
Headliners: Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Swedish House Mafia
Festival: Stagecoach
Dates: April 29-May 1
Headliners: Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs
May 2022
New Kids on the Block
Tour: Mixtape Tour 2022
Dates: May 10-July 23
My Chemical Romance
Tour: The Reunion Tour
Dates: May 16-March 20, 2023
Tears for Fears with Garbage
Tour: The Tipping Point World Tour
Dates: May 20-June 26
June 2022
Pavement
Tour: 2022 Tour
Dates: June 2-Nov. 11
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tour: Global Stadium Tour
Dates: June 4-Sept. 22
Opening acts: The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Haim, Beck, St. Vincent, Anderson .Paak, The Free Nationals
Backstreet Boys
Tour: DNA World Tour
Dates: June 4-March 11, 2023
Alicia Keys
Tour: Alicia: The World Tour
Dates: June 9-Sept. 24
Tenacious D
Tour: Summer 2022 Tour
Dates: June 16-22
Opening acts: Puddles Pity Party
The Weeknd
Tour: After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour
Dates: Summer 2022
Festival: Bonnaroo
Dates: June 16-19
Headliners: TBA
July 2022
Roger Waters
Tour: This Is Not a Drill
Dates: July 6-Oct. 15
Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen
Tour: The Wild Hearts Tour
Dates: July 21-Aug. 21
Opening act: Spencer
Given the ever-changing nature of the pandemic, please make sure to check back here for any updates.
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