Biggest tours of 2026, including Rush, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo

Every year since the waning pandemic signaled a safe return to gathering en masse at concerts, the concert industry has crowed about record ticket sales.

Now a few years removed from the “pent-up demand” anecdotes, artists are still adding dates to make money the only way they can and consumers are still shelling out hundreds or even thousands of dollars for tickets – grousing but doing it anyway.

No streaming service can substitute for live music and performers would be stupid not to capitalize on fans willing to forsake a rent payment for the joy of breathing the same air for two hours.

As 2026 kicks in, there are some surefire ticket stampedes (the returns of BTS, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo and Bruno Mars) and the usual arrays of hellos (greetings, Olivia Dean) and goodbyes (Journey, solid to the end).

Here’s what you need to know about some of the most anticipated tours in 2026:

Journey

Dates: Feb. 28 (Hershey, Pennsylvania) – Nov. 28 (San Francisco). More here.

What to know: The classic rock vets have packed stadiums and arenas for more than five decades and are billing this Final Frontier Tour as a goodbye to touring (insert “Don’t Stop Believin’” plea from fans). An all-new stage production accompanies the shows in 60 cities across North America for the first leg, which wraps in July, and a 40-date addition that will end in the band's hometown.  

Read the review of their Washington, D.C. concert.

Rush

Dates: June 7 (Los Angeles) – Dec. 17 (Vancouver). More here.

What to know: Even Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were surprised at the demand that met the first seven cities they announced on their Fifty Something tour, their first since 2015. Modern Drummer Hall of Famer Neil Peart died in 2020, but the Canadian rockers will be joined by Anika Nilles behind the kit.

Read the review of their Los Angeles tour kickoff.

Ed Sheeran

Dates: June 13 (Glendale, Arizona) – Nov. 7 (Tampa). More here.

What to know: Following a spate of shows in Australia and South America, the affable Sheeran will land in North America for a stadium run. Sheeran is rocking a pink-hued motif for the tour in support of his eighth studio album, “Play,” which spawned the hits “Azizam,” “Sapphire” and “Camera.”

Read the review of his Phoenix tour kickoff.

Usher and Chris Brown

Dates: June 26 (Denver) - Dec. 12 (Tampa). More here.

What to know: The powerhouse performers are combining superpowers for the simply named The R&B Tour. The pair will play 40 stadium dates and pull from their equally robust catalogs. Both artists recently wrapped other major outings - Brown with his Breezy Bowl XX World Tour and Usher with his Past, Present, Future run. n

Harry Styles

Dates: Aug. 26- May 29. More here.

What to know: The pop superstar will bring fans Together, Together during his seven-city worldwide residency, including 30 shows at Madison Square Garden. Styles will also hit Amsterdam, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and Sydney from May through December with guests Robyn, Shania Twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx (in New York), Fousheé, and Skye Newman. In 2027, Styles will return to North America for a stadium run launching April 2 in Phoenix. He dropped his new album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally," March 6.

Read the review of his Amsterdam tour kickoff, his MSG kickoff and his "Harryween" show.

Olivia Rodrigo

Dates: Sept. 25 (Hartford, Connecticut) - Feb. 16, 2027 (Brooklyn). More here.

What to know: The pop phenom will be supporting her third album, "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," with her second headlining arena tour. Rodrigo will play multiple shows in cities including Las Vegas, Atlanta, Nashville with support from Devon Again, Die Spitz, Grace Ives, The Last Dinner Party, and Wolf Alice.

Read the album review for "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love."