The Biggest Concert Tours of 2026

2026 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for live music. After a stretch dominated by a handful of record-breaking stadium runs, the touring calendar this year is unusually deep — featuring returning superstars, a new generation of headliners and several long-awaited comebacks. Here are the biggest concert tours of 2026.

Olivia Rodrigo — The Unraveled Tour

One of the year's marquee routings, Olivia Rodrigo's Unraveled Tour spans roughly 65 dates across North America, Europe and the UK from September 2026 into May 2027, with rising British bands Wolf Alice and The Last Dinner Party in support. It is the live centrepiece of her huge year, which we cover in our Olivia Rodrigo 2026 feature.

Ariana Grande returns to the road

Among the most anticipated returns of 2026 is Ariana Grande, heading back to touring after several years away from the stage. A new live run from one of pop's most powerful vocalists — behind hits including "hate that i made you love me" — is one of the year's hottest tickets.

Bad Bunny and The Weeknd go stadium-scale

Global superstars Bad Bunny and The Weeknd are among the headliners taking 2026 to stadium scale. Bad Bunny remains one of the most-streamed artists on the planet, and The Weeknd continues to build some of the largest live productions in modern pop — both anchoring the year's biggest international touring slate.

BTS and the K-pop comeback

2026 also marks a major moment for K-pop, with BTS among the acts featured on the year's most-anticipated tours lists as the group returns to large-scale activity. Their re-emergence is one of the most awaited stories in global music, with an enormous worldwide fanbase ready to fill arenas and stadiums.

Ed Sheeran keeps circling the globe

Following the European leg of his sixth concert tour, Ed Sheeran has carried his live run into New Zealand, Australia and North America in 2026. Fresh off cross-cultural hits like "Sapphire" with Arijit Singh, he remains one of the most bankable touring artists in the world.

Why 2026 is a landmark touring year

The depth is the story. Where some recent years leaned on one or two giant tours, 2026 spreads the demand across established icons, new headliners and comebacks at once. Live music has become the heart of the industry — the place where streaming popularity converts into real connection and revenue — and 2026's calendar reflects an industry firing on every cylinder.

Read the lyrics and stories behind the artists topping the 2026 touring bills on LyricsSol — including Olivia Rodrigo and Ed Sheeran.