The 6 Most Anticipated Tours and Festivals of Summer-Fall 2026

Plenty of tours are on sale at any given moment, but a handful of 2026's runs stand out for reasons beyond just being on the calendar: a group reuniting after military service, a sold-out multi-night residency, an anniversary tour, and a festival celebrating a milestone of its own. Here's how we'd rank the six biggest draws of the season, and why each one earns its spot.

1. BTS World Tour "ARIRANG" — Arlington, TX (August 15-16)

BTS return to the road with ARIRANG, the group's first tour with all seven members since completing military service. That alone would make this the most-watched tour of the year, but the numbers back it up too: roughly 79 shows across 34 regions, and both Arlington dates at AT&T Stadium sold out during the initial January on-sale, leaving resale as the only route in.

2. Ariana Grande: The Eternal Sunshine Tour — London (August 15-September 1)

Ariana Grande closes her Eternal Sunshine Tour with a European-exclusive 10-night residency at The O2 in London — the longest single-venue stretch of her career and her first UK shows since 2019. All 10 nights sold out, supporting both Eternal Sunshine and its deluxe follow-up, Brighter Days Ahead.

3. My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade 2026

My Chemical Romance mark the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade with an expanded stadium tour that resumes August 9 at Citi Field in New York and runs through a three-night Hollywood Bowl closer in late October. The rotating support bill is a lineup in its own right, pulling in Iggy Pop, Babymetal, Pierce the Veil, The Mars Volta, Franz Ferdinand and Jimmy Eat World across different stops.

4. Lollapalooza 2026

Lollapalooza returns to Chicago's Grant Park for four days starting July 30, with more than 150 acts across seven stages under a new 10-year city contract extension. Daily headliners span genres deliberately: Lorde and John Summit, Charli xcx and The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean and Jennie of Blackpink, Tate McRae and The xx — a bill built to draw pop, K-pop, rock and dance fans into the same park.

5. Foo Fighters: Take Cover Tour

Foo Fighters open their 2026 stadium run August 6 in Detroit with Queens of the Stone Age in support, stretching to a late-September finale at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The trek's stop list reads like a tour of NFL venues — Soldier Field, Lincoln Financial Field, Nissan Stadium — signaling a scale Foo Fighters haven't chased in years.

6. Monsta X: THE X : NEXUS World Tour

Monsta X bring THE X : NEXUS to Madison Square Garden's Infosys Theater on October 6, the North American leg of a run that already delivered three sold-out nights at Seoul's KSPO Dome. Ten North American cities follow, including Fairfax, Boston, Toronto and Los Angeles.

Ranking aside, all six of these are just the tip of what's on sale right now — see the full calendar for everything else, or check the guide for ticketing FAQs.