Stadium tours: Why 2025 could be biggest year yet
As an unprecedented array of superstars line up for outdoor headline shows next summer, IQ analyses the stadium concert boom
News By Lisa Henderson | 12 December 2024
With massive tours from the likes of Coldplay, Oasis, Dua Lipa, AC/DC, Lana Del Rey, Shakira, Ed Sheeran and Guns N’Roses in the pipeline, 2025 promises to be the biggest year yet for stadium concerts.
Following a relatively quieter season in 2024 (in part, due to the Paris Olympics), Live Nation chief Michael Rapino declared that 2025 would be a “monster stadium year” – and it’s not hard to see why. While no single act is likely to come…