Pop powerhouse Zara Larsson has announced a European headline tour, stopping at 17 arenas across the continent.

The Live Nation-produced trek will kick off at Zenith Arena, Munich (DE), on 28 October and culminate in a hometown show at Avicii Arena in Stockholm (SE), on 28 November.

Other stops include Vienna, Berlin, Antwerp, Paris, London, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Riga, Manchester, Copenhagen and more.

Larsson’s run of live shows in support of her forthcoming album Midnight Sun officially kicks off with her opening slot on Tate McRae’s Miss Possessive Tour across North America

The European tour announcement follows confirmation of Larsson’s first-ever live dates in Australia and New Zealand in 2026 with OneRepublic.

Grammy award-winning rap icon Lil Wayne has announced a North America arena tour, celebrating over 20 years of his Tha Carter album series.

Produced by Live Nation, the 34-date tour will kick off on 6 June with his first-ever headline show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The tour’s commencement date also coincides with the release of Tha Carter VI – the sixth instalment of Tha Carter album series.

British singer-songwriter Lola Young has also unveiled a North American outing for later this year

The outing will make stops in Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in West Palm Beach at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on 2 October.

Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington will support Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) across all dates and NoCap on select dates.

Rock powerhouses A Day To Remember and Yellowcard are also heading out on the road for a joint headline tour of North America.

Promoted by Live Nation, the 36-city tour kicks off on 5 September at Blossom Music Centre in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, making stops in Toronto, Camden, Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, and more, before wrapping up on 22 November at the AmericanBank Center in Corpus Christi, TX.

The Maximum Fun Tour will also feature special guests such as State Champs, The Wonder Years, Boundaries and Dinosaur Pile-Up on select dates.

British singer-songwriter Lola Young has also unveiled a North American outing for later this year.

The 17-date trek kicks off in Toronto on 1 November, making stops in NYC, Boston, Philly, Nashville, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, before wrapping up in Los Angeles on 6 December.

Before heading stateside, the 24-year-old will open a pair of shows for Billie Eilish in Paris, and perform at festivals including the UK’s Glastonbury, Denmark’s Roskilde, Belgium’s Rock Werchter and more.

Elusive collective SAULT have announced their second-ever live headline show for later in 2025

Across the Atlantic, it has been announced that Miles Kane and his band will deliver the last ever show at The Leadmill in Sheffield.

On Friday 27 June, the Liverpudlian singer-songwriter will bid farewell to the iconic independent music venue after 45 years.

Last month, the tenants of The Leadmill music venue in Sheffield were given three months to vacate the premises after their eviction appeal was denied.

Elsewhere, elusive collective SAULT have announced their second-ever live headline show for later in 2025. The show is slated to take place in London on 15 August, though a venue is to be announced.

The group delivered their first headline show at London’s Drumsheds in December 2023, playing the album Acts Of Faith for the first and only time.

SAULT have never officially confirmed their band members, though producer Inflo is generally regarded as the leader, with Cleo Sol, Kid Sister, Chronixx and more providing uncredited vocals.

Finally, Drake has added two more UK dates to his recently announced outing, $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK EU.

The newly announced dates include 23 July at Utilita Arena Birmingham and 28 July at Co-op Live in Manchester, extending his arena run across both cities.

Prior to the outing, Drake will headline all three nights of Wireless Festival’s 20th-anniversary event, set for 11–13 July at London’s Finsbury Park.

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A celebratory concert marking hip-hop’s 50th birthday has been announced for New York’s Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

Scheduled for Friday 11 August, Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium will feature Run DMC’s Bottom of the Ninth…The Walk-Off performance, plus legends including Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, while a Queens of Hip Hop set will feature the likes of Eve, Lil Kim, Remy Ma and Trina.

“I am honoured to hit the stage in the Bronx, the birthplace of Hip Hop and celebrate all of my heroes,” says Run.

“Aug 11th is Hip Hop’s 50th birthday! So…’Up in the Bronx’ where it all started we will be celebrating this historic moment in history! I am honoured to pay tribute to the culture that allowed this little shy kid from Queens to grow up and become The Mighty King of Rock,” adds DMC.

The anniversary event is being co-produced by Nas’ entertainment company Mass Appeal, Live Nation and the New York Yankees

Other performers on the night will include: T.I., Fat Joe, Common, A$AP Ferg, EPMD, Ghostface Killah, Lupe Fiasco and Slick Rick. Additionally, a Pillars of Hip-Hop set will star Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell, Grandmaster Caz, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Roxanne Shante, Scorpio and the Sugarhill Gang. A Legendary DJ set, meanwhile, will showcase Clark Kent, Marley Marl, Mannie Fresh and Battlecat.

Tickets start at US$50, with early bird access to the sale granted to Renaissance Youth Center, New Settlement, SCAN-Harbor, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, North East Bronx YMCA, Castle Hill YMCA, New York Urban League, Hispanic Federation, Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Bronx Community Foundation, and CORO New York Leadership Center.

The anniversary event is being co-produced by Nas’ entertainment company Mass Appeal, Live Nation and the New York Yankees. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Emmy Award-winning BASSic Black Entertainment CEO Adam Blackstone is serving as managing creative music director along with partner Omar Edwards, musical director for Jay-Z.

Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium is the latest announcement surrounding Mass Appeal’s cross-platform Hip Hop 50 initiative.

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Kendrick Lamar-headlined festival Rolling Loud has avoided cancellation after board members of the Bayfront Park Management Trust voted unanimously to allow it to go ahead as planned next month.

The major hip-hop event, promoted by Dope Entertainment, was facing the prospect of being called off following the revelation that its move to the 32-acre Miami park had only been signed off by one board member. Frank Carollo, the chairman of the trust which manages Bayfront Park, then called a special meeting “to vote on approval/denial of the use agreement for the Rolling Loud festival”, arguing that all uses of the park must be approved by the entire board.

Cue Rolling Loud’s lawyer, Jeffrey Bass, threatening the city with a lawsuit, warning that Dope had already sold close to 40,000 tickets and would suffer damages “well in excess of $30 million” if the event were cancelled.

“I feel like I got acquitted for a crime, and I know I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s crazy”

According to the Miami Herald, yesterday’s vote “went quickly, with little discussion save a few changes to the contract limiting when the festival can conduct sound checks and requiring that the festival increase its investment in off-duty police and firefighters to nearly $800,000”.

“I feel like I got acquitted for a crime, and I know I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s crazy,” said festival co-founder Tariq Cherif after the vote. “We should have never had to go through this.”

Rolling Loud – an “Ultra for hip hop” which took place at Soho Studios and Mana Wynwood in 2015 and 2016, respectively – will this year run from 5 to 7 May. Other performers include Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Future and A$AP Rocky.

Bayfront Park is also home to EDM event Ultra and an outdoor concert venue, Bayfront Park Amphitheater, booked by Live Nation.

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