Top Tickets This Week: Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, The Lumineers, Aespa, Kylie
Thursday, 03 October 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Billy Joel
The Piano Man will headline Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield on June 7, marking his first time playing in Edinburgh for 46 years. He'll then play Anfield Stadium on June 21, his first show in Liverpool for 45 years.
Tickets for both dates, his only European shows of 2025, go on general sale at 10am tomorrow (October 4) - Compare and buy tickets here.
Joel has a handful of previously scheduled US shows in the diary for this fall, plus a Florida concert confirmed for January and a date in Uncasville in February.
The legendary singer-songwriter recently confirmed four co-headline stadium concerts with Sting, taking place on February 8 in Indianapolis, April 11 in Syracuse, May 10 in Charlotte and May 23 in Salt Lake City, and one with Stevie Nicks on March 29 in Detroit. Tickets for most of those shows also go on general sale at 9am local time Friday, with Salt Lake City following at 10am the same day.
Earlier this year, Joel released Turn The Lights Back On, his first new song in nearly two decades.
Bryan Adams
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The Canadian rocker will support his soon-to-be announced new studio album with arena shows in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow, London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Birmingham, Dublin and Belfast between May 8 and 21, 2025. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday (October 4) - Compare and buy tickets here.
The new trek follows the success of the 64-year-old's So Happy It Hurts Tour, which spanned three years and featured concerts across North America, the UK, Europe and Asia.
Adams released his latest studio album, 'So Happy It Hurts', in 2022. That was followed a year later by the box set, 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall', which captured his 2022 performances of his albums 'Cut Like A Knife', 'Into The Fire' and 'Waking Up The Neighbours' at the London venue. He'll drop a new collection titled 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024' on November 15, featuring the 40th anniversary concert of his 'Reckless' album, alongside performances of '18 'Til I Die' and 'So Happy It Hurts'.
He's currently touring Europe and plays a show in Brussels, Belgium tonight (October 3). He also has Australian and New Zealand gigs scheduled for February 2025. Tickets for those shows are on sale now.
The Lumineers
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The American alt-folk band have scheduled a UK and European tour for spring 2025.
They'll kick off the run in Europe, with shows lined up in Vienna, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and France.
The UK and Ireland leg includes arena gigs in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow between May 22 and 29, as well as a show at Dublin's St Anne's Park on May 31.
Support will come from special guest Michael Marcagi. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time tomorrow (October 4) - Compare and buy tickets here.
The Lumineers released their first live album and concert film, 'Live From Wrigley Field', last week. Their last studio album was 2022's 'Brightside', with the follow-up expected in 2025.
Aespa
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The K-Pop superstars will play London's OVO Arena Wembley on March 2 as part of their extended second world tour, dubbed 2024 - 25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK: PARALLEL LINE –.
The group launched the trek in Seoul, South Korea back in the summer, and played sold out shows in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia and Macau, before extending the run with performances in North America, Mexico and Europe.
Tickets for the new dates go on general sale at 3pm local time on Friday (October 4), except for Mexico City, tickets for which go on general sale at 10am local time on October 9 - Compare and buy tickets here.
Kylie
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Due to demand, the Australian pop icon has added more dates to the UK leg of her Tension Tour. New shows include a fourth night at The O2 in London on June 3, as well as second dates at Birmingham's BP Pulse Live on June 5 and Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena on June 6. Tickets go on general sale at 10am tomorrow (October 4) - Compare and buy tickets here.
She'll also visit Newcastle's Utilita Arena, Manchester's AO Arena, Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, Sheffield's Utilita Arena and Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena. Tickets for those dates are on sale now.
The Australian leg of the tour will take place in February and March, before the North American part of the trek between March 29 and May 2. Tickets for her dates down under are on sale now, while her North American gigs go on general sale at 10am local time next Friday (October 11). The singer will also take the tour to Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Minogue will hit the road in support of her latest album, 'Tension', and its newly announced sequel, 'Tension II', due out on October 18. She recently teased the project with the lead single, Lights Camera Action.
Papa Roach have added a Liverpool show to their 2025 European tour celebrating 25 years of their 'Infest' LP.
Wunderhorse have confirmed a huge show at London's Alexandra Palace for next spring.
Marti Pellow has announced the Love Is All Around 30th Anniversary Tour.
Holly Johnson has added extra dates to his Welcome To The Pleasuredome 40th Anniversary UK Tour.
Maya Hawke has scheduled shows for 2025, including UK and European dates in late June and early July.
Vukovi will support their new album, 'My God Has Got A Gun', with a UK and European tour in early 2025.
Maribou State have announced a London show at Alexandra Palace for February.
The Horrors have also scheduled a run of intimate UK shows for the autumn.
Dream Nails have announced an intimate London show at The Grace next Tuesday (October 8).
Due to demand, Ricky Gervais has a bunch of extra dates to his Mortality Tour.
Head here for a full list and to find your tickets.
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