2025 is seemingly set to be an expensive year for music lovers hoping to see their favorite artists live.
Several tours that began in 2024 are set to continue this year from Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft” to Quakertown native Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet.” Meanwhile, some tours just starting include Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s joint Grand National Tour.
New Hope resident Zayn Malik was set to kick off the Stairway to the Sky Tour last year but postponed it following the tragic death of fellow “One Direction” alum Liam Payne in October. Malik has a daughter Khai with his ex, model Gigi Hadid, who often stays at mom Yolanda’s Solebury farm.
Stadium tours are also slated for stars from Post Malone, Usher, Katy Perry and Coldplay.
Big names like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny have yet to announce new tours despite having early 2025 drops. As of Jan. 11, the Weeknd is scheduled to perform at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 20 in Pasadena, California one of the areas in Los Angeles County impacted by the devastating spree of wildfires.
Post Malone
Post Malone performs at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
Name: Big A** Stadium Tour
Dates: April to July 2025
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish performs onstage during “Hit Me Hard And Soft” album release listening party at Barclays Center on May 15, 2024 in New York City.
Tour: Hit Me Hard And Soft
Dates: September 2024 to July 2025
Kendrick Lamar and SZA
SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2018 in Indio, California.
Name: Grand National Tour
Dates: April to June 2025, including May 5 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Usher
Usher performs during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 11, 2024
Name: Past Present Future Tour
Dates: March to May 2025
Shakira
Shakira performs during the Copa America Final halftime show in a match between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium.
Name: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour
Dates: February to June 2025
Katy Perry
Katy Perry performs onstage during iHeartRadio Q102’s Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 16, 2024 in Philadelphia.
Name: The Lifetimes Tour
Dates: Starting June 2025
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo performs at The O2 Arena in London on May 17, 2024.
Name: Guts World Tour
Dates: February 2024 to July 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter performs during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on Sept. 11, 2024.
Name: Short n’ Sweet Tour
Dates: September 2024 to March 2025
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran performs on NBC’s “Today” at Rockefeller Plaza on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
Name: +–=÷× (Mathematics) Tour
Dates: April 2022 to September 2025
Coldplay
Chris Martin sings as Coldplay performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Oct. 8, 2024.
Tour: Music of the Spheres World Tour
Dates: March 2022 to September 2025
Zayn Malik
Zayn Malik performs during KIIS-FM Wango Tango concert at StubHub Center in Carson, California on May 14, 2016.
Tour: Stairway to the Sky Tour
Dates: November 2024 to February 2025. The closest stop to his Bucks County home is Jan. 24 and 25 shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan (rescheduled from November).
Charli XCX
Charli XCX performs at the H&M&LONDON musical event to kick off London Fashion Week at Copperbox on Sept. 12, 2024 in London.
Name: BRAT 2025 – ARENA TOUR
Dates: April 2025 to May 2025
Billy Joel
Billy Joel performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024.
Name: 2025 Tour
Dates: January to August 2025
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen performs during the 18th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit Presented By Bob Woodruff Foundation And New York Comedy Festival at David Geffen Hall on Nov. 11, 2024 in New York City.
Name: 2025 World Tour
Dates: May to July 2025
Gracie Abrams
Gracie Abrams performs during iHeartRadio Hot 99.5’s Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at Capital One Arena on Dec. 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Name: The Secret of Us Tour
Dates: September 2024 to August 2025
Pitbull
Pitbull performs during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at The Kia Forum in Inglewood California on Dec. 2, 2022.
Dates: Feb. 19 to Feb. 25, 2025
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie performing at the Coronation Concert held in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 7, 2023.
Tour: Say Hello to the Hits tour
Dates: May to August 2025
Tom Haines of the Bucks County Courier Times contributed to this story.