We hate to break the bad news but time machines don’t exist.
Nope — not even DeLoreans.
As of 2023, we’d argue the closest thing we have is live music, which can instantly transport you back to a time or place with a single sound.
And this year, we’re going back to the ’80s.
Over the next few months, many of the biggest acts from MTV’s heyday are touring all over North America and taking their fans back in time with them.
Just a few of these huge stars hitting the road include Madonna, Guns N’ Roses, Duran Duran, B-52s, Bruce Springsteen and many, many more.
In fact, over 100 more.
You wouldn’t believe it but A Flock of Seagulls, Rick Springfield, Slick Rick, Kenny G and Billy Idol are all performing live over the next few months as well.
With that being said, it doesn’t matter if singling along to “Like A Virgin,” “Welcome to the Jungle” or “Born In The U.S.A.” sends you back — we’ve got ‘something for everyone.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of 107 rock, pop, hard rock, alternative rock, new wave, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, folk, country, punk and Latin concert options to choose from.
Plus, if you scroll to the bottom we have the ultimate ’80s-tastic festival.
So, if you want to re-live your Gen X glory days or catch your favorite group live for the first time, here’s who you have to see and everything you need to know about each and every tour from opening acts to tour dates to how to get tickets.
Now, fire up the time machine (and grab your shoulder pads, leg warmers, and gold lamé leotards while you’re at it) — we’re going back to the ’80s.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Runs March 2 through Dec. 10
Billy Joel
(co-headlining w/ Stevie Nicks on select dates as part of ‘Two Icons, One Night’ Tour)
Runs March 10 through Nov. 10
Stevie Nicks
(co-headlining w/ Billy Joel on select dates as part of ‘Two Icons, One Night’ Tour)
Runs March 10 through Nov. 10
Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender Tour’
Runs April 16 through May 8
Journey’s ‘Freedom Tour’
Featuring Toto on select dates
Runs March 1 through May 19
Don Henley and the Eagles ‘The Hotel California Tour’
Runs March 1 through April 8
John Mellencamp’s ‘Live and In Person Tour’
Runs March 1 through June 24
Dead and Company’s ‘The Final Tour’ (formerly The Grateful Dead)
Featuring John Mayer
Runs May 4 through July 16
John Fogerty
Runs April 27 through June 30
Foreigner’s ‘The Historic Farewell Tour’
Featuring Loverboy on select dates
Runs March 24 through Sept. 30
Billy Idol
Runs March 30 through Sept. 3
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Featuring Iggy Pop, The Strokes, St. Vincent, Mars Volta, The Roots and more
Runs March 29 through July 23
REO Speedwagon
Featuring Chris Trapper, John Waite, Levon and Sir, Please
Runs March 15 through Aug. 30
Styx
Runs March 9 through Nov. 9
Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo
Runs March 9 through April 29
Joe Perry of Aerosmith
Runs April 15-21
Chicago
Runs March 1 through Sept. 3
Rick Wakeman of Yes
Runs March 15 through April 15
Kenny Loggins’ ‘Final Tour’
Runs March 10 through Oct. 29
George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ ’50th Anniversary Tour’
Runs March 17 through Aug. 29
ZZ Top
Co-headlining w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd as part of their ‘Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour’ with feature act Uncle Kracker on select dates
Runs April 7 through Sept. 17
Cheap Trick
Runs March 1 through Aug. 11
Phish
Runs April 14 through Sept. 3
Robert Plant with Alison Krauss
Runs April 25 through July 5
Toto
Runs March 2 through April 21
J. Geils Band
One show on April 23
Steve Miller Band
Runs March 23 through Sept. 23
Bruce Horsnby
Runs March 23-26
Loverboy
Runs April 22 through July 15
Jefferson Starship
Runs March 10 through June 23
Night Ranger
Runs March 11 through July 7
Madonna’s “Celebration Tour”
Featuring Bob The Drag Queen
Runs July 15 through Jan. 8, 2024
Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again Tour’
Featuring Ludacris
Runs April 14 through June 21
Bryan Adams’ ‘So Happy It Hurts Tour’
Featuring Joan Jett
Runs April 28 through Aug. 3
Rod Stewart
Runs May 3 through Nov. 22
Rick Springfield
Runs March 24 through May 26
Huey Lewis
One show on May 5
New Kids On The Block
Runs March 7 through June 30
Weird Al
One show on March 25
Debbie Gibson’s ‘The Body Remembers Encore Tour’
Runs May 25 through July 13
Tiffany
Runs April 13 through May 13
Richard Marx
Runs April 21 through Sept. 25
Guns N’ Roses
Runs Aug. 5 through Oct. 16
Metallica’s ‘M72 Tour’
Featuring Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills
Runs Aug. 4, 2023 through Sept. 1, 2024
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard’s ‘World Tour’
Featuring Alice Cooper on select dates
Bret Michaels’ ‘Parti Gras Tour’
Featuring Jefferson Starship, Night Ranger, Mark McGrath and Steve Augeri
on select dates
Runs March 18 through Aug. 6
Alice Cooper’s ‘Freaks On Parade Tour’
Featuring Rob Zombie, Ministry and Filter on select dates
Ann Wilson of Heart
One show on July 15
Pantera’s ‘2023 Tour’
Runs July 28, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024
Skid Row
Featuring Buckcherry on select dates
Runs March 10 through Sept. 23
Duran Duran’s ‘Future Past Tour’
Featuring Chic and Bastille
Runs May 1 through Sept. 19
The B-52s ‘Las Vegas Residency’
Runs May 5 through Sept. 3
Sting
Runs April 1 through Sept. 3
Elvis Costello
Runs March 2-12
Depeche Mode’s ‘Memento Mori Tour’
Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Stella Rose and The Dead Language on select dates
Runs March 23 through Dec. 17
New Order and The Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Unity Tour’
Runs March 9-18
Psychedelic Furs
Runs April 28 through May 20
Boy George and Culture Club
Runs Aug. 25-26
Violent Femmes
Runs May 6-19
A Flock of Seagulls
Runs March 3 through July 28
Sparks
Runs May 29 through July 16
The English Beat
Runs March 4 through April 21
Human League
One show on May 23
Missing Persons
One show on June 3
Oingo Boingo
Runs March 25 through May 7
The Sisters of Mercy
Runs May 10 through June 9
Gary Numan
Runs April 20 through May 19
Pixies
Runs May 4 through June 25
Aimee Mann of ‘Til Tuesday
One show on July 31
Crowded House
Runs May 2-30
They Might Be Giants
Runs March 7 through July 16
The Smithereens
Runs March 11 through July 8
Earth, Wind and Fire
Runs March 2 through Oct. 28
George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic
Runs March 2 through June 16
New Edition
Featuring Keith Sweat, Guy and Tank
Runs March 9 through April 30
Kool and the Gang
Runs March 11 through July 28
The Pointer Sisters
One show on March 8
Billy Ocean
One show on Oct. 20
Ice Cube
Featuring Warren G, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Cypress Hill and more on select dates
Runs March 4 through June 9
Slick Rick
Runs April 8-29
MC Lyte
One show on April 9
Big Daddy Kane
Runs March 25 through April 29
KRS-One
Runs from March 24-25
George Strait
Featuring Chris Stapleton
Runs May 6 through Aug. 5
Willie Nelson
Runs March 1 through May 19
Reba McEntire
Runs March 9 through April 15
Alabama
Runs March 30 through Oct. 20
Steve Earle
One concert on May 15
Dwight Yoakam
Runs March 30 through Aug. 5
Lyle Lovett
Runs March 1 through Aug. 5
James McMurtry
Runs March 15 through May 7
Roseanne Cash
Runs March 24 through May 13
Randy Travis
One concert on Aug. 27
Bonnie Raitt
Runs March 11 through Oct. 11
Melissa Etheridge
Runs April 22 through Aug. 12
Art Garfunkel
Runs April 14 through May 11
Indigo Girls
Featuring Neko Case on select dates
Runs March 12 through July 1
Richard Thompson
Runs March 18 through May 18
Lucinda Williams
Featuring Big Thief on select dates
Runs April 20 through Aug. 5
Suzanne Vega
Runs April 15-29
BoDeans
Runs March 8 through May 21
Black Flag
Runs March 25 through May 13
Patti Smith
Runs Aug. 15-16
Herbie Hancock
Runs April 2-23
Kenny G
Runs March 13 through July 13
Los Tigres Del Norte
Runs March 3 through Nov. 11
Los Lobos
Runs March 10 through June 8
You made it.
As a reward for your patience, we recommend you check out the Cruel World Festival at the Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, CA on May 20.
The festival has ’80s titans Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, Siouxsie, ABC, Adam Ant and so many more on their impressive bill. In fact, you can see the whole lineup below.
Want to take your time machine back a little further? Check out our list of the 22 biggest classic rockers on tour in 2023 here.
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