Summer season music highlights of 2026

Summer season is the time to get pleasure from dwell music, indoors and out. Scroll by way of our gallery of a few of 2026’s main musical acts, that includes photographs by CBS Information photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.   

Pictured: Bruce Springsteen carried out on the United Middle in Chicago for his Land of Hope and Desires American Tour, April 29, 2026.

The Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters (Clockwise from prime left: Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Ilan Rubin and Nate Mendel) introduced their “Take Cowl” tour to Soldier Subject in Chicago, Sat., Aug. 8, 2026.

Ther setlist included “Caught Within the Echo” (from their current album “Your Favourite Toy”), in addition to “Be taught to Fly,” “My Hero,” “This Is a Name,” “Everlong,” “All My Life,” and “Better of You.” 

Queens of the Stone Age

Opening for the Foo Fighters at Soldier Subject was the Seattle rock band Queens of the Stone Age. (Pictured: Founding member, guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme.)  Their setlist included “No One Is aware of,” “Little Sister,” “Go With the Move,” and “My God Is the Solar.”

Lollapalooza 2026

A virtually-sold out Lollapalooza returned to Chicago starting July 30, 2026. Greater than 100,000 had been anticipated every day of the four-day competition at 11 venues in Grant Park. Choose acts had been livestreamed on Hulu and Disney+.

With excessive summer time warmth and rain forecasted, festivalgoers had been suggested to remain hydrated.

Haute & Freddy

The choice pop duo Haute & Freddy (Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp) introduced a carnival theme to Day One in every of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Thurs., July 30, 2026. Their debut album is “Massive Shame.”

5 Seconds of Summer season

5 Seconds of Summer season, a pop band from Australia, carried out at Lollapalooza on Thurs., July 30, 2026. Their most up-to-date album was 2025’s “Everybody’s a Star!”

Audrey Hobert

Singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert (“Sue Me”), sporting a VERY lengthy trenchcoat (and having ditched her Groucho glasses), carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thurs., July 30, 2026. Her most up-to-date album was 2025’s “Who’s the Clown?”

SB19

The Filipino boy band SB19 carried out their P-Pop hits “DAM,” “VISA,” “Gento,” “Emoji” and “Lawless,” at Lollapalooza, in Grant Park, Chicago, Thurs., July 30, 2026.

Empire of the Solar

The digital music duo Empire of the Solar, from Australia, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thurs., July 30, 2026. Their set record included “Strolling On a Dream,” “Alive,” “Excessive and Low,” and “We Are the Folks.”

John Summit

DJ John Summit introduced his set to Lollapalooza in Chicago, Thurs., July 30, 2026.

Suki Waterhouse

The actress and singer Suki Waterhouse took the stage on Day Two of Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Fri., July 31, 2026. On tour to advertise her third album, “Loveland,” launched final month, Waterhouse carried out “After I Get Drunk (I Need You Boy),” “Notting Hill,” and “Again in Love.”

Ella Boh

Singer-songwriter Ella Boh carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Fri., July 31, 2026.

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard, an actor identified for “Stranger Issues” in addition to a musician (beforehand with the band Calpurnia), carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Fri., July 31, 2026. His debut album was final yr’s “Completely satisfied Birthday.”

Freddie Gibbs

Grammy-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs carried out at Lollapalooza Fri., July 31, 2026 in Chicago.

The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins returned to Lollapalooza for the primary time since 1994. Billy Corgan carried out “Thirty-Three,” with an help from visitor Olivia Rodrigo. Their set additionally included “1979,” “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Zero.”

Lollapalooza 2026

With storms soaking a part of this yr’s Lollapalooza, the beginning of Day Three was delayed by rain till 3 p.m.

Father-daughter duo Ella and Sean Humphries, visiting from Missouri, instructed CBS Station WBBM they needed to improvise when it got here to rain gear, as a result of they could not discover ponchos on the market. “We obtained trash baggage – needed to get somewhat artistic,” Ella stated. “We’re from the Midwest. We are able to deal with climate, so we’re like, let’s go have some enjoyable, see what occurs.”

The Neighbourhood

The Neighbourhood, an alternate rock band from California (regardless of the Anglophilic spelling), needed to improvise as nicely throughout their Lollapalooza gig, when a portion of their tools did not make it onto the aircraft with them. Their livestream was cancelled, and their setup was scaled again. [Pictured: Lead vocalist Jesse Rutherford, performing on the T-Mobile Stage at Grant Park in Chicago, Sat., Aug. 1, 2026.]

Whethan

Producer and DJ Whethan (Ethan Snoreck) carried out on Day Three of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sat., Aug. 1, 2026.

Yungblud

The English musician Dominic Richard Harrison, higher often called Yungblud, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Fri., July 31, 2026. His most up-to-date album was 2025’s “Idols.” His set record included “Good day Heaven, Good day,” “Zombie,” “My Solely Angel” and “fleabag.”

Yungblud

Yungblud is prepared for his closeup. 

Ethel Cain

Singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia, performing underneath the stage identify Ethel Cain, appeared in Grant Park, Chicago on the third day of Lollapalooza, Sat., Aug. 1, 2026. Her newest album was 2025’s “Willoughby Tucker, I am going to At all times Love You.”

Spacey Jane

Spacey Jane, an indie rock band from Australia, carried out on Day 4 of Lollapalooza, Solar., Aug. 2, 2026, in Chicago. [Pictured clockwise from top left: Vocalist-guitarist Caleb Harper, bassist Peppa Lane, drummer Kieran Lama, and guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu.] Their set record included songs from their 2025 album, “If That Makes Sense,” together with “Via My Enamel,” “Whateverrr,” and “All of the Noise.”

Geese

Geese, an indie rock-post punk band from Brooklyn, carried out at Lollapalooza on Sat., Aug. 1, 2026 in Chicago. Their frontman, Cameron Winter, instructed the viewers that an airline had misplaced one in every of their guitars, however that did not dampen the group’s spirit. 

Their setlist included songs from their fourth studio album, 2025’s “Getting Killed,” together with “100 Horses,” “Taxes,” and “Au Pays du Cocaine.”

Turnstile

The rock band Turnstile, which gained two Grammys for his or her 2025 album “By no means Sufficient,” carried out at Lollapalooza on Solar., Aug. 2, 2026, in Chicago’s Grant Park. Their set record included “Thriller,” “Vacation,” “Look Out For Me” and “Blackout.”  

Beadadoobee

The British-Filipino singer Beadadoobee (Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus) carried out at Lollapalooza on Solar., Aug 2, 2026, in Chicago. Her newest album, “Pylon,” shall be launched in September.

Tate McRae

Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae carried out on Day 4 of Lollapalooza, Solar., Aug. 2, 2026, in Chicago. Her 2025 album “So Near What” debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

Yoasobi

The Japanese duo Yoasobi carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Solar., Aug. 2, 2026. Their new album, titled “The Guide For,” was launched in June.

The XX

Sunday, the closing night time of the competition, featured headliners The XX, an indie rock/pop band from England. Shaped in 2005 by Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft, and Jamie Smith, the band launched three albums, then took an eight-year touring hiatus because the members explored numerous solo initiatives. They reunited earlier this spring, enjoying in Mexico Metropolis, earlier than hitting Coachella.

Their set included “Crystalised,” “Islands,” “Angels,” “On Maintain,” and “I Dare You.”

Crimson Vox

Lead singer and guitarist Vinny (broadly identified on the Twitch streaming group as Vinesauce) fronted the indie rock band Crimson Vox, in a sold-out present at Chicago’s Thalia Corridor on July 28, 2026.

Vinny instructed CBS Information that when the band was forming in 2015, after a rehearsal at Crimson Room Studio, he got here up with the identify from a dream, asking his bandmates, “What do you consider Crimson Vox? There is a Crimson Field, there is a Redd Foxx, and there is a Crimson Sox.” Their reply: “Yeah, let’s go together with it.”

Crimson Vox has two album releases this yr, their seventh and eighth: “Retcon,” and “Pigeonhole.” “Sort of a double-meaning,” Vinny stated of the latter, “and we get to have a cute pigeon on the duvet.”

Rush

The Canadian rock band Rush, reuniting following the 2020 loss of life of drummer Neil Peart, introduced their worldwide Fifty One thing Tour to Chicago’s United Middle, July 18, 2026. The 4 exhibits in Chicago had been offered out. [The tour concludes next April in Helsinki.]

Becoming a member of bassist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson was touring drummer Anika Nilles. Keyboardist Loren Gold additionally accompanied them. 

The two.5-hour present featured the “2112” suite, “The Spirit of Radio,” “Limelight,” “Time Stand Nonetheless,” “Subdivisions,” and “Tom Sawyer.”

Limp Bizkit

The Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, at Tinley Park, Ailing, featured 17 nu steel and post-grunge acts over two days. Headlining the opening date was Limp Bizkit (that includes guitarist Wes Borland and rapper-singer Fred Durst), Sat., July 18, 2026 on the Credit score Union Amphitheatre.

Sevendust

The rock band Sevendust (pictured: vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and drummer Morgan Rose) carried out on the Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, at Tinley Park, Ailing, Sat., July 18, 2026. Their newest album, launched in Might, is titled “One.”

Cypress Hill

B-Actual, of the hip hop group Cypress Hill, carried out on the Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, at Tinley Park, Ailing, Sat., July 18, 2026.

Kittie

The Canadian steel band Kittie (guitarist-vocalist Morgan Lander, guitarist Tara McLeod, drummer Mercedes Lander, and bassist Ivana Jenkins) took the stage on the Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, Tinley Park, Ailing, Sat., July 18, 2026.

Bush

The British rock band Bush carried out on the Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, a part of their Land of Milk and Honey Tour, Solar., July 19, 2026, at Tinley Park, Ailing. Their tenth studio album, “I Beat Loneliness,” was launched final yr.

Mammoth

Wolfgang Van Halen, frontman of the American rock band Mammoth, carried out on the Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant, Tinley Park, Ailing, Solar., July 19, 2026. The group’s most up-to-date album was 2025’s “The Finish.” The setlist included “One other Celebration on the Finish of the World,” “The Spell” and “Epiphany.”

Creed

The post-grunge band Creed, who headlined the primary Summer season of ’99 and Past Pageant in 2024, carried out at Tinley Park, Ailing, Solar., July 19, 2026. (Pictured: Vocalist Scott Stapp.)

Their setlist included “Larger,” “With Arms Vast Open,” “My Sacrifice” and “One Final Breath.” 

Lou Gramm

Lou Gramm, the voice of Foreigner, carried out along with his “AllStars” on the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ailing., July 10, 2026. Their set featured some Foreigner classics (“Scorching Blooded,” “Feels Just like the First Time,” “Chilly As Ice,” and “I Need To Know What Love Is”), and “Midnight Blue,” from Gramm’s 1987 debut album, “Prepared or Not.”

Muse

Muse (bassist Chris Wolstenholme, guitarist Matt Bellamy, and drummer Dominic Howard) performed on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre at Tinley Park, Ailing., Fri., July 10, 2026. The English rock band is touring off their newest album, “The Wow! Sign,” which has already hit #1 on the U.Okay. Billboard chart.

Their setlist included “Interlude,” “Hysteria,” “Cryogen,” “Rebellion,” “Knights of Cydonia,” and “Supermassive Black Gap.”

The Mood Lure

Two different rock teams are touring with Muse. The Mood Lure, an indie band from Australia that includes lead vocalist Dougy Mandagi, opened the live performance at Tinley Park, Ailing., Fri., July 10, 2026. Their most up-to-date album, launched in April, is “Stargazer.”

Bloc Celebration

Bloc Celebration, a post-punk band from London, carried out at Tinley Park, Ailing., Fri., July 10, 2026. Their set record included “Approaching Sturdy,” “Flux,” “Helicopter,” and “Tough Justice.” (Pictured: Guitarist Russell Lissack, vocalist Kele Okereke, and bassist Harry Deacon.)

Evanescence

Amy Lee, lead singer of Evanescence, a rock band from Arkansas, carried out on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre at Tinley Park, Ailing., Wed., July 8, 2026. Their set record included songs from their new album, “Sanctuary,” together with “Stunning Lie,” “Inform Me When You’ve got Had Sufficient,” “Who Will You Comply with,” and “Afterlife.”

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran introduced his Loop Tour to Chicago’s Soldier Subject on Sat., June 27, 2026. 

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran’s setlist at Soldier Subject featured 26 songs plus encores (together with “Fort on the Hill,” “Do not,” “Considering Out Loud,” “Afterglow” and “Form of You”). 

Godsmack

Godsmack, hailing from Massachusetts, with lead vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna, got here to the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ailing., on Sat., June 20, 2026, as a part of their North American “Rise of Rock” tour.

Godsmack

Sam Kolton of Godsmack, on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ailing., June 20, 2026. 

Stone Temple Pilots

Opening for Godsmack in Tinley Park had been the Stone Temple Pilots, that includes bassist Robert DeLeo and vocalist Jeff Gutt.

Summerfest 2026

Wisconsin’s annual Summerfest hosted 600 performers on ten levels alongside the Milwaukee lakefront this yr, with exhibits working over three weekends in June and July. Among the many artists enjoying rock, nation, jazz, punk and pop had been 176 making their competition debuts.

Pageant officers instructed CBS Station WDJT that Summerfest 2026 drew greater than 613,000 attendees, almost half of whom traveled from outdoors Wisconsin.

Echo & the Bunnymen

Opening day of Summerfest, Thursday, June 18, noticed 47 acts, together with Echo & the Bunnymen. Hailing from Liverpool, England, the rock group’s setlist featured “Nothing Lasts Endlessly” and “Deliver On the Dancing Horses.”

Alejandro Escovedo

Rock musician Alejandro Escovedo carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026. His most up-to-date album (his nineteenth) is 2024’s “Echo Dancing.”

Put up Intercourse Nachos

From Nashville, the band Put up Intercourse Nachos carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026. Their upcoming album “Massive Dangerous” shall be launched in September. 

Morgan St. Jean

Morgan St. Jean carried out songs from her current EP “Girlhood,” together with “For the Women” and “Completely satisfied Breakup,” at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026.

Dora Jar

Singer-songwriter Dora Jar carried out songs from her current debut album “No Approach To Loosen up When You Are On Fireplace,” together with “Timelapse,” “Ragdoll,” and “Puppet,” at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026.

The Dream Syndicate

The choice rock band The Dream Syndicate carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026.

Trendy English

From England, the brand new wave post-punk rock Trendy English (that includes Robbie Gray) carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026.

Nicholas Tremulis

Chicago singer-songwriter Nicholas Tremulis carried out with The Prodigals at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026.

Hunny

Jason Yarger, performing as Hunny, appeared at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026. His most up-to-date album is 2025’s “Spirit!”

Tash Sultana

Australian singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Tash Sultana carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Thurs., June 18, 2026. Their most up-to-date EP was 2025’s “Return to the Roots.”

Aldo Nova

Day Two of Summerfest in Milwaukee featured Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician Aldo Caporuscio).

Steph Strings

Australian singer and songwriter Steph Strings carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her 2026 debut album is “Really feel Alive.”

Deer Tick

The alt-rock band Deer Tick carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their tenth studio album is that this yr’s “Coin-O-Matic.”

Styx

Styx, that includes Tommy Shaw, carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. The rock band’s setlist included “Come Sail Away,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Girl,” “The Better of Instances” and “Too A lot Time On My Arms.”

Father John Misty

Father John Misty (a persona of Joshua Michael Tillman) appeared at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. His setlist included songs from his 2024 album “Mahashmashana,” together with “I Guess Time Simply Makes Fools of Us All” and “Josh Tillman and the Unintended Dose.”

Cameron Whitcomb

Canadian singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. His most up-to-date launch is the 2026 EP “Deep Water.”

Amyl and the Sniffers

The Australian punk band Amyl and the Sniffers (that includes lead singer Amy Taylor) carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “U Ought to Not Be Doing That,” which earned the group its first Grammy nomination this yr.

David Lee Roth

The third day of Summerfest’s opening weekend featured legendary rocker David Lee Roth, on his Do not Love Me, Lease Me Tour, Sat., June 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. The previous lead singer of Van Halen carried out such hits as “Dance the Evening Away,” “Scorching For Trainer,” “You Actually Acquired Me,” and “Leap.”

Carín León

Singer-songwriter Carín León was Summerfest’s first regional Mexican headliner, Sat., June 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. His newest album, “Muda,” was launched in Might.

Crimson Leather-based

Crimson Leather-based, an nameless performer who has greater than 1.5 million followers on TikTok, carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 20, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Lisa Loeb

The second weekend of Milwaukee’s Summerfest featured Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, Thurs., June 25, 2026. Her setlist included “Keep (I Missed You),” “I Do,” “Do You Sleep?,” and “Taffy.”

Booker T. Jones

Musician Booker T. Jones, previously the frontman of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Myles Smith

British singer Myles Smith (whose debut album, “My Mess, My Coronary heart, My Life,” was launched final month), carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Robert Randolph & The Household Band

Robert Randolph & The Household Band, a Grammy-winning gospel group from New Jersey, carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Kim Gordon

Singer Kim Gordon, previously of Sonic Youth, carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her newest solo album is the 2026 launch “Play Me.”

Subtronics

The DJ Subtronics (digital producer Jesse Kardon) carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Kaleo

The Icelandic blues-rock band Kaleo carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., June 25, 2026, in Milwaukee. The group is touring in honor of the tenth anniversary of their multi-platinum album “A/B.”

Cody Johnson

Nation singer Cody Johnson carried out at Summerfest, Fri., June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. His setlist included “‘Til You Cannot,” “The Fall,” “I am Gonna Love You,” and “With You I Am.” His newest album is “Banks of the Trinity.”

Louis Tomlinson

English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson carried out at Summerfest, Fri., June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. His newest album is “How Did I Get Right here?”

Greg Koch & The Koch Marshall Trio

Greg Koch & The Koch Marshall Trio (that includes Greg’s son Dylan on drums and Toby Lee Marshall on keyboard) carried out at Summerfest, Fri., June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee.

The Marcus King Band

From South Carolina, The Marcus King Band carried out at Summerfest, Fri., June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their fourth album, from 2025, was “Darling Blue.”

Carter Religion

Nation singer-songwriter Carter Religion carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her debut album was 2025’s “Cherry Valley.”

Tracy Bonham

A classically-trained violinist, pianist and vocalist, Tracy Bonham is a two-time Grammy-nominated various rock musician who has launched 13 albums and EPs. She carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Soulidified

The boy band Soulidified carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Maris

Singer-songwriter Maris (Maris Maddux-Ward) carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her setlist included songs from her upcoming EP, together with “MOSH ★ PIT” and “Physique Is On Fireplace.”

Audrey Nuna

The singer and rapper Audrey Nuna (the stage identify of Audrey Chu), the singing voice for the character Mira in “KPop Demon Hunters,” carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Little Feat

The rock-jazz-jam band Little Feat, which has gone by way of a number of iterations since initially forming in 1969, carried out at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. (Pictured: instrumentalist Fred Tackett.) Final yr they launched their thirtieth album, “Strike Up the Band.”

Børns

Garrett Clark Borns, who performs underneath the identify Børns, appeared at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. His setlist included “Electrical Love,” “God Save Our Younger Blood,” and “American Cash.”

Wolfmother

Wolfmother, a tough rock band from Australia (guitarist Andrew Stockdale, drummer Brett Wolfenden, and bassist James Wassenaar), carried out on their twentieth anniversary tour at Summerfest, Sat., June 27, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “White Unicorn,” “Love Prepare,” “Thoughts’s Eye” and “Witchcraft.”

Dwelling Color

The third and remaining weekend of Summerfest in Milwaukee featured, from New York, the Grammy-winning rock band Dwelling Color, Thurs., July 2, 2026. [Pictured: Vocalist Corey Glover.]

Mood Metropolis

Mood Metropolis, an alt rock band, carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., July 2, 2026, in Milwaukee. Earlier this yr, they had been the primary Israeli band to have a tune (“Self Conscious”) enter the U.S. Billboard Scorching 100, after it went viral on TikTok.

Julia Wolf

Singer, songwriter and producer Julia Jade Capello, who performs as Julia Wolf, appeared at Summerfest, Thurs., July 2, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her setlist included “Kill You Off,” “Deep Finish,” “In My Room” and “Sunshine State.”

Blondshell

The indie rock singer Blondshell (a.okay.a. Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum) carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., July 2, 2026, in Milwaukee. Her third album, “Violins,” bows in September.

The Ocean Blue

The Ocean Blue, an indie pop band from Hershey, Pa., carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., July 2, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their setlist on the Uline Warehouse Stage included “Ballerina Out of Management,” “Chic,” “Mercury,” and “Between One thing and Nothing.”

All Time Low

The Maryland rock band All Time Low carried out at Summerfest, Thurs., July 2, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their most up-to-date album was 2025’s “Everybody’s Speaking!”

The Heavy Heavy

The rock band The Heavy Heavy (that includes singer Georgie Fuller and guitarist Will Turner) carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “All My Desires,” “Miles and Miles” and “One in every of a Sort.”

Alex Warren

Singer-songwriter Alex Warren, a Grammy nominee this yr for greatest new artist, carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. His setlist included “Fever Dream,” “Effective Place to Die” and “Passenger,” from his second album, “Wildchild,” to be launched in August.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Jeffrey Allen Townes, who performs as DJ Jazzy Jeff, appeared at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Rev Run

Rapper Joseph Simmons, whose onstage personae embrace Rev Run, carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Spoon

Spoon, an indie rock band from Austin, carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “Acquired Nuffin,” “The Underdog,” “The Hardest Minimize” and “Wild.”

Ask Carol

Ask Carol, a “grungy and folksy” rock duo from Norway, carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Six Foot Blonde

The indie rock band Six Foot Blonde (with lead singer Julia) carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.

St. Paul and the Damaged Bones

St. Paul and the Damaged Bones, a soul band from Birmingham, Ala., fronted by vocalist Paul Janeway, carried out at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. Their sixth, eponymous album was launched final October.

The Gene Simmons Band

Longtime Kiss member Gene Simmons appeared along with his band at Summerfest, Fri., July 3, 2026, in Milwaukee, performing many Kiss hits, together with “Shout It Out Loud,” “Calling Dr. Love,” “I Love It Loud,” “Domino,” and “Rock and Roll All Nite.”

SIIN

The rock band SIIN carried out on the closing night time of Summerfest, Sat., July 4, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Jerry Harrison

Speaking Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison introduced “50 Years of Speaking Heads” to Summerfest, Sat., July 4, 2026, in Milwaukee. His setlist included such classics as “Psycho Killer,” “Life Throughout Wartime,” “This Should Be the Place (Naive Melody),” and “Take Me to the River.”

The Strokes

The rock band The Strokes carried out on the United Middle in Chicago on Wed., June 17, 2026. Their “Actuality Awaits” tour featured songs from their seventh studio album, to be launched in July (together with “Falling Out of Love” and “Going Procuring”), in addition to previous U.S. Alternate chart hits “Final Nite,” “Reptilia” and Juicebox.”

Pictured clockwise from prime left: Lead singer Julian Casablancas; drummer Fabrizio Moretti; bassist Nikolai Fraiture; guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.; and guitarist Nick Valensi. 

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar (a.okay.a. The Crimson Rocker), a former member of Van Halen, appeared on the Ruoff Music Middle in Noblesville, Ind., on June 14, 2026. His “Better of All Worlds Band” featured (from prime proper) guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani (a 15-time Grammy nominee); drummer Kenny Aronoff; and authentic Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony.

The Better of All Worlds Band tour continues in England, and can return to Las Vegas for a residency in September.

Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield carried out on the Ruoff Music Middle in Noblesville, Ind., June 14, 2026. His setlist included “Do not Discuss To Strangers,” “Affair Of The Coronary heart,” “Love Someone,” his 1982 Grammy-winner “Jessie’s Woman,” and “I’ve Performed The whole lot For You,” a tune written by Sammy Hagar.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium

On June 3, 2026 in Chicago, the Salt Shed’s out of doors stage hosted a sold-out present that includes The Claypool Lennon Delirium (that includes guitarist Sean Ono Lennon, and Primus bassist Les Claypool).

Claypool additionally carried out along with his band, Frog Brigade.

The Useless Daisies

Legendary vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes, previously of Trapeze, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, introduced his supergroup The Useless Daisies to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ailing., Might 30, 2026, for a one-night-only engagement.

Along with Useless Daisies songs, they carried out Deep Purple classics resembling “Smoke On the Water,” “Would possibly Simply Take Your Life,” and “Stormbringer,” and a canopy of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Lucky Son.”

The Useless Daisies

Doug Aldrich of The Useless Daisies, on the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ailing., Might 30, 2026. 

Zakk Sabbath

The Black Sabbath tribute band Zakk Sabbath (fronted by longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, with bassist Jim DeServio and drummer Jeff Fabb) opened for Wylde’s personal band Black Label Society, on the Hollywood On line casino in Joliet, Ailing., Might 16, 2026. Their Black Sabbath covers included “Kids of the Grave,” “Battle Pigs,” and “Snowblind.”

Corrosion of Conformity

Guitarist and vocalist Pepper Kennan, of Corrosion of Conformity, carried out at Outset in Chicago, Might 14, 2026.

The band’s lead guitarist Woody Weatherman instructed CBS Information’ Jake Barlow that their current album, “Good Man/Dangerous Man,” was the product of two totally different designs: “We get pleasure from enjoying guitar and writing songs and we [had] such a superb time entering into numerous totally different instructions, [but] we discovered ourselves in the identical predicament,” he stated. “So we had wizard thought to attempt to break up it into two data, after which it gave us somewhat bit extra freedom to maintain doing the instructions that we wished to. So, yeah, ‘Good Man/Dangerous Man,’ two separate worlds, we may drop these songs on this tiny universe or drop these into that different tiny universe, in order that’s type of what we did. It looks like a throwback to the previous days. I’d do it the identical approach once more.” 

Crobot

Crobot carried out on tour with Corrosion of Conformity, on the Outset in Chicago, Might 14, 2026. (Pictured: Brandon Yeagley.)

Triumph

The Canadian rock band Triumph carried out on the Allstate Area in Rosemont, Ailing., Might 13, 2026. (Pictured: guitarist Rick Emmett.) 

Triumph

Triumph’s Chicago tour cease was initially going to be in a smaller theater in Rosemont, Ailing.; it needed to be moved to the Allstate Area due to rising curiosity and ticket gross sales.

Drummer Gil Moore (pictured with Rick Emmett) instructed CBS Information’ Jake Barlow that the group’s first tour in 30 years took place because of the Edmonton Oilers, who performed Triumph’s music throughout the crew’s 2025 Stanley Cup run. “The followers pushed and pushed,” driving them to do the tour, Moore stated. “There would not be a fiftieth anniversary if it weren’t for his or her loyalty.”

Alter Bridge

The rock band Alter Bridge (pictured: Brian Marshall, Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti) performed the Salt Shed in Chicago, Might 6, 2026. Presently on their What Lies Inside Tour, the band performed such hits as “Isolation,” “Ghosts of Days Gone By,” and “Hooked on Ache,” in addition to songs from their current eponymous album, together with “Silent Divide,” “What Lies Inside,” and “Examined and In a position.”

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen introduced his Land of Hope and Desires American Tour to Chicago’s United Middle on April 29, 2026. Along with Springsteen classics like “Born to Run,” “Born in the united statesA.,” “Hungry Coronary heart,” and “Lengthy Stroll Dwelling,” he additionally carried out “Streets of Minneapolis,” “As a result of the Evening” (a tune he co-wrote with Patti Smith), and a canopy of Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom.”

Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen and the E Road Band had been joined on the tour by Tom Morello (Rage In opposition to the Machine). 

Cactus

Drummer Carmine Appice (pictured, heart) was one of many founding members of the ’70s rock band Cactus, which again within the day was known as “the American Led Zeppelin.” He introduced the band’s newest lineup to the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Ailing., April 3, 2026, to advertise their album, “Temple of the Blues II.” They had been accompanied by the “Cactus All-Stars.”

Becoming a member of Appice had been (clockwise from higher left): Cactus regulars Artie Dillon and Ed Terry; Rob Caudill; Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal; Pat Travers; Dug Pinnick; Eric Gales; and Billy Sheehan.

Lamb of God

The heavy steel band Lamb of God carried out on the Byline Financial institution Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, March 25, 2026. The live performance was a part of their North American Heaviest Tour of the 12 months. (Pictured: Lead vocalist Randy Blythe.)

Corrosion of Conformity

Pictured: Bass participant Bobby Landgraf of Corrosion of Conformity. 

You’ll want to observe us all through music summer time 2026 – and do not miss out on dwell music your self!
     

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Edited by senior producer David Morgan.