Artwork by Cap Blackard
With school letting out, the weather getting warmer, and daylight extending into the early evening, choices for how to spend your hard-earned dollars and precious time off have a lot of competition in 2015. There seem to be more summer music festivals than ever; meanwhile, online services like Airbnb and Uber make travel increasingly manageable. Needless to say, the Internet has made the world smaller and more accessible for many.
Summer concert tours remain a big attraction in the US and beyond, with many artists using festivals as springboards to connect with the rest of the country, plotting their stops between larger festivals and creating a bevy of options for fans looking to experience large arena gigs or more intimate club shows. In the pages that follow, we’ve collected some of the most notable artists to hit the road this summer, from huge rarities to some of music’s most exciting emerging talent.
Enjoy.
–Philip Cosores
Contributing Editor
AC/DC
Photo by Philip Cosores
With their original booking as a Coachella headliner, AC/DC turned some heads, prompting questions as to both their continued relevance and their drawing power. But if their huge ‘chella audience wasn’t a good enough indication, maybe their stadium tour this summer, beginning in Europe and then coming to the US, will convince naysayers. Playing both iconic football yards like the homes of the Patriots and the Giants (and Jets), and beloved baseball stadiums like the homes of the Cubs, Giants, and Dodgers, AC/DC will turn yards infrequently used for concerts into havens for rock ‘n’ roll. —Philip Cosores
AC/DC 2015 Tour Dates:
05/29 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadio Olympic
05/31 – Madrid, ES @ Estadio Vicente Calderon
06/02 – Madrid, ES @ Estadio Vicente Calderon
06/05 – Zurich, CH @ Letzigrund
06/07 – Zurich, CH @ Letzigrund
06/19 – Cologne, DE @ Jahnwiesen
06/21 – Hannover, DE @ Messe
06/25 – Berlin, DE @ Olympia Stadium
06/28 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park
07/01 – Dublin, IE @ Aviva Stadium
07/04 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
07/06 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
07/09 – Imola, IT @ Autodromo
07/12 – Gelsenkirchen, DE @ Veltins Arena
07/15 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival Site
07/17 – Oslo, NO @ Valle Hovin
07/19 – Stockholm, SE @ Friends Arena
07/22 – Hameenlinna, FI @ Open Air Park
07/25 – Warsaw, PL @ National Stadium
08/22 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
08/26 – E. Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
08/28 – Quebec City, QC @ Plains Of Abraham
08/31 – Montreal, QC @ Olympic Stadium
09/03 – Ottawa, ON @ TD Place
09/05 – Moncton, NB @ Magnetic Hill
09/08 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
09/10 – Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park
09/15 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
09/17 – Winnipeg, MB @ Investors Group Field
09/20 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
09/25 – San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park
09/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dodger Stadium
11/04 – Sydney, AU @ ANZ Stadium
11/12 – Brisbane, AU @ QSAC
11/21 – Adelaide, AU @ Oval
11/27 – Perth, AU @ Domain Stadium
12/06 – Melbourne, AU @ Etihad Stadium
