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The Biggest 2017 Concert Tours

By Lynsey Eidell

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When it comes to live music, 2017 concert tours have some big shoes to fill, considering how epic 2016 was. For starters, a raging case of Bieber fever swept the nation with the Purpose tour.

Adele made us feel all the feels there ever were to be felt ( if you could get tickets, that is).

Kanye West's Saint Pablo tour was cool (while it lasted).

And, of course, 2016 will go down in history as the year that Beyoncé slayed all day during her Formation tour.

So, yeah, 2017 has a lot to live up to. Luckily, there's an already impressive lineup of 2017 concert tours ready to take the year by storm. Here are all of the big shows you're going to want to stalk StubHub for....

Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour Behold, the girl power tour of 2017. Ariana Grande—along with Victoria Money and Little Mix—will hit 37 cities in North America, starting February 2 (and then Grande will go on to tour an additional 21 in Europe).

Blake Shelton Doin' It to Country Songs Tour The Voice coach is teaming up with season two's RaeLynn for a quick winter tour, starting February 16 and ending March 17. But will Gwen Stefani make any guest appearances? Stay tuned....

Bruno Mars 24K Magic Tour Bruno Mars puts on a SHOW (all caps intentional). The modern-day Michael Jackson will kick off his 24K Magic tour—which sold more than 1 million tickets in 24 hours —in Europe, starting March 28 before moving stateside on July 15 (for 105 total shows).

Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey All the Hits Tour These icons are joining forces and taking their Vegas residencies on the road for a 35-date tour across the U.S., starting March 15 in Baltimore and ending May 27 in Fort Lauderdale.

The Weeknd Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour He's a mother-f*cking starboy, and he's about to prove it on his latest tour. The Weeknd will perform 27 shows in North America, starting April 25 in Vancouver and ending June 9 in Cincinnati.

New Kids on the Block, Boz II Men, and Paula Abdul Total Package Tour Be still, our nostalgia-loving hearts! First, Mariah and Lionel—and now, NKOTB, Boyz II Men, and Ms. Cold-Hearted Snake herself (who hasn't toured in 25 years, we might add)?! Can't. Handle. The trio will kick off May 12 and will work its way through 40 North American cities over the summer.

Guns N' Roses Not in This Lifetime Tour The Not in This Lifetime tour should be renamed the Never Ending Tour, as GNR prepares to kick off the sixth leg of the tour in North America, starting July 27. Bonus: This tour marks the first time Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan have performed together since 1993.

Justin Bieber Purpose Tour Missed the Biebs in 2016? Never fear, he announced this December that he'd be doing another leg of his Purpose tour come summer 2017. Bieber will play seven stadiums across the U.S. and Canada from July 29 to September 6.

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2017’s Top Concert Tours Set Record Gross

U2, The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, BC Place Vancouver Canada, May 12 (Photo: Danny North; Used with permission)

2017 was a record-setting year in the concert business, according to data released by Pollstar , the trade publication that covers the worldwide concert industry. The year’s Top 20 tours, led by U2 and Guns N’ Roses , set a new mark for ticket grosses, topping the previous best–in 2016–by a stunning $264 million.

The Top 20 tours brought in $2.66 billion in ticket revenue, none bigger than U2’s The Joshua Tree anniversary tour, which earned a whopping $316 million for its 50 dates in 38 cities. Just behind them were Guns N’ Roses, who took in $292.5 million for their 81 dates in 74 cities. While their overall grosses are close, the average gross per U2 date were a mind-blowing $8.3 million, given the larger seating capacity of their stadium shows.

According to Pollstar, the Top 100 worldwide tours generated a record $5.65 billion in revenues, a whopping 15.8% increase over 2016. That’s partly due to more tickets sold for those tour (+10.4%) and a record average ticket price of $84.63 (up nearly 5%).

Other classic rock acts in the Top 20 included Metallica , Paul McCartney , among many others. The Rolling Stones ranked ninth, despite playing just 14 shows. However, their 2017 #NoFilter European dates had the highest average grosses–a shade under $10 million per concert–thanks to high stadium capacity and their big average ticket price ($158.81). By comparison, U2’s average price was significantly lower: $116.47.

Pollstar notes that 11 tours grossed over $100 million, up from seven in 2016.

2017’s Top 20 Highest Grossing Worldwide Tours

Fresno, Calif.-based Pollstar tracks major touring acts around the world. Springsteen on Broadway took in a reported $87.8 million but apparently wasn’t deemed a tour for these calculations. (2016’s Top 5 tours were by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses and Adele.)

Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock tours

Who are the likely candidates to top 2018’s list? Well, U2 begin their eXPERIENCE and iNNOCENCE tour in May. The Eagles have already announced dozens of dates–many at stadiums–and are expected to do somewhere between 40-50. Though Fleetwood Mac haven’t formally announced a tour, Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie have already told interviewers that they’re planning a world tour .

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Remembering The Best Concerts Of 2017

Of course we weren’t at every concert in 2017. But between the members of the Uproxx staff, we were at a lot of them and saw a good portion of the acts we regularly cover. From the massive festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza to tour launches everywhere from California to Maine, we were out there experiencing music at its loudest and most visceral. As the way we consume music shifts on yearly basis, concerts remain a constant, whether you are going just a couple times a year or many times a week. Below you’ll find a rundown of performances that stood out from the pack. Some might have felt important to music as a whole, while others just felt important to the people present. But they were all special reminders of why we love music in the first place.

There’s a sweet space between legacy and contemporary acts where the likes of Ben Folds, Elvis Costello, and many others exist when they tour the country. They’re still pumping out new music but they’re not blind to the reality that a big segment of the audience is there to hear the hits, a few deep cuts, and a couple of quick stories. The whole thing runs the risk of becoming formulaic, leading to a disconnect between an understandably bored musician and an understandably enthusiastic paying crowd. But Folds long ago found a way to keep things fresh, adding a little controlled chaos to the proceedings.

In November 2005, I saw Folds play the legendary Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. The set was energetic and fun with Folds making up for a past cancellation (or maybe he was making up for a shorter than anticipated show from another time? My memory is fuzzy) by playing until he near-literally got pulled off the stage as curfew neared.

Cut to 12 years later and I was sat in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania at the mid-size and nice (but not legendary) Sherman Theater watching Folds bring a similar level of energy and charm to another paying crowd. But this time, there was a little more interaction. I’m not sure when that transition happened (sometime after 2005), but at some point in his long life as a touring musician, Folds began asking his crowd to fold up pieces of paper with requests on them and hurl them toward the stage as paper airplanes. I jotted down “The Luckiest” because it’s a song that has an emotional connection for me and my wife. I’m sure 1/6th of the airplanes had the same request with the same reasoning, but it wasn’t important that Folds play the song I wanted. What was important was that, as Folds marched across the stage picking up and tossing requests he didn’t want to play and unfurling and doing his best to recall the ones that he was down to try, we all occupied another sweet space between being mere observers of his talent and participants in his show. And it all made for the kind of near-intimate experience you hope to have when seeing a live act who you’ve carried with you for awhile.– Jason Tabrys

I’m enough of a Fleet Foxes obsessive, that I actually made Spotify playlist of the setlist they played for their September debut at the Hollywood Bowl. You can listen along here if you missed that incredible doubleheader, when Beach House opened for the Pacific Northwest folkies… which made me remember they were formerly label mates on Sub Pop for quite some time. Damn does that label not get nearly enough credit.

Anyway, while I already wrote about the show quite extensively, and you can read about my relationship with the band here , this night was one of those concerts that feels like an event , whether you’re a diehard fan, a tag-along friend, or the artist themselves. Time and again, while onstage that night, the group’s frontman Robin Pecknold expressed his appreciation that his band can fill a historic venue like the Bowl, and their performance was technically precise, passionately rendered, and full of the kind of awe that only a band playing one of their dream venues can muster.

It’s not just the Hollywood Bowl itself that made the show special, but also the fact that Fleet Foxes took a whopping six years off between records. Perhaps not a significant number in the past, but in the new era of double albums, surprise releases, and filler EPs, over half a decade felt like a very long time to go without. And fans began to wonder: Was Fleet Foxes over? Nothing could’ve been a stronger rebuttal to that fear than their Los Angeles show, which incorporated not just new songs, but tender, imperial moments from each of their records.

By the time Frank Ocean got to New York’s Panorama Festival , he’d already canceled the bulk of what was to be his triumphant return to touring. While the set sadly didn’t feature an appearance from Brad Pitt , it was nonetheless utterly breathtaking, showcasing across the massive screens the unique and perfect combination of Spike Jonze’s incredible visuals and Ocean’s music. There is something about this pairing that allowed the performance for almost 100,000 people seem like it was an intimate affair, somehow giving fans a glimpse into Ocean’s beautiful and insular world.

The shots showed graffiti on the stage that resembled a childhood bedroom, and allowed concertgoers standing more than a football field away to feel like they were in the front row as Ocean knelt over a small keyboard resting on the stage floor. The performance was beautiful on a level that is hard to capture with words, and because Ocean only performed a handful of times, not many will share the experience. But maybe that’s how Ocean wants it, forever grappling with success on his own terms, quietly delivering a concert unlike any other, as if it was as natural as breathing.– Zac Gelfand

There is a special time to catch an artist on tour — live and in-person — that you can’t quite ever duplicate. It’s an aligning of the stars when the act is large enough to headline a tour, to fill a room with adoring fans, and still ecstatic enough about their career that they pour everything into their performance. The artist is also in their infancy, still new, still a ways away from headlining arenas or even large theaters, so that the room is small enough to feel intimate without the contrived intimacy of specialty shows. You’re close enough to touch the artist, and the artist is humble enough to reach out and touch you first. Or, in the case of Isaiah Rashad back in March, humble enough to wander the crowd discreetly to get a feel of the room and the adulation before ever taking the stage.

On the Lil Sunny Tour, Isaiah was, as he put it , “Really grateful for everything that’s happened to me,” and it showed on stage. He was rambunctious, but also personable, talking to individuals in the crowd and even taking song requests on a whim. He soaked in all of the energy of the crowd, and instantly spit it right back at them with his impassioned renditions of his records. At times he felt on the verge of painful tears, at other times tears of joy, but never did the energy or passion of the performance let up. As his star continues to rise, he’ll likely never return to a room in town as small as that, or a stage as tiny, but for that lightning in a bottle night, the gratitude was reciprocated from artist to fan and right back at him.– Eddie Gonzalez

Every year, I see a lot of shows — in bars, clubs, theaters, arenas and even stadiums. Most of the time, I’m watching bands that are trying to create the biggest sound possible, often with the assistance of lights, video, and occasionally smoke machines. But in the case of Julien Baker, there was only one person, one guitar, and one spotlight. And yet nothing I witnessed in 2017 came close to matching the power that Baker commanded with that Spartan setup. Previewing songs from her excellent sophomore effort, Turn Out The Lights , about a week before the album was released this fall, Baker bantered softly with the audience between songs, like an old friend on a late-night phone call, encouraging everyone to love themselves a little more than they probably do. (Why else would we be listening to Julien Baker?) Then, she would step to the mic and sing a song like “Appointments,” building from a heartfelt murmur to a room-quaking wail. Some of us would quietly sing along, but most of the audience sat transfixed, as Baker managed to successfully make the biggest sound possible while communicating directly with each and every single one of us.– Steven Hyden

Lorde’s year in live music started before she even played a show, when her name showed up in large, bold font near the top of the Coachella lineup. And though she graced nearby Pappy & Harriet’s with an intimate warm-up show , Coachella acted a bit like a coming out party for Lorde 2.0, as she debuted the incredible stage show that she’s tour festivals throughout the year. At that point, no one had heard Melodrama , and few had any idea that it would wind up being the best album of the year .

But maybe we should have known based on the focus that the young songwriter brought to her live set, demonstrating incredible vision by performing in front of a transparent shipping container that featured interpretive dance performers. Over the course of the year, I’d see her play in the pouring rain at Lollapalooza, headline a rock radio festival at the KROQ Weenie Roast, and give a more stripped-back version of her festival self at Outside Lands. But at Coachella, the launch pad for everything that would come this year, Lorde seemed fully aware of the storm of goodwill that was about to shower upon her. It was her year for the taking, and she wasn’t going to squander the moment.– Philip Cosores

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Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory was as packed as I’d ever seen for the triumvirate of Sammus, Milo and Open Mike Eagle. Granted, I’d only been like three times before, but the place was packed to the brim which quickly illustrated the following that the three creative, prolific artists carry. Sammus began the show with an electric set of tracks from her cathartic Pieces In Space album. Her high energy set matched the intensity of the studio recordings of songs like “Headliner.”

Milo followed up and showcased why he’s also grown a large cult following. The prolific artist/producer performed some of his well-known tracks as well as a series of songs he had recorded over the past couple days. The Ruby Yacht founder’s set was a winding experience, with live beat machine experimentation transitioning into full songs. Milo was true to the master of ceremony term all night, telling hilarious anecdotes about his time in the Big Apple and showcasing the quick wit of a comedian while occasionally holding court with fans.

Open Mike Eagle closed the show, with a visual installation behind him and the crowd on tilt. He explained that his current Brick Body Kids’ Still Daydream album was about Chicago’s Robert Taylor homes before heading into his set. He sang as well as he rhymed, outdoing the lot of genre-bending artists who don’t sound as great live. Eagle brought Sammus back out and also invited a special guest, as Hannibal Burress’ made the crowd explode with his hilarious verse from “Doug Stamper (Advice Raps).” Lines like, “you ain’t a thug, stop acting like you’ve been through s*it/stop paying for them porn site memberships” would’ve had crowd members doubled over—if it wasn’t standing room only.

All three artists came together and fed off of a rabid crowd who were ready to see the talented independent acts do their thing. It was definitely a show to remember.– Andre Gee

Since June, I had listened to SZA’s debut album Ctrl enough times to say I knew the sequencing and the minor interludes down pat. I knew that I was essentially preparing myself to hear about an album for the rest of the year and that eventually, I would have to see the creator of said album, live.

In Houston, the dynamics for a female artist to take over one of the five biggest performance venues in the city involves a bit of magic. SZA is magic. Never in the history of Warehouse Live had I seen the ballroom area anticipating a woman speaking her truth in quite the same way. When she emerged on stage, that neon Ctrl logo sitting behind her, it felt like a preacher meeting his congregation after a necessary week of stress and tribulation.

That night, it rained in Houston and brought back minor memoirs of Hurricane Harvey. For a while, people affected by the storm could block everything out and belt out songs like “Supermodel” and “Broken Clocks” and “Doves In The Wind.” Even Travis Scott made an appearance for “Love Galore,” giving his hometown a rather intimate and personal moment.

I thought aloud why this album and this tour brought out so many women who shared their own struggles with love, happiness, and regret. I understood it as a need for fellowship, for not feeling like an outsider amongst the same people you consider friends. SZA cherished her imperfections and channeled it through her music. Every person in that sold out venue took her message to heart.

Syd’s “first” solo show at The Resident near downtown LA sold out in minutes, so quickly that a second show was added after the first. The tiny courtyard of the equally tiny venue packed itself to the gills with expectant fans so anxiously awaiting the doors opening that there was a tangle of bodies stuck at the entrance trying to shove their way through. The crowd wasn’t made up of the typical LA cool kids; this show was for the misfits, the outcasts, and the weirdoes. Syd has become their advocate, their icon, their savior. She didn’t so much prove that she could carry a packed house without the aid of her backing band — she’d already done that throughout The Internet’s 6-year stint as Odd Future’s one true band. Instead, she solidified and justified these people’s love for her music and her personality. She was theirs, yes, always had been and always would be, but they were also hers — her people, her friends, her family, and her reason.– Aaron Williams

The War On Drugs had perhaps the best rock album of 2017, and the way more than a few people see it, the “rock” qualifier isn’t necessary. A Deeper Understanding is filled with epic Americana tracks that are both nostalgic and progressive in a way that so many bands write about in their press materials, but in a way that’s not actually pulled off that often. “Oh man, these songs are going to sound awesome live,” thought everybody when those booming drums kick in about 70 seconds into “Up All Night.”

Right from the start of their tour supporting the album, from the second they stepped on stage at the opening night in Portland, Maine , Adam Granduciel and company had it completely figured out. “My” Portland is often confused in the Uproxx Music Slack room for the more populated and famous one on the west coast, but the night of that show, it felt like the most important place in the world.

Why? Even though I haven’t seen every touring band live in 2017, I have a hard time saying that The War On Drugs aren’t the best of them by a mile, and it all began in “the other” Portland. It was their first time out and they absolutely blew the roof off the place… which is actually no good, because Maine winters get pretty damn cold.– Derrick Rossignol

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Country Tours Hitting the Road in 2017

Some of the biggest touring acts in country music will be taking the show on the road again in 2017, along with some veteran acts and first-time headliners.

Eric Church has built one of the most loyal fanbases in country music on the strength of his live shows, and he'll undertake a massive (and very unique) tour in 2017. Miranda Lambert will be back out on the road, and so will Tim McGraw and Faith Hill , who will hit the road for a very special tour.

Luke Bryan will be getting out there, too, in 2017, while Kenny Chesney will be taking it easy — but you can still catch him live in a limited way. Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris will both undertake their first-ever headlining jaunts, while Garth Brooks , Alan Jackson and George Strait will still be onstage representing more traditional country music in 2017.

Take a look at all of the country tours launching in 2017 in the gallery above, and click through below to get information about dates, venues and tickets on each individual tour.

2017 Country Music Tours

Trace Adkins 2017 Tour Dates Jason Aldean's They Don't Know Tour The Band Perry's My Bad Imagination Popup Shows Dierks Bentley's What the Hell Tour Clint Black's On Purpose Tour Lee Brice and Justin Moore's American Made Tour Garth Brooks World Tour 2017 Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights Tour 2017 Luke Bryan's Huntin', Fishin' & Lovin' Every Day Tour The Cadillac Three's Black Roses Tour Kenny Chesney Live Dates 2017 Mark Chesnutt's Tradition Lives Tour Eric Church Holdin' My Own Tour Billy Currington Stay Up 'Til the Sun Tour Dan + Shay Obsessed Tour 2017 Florida Georgia Line's Dig Your Roots Tour 2017 Florida Georgia Line's Smooth Tour Colt Ford 2017 Tour Dates Brantley Gilbert The Devil Don't Sleep Tour Sam Hunt's 15 in a 30 Tour Alan Jackson's Honky Tonk Highway Tour Lady Antebellum's You Look Good Tour Miranda Lambert's Highway Vagabond Tour Little Big Town at the Mother Church Luke Bryan's Huntin', Fishin' & Lovin' Every Day Tour Martina McBride's Love Unleashed Tour Maren Morris Hero Tour Nashville International Tour 2017 Nashville U. S. Summer Tour Willie Nelson Outlaw Music Festival Tour Brad Paisley Weekend Warrior 2017 Tour Dates RaeLynn's RaVe Tour Micheal Ray's Think a Little Less Tour Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas 2017 Thomas Rhett's Home Team Tour Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's 2017 Soul2Soul World Tour Blake Shelton's Doin' It to Country Songs Tour Corey Smith's Great Wide Underground Tour Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Tour George Strait, 2 Nights of Number 1s Marty Stuart's Way Out West Tour Aaron Watson 2017 Tour Dates Hank Williams, Jr.'s 2017 Tour Wynonna & the Big Noise Roots & Revival Tour Zac Brown Band's Welcome Home Tour

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School of Rock - 9/30/17
Small Mouth Sounds - 8/29/17
Something Rotten! - 1/17/17
The Color Purple - 10/17/17
The Humans - 11/17/17
The Red Shoes - 9/15/17
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The data here looks at the total number of ticket sales in the United States for each artist on Stubhub, the world's largest event ticket vendor.

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5. Billy Joel

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4. Red Hot Chili Peppers

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This Fall’s Best Concert Tours Have Something for Everyone

The summer, with its multiple music festivals and free outdoor concerts, is usually considered to be the best time of the year to catch a live show—and as was just demonstrated at Afropunk , all of the ensuing eye candy . But instead of waiting for months for Coachella and its ilk to roll back around, why not get a head start with the smattering of tours taking place all over the U.S. this fall? There is a little something for everyone—including shows by the biggest artists of the year and some from your old favorites, too. Soon you can catch Harry Styles on his first solo tour; The Weeknd , who is set to perform with Gucci Mane ; and the much-heralded return of Kesha , among many, many others.

Below, a few of the most anticipated music tours for the season ahead.

The Who’s Pete Townshend Classic Quadrophenia After a successful run at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Townshend will be playing The Who’s iconic Quadrophenia album, accompanied by an orchestra. Guests include Billy Idol and tenor Alfie Boe. September 2–16

Budweiser’s Made in America Festival Jay-Z’s annual music fest returns to Philly with a spectacular lineup that includes The Chainsmokers, Solange Knowles, Migos, J. Cole, and, of course, an appearance by Made in America’s founder, who is fresh off the release of his latest hit album, 4:44 . September 2 and 3

Arcade Fire’s Infinite Content Tour The alt rockers from Montreal kick off the next leg of their North American tour with a show in Québec and then make their way across the U.S. and Canada with a string of 26 concerts to promote their new album, Everything Now. September 5–November 3

The Weeknd’s Starboy: Legend of the Fall Phase Two The Weeknd continues his unstoppable streak with a recently announced second leg of his successful world tour, which will include stops from Miami to Australia and guest appearances by Gucci Mane, Nav, and French Montana. September 6–December 14

Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas The ’90s return with a special tour that brings together the R&B songstress and bad boy rapper who dominated the charts back in the day. Aside from the star acts, expect performances by comedian Hannibal Buress and reggae sensation Chronixx. September 7–October 11

Janet Jackson State of the World Tour After canceling a string of shows last year due to her pregnancy , the singer is back with a brand-new nationwide tour—and a guaranteed money-back policy, just in case. September 7–December 17

Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! Reggaeton lovers will be thrilled to learn Iglesias and Pitbull have extended their wildly successful summer tour well into the fall. September 22–October 28

Harry Styles: Live on Tour The former One Direction singer embarks on his first solo world tour in support of his eponymous hit album. And you can rest easy if you can’t make it to one of his shows this fall—Styles has already added 56 new concerts to his slate for 2018. September 19–July 13, 2018

Kesha Rainbow Tour A stronger-than-ever Kesha returns to the stage—her first solo tour since her legal battles with producer Dr. Luke —to promote her triumphant new album, Rainbow . September 26–November 1

Shakira El Dorado World Tour The international superstar takes her bilingual music around the world with a brand-new tour, which kicks off in Germany and ends in Las Vegas. November 8–February 10, 2018

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Bruno Mars Announces 2017 ’24K Magic’ World Tour

By Daniel Kreps

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Bruno Mars will take his 24K Magic act on the road in 2017 with a massive, 85-date world tour.

The world tour kicks off in Antwerp, Belgium on March 28th and jets around Europe before opening its North American leg July 15th at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. The 24K Magic Tour will crisscross the continent, including two nights each at Chicago’s United Center and Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, before concluding with a four-night stand at Los Angeles’ The Forum November 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th.

Tickets for all shows will go on sale on Monday, November 21st. Mars will release 24K Magic on November 18th, with fans who pre-order the album gaining early access to tour tickets.

Mars previously gave fans a sampling of his energetic live show when he served as musical guest on Saturday Night Live , where he performed his single “24K Magic” alongside the new album’s “Chunky.” Mars’ October was also packed with promotional performances and concerts, including an October 7th gig at Uncasville, Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena and a stop at the MTV European Video Music Awards.

In Mars’ recent Rolling Stone cover story , the singer admitted he sometimes feels out of place in a music world filled with streaming exclusives.

“Sometimes I feel like I’m in the music business 10 years too late,” Mars said. “How many platforms do we have? Whose money are we giving to who? It’s this weird game. You don’t even buy songs anymore – it’s just a subscription; it’s Netflix. And while we’re in the process of figuring it all out, I’m here trying to make albums.”

Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour 2017 – North American Leg

July 15, 2017 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena July 18 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center July 20 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center July 23 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center July 24 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome July 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena July 30 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place August 2 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre August 4 – Fargo, ND @ Fargo Dome August 5 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center August 7 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinacle Bank Arena August 9 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center August 12 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills August 13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse August 15 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena August 16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center August 18 – Chicago, IL @ United Center August 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena August 24 – Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron August 26 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre August 27 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre August 29 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre September 14 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center September 17 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum September 19 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center September 20 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center September 22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden September 26 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center September 27 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center September 29 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center October 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center October 5 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum October 7 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden October 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center October 12 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena October 14 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center October 15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center October 18 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena October 19 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena October 21 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center October 22 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena October 24 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center October 25 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center October 27 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center October 30 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center November 2 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center November 3 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena November 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena November 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum November 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum November 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum November 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum

The 10 Best Concerts of 2017

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Bells and whistles, guest verses from rappers, and intricate stage shows play to the strengths of so many musicians, but not Ryan Adams. The closest to spectacle his live show gets are staticky TV monitors and a light that fades from red to blue. It’s an uncomplicated but effective touch, timed to “When the Stars Go Blue,” his best ballad, which transitioned directly into his “Wonderwall” cover at this show. Adams trades in intimacy — 2017’s Prisoner painfully details the aftermath of death and divorce — and these small live cues, including a small backing band he treats like family, draw the listener in closer. He spent all night reaffirming his technical skills, but didn’t let us forget that it’s actually the romance that made us fall in love with his work in the first place. The moment he sang “New York, New York” in New York, alone on acoustic guitar, was a particularly strong reminder.

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Just when it seemed like Pink’s trapeze-artist stunt had played itself out, she found a new trick to raise the bar. At the AMAs this year, she raised the stakes by literally suspending herself from the side of a hotel . I’ve seen artists perform on roofs and balconies, but while scaling a building? It’s so crazy, only Pink (and maybe Cirque du Soleil performers) could attempt it and kill it while managing not to kill herself in the process. Pink is redefining what a stage can even be and pushing the limits of what an artist’s body can do on it.

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At their performance at the second annual Panorama Festival, A Tribe Called Quest’s surviving members — Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi and Consequence — announced that it would be their last as a group on their home turf . And the tour that followed that show would make the retirement of ATCQ. In honor of the passing of Phife Dawg, who died last year, the group left an empty mic open at the front of the stage, where he would have stood, and left his image up throughout the show in the background. It was a concert, but it was a memorial service, too. They wept openly and performed all the old hits with the same enthusiasm they gave to their newest work. Phife might be dead, but Tribe’s legacy is immortal.

[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006bgty6mt6fs9na@published"]{font-size:20px;line-height:22px;min-height:50px;padding-top:15px}@media screen and (min-width:768px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006bgty6mt6fs9na@published"]{font-size:35px;line-height:40px;min-height:130px;padding-top:30px}}@media screen and (min-width:1024px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006bgty6mt6fs9na@published"]{min-height:90px;padding-top:15px}} Lorde, Coachella/Governors Ball (April 16 and June 2)

“I don’t know if you know this about me, but I think of myself as a witch,” Lorde told the crowd as the sun set over New York City’s Governors Ball. Which might account for the magic that washed over her entire set. It was only her second time performing new songs from Melodrama in front of such a large audience, the first being at Coachella, where she debuted her new stage trick: Rather than simply using the stage to showcase her spastic interpretive dancing , she performed from within a vibrantly lit, translucent rectangular box. And when she wasn’t inside it, her crew of dancers acted out scenes to her songs. At Coachella, she was the best set on the day she performed. At Governors Ball, now in full command of the new stage design, she was the best set of the festival . She brought out Jack Antonoff to play piano for the live debut of “Perfect Places,” as well as “Liability” and a Robyn cover, and described a feeling of oneness with the crowd: When most aspects of life are dismal, there’s still an innate willingness to cling on to each other and drown out pain with the shared experience of incredible live music. It’s the perfect place Lorde’s been seeking all along.

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For a while there, it seemed like even Jay-Z was succumbing to the trappings of being a rap elder. But while the quality of his albums might have suffered during that rough period, his live show never really faltered. I saw him on his and Beyoncé’s On the Run tour and maintain he consistently outperformed his wife throughout the night by doing nothing else but rapping. Now that he’s got a new album that’s finally up to his live-show standards, his stamina as a performer and sheer body of work are unrivaled. At New York’s Meadows Festival, where he headlined in front of a hometown crowd, Hov tore through dozens of tracks with the agility of a rapper half his age. He does not rap with a backing track — I can think of only Kendrick Lamar and a handful other rappers who currently don’t — and paused for water maybe three times in the hour and a half he was onstage. He offered support for Colin Kaepernick; in tribute to the Linkin Park singer, he sang (yes, sang ) all of Chester Bennington’s parts on “Numb/Encore”; bantered with the kids in the front row; turned lovingly to his wife and daughter backstage; and heckled his DJ, Young Guru, when he cut off Blue’s freestyle right before the best part.

[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006ngty6vmwy53z7@published"]{font-size:20px;line-height:22px;min-height:50px;padding-top:15px}@media screen and (min-width:768px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006ngty6vmwy53z7@published"]{font-size:35px;line-height:40px;min-height:130px;padding-top:30px}}@media screen and (min-width:1024px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006ngty6vmwy53z7@published"]{min-height:90px;padding-top:15px}} Frank Ocean, Panorama Festival (July 28)

The handful of festival outings Frank Ocean made it to without canceling last minute this year were flawed works in progress, but it was exciting to watch the artist toy with the live form, allowing himself to make mistakes with the confidence that his crowd — which included Spike Jonze filming the whole process — would afford him the room to do so. Frank Ocean has never sold himself as perfect, just an aspiring perfectionist, so when he misses a cue to begin a song, pauses to tinker with technical difficulties without ever appearing remotely frustrated, or gets his sound guy to type out messages to the crowd on a laptop as filler, it all just feels like part of the show.

[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006sgty6qjrmzubz@published"]{font-size:20px;line-height:22px;min-height:50px;padding-top:15px}@media screen and (min-width:768px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006sgty6qjrmzubz@published"]{font-size:35px;line-height:40px;min-height:130px;padding-top:30px}}@media screen and (min-width:1024px){[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/clay-subheader/instances/cjbgo2bec006sgty6qjrmzubz@published"]{min-height:90px;padding-top:15px}} Tyler, the Creator, Webster Studio (August 3)

Famed New York venue Webster Hall closed its doors for renovations this year, and in doing so, shuttered the best thing about it: the downstairs Studio. Thousands of unknown and rising artists played their first New York City shows in that cramped, dingy basement club. With Webster Hall under new ownership, there have been rumors the Studio could be phased out entirely. But if the Studio does die, Tyler, the Creator already gave it an unforgettable funeral. Odd Future’s first New York show was at the Studio in 2010, and, this year, Tyler returned for a secret show to send the place off in style. Featuring surprise appearances from Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky (who affectionately teased Tyler between songs about their short-lived beef), and Kali Uchis, it was rowdy — with Rocky and Ocean both taking turns crowd-surfing dangerously close to the low ceiling — spirited (Tyler has never sounded happier to be playing new music), and reassuring. New York’s venues may be disappearing, but the soul of live music in this city won’t be driven out.

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So much of being a K-pop star is dependent upon constructing a character behind which the personhood of the artist fades fast. Facing a two-year mandatory military service, international superstar G-Dragon no longer has time to hide behind a brand. He’s a fashion icon, a multitalented artist (though singing and rapping are his specialties), and a walking spectacle, but he’s also, ultimately, a 29-year-old man. And it’s that last facet of his identity that he invited American fans at his Barclays Center show — possibly his last for some time — to get familiar with. Using his given name, Kwon Ji-yong (also the title of his latest solo album), throughout the show, he riffed on the duality of his fame. He performed with presence, aware that he’s not just any man, putting on a show in three acts that saw multiple wardrobe changes, sharp choreography, expensive lights and sets onstage, and his usual cheeky oscillations between femme and machismo. But toward the end, he broke the fourth wall, allowing an extended documentary featuring interviews with his family and famous peers to speak intimately about him as a person, not a persona. The truth: He’s still a work in progress, but he’s no longer scared to let his fans watch that transformation. After some tearful rambling, he ended both the show and this era of his life with gratitude: “You guys really get me.”

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Few auteurs understand better than Solange that performance is art, and art hinges on presentation. Like Pink, Solange doesn’t care much for the conventional. At a talk with Virgil Abloh earlier this month, Solange explained that she chose festivals over traditional arena tours because they gave her the ability to transform and adapt a particular stage to her liking rather than construct a one-size-fits-all show that has to withstand months of repetitive touring. The album tells a universal black experience, but how it is received should be singular. So in addition to those festival dates, she directed, choreographed, and composed specific, one-off art pieces that have only been performed once or twice in various cities, in various spaces — gardens, fashion shows, deserts, and museums.

“An Ode To,” the most ambitious of these pieces, showed at the Guggenheim’s marvelous atrium last May as part of the Red Bull Music Academy. In this blindingly white space, which has historically paid little regard to black art, she led her army of dancers and musicians in a piercing wail during “Mad,” amplifying the album’s anger and exhaustion almost to the point of celebration. Solange essentially pulled up a chair at the Guggenheim and prepared herself a feast. “Inclusion and allowance are not enough,” she said after the curtain call, explaining that she’s more interested in “tearing down the fucking walls.” Also: Solange twerked at the Guggenheim. Just let that sentence wash over you.

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Concerts are often safe spaces for the lost and lonely, and what happened at Ariana Grande’s Manchester Arena concert in May was a violation of that sanctuary. How do you prepare for a terrorist attack so cruel that it preyed on kids? The music industry can barely even consider an answer before having to cope with a separate horror, like the Las Vegas shooting mere months later. How do you make sense of it and restore the collective faith in the spirit of live music? At 23 years old, Ariana Grande could’ve washed her hands of all responsibility to answer that question. She could have canceled her tour, and gone off the grid for the rest of the year. No one would’ve held it against her. Pop music is a conduit for escapism, and its stars are merely the face of the illusion. They’re not leaders except when they have to be.

Less than two weeks after the attack, and with only a few days to privately process and mourn, Ariana returned to Manchester with an entire benefit concert she coordinated with her manager Scooter Braun and a few others. She called in every favor, pulling in famous friends like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber to show up for the grieving city. After meeting with a parent of one of the victims, Grande said she shifted the tone of the show from somber to celebratory because she understood that it was what her fans needed. But could she make them smile again? From the moment she strutted onstage in stilettos and a hoodie with a crew of voguing dancers to “Be Alright,” the entire crowd knew they would be. All night, Ariana performed without breaking, but that was when she had others by her side to calm her nerves, especially that standout young choir singer . When it was just her alone with her fans for her finale cover of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow, ” the floodgates opened. In what will likely go down as one of the defining moments of her career, she paused the song, looked out to her audience, which was already sobbing along with her, then resumed the music to nail yet another impossible note.

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Golf Star Rory McIlroy's Soon-to-Be Ex-Wife Misses Crucial Deadline in Divorce Battle

Rory McIlroy 's estranged wife, Erica Stoll , missed a pressing court deadline which may in turn allow the court to grant the PGA tour golf star a default divorce, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Stoll had a 20-day window to reply to a motion after the athlete filed for divorce in Florida last month, but she did not by Sunday's cutoff.

Stoll was served at their Florida residence on May 13.

A representative with the Palm Beach County Clerk's office confirmed they did not get any response from Stoll during that vital time period in an update to Daily Mail on June 5.

McIlroy can now file a motion for a default judgment in his favor, per Florida statutes, which would mean that Stoll would forfeit the right to argue or contest any of McIlroy's terms post-split.

As we previously reported, McIlroy pulled the plug on their marriage just days before the start of the PGA Championship, citing that their union was " irretrievably broken ."

The now exes first crossed paths during the Ryder Cup in 2012, and began dating two years later.

McIlroy and Stoll tied the knot in 2017 and share one daughter, Poppy, born in September 2020.

The golf star submitted the shocking divorce documents one day after he won the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, his second straight PGA Tour win which marked the 26th of his career.

Listed on his court docs was none other than attorney Thomas Sasser , who also represented fellow PGA star Tiger Woods in his 2010 divorce from Elin Nordegren .

The filing noted the former couple "entered into a valid and enforceable Prenuptial Agreement on March 7, 2017."

"In any case, if you don't file a response or a response of pleading, you're going to be defaulted," legal expert Neama Rahmani told Us Weekly . "The judge will only hear one side of the case and if you don't defend yourself, that's how you get a default to judgment."

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"You could lose custody, you could lose property, you could get a judgment against you, and people can enforce it by garnishing your wages, taking your property," the legal expert explained, revealing why a filing from Stoll was critical. "It is very important in any type of case, civil, criminal, family law for served with papers, hire a lawyer and make sure you respond."

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ANOHNI and the Johnsons Announce Tour

By Matthew Strauss

ANOHNI has not performed live since 2017 , but, today, she’s announced a tour with her group ANOHNI and the Johnsons . The North American leg of the tour begins in Mexico in September. ANOHNI and the Johnsons also have shows coming up across Europe and the United Kingdom. See the band’s tour schedule below.

“I am presenting a series of concerts in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada this fall. It is my first time touring since 2016, and first time with a band in 14 years,” ANOHNI said in a press statement. “I feel like I want to sing for people, to affirm that these times are unprecedented, and to hold and express a sense of what’s really happening.”

ANOHNI returned last year with her first album since 2016’s Hopelessness . The comeback album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross , was also her first credited to the Johnsons since 2010’s Swanlights .

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ANOHNI and the Johnsons:

06-13 Athens, Greece - Epidaurus Festival (The Acropolis) 06-15 Ravenna, Italy - Ravenna Festival (Pala de Andrè) 06-18 Madrid, Spain - Noches del Botánico 06-20 San Sebastián, Spain - Kursaal 06-26 Paris, France - Paris Philharmonic 06-27 Paris, France - Paris Philharmonic 06-29 Manchester, England - The Hall at Aviva Studios 07-01 London, England - Barbican 07-02 London, England - Barbican 07-06 Ghent, Belgium - Gent Jazz Festival 07-09 Berlin, Germany - Citadel Music Festival 07-12 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 07-13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 09-24 Mexico City, Mexico - Teatro Metropólitan 09-27 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall 09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall 10-01 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater 10-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 10-07 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre 10-12 Chicago, IL - Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center 10-15 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall 10-18 Brooklyn, NY - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House 10-19 Brooklyn, NY - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

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Cyndi Lauper announces fall Detroit date on Girls Just Want to Have Fun Farewell Tour

Tickets go on sale this week..

Cyndi Lauper still just wants to have fun, and she'll do so one last time in Detroit when her Girls Just Want to Have Fun Farewell Tour hits the Fox Theatre on Oct. 24.

Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster channels, and pre-sale tickets go on sale starting Tuesday.

Lauper, 70, will begin her goodbye outing Oct. 18 in Montreal, and the 23-date tour wraps Dec. 5 in Chicago.

Lauper is a two-time Grammy winner — she won the Best New Artist Grammy back in 1985, and picked up a Best Musical Theater Album trophy for "Kinky Boots" in 2014 — as well as a Tony and Emmy winner.

Lauper's last area concert was at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Aug. 2017.

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Taylor Swift’s 2017: The Timeline

Taylor Swift took over the latter half of 2017 with her sixth studio album 'Reputation.'

By Allison Stubblebine

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Taylor Swift didn’t do a lot in 2017… until she did. Following months spent attempting to fly under the radar, and the Instagram blackout of Aug. 2017, Swift took the rest of the year by storm, with a not-so-traditional album rollout for Reputation and a series of larger than life visuals to accompany the first singles.

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Fans got a sneak preview at what was to come from her personally curated Secret Sessions, but those were hidden away from the lens of the media. Now that Reputation is here to stay, Billboard has taken a look back at Swift’s action packed year.

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Jan. 27 – “I Don’t Want to Live Forever” music video release

Swift kicked off the New Year with the release of the visuals to Fifty Shades Darker track “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever.” Swift and former 1D artist Zayn trashed a hotel room for the video, lit by flashing shades of blue and red. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Feb. 4 2017 – Taylor Swift plays “only show of 2017”

Swift broke some disappointing news to fans during her pre-Super Bowl set for DIRECTV Now Super Saturday Night . “I have to be really honest with you about something: As far as I know, I’m doing one show in 2017. And as far as I know, this is that one show,” Swift said long before the announcement of Reputation . She added, “You’re the crowd in my most recent daydreams, when I’m thinking about being onstage, so I was wondering: If you don’t feel like dancing for yourself or screaming for yourself, you don’t feel in the mood or whatever, you’re like stressed out, would you do it for me tonight?”

Feb. 15-16 – TAS Rights Management, LLC filed nine separate trademarks for “Swifties”

Swift’s brand nailed down the things most true to her: Swifties. Nine separate trademarks were filed for the word alone, including one involving “a website featuring non-downloadable audio recordings [and] video recordings.” The idea that Swift would launch her own streaming service was debunked.

Mar. 2 – Ed Sheeran teases Swift’s upcoming album

The singer revealed that his pal would be putting her music out quite late on in the year, saying, “Taylor [Swift] isn’t going to be releasing until probably the end of this year—Christmas is the smartest time to release because that’s when everyone buys records.” Looks like he was right.

Mar. 10 – Man arrested for stalking/burglary inside Swift’s apartment building

A man was arrested in Swift’s New York City building on charges of burglary, stalking, and trespassing. According to a Page Six report, the man allegedly hoped to meet the singer face-to-face. While the man was initially held on $20,000 bail, he was found unfit to stand trial and reportedly “placed in the custody of the New York State Office of Mental Health” as of late September.

April 4 – “Busy working” on new album in Nashville

After the singer had been spotted driving around Nashville, a source confirmed to ET that she’d come “to get away from the paparazzi,” and also that she had “been busy working on her upcoming album.”

May 15 – She’s really in Nashville! Swift celebrates Mother’s Day at home with her mom

TMZ did the heavy digging and proved that Swift really had been in Nashville – though she may have been hopping back and forth, as she was spotted getting onto her private jet after a spending the weekend with mama Swift for Mother’s Day.

July 4 – Keeping it low-key for the first time in years on the Fourth of July

Paparazzi were very upset that Swift didn’t have an Independence day blowout tailor-made for media, even though she’d been keeping a relatively low profile all year.

Aug. 14 – $1 Countersuit Win

The long-drawn-out legal battle between DJ David Mueller, who was accused of reaching under the pop star’s skirt to grope her during a photo shoot in 2013, was finally put to rest . After Mueller attempted to countersue for damages that occurred following Swift’s accusation (which was quietly made to the station, who promptly let him go), the singer was awarded a single symbolic dollar in damages. Swift’s attorney Douglas Baldridge explained the value, “It means no means no, and it tells every woman that they will determine what is tolerated with their body.”

Aug. 18-20 – Bye bye, old Taylor… and old posts

In the internet-breaking fashion Swift seems to have perfected, the singer’s social media accounts went into full blackout mode. No old posts were to be found anywhere, signaling that she was gearing up to launch something huge.

Aug. 21 – She’s back, but only with some snakes

In one of the best social media moments of the year, Swift posted a three-part series of glitch-y snake videos without captions to her Instagram to break her short-lived blackout. The image of the snake had become synonymous with Swift’s internet-meme identity, following the drawn-out beef with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West regarding West’s “Famous” lyrics and video.

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Aug 23, 2017 at 7:01am PDT

Aug. 23 – It’s an album!

After five days (AKA an eternity in Swiftie time), Swift revealed the project behind the social media madness. Continuing in the three-part posting style, Swift announced “FIRST SINGLE OUT TOMORROW NIGHT,” posted the cover art , and announced the release date for then-upcoming album Reputation . All posts were still caption-less.

Aug. 24 – Look what you made her do.

Swift released Reputation ’s lead single “Look What You Made Me Do” with a clever caption on Instagram: “..ready for it? New single #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo out now.” Of course, the forthcoming track title remained an inside joke to the singer’s team upon posting time.

Aug. 27 – Look what you made her do, part two.

The singer premiered the visuals for “LWYMMD” at the 2017 MTV VMAs, snagging 43.2 million views in the first 24 hours alone, now standing with over 783 million views. The Joseph Kahn-directed visual is loaded with references to the “old Taylor,” including a tombstone for Nils Sjoberg, her songwriting pseudonym on ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris’ 2016 hit “This Is What You Came For,” nearly all of her most iconic outfits, more snakes, and nearly all her besties’ names scribbled on a new version of her “You Belong With Me” music video costume.

Sept. 3 – “…Ready for It?” released

Swift released the second track off Reputation after she previewed it on Saturday Night Football the night prior. It followed suit with the darker, much more dramatic new Taylor, yet gave no clearer picture of what was yet to come.

Sept. 5 – No. 1, again

Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” tops the Billboard Hot 100, where it would reign for three weeks. The song was her fifth Hot 100 No. 1 and broke the weekly streaming record for a song by a woman; it also stopped the record-tying 16-week reign of “Despacito.”

Sept. 7 – TayTay On Demand

Ever wanted to know what Swift is up to at any given moment? Well this isn’t exactly that, but the trailer jokes that it will be. Swift announced her new video-on-demand channel in partnership with AT&T and DirectTV called Taylor Swift NOW, accompanied by a hilarious play-by-play of Swift’s day in the studio (complete with Andy Samberg cameo).

Oct. 11 – The Swift Life app announced

Stans will finally have a one-stop-shop for finding out everything there is to know about their fave singer. It is said to function as a social network of sorts, leaning into Swift’s hobby of “lurking” and replying to fans on social media, and also offering an opportunity to “collect Taymojis, stickers, pics, and more.”

Oct. 20 – “Gorgeous” released

The predictable yet addicting pop track the world was waiting for finally arrived. Swift sang of a romantic interest that was somehow too gorgeous for even a superstar like her to talk to. James Reynolds, two-year-old daughter of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, was later officially credited in album liner notes as the voice at the beginning of the track.

Oct. 27 – “…Ready for it?” returns with visuals

The fans surely weren’t ready for it, yet with the Joseph Kahn directed video packed with hidden messages, it wasn’t long before Swifties decoded them all . Among the most obvious are Swift’s birth year spray-painted on a wall, the Chinese characters for “Year of the Snake,” as well as a similar lightning strike in the intro to Calvin Harris’ “This is What You Came For” album art.

Nov. 2 – “Call It What You Want” lyric video released

Fans started to get a fuller picture of what was coming from Reputation in just over a week. Swift seemed to be finding her way to happiness in the first ballad to be released from the album, but she was still attempting to rid herself of the drama she’d endured. The day was special for more than one reason, coinciding with the 13th anniversary (Swift’s lucky number) of meeting Scott Borchetta, the Big Machine Records executive who signed her and gave her the fateful big break.

Nov. 7 – Track list revealed on Swift’s Instagram Account

Three days prior to the Reputation release date, Swift posted the back cover to the album, featuring the track listing.

3 days until #reputation A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Nov 7, 2017 at 6:52pm PST

Nov. 8 – CMA Win

Even though she’s left country in the dust on her own albums, Swift’s song for Little Big Town, “Better Man,” nabbed song of the year at the 2017 CMAs.

Nov. 9 – The album was leaked, and this is why we can’t have nice things

In this day and age, so many albums leak prior to release date, but not quite in this fashion: missing from the leaked files was track no. 13, “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” Whether it was at the hands of Swift’s team, Swift herself, or a sneaky fan, it was quite the clever move.

On the same day, an intimate recording “New Years Day” from what looks like a secret session was premiered on ABC during an episode of Scandal .

Nov. 10 – Reputation is out everywhere, except for streaming services

Reputation hit shelves and online retailers; a Target exclusive version included a magazine with poems and photos from Swift. She announced 20 days later that Reputation would be available to stream at midnight on Dec. 1.

Nov. 11 – SNL

Swift plays Saturday Night Live, busting out “…Ready for It?” and an acoustic “Call It What You Want.”

Nov. 13 – Tonight Show

Following the death of Jimmy Fallon’s mother, Taylor Swift agreed to appear on The Tonight Show to play a moving version of “New Year’s Day.”

Nov. 20 – Reputation Is No. 1

Swift’s Reputation becomes her fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Reputation notched 2017’s biggest week for an album, as the set earned 1.238 million equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 16, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 1.216 million were in traditional album sales — the largest sales frame for an album since 2015. It would hold the No. 1 spot for three weeks.

Nov. 28 – Grammy Time

The Taylor Swift-penned “Better Man” from Little Big Town is nominated for best country song — which is a songwriter(s) award, so Swift will get a trophy if it wins. She’s also nominated for best song written for visual media for her Zayn collab “I Don’t Want to Live Forever.”

Dec. 1 – Taylors In the Stream

Reputation appears on the major streaming services.

Dec. 4 2017 – Reputation , but make it fashion (UK Vogue cover)

Vogue UK revealed its first cover of the new year would feature Swift. Newly appointed Editor in Chief Edward Enninful styled the singer during his second cover after taking the reigns from Alexandra Shulman. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, also photographers for all Reputation visuals, shot the twelve-page spread. Two days later, the high fashion mag revealed a poem Swift wrote exclusively to run with the feature, titled, “The Trick to Holding On.”

Thank you @edward_enninful and @mertalas for your passion, spirit, and contagious laughter on set. Mert and Marcus took these photos for @britishvogue and my album photos for reputation, and it’s been such a bonding experience working together so closely and talking so much about what we wanted to make. It’s been a while since I’ve done a magazine cover. I’m really happy my first one back was with such wonderful people. #newvogue A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 4, 2017 at 9:08am PST

Dec. 6 2017 – Swift is one of Time ’s “Silence Breakers”

Her summer court case was not meant to be a media spectacle, but it was meant to prove a point with the symbolic $1 request. As Time gave the platform to “The Silence Breakers,” women who helped bring sexual assault and harassment to the forefront of the national conversation, as its 2017 Person of the Year, Swift was among the individuals highlighted. The Time interview is the first time Swift has done press about the court case, and in it she detailed reaching out to Kesha for support, as well as her feelings as she sat in the courtroom. “I was angry. In that moment, I decided to forego any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened,” Swift said. “This man hadn’t considered any formalities when he assaulted me, and his lawyer didn’t hold back on my mom — why should I be polite? I’m told it was the most amount of times the word ‘ass’ has ever been said in Colorado Federal Court.”

#TimePOY A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 6, 2017 at 6:21am PST

Dec. 8 2017 – Swift Plays iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball in NYC

The pre-Super Bowl performance wasn’t her only concert of 2017, after all. Camila Cabello and Lindsay Lohan were Swift’s biggest fans at the show, posting videos dancing the night away to various social media platforms.

Dec. 11 – Reputation Continues to Be Big

Swift earned her 55th Hot 100 hit with Reputation album track “End Game,” featuring rapping from Future, Ed Sheeran and herself.

Dec. 13 – B’Day & Tix

While some fans were able to buy tickets in advance, the general public tickets for Swift’s Reputation Tour went on sale Dec. 13, 2017 — not coincidentally her 28th birthday. She released a tour trailer to celebrate.

Dec. 14 – Still Getting ‘Ready’

Swift dropped a lyric video for BloodPop’s bouncy remix of “…Ready for It?”

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Vindys singer Jackie Popovec talks Pittsburgh show & supporting Pat Benatar on the road

Having played new brighton in 2017, the vindys have enjoyed much regional success and now look to break out nationally.

PITTSBURGH ― We've come to think of The Vindys as sort-of a local band, right?

Hailing from just-up-the-road, in Youngstown, Ohio, the high-energy rockers have warmed audiences at two Donnie Iris birthday concerts, after all, and had a song "Are You Ready?" featured in a Pittsburgh Pirates promo. The Vindys also played local places like Wooley Bully's Juke-Joint in New Brighton, the Harmony Inn, Stage AE as part of the Women Who Rock cancer research fundraiser and the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

This summer, the Vindys amp up their national presence on a tour supporting Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.

Catch the Vindys closer to home June 22, when the band headlines Thunderbird Music Cafe in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood. The Roof opens the 8 p.m., 21-and-older show for which tickets cost $15 at thunderbirdmusichall.com.

"It's special to me, because this is our first-time headlining Pittsburgh since I honestly can't remember," the Vindys' vivacious lead vocalist Jackie Popovec, said. "It's such a shame because we're just 50 minutes away."

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The Vindys savored their 2022 and 2023 performances at UPMC Events Center in Moon, joining The Clarks as warmup acts for Beaver Valley's resident rock star Iris.

"I feel we've really become like a family, with Donnie Iris' clan and The Clarks as well," Popovec said. "It's funny to be in this industry and circling around each other and seeing what each one is doing and always having each others' backs."

At that 2022 show, Popovec even wore an Iris concert T-shirt on stage, joining King Cool and The Clarks' Scott Blasey on a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and The Beatles' "A Little Help From My Friends."

"I don't know where I found that shirt, maybe a thrift store? I'm a big collector of band tees," Popevec said. "The first time we opened for him, I think it was at the Canton Palace Theatre, I had him sign it for me. Since then, we've become good friends."

She tried partaking in one of Iris' monthly cigar gatherings at Jergel's Rhythm Grille, but quickly learned cigars were not her thing.

"I couldn't hang with him at a cigar bar, but we keep in close contact and text every once in awhile."

The upcoming Pittsburgh show will showcase Popovec's soulful, sultry singing style, teamed with searing guitar sounds from John Anthony and Rick Deak, plus the enticing grooves and textures of Owen Davis on drums, Brendan Burke on bass and Nathan Anthony on keys.

The Vindys are starting to road-test new and unreleased music.

"I'd like to gauge the interest in some of our newer music," Popovec said last Tuesday morning in a phone interview after a workout class.

The past few years, the Vindys core six-member band regularly has added a trombone, saxophone and trumpet player for live dates.

"I really like it because I lean toward a jazzier vocal, and the guys are so heavy rocking on the guitars," Popovec said. "It balances out the whole band, kind of like (Pittsburgh's) The Commonheart. The more the merrier to me. We all play our parts and I like the dynamic we have on stage."

Blending pop and soul into their sound, The Vindys formed in 2014 after meeting at the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University. The band's name pays homage to their roots by referencing Youngstown’s daily newspaper, The Vindicator.

The Vindys have shared the stage with Marcus King, ZZ Top and Phillip Phillips, with the group's “Are You Ready” used to promote several sports franchises as well as ESPN commercials. The Vindys music video for “Bugs” screened at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City as one of only eight music videos selected alongside national artists like The Black Keys and Lizzo.

That sophomore album, "Bugs," blends rock, blues, and vintage pop, designed to be versatile enough for a jazzy supper club or rock and roll arena.

A sound versatile enough for the horn section and Popovec's soulful voice to make Black Sabbath's thundering "War Pigs" an electrifying cover choice in Vindys shows the past several years.

"We always look for the one song that would mix into our own music in and out of the song in the same key. I'm always searching for those older songs that people may have forgotten about, or they love but haven't heard a ton on the radio lately," Popovec said. "We also do the Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post' in and out of one of our songs. I like to throw a curveball at the audience. We are such a dynamic group, however if you throw in Black Sabbath and people are like 'The Vindys just did Black Sabbath?' Your mind just explodes with like, 'why did they just do that?' And 'how dare they think they can do that' (laughs). And 'oh my, God, they just pulled it off.'"

Popovec's well-seasoned, and in some cases classically trained, bandmates "are improv masters," she said. "So I'm able to have fun with it."

That improv experience should come in handy when July rolls around, and The Vindys begin trying to win over audiences at Benatar's concerts.

"We're super grateful for the opportunity," Popovec said. "She's one of the top five voices I tried to emulate when I was growing up. I was a bored kid and I'd try to repeat all these massive voices like Whitney Houston and Ann Wilson from Heart and Pat Benatar."

Seeing the operatic trained Benatar still dazzling on vocals at age 71 inspires Popovec and gives her confidence she will have a long career as a singer, too.

Sometime this month, The Vindys will release a new single to coincide with the Benatar tour that stretches from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, over to L.A., and up to Washington State.

The tour actually delayed the release of the Vindys' forthcoming and still-untitled new album.

"This tour happened so last minute, we had to switch gears. We actually had blocked off all July and August to record the new album and release it," Popovec said. "But when Pat Benatar calls, you can't say no."

Popovec said she felt proud and a bit overwhelmed to have been chosen as one of five prominent Youngstowners profiled in an Ohio PBS station's documentary about that east Ohio city.

"I represented the Vindys, of course. I can't believe we've been able to do all we've done, but it's because we're standing on the shoulders of greats like Donnie Iris and Michael Stanley up in Cleveland and Belkin Productions and all the northeast Ohio rock legends."

They're Ohioans, though Beaver County can lay a bit of a claim.

As Vindys guitarist John Anthony said in a 2021 interview with The Times, "My family's all from Beaver County. I grew up in New Castle," he said, "but my mom's side is from New Brighton and my dad's side is from Rochester."

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The Jesus Lizard at Irving Plaza in 2017 by P Squared. Austin post-hardcore/noise rock legends The Jesus Lizard are about to play their first shows since the pandemic this week, and now they've ...
ANOHNI and the Johnsons Announce Tour
ANOHNI has not performed live since 2017, but, today, she's announced a tour with her group ANOHNI and the Johnsons. The North American leg of the tour begins in Mexico in September.
Cyndi Lauper announces fall Detroit date on farewell tour
Lauper, 70, will begin her goodbye outing Oct. 18 in Montreal, and the 23-date tour wraps Dec. 5 in Chicago. ... Lauper's last area concert was at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Aug. 2017.
2017 Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours.The 21-stage race took place across 3,540 km (2,200 mi), commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July.A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. . The overall general classification won by ...
How Trump's Conviction Could Reshape the Election
Last week, Donald J. Trump became the first U.S. former president to be convicted of a crime when a jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal. Nate Cohn, who is ...
Taylor Swift's 2017: The Timeline
While some fans were able to buy tickets in advance, the general public tickets for Swift's Reputation Tour went on sale Dec. 13, 2017 — not coincidentally her 28th birthday. She released a ...
Vindys singer Jackie Popovec talks Pittsburgh show & Pat Benatar tour
This summer, the Vindys amp up their national presence on a tour supporting Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. Catch the Vindys closer to home June 22, when the band ...