Fall Music Preview: 22 Tours/Fests We Want to See

Depeche Mode (through Oct. 11)

Remember when synth-pop came sheathed in black leather? Let Dave Gahan & Co. remind you.

RAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson (through Oct. 6)

A rock-pop-meets-pop-rock bonanza — go ahead and count the radio hits between them.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Blondie (Sept. 5-Oct. 9)

There’s hardly a female frontwoman under the age of 40 who doesn’t owe something to Debbie Harry. Come see why.

C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Wu-Tang Clan (pictured), A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Big Sean, virtual appearances by Eazy-E & ODB<br /> Some of the best rappers alive — and yes, the hologrammed dead, too.</p>

Rock the Bells (Sept. 7-Oct. 5, several cities)

Performers: Wu-Tang Clan (pictured), A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Big Sean, virtual appearances by Eazy-E & ODB
Some of the best rappers alive — and yes, the hologrammed dead, too.

Jacopo Raule/Getty Images

J. Cole and Wale (Sept. 10-Oct. 30)

Two of the biggest undercard stars in modern hip-hop earn their own top billing on a joint run.

Jeff Fusco/Getty Images; C Flanigan/FilmMagic

Queens of the Stone Age (Sept. 10-Oct. 13)

No prancing, no dancing: just pure cathartic blasts of desert rock.

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Icona Pop (pictured), The National, Savages, Sigur Rós, Solange, Charli XCX<br /> Industry may be dead in the Motor City, but its arts scene never quits.</p>

Laneway Festival (Sept. 14, Detroit)

Performers: Icona Pop (pictured), The National, Savages, Sigur Rós, Solange, Charli XCX
Industry may be dead in the Motor City, but its arts scene never quits.

Taylor Hill/WireImage

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Bruno Mars (pictured), Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Ke$ha, fun., Drake<br /> A.k.a. Every Single Star on Top 40 Right Now Roll Call.</p>

iHeartRadio (Sept. 20-21, Las Vegas)

Performers: Bruno Mars (pictured), Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Ke$ha, fun., Drake
A.k.a. Every Single Star on Top 40 Right Now Roll Call.

Mat Hayward/Getty Images

Jack Johnson (Sept. 21-Oct. 20)

Hawaii’s mellowest (legal) import brings his charms to the mainland.

Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images

Drake (pictured), Miguel, and Future (Sept. 25-Nov. 25)

The big boys of postmillennial rap and R&B come out to play. Expect some seriously swooning ladies.

Stephen Lovekin/WireImage

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck (Sept. 27-Oct. 27)

Call it boomer rock, but Wilson’s never predictable; this could easily be a brilliant show (or a shambles).

Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images

Nine Inch Nails (Sept. 28-Nov. 25)

Lollapaloozers got a first look at NIN’s next-level light show earlier this month. Trust us, it’s a doozy.

PAUL BERGEN/AFP/Getty Images

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Stevie Wonder (pictured), John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys<br /> See artists you love and fight poverty; it’s a win-win.</p>

Global Citizen Festival (Sept. 28, NYC's Central Park)

Performers: Stevie Wonder (pictured), John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys
See artists you love and fight poverty; it’s a win-win.

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Fiona Apple & Blake Mills (Oct. 3-26)

Apple has promoted her touring guitarist to an equal-billing collaborator for an intimate 13-date run.

Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Kings of Leon (pictured), Depeche Mode, the Cure, Muse, Atoms for Peace, Phoenix, Wilco<br /> Everything <em>is</em> bigger in Texas!</p>

Austin City Limits (Oct. 4-6 & 11-13, Austin)

Performers: Kings of Leon (pictured), Depeche Mode, the Cure, Muse, Atoms for Peace, Phoenix, Wilco
Everything is bigger in Texas!

Neil Lupin/Getty Images

Pink (Oct. 10-Dec. 14)

Will there be hits and sass and spectacular acrobatics? You bet your Cirque du Soleil harness.

Marco Prosch/Redferns via Getty Images

<p>Twenty-two years after <em>Ten</em>(!), Seattle’s finest jam on.</p>

Pearl Jam (Oct. 11-Dec. 6)

Twenty-two years after Ten(!), Seattle’s finest jam on.

Joby Sessions/Total Guitar Magazine via Getty Images

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Oct. 22-Dec. 12)

The grandpa-swag-steezing chart-toppers take on stadiums.

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

Justin Timberlake (Oct. 31-Feb. 16)

Just call it Timberthousandthirteen: two albums, and now a solo tour to follow his co-run with Jay Z.

Samir Hussein/WireImage

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Calvin Harris (pictured), The Cure, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis<br /> A lineup nearly as eclectic as the city that hosts it.</p>

Voodoo (Nov. 1-3, New Orleans)

Performers: Calvin Harris (pictured), The Cure, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
A lineup nearly as eclectic as the city that hosts it.

Larry Marano/Getty Images

<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Snoop (pictured), M.I.A., MGMT, Slayer, Ice T, Television<br /> Come for the cult heroes, history makers, and blog stars — plus some of the best names in alt comedy.</p>

Fun Fun Fun Fest (Nov. 8-10, Austin)

Performers: Snoop (pictured), M.I.A., MGMT, Slayer, Ice T, Television
Come for the cult heroes, history makers, and blog stars — plus some of the best names in alt comedy.

Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images

Beyoncé (Nov. 30-Dec. 22)

Get you bodied: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour returns Stateside after a South American jaunt.

Samir Hussein/WireImage

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Remember when synth-pop came sheathed in black leather? Let Dave Gahan & Co. remind you.

1 of 22 RAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

Depeche Mode (through Oct. 11)

Remember when synth-pop came sheathed in black leather? Let Dave Gahan & Co. remind you.

A rock-pop-meets-pop-rock bonanza — go ahead and count the radio hits between them.

2 of 22 Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson (through Oct. 6)

A rock-pop-meets-pop-rock bonanza — go ahead and count the radio hits between them.

There’s hardly a female frontwoman under the age of 40 who doesn’t owe something to Debbie Harry. Come see why.

3 of 22 C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images

Blondie (Sept. 5-Oct. 9)

There’s hardly a female frontwoman under the age of 40 who doesn’t owe something to Debbie Harry. Come see why.

Performers: Wu-Tang Clan (pictured), A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Big Sean, virtual appearances by Eazy-E & ODB Some of the best rappers alive — and yes, the hologrammed dead, too.

4 of 22 Jacopo Raule/Getty Images

Rock the Bells (Sept. 7-Oct. 5, several cities)

Performers: Wu-Tang Clan (pictured), A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Big Sean, virtual appearances by Eazy-E & ODB
Some of the best rappers alive — and yes, the hologrammed dead, too.

Two of the biggest undercard stars in modern hip-hop earn their own top billing on a joint run.

5 of 22 Jeff Fusco/Getty Images; C Flanigan/FilmMagic

J. Cole and Wale (Sept. 10-Oct. 30)

Two of the biggest undercard stars in modern hip-hop earn their own top billing on a joint run.

No prancing, no dancing: just pure cathartic blasts of desert rock.

6 of 22 Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Queens of the Stone Age (Sept. 10-Oct. 13)

No prancing, no dancing: just pure cathartic blasts of desert rock.

Performers: Icona Pop (pictured), The National, Savages, Sigur Rós, Solange, Charli XCX Industry may be dead in the Motor City, but its arts scene never quits.

7 of 22 Taylor Hill/WireImage

Laneway Festival (Sept. 14, Detroit)

Performers: Icona Pop (pictured), The National, Savages, Sigur Rós, Solange, Charli XCX
Industry may be dead in the Motor City, but its arts scene never quits.

Performers: Bruno Mars (pictured), Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Ke$ha, fun., Drake A.k.a. Every Single Star on Top 40 Right Now Roll Call.

8 of 22 Mat Hayward/Getty Images

iHeartRadio (Sept. 20-21, Las Vegas)

Performers: Bruno Mars (pictured), Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Ke$ha, fun., Drake
A.k.a. Every Single Star on Top 40 Right Now Roll Call.

Hawaii’s mellowest (legal) import brings his charms to the mainland.

9 of 22 Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images

Jack Johnson (Sept. 21-Oct. 20)

Hawaii’s mellowest (legal) import brings his charms to the mainland.

The big boys of postmillennial rap and R&B come out to play. Expect some seriously swooning ladies.

10 of 22 Stephen Lovekin/WireImage

Drake (pictured), Miguel, and Future (Sept. 25-Nov. 25)

The big boys of postmillennial rap and R&B come out to play. Expect some seriously swooning ladies.

Call it boomer rock, but Wilson’s never predictable; this could easily be a brilliant show (or a shambles).

11 of 22 Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck (Sept. 27-Oct. 27)

Call it boomer rock, but Wilson’s never predictable; this could easily be a brilliant show (or a shambles).

Lollapaloozers got a first look at NIN’s next-level light show earlier this month. Trust us, it’s a doozy.

12 of 22 PAUL BERGEN/AFP/Getty Images

Nine Inch Nails (Sept. 28-Nov. 25)

Lollapaloozers got a first look at NIN’s next-level light show earlier this month. Trust us, it’s a doozy.

Performers: Stevie Wonder (pictured), John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys See artists you love and fight poverty; it’s a win-win.

13 of 22 Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Global Citizen Festival (Sept. 28, NYC's Central Park)

Performers: Stevie Wonder (pictured), John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys
See artists you love and fight poverty; it’s a win-win.

Apple has promoted her touring guitarist to an equal-billing collaborator for an intimate 13-date run.

14 of 22 Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Fiona Apple & Blake Mills (Oct. 3-26)

Apple has promoted her touring guitarist to an equal-billing collaborator for an intimate 13-date run.

Performers: Kings of Leon (pictured), Depeche Mode, the Cure, Muse, Atoms for Peace, Phoenix, Wilco Everything is bigger in Texas!

15 of 22 Neil Lupin/Getty Images

Austin City Limits (Oct. 4-6 & 11-13, Austin)

Performers: Kings of Leon (pictured), Depeche Mode, the Cure, Muse, Atoms for Peace, Phoenix, Wilco
Everything is bigger in Texas!

Will there be hits and sass and spectacular acrobatics? You bet your Cirque du Soleil harness.

16 of 22 Marco Prosch/Redferns via Getty Images

Pink (Oct. 10-Dec. 14)

Will there be hits and sass and spectacular acrobatics? You bet your Cirque du Soleil harness.

Twenty-two years after Ten(!), Seattle’s finest jam on.

17 of 22 Joby Sessions/Total Guitar Magazine via Getty Images

Pearl Jam (Oct. 11-Dec. 6)

Twenty-two years after Ten(!), Seattle’s finest jam on.

The grandpa-swag-steezing chart-toppers take on stadiums.

18 of 22 Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Oct. 22-Dec. 12)

The grandpa-swag-steezing chart-toppers take on stadiums.

Just call it Timberthousandthirteen: two albums, and now a solo tour to follow his co-run with Jay Z.

19 of 22 Samir Hussein/WireImage

Justin Timberlake (Oct. 31-Feb. 16)

Just call it Timberthousandthirteen: two albums, and now a solo tour to follow his co-run with Jay Z.

Performers: Calvin Harris (pictured), The Cure, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis A lineup nearly as eclectic as the city that hosts it.

20 of 22 Larry Marano/Getty Images

Voodoo (Nov. 1-3, New Orleans)

Performers: Calvin Harris (pictured), The Cure, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
A lineup nearly as eclectic as the city that hosts it.

Performers: Snoop (pictured), M.I.A., MGMT, Slayer, Ice T, Television Come for the cult heroes, history makers, and blog stars — plus some of the best names in alt comedy.

21 of 22 Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images

Fun Fun Fun Fest (Nov. 8-10, Austin)

Performers: Snoop (pictured), M.I.A., MGMT, Slayer, Ice T, Television
Come for the cult heroes, history makers, and blog stars — plus some of the best names in alt comedy.

Get you bodied: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour returns Stateside after a South American jaunt.

22 of 22 Samir Hussein/WireImage

Beyoncé (Nov. 30-Dec. 22)

Get you bodied: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour returns Stateside after a South American jaunt.

Fall Music Preview: 22 Tours/Fests We Want to See

Depeche Mode (through Oct. 11)

Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson (through Oct. 6)

Blondie (Sept. 5-Oct. 9)

Rock the Bells (Sept. 7-Oct. 5, several cities)

J. Cole and Wale (Sept. 10-Oct. 30)

Queens of the Stone Age (Sept. 10-Oct. 13)

Laneway Festival (Sept. 14, Detroit)

iHeartRadio (Sept. 20-21, Las Vegas)

Jack Johnson (Sept. 21-Oct. 20)

Drake (pictured), Miguel, and Future (Sept. 25-Nov. 25)

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck (Sept. 27-Oct. 27)

Nine Inch Nails (Sept. 28-Nov. 25)

Global Citizen Festival (Sept. 28, NYC's Central Park)

Fiona Apple & Blake Mills (Oct. 3-26)

Austin City Limits (Oct. 4-6 & 11-13, Austin)

Pink (Oct. 10-Dec. 14)

Pearl Jam (Oct. 11-Dec. 6)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Oct. 22-Dec. 12)

Justin Timberlake (Oct. 31-Feb. 16)

Voodoo (Nov. 1-3, New Orleans)

Fun Fun Fun Fest (Nov. 8-10, Austin)

Beyoncé (Nov. 30-Dec. 22)

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Fall Music Preview: 22 Tours/Fests We Want to See

Depeche Mode (through Oct. 11)

Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson (through Oct. 6)

Blondie (Sept. 5-Oct. 9)

Rock the Bells (Sept. 7-Oct. 5, several cities)

J. Cole and Wale (Sept. 10-Oct. 30)

Queens of the Stone Age (Sept. 10-Oct. 13)

Laneway Festival (Sept. 14, Detroit)

iHeartRadio (Sept. 20-21, Las Vegas)

Jack Johnson (Sept. 21-Oct. 20)

Drake (pictured), Miguel, and Future (Sept. 25-Nov. 25)

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck (Sept. 27-Oct. 27)

Nine Inch Nails (Sept. 28-Nov. 25)

Global Citizen Festival (Sept. 28, NYC's Central Park)

Fiona Apple & Blake Mills (Oct. 3-26)

Austin City Limits (Oct. 4-6 & 11-13, Austin)

Pink (Oct. 10-Dec. 14)

Pearl Jam (Oct. 11-Dec. 6)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Oct. 22-Dec. 12)

Justin Timberlake (Oct. 31-Feb. 16)

Voodoo (Nov. 1-3, New Orleans)

Fun Fun Fun Fest (Nov. 8-10, Austin)

Beyoncé (Nov. 30-Dec. 22)

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