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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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