15 Artists Going on Tour Again This Summer

With the vaccination program well underway, there are signs of normality as concerts and festivals begin to take place in the U.S. once again. After more than a year of cancelled gigs and scrapped tours, artists and bands are finally beginning to put on live shows again.

From pop to punk, there's something for everyone this summer. Here are 15 artists set to tour over the next few months.

Michael Bublé

Canadian crooner Michael Buble will begin his An Evening With Michael Bublé North American Tour on August 13 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida, at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena. The tour will continue until October 9, 2021, in Mexico City, going through South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey and New York.

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Singer Michael Buble performs at Prudential Center in 2013 in Newark, New Jersey Brian Killian/Getty Images

Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band will hit the road beginning on July 23, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. They will tour until November 10, 2021, finishing in Uncasville, Connecticut, at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band performs onstage during AOL Music LIVE! concert in New York City Scott Gries/Getty Images

Deftones

Californian alt rock/metal band Deftones will go on tour from August 12, 2021, at the Armory in Minneapolis. They will tour through September 22, 2021, at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

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Chino Moreno of Deftones performs at Concord Pavilion in 2017 in Concord, California Miikka Skaffari/FilmMagic

Céline Dion

Postponed from last year, Céline Dion's Courage World Tour will start on August 16, 2021, in Winnipeg, Canada at Bell MTS Place. It continues through San Francisco, Denver and Washington D.C until September 24, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Celine Dion will tour over 2021 Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are starting the North American leg of their Hella Mega Tour on July 24 at the Global life Field in Dallas, Texas. The trio will tour the States until September 6, concluding at the T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

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Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in 2019 in Los Angeles, California JC Olivera/Getty Images

John Legend

Singer songwriter John Legend will start his U.S. tour in Sugar Land, Texas, on August 12, before heading on to New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Boston. The tour will end in Los Angeles at the Greek Theater on September 21.

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Recording artist John Legend performs onstage during The Alliance For Children's Rights 28th Annual Dinner in 2020, in Beverly Hills, California JC Olivera/Getty Images

Lady Gaga

Pop sensation Lady Gaga will kick off her Chromatica Ball tour in Europe, touring in Paris and London, before heading to Boston on August 7. She will continue through Chicago and East Rutherford, New Jersey, before finishing at the Wrigley Field in Chicago at the end of August.

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Lady Gaga performs onstage during AT&T TV Super Saturday Night at Meridian in 2020 in Miami, Florida Kevin Mazur/Getty Image

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 will go on tour with Leon Bridges and Meghan Trainor from July 17, 2021, at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The tour will continue through Denver, Portland and Vancouver and will finish on October 8, 2021, at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California.

Maroon 5
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Guns n' Roses

After postponing their stadium tour for a year due to the pandemic, Guns n' Roses will now start their tour on July 13, 2021, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. It will conclude at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 18, 2021.

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Guns N' Roses perform at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend at the Empire Polo Club in 2016 in Indio, California Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella

Harry Styles

Former One Direction star Harry Styles will kick off his tour with Jenny Lewis on August 14 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The final show will take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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IHarry Styles performs onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center, broadcast on March 14, 2021. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine's Public Service Announcement reunion tour started on June 3 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, and will continue through to August 20 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.

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Rage Against the Machine perform at Coachella in 2007 in Indio, California Trixie Textor/Getty Images

Megadeth and Lamb of God

Heavy metallers Megadeth and Lamb of God will hit the road with their joint Metal Tour of the Year on August 20, 2021, at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Del Valle, Texas. The tour will continue through North Carolina, New York, Ohio and Tennessee and finish in Quebec City on October 2.

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Megadeth perform at Ozzfest in 2016 in Los Angeles, California Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA

Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates are on the road from August 5, 2021, in Mansfield, Massachusetts at the Xfinity Center. They will continue through New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey and Ohio.

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Daryl Hall and John Oates perform in 2013 in San Francisco, California Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Kiss

Kiss will start their End of the Road Tour in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on August 18, 2021. It will end on October 6, 2021, in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley of KISS, perform in 2015 in Perth, Australia Paul Kane/Getty Images

Luke Bryan

Country music singer and songwriter Luke Bryan will begin his Proud to Be Right Here Tour at the St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater in Syracuse, New York, on July 8, 2021. The tour will end in October at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California.

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Luke Bryan performs onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee Rick Diamond/Getty Images

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