Music Shows Radar — Week of Oct. 23, 2026: Queens of the Stone Age skip New York, Cleo Sol's first-ever tour, and three sales opening today
Queens of the Stone Age book a 2027 U.S. arena run with no New York date and a Boston finale, Cleo Sol announces her first-ever tour at Madison Square Garden, and three on-sales open today, with ticket-ready picks in New York, Los Angeles and Boston.
This issue covers Oct. 17–23. Queens of the Stone Age booked a May 2027 U.S. arena run with no New York date on it, closing at Boston's TD Garden. Cleo Sol announced the first tour of her career, opening at Madison Square Garden.
Three sales opened today, Oct. 23: Cyndi Lauper's Colosseum dates, Meek Mill's Philadelphia night and Robert Earl Keen's holiday tour.
Box office and charts
Shakira holds No. 1 on LIVE75 for a second week, at 51,020 average tickets over six reported shows with a $7,129,973 average gross. She sold 100% of capacity.
Chris Brown and Usher are No. 2 on 42,171 average tickets and $8,016,953 average gross. Foo Fighters take No. 3 at 28,411, Iron Maiden No. 4 at 25,001 and Staind No. 5 at 17,680 on 93% capacity.
Pitbull, Noah Kahan, Jack Johnson, Omar Courtz and Gorillaz close the top 10.
Karol G takes No. 1 on the Global Concert Pulse at $9,208,426 average gross across 20 shows, with a $207.49 average ticket. BTS, No. 1 in each of the three previous issues, has dropped out of the top 10.
The Weeknd is No. 2 at $8,517,544, Chris Brown and Usher No. 3 at $7,835,225, Noah Kahan No. 4 at $6,261,136 and Shakira No. 5 at $5,919,981.
Bruno Mars stays No. 1 on the Artist Power Index. Usher is the only new top-10 entry, at No. 10.
New tours and on-sales
🎸 Queens of the Stone Age — Perfecth World Tour
May 1 San Diego → May 24 Boston. The U.S. arena run reaches Inglewood's Kia Forum on May 2 and closes at TD Garden, with no New York date on the Ticketmaster listing.
General sales open Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. local, after presales Oct. 28. Artist presale registration closes Oct. 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp support every date, and the album Perfecth arrives Oct. 30.
👑 Cleo Sol — Gentlewoman Tour
Apr. 13 Madison Square Garden → May 1 Oakland Arena. Her first tour and first North American arena headline run also reaches Los Angeles' Kia Forum on Apr. 28, with no Boston date.
Tickets went on sale Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. local at Ticketmaster. Her three sold-out Radio City Music Hall shows last March grossed $1,682,151.
🎤 Tinashe — The Show Must Go On Tour
Apr. 14 Dallas → May 15 Los Angeles. The 18-date run plays Boston's Roadrunner on Apr. 28 and Los Angeles' Shrine Expo Hall on May 15. Philadelphia on Apr. 27 is the nearest stop to New York.
General sales opened Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. local at tinashenow.com after an Oct. 20 artist presale.
🏟️ Bon Jovi — Forever Tour
Jul. 15 MetLife Stadium → Aug. 4 Toronto. The six-stadium run includes Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Jul. 28 and Chicago's Soldier Field on Jul. 21.
Presale registration is open at BonJovi.com for a presale Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. local; general sales open Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. local. The band's nine Madison Square Garden shows this year grossed $31.4 million on 126,097 tickets.
🎹 Cyndi Lauper — Live In Las Vegas
Feb. 19–27 and Sept. 3–11 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. General sales opened today, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. PT at Ticketmaster.
🌿 Lake Street Dive — What About Flamingos? Tour
Feb. 26 Waukee, Iowa → Mar. 21 Peoria, Ill. The 15-city first leg plays Brooklyn Paramount on Mar. 12, with Los Angeles and Boston dates still to be announced.
Artist presales and VIP packages open Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. local, general sales Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. local. The album is out Feb. 19 on the band's own Dive Not Drive Records.
❄️ Robert Earl Keen — I Will Survive…Christmas
Dec. 8 Tulsa → Dec. 20 San Antonio. The holiday run stays in the middle of the country, with six Texas dates from Dec. 15.
General sales opened today, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. local, after presales Oct. 21 at noon local. Drayton Farley supports every date.
👑 Meek Mill — Dream Chasers Nights
Nov. 24 at Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena, one night only. General sales opened today, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. local, after an Oct. 20 artist presale with the code DREAMCHASERS.
🎧 Tommy Lefroy — 2027 North American leg
Feb. 27 Vancouver → Mar. 21 Washington, D.C. The 16-date run stops at Los Angeles' Lodge Room on Mar. 5, Boston on Mar. 18 and Elsewhere in Brooklyn on Mar. 19.
Tickets go through tommylefroy.com/tour; the announcement published no sale date.
Broadway
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' Warriors put tickets on sale Oct. 22 for performances from Mar. 9, 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opening Apr. 8. Tickets start at $111.68.
The principal cast is set, led by Jasmine Cephas Jones as Swan and Amber Gray as Ajax, with Sasha Allen as Cyrus and Casey Likes as Luther.
Jonathan Groff returns to Broadway in Jessica Dickey's solo play The Amish Project, directed by Sarna Lapine, from Feb. 10, 2027 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
Tom Hanks and Kelli O'Hara will bring This World of Tomorrow to a Shubert theater in fall 2027, with Kenny Leon directing. It is Hanks' first Broadway appearance in more than 14 years.
Margaret Cho makes her Broadway debut as the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show on Nov. 3 at Studio 54, succeeding Rachel Dratch, whose final performance is Nov. 1. Tickets start at $62.54.
Ethan Slater extends his run as Seymour in off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors, and the previously announced T.R. Knight will not join the production. Tickets start at $56.69.
Downstate lost its Oct. 19 preview to illness in the company and now gives its first Broadway performance Oct. 22 at the Booth Theatre. Opening night stays Nov. 15, with tickets from $77.31.
Spotlight: New York, Los Angeles, Boston
New York: Detox Unit headlines The Chocolate Factory, at 70 Scott Ave in Brooklyn, on Friday, Oct. 30. Resonant Language, Sortof Vague and Schmoop open, and tickets are on sale now.
Los Angeles: Lightnin' Luke plays Music Garden LA, 5133 York Blvd, on Friday, Nov. 6. Doors open at 17:00 and tickets are $28.33 on DICE.
Boston: Daniel Lanois plays City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St., on Thursday, Nov. 5. Doors open at 19:30 and tickets are on sale now through SeatGeek.
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