Chris Lake landed in Brooklyn, New York’s Under the K Bridge on Friday (June 5) and Sunday (June 7). Lake often arrives in the city towards the start of the summer, kicking off the season for many New York ravers.
Ahead of his run of shows, Lake threw a party at PopUp Bagels in SoHo on Thursday (June 4). A fan had called Lake over to say, “Excuse me, you dropped something. The bass.” Lake, naturally, took the video to turn her vocals into his intro for both of his weekend shows.
While Lake initially planned to perform three shows, day two on Saturday (June 6) was among the numerous shows in New York forced to cancel due to severe weather with 60 m.p.h. winds, rain, thunder, and lighting. The Governor’s Ball Festival was forced to cancel performances by Blood Orange (who managed to return on Sunday), Amyl and the Sniffers and Kali Uchis, while Bright Eyes also had to cancel their show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Despite the disappointment stemming from a show cancellation, fans and Lake all came back ready to groove on Sunday. Those who held Saturday tickets were transferred over to Sunday if they wanted, while refunds for those unable to attend the Sunday show are available from June 8-14 via AXS or at the original point of purchase.
To accommodate the extra fans, Lake’s team and promoter Bowery Presents (a subsidiary of AEG Presents) opened up a second stage down by Newtown Creek, curated by pop-up promotion company Renegade, allowing them to bump up the capacity from Sunday’s expected 4,000 to just under 7,000, according to representatives for the show.
As the sun set on Sunday, Lake made a triumphant return. Below, find the five best moments from Lake’s New York City weekend.
On Saturday night (June 6) in Oakland, Calif., nearly 20,000 fans learned that good things really do come to those who wait.
The evening kicked off Ariana Grande’s long-awaited, highly-anticipated return to touring after a seven year hiatus. Grande last traveled the globe in 2019 on her Sweetener World Tour that spanned 100 shows. The trek was the biggest of her career at the time, with a gross of $146 million and 1.3 million tickets sold according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
Since then, Grande has released not just one album but two — with a third on the way. (Petal arrives July 31, amid the tour.) So, naturally, when she announced her Eternal Sunshine Tour last August, excitement — and demand — was at an all-time high. Especially considering that this outing is significantly scaled back, by comparison, spanning just 41 dates across a limited number of cities.
Since 2019, Grande released Positions in 2020 and Eternal Sunshine in 2024, both of which were Grammy nominated for best pop vocal album. She famously starred in Wicked and Wicked: For Good as Glinda, a role for which she was Oscar nominated. And still to come, in addition to releasing a new album this summer, she will appear in the forthcoming Focker-In-Law and in a West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George. And those are just the things we know about.
Given Grande’s schedule and expanding stardom, seeing her back on stage felt more special than ever. And not only because, as one user on X put it, she didn’t have to tour, but because despite the outing’s namesake, this won’t last forever.
In fact, Ari even teased this could be her last tour for some time, telling Amy Poehler on the Good Hang podcast in November, “I don’t want to say anything definitive. I do know that I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long, long time. I’m going to give it my all and it’s going to be beautiful. I think that’s why I’m doing it because I’m like, ‘One last hurrah!’”
And whether that holds true, night one had the same energy as the last first day of school. Grande was equal parts composed and silly, dangerous and delicate, confident and contemplative — a vibrant spectrum of being that not only comes from experience, but from embracing that experience.
And that’s exactly what Eternal Sunshine celebrates: Ariana in all her forms. Past, present and future. So even if her tour can’t last forever, its message surely will — because in the end, what’s more eternally radiant than loving exactly where you are because you’re proud of where you’ve been? And perhaps even more excited for where you’re going.
Below, find the five best moments from Grande’s opening night of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
The 24th edition of the Primavera Sound festival — coming a full quarter-century after a much more modest version of the festival initially debuted in 2001 — went down this week in Barcelona. While a handful of acts (including buzzy indie-rockers Wet Leg) officially kicked off the fest on Wednesday (June 3), and a few more (ending with legendary house DJ Carl Cox) will see it out on Sunday (June 7), the crux of the festival transpired over June 4-6, with three days of genre-and-globe-spanning artists adding up to one of the richest festival experiences currently available anywhere on the map.
Unfortunately, the first of those three main days got largely washed out, as the rains came in early evening and lasted till early morning. The weather resulted in messy conditions and great confusion, with poor communication between organizers, staffers and attendees, as nearly all the stages were at least temporarily suspended, and the night’s main-stage acts saw their sets suspended and ultimately canceled — including the trio of Wednesday headliners, U.K. trip-hop greats Massive Attack, U.S. pop-rap star Doja Cat and Spain rhythmic hitmaker Bad Gyal. (Several of the side stages ultimately reopened, with plenty of strong options remaining for those who stuck around.)
However, the festival rebounded with a drier and significantly less dramatic Friday and Saturday, as the second and third full days went on essentially without a hitch, bringing the stunning variety and consistently high quality of artists for which the festival has become renowned. Addison Rae, The Cure and Skirllex headlined the Estrealla Damm and Revolut main stages on Friday, while My Bloody Valentine, The xx and Gorillaz closed them out on Saturday. And the final full day also included a special treat on the Occident stage courtesy of pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo, who helped erase whatever memories still lingered of Friday’s disappointment with an exhilarating 11-song surprise set, including a returning guest from the previous night’s spate of headliners.
Below, see 10 of our favorite moments from the three (well, two and two-thirds) full days of Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026.
Saint Etienne’s goodbye lap will make it to Australia and New Zealand later this year.
The beloved British indie electronic-pop act will get their final Australasian tour underway with a concert Nov. 20 at Auckland’s Powerstation, followed by a show Nov. 21 in the New Zealand capital, Wellington.
Presented by Destroy All Lines, the jaunt then skips the Tasman for shows in each of Australia’s five capital cities: Adelaide (Nov. 23), Melbourne (Nov. 26), Sydney (Nov. 27), Brisbane (Nov. 29) and a tour closer Dec. 1 in Perth. The general onsale starts Friday, 9am local time at destroyalllines.com.
Across a career spanning more than 35 years, Saint Etienne earned a reputation for creating the creamiest, classiest of pop, with electronic touches and swinging ’60s flair. Saint Etienne is one for the connoisseurs.
The farewell tour follows the release of their final studio LP, International, via Heavenly Recordings, which dropped in September 2025. International has an Australian connection, a collaboration with Brisbane electronic-pop act Confidence Man on the track “Brand New Me.”
That collection peaked at No. 8 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, one of the act’s three career top 10 appearances, and 11 entries in the top 40. The group also landed 17 tracks on the top 40 of the Official U.K. Singles Chart, including a top 10 appearance with their year 2000 collaboration with Paul Van Dyk on “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” (reaching No. 7).
Saint Etienne bandmates Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs have known each other since childhood, and turned that friendship into a band in 1990 with their cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” The first thing they ever recorded, which they completed in just two hours in a bedroom studio in Pollards Hill, north of Croydon, also gave Saint Etienne their first and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, topping out at No. 97 in 1992.
Singer Sarah Cracknell completed the lineup when she joined for their third single “Nothing Can Stop Us” and the 1991 album Foxbase Alpha.
Saint Etienne “aren’t splitting up as such,” reads a statement from the band. They “still remain the best of friends after 35 years recording together – but they don’t feel like they want to go on forever and wanted to go out with a bang.”
Before making the long haul, Saint Etienne will criss-cross the United Kingdom and Europe for a run of summer festival shows and headline concerts.
Saint Etienne Final Australia and New Zealand Tour:
Nov. 20 – Powerstation, Auckland
Nov. 21 — Meow NUI, Wellington
Nov. 23 — The Gov, Adelaide
Nov. 26 – Forum, Melbourne
Nov. 27 — Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Nov. 29 — The Tivoli, Brisbane
Dec. 1 — Freo Social, Perth
Barry Can’t Swim, Interplanetary Criminal and Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) are the top billed talent for Bizarro’s 2026 festival run of Australia, which will drop into three east coast cities across one long weekend this October.
The electric music heavyweights lead the Labour Day weekend action at Overtone, set for Friday, Oct. 2 at Musgrave Park on the Gold Coast/Kombumerri; Freeform, Saturday, Oct. 3 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne/Naarm (presentedin collaboration with Crown Ruler), and Mode, Sunday, Oct. 4 at Cockatoo Island/Wareamah in Sydney/Eora.
Each respective lineup is unique and “centered on the same DNA celebrating electronic music on day-to-night dancefloors, while also being individually sculpted by the cities and spaces around them,” reads a statement from Bizarro, the Sydney-based promoter.
While Australia’s festivals scene is in a state of flux, with banner events Bluesfest, Splendour in the Grass, and many others either taking a pause or folding altogether, dance music events are playing to a different beat.
Creative Australia’s Soundcheck report from 2024 mapped the nation’s festivals circuit and found that dance music was the top genre, accounting for almost one in every four fests in these parts. Money is tight, but Aussies love a party. Further proof came earlier this week, when homegrown EDM superstar Dom Dolla sold out his homecoming show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium in record time, an historic moment for electronic music in these parts, say promoters Untitled Group and Frontier Touring.
The general on-sale for Overtone, Freeform and Mode festivals begin on Thursday, June 11, with the portal for early access opening the day before, on Wednesday, June 10.
Overtone Festival (presented by Bizarro)
Oct. 2 — Musgrave Park, Gold Coast/Kombumerri QLD
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Mall Grab / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) 6 Sense / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Eva Charley / Freddy K B2B D.Dan / Liza / Memphis Lk / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Ngaaru / Shimmy / Swim / Tori Pepper / Two Shell
Freeform Festival (presented by Bizarro, in collaboration with Crown Ruler)
Oct. 3 — Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne/Naarm VIC
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) 2lubly / Ash Lauryn / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Call Super / Crÿbaby / D. Dan / Freddy K / Gigi FM / Hasvat Informant / Memphis LK / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Ogazón / Rakhi / Ron Trent / Storm Mollison / Swim / Twiena / Two Shell
Mode Festival (presented by Bizarro)
Oct. 4 — Cockatoo Island/Wareamah, Sydney/Eora NSW
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) Alilia B2B Anusha / Ash Lauryn / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Call Super / D. Dan / Freddy K / Fuchsia / Gigi FM / Harry Hayes / Hasvat Informant / Jun Wan / Ksmba / Memphis LK / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Obeido / Ogazón / Ron Trent / Storm Mollison / Swim / Twiena / Two Shell
Macy Gray is returning to Australia for her most expansive tour of the region to date, announcing 21 dates across metropolitan and regional cities this spring.
The Encore Tour — Back by Popular Demand kicks off at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Sept. 11 and winds through South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia before closing at Ocean’s Winery in Margaret River on Oct. 24.
The run includes cities Gray has not previously visited in Australia, among them Shepparton, Albury, Thirroul, Tamworth, Erina, Shoal Bay, Rockhampton, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. Pre-sale tickets are available from June 1 at 9 a.m. local time for venue and ticket outlet database members, with general sale opening June 3 at 9 a.m. local time via macygraylive.com.au.
The tour follows a sold-out Australian run in 2024. “Australia! The band and I have always had a ball down under, and we can’t wait to see you all again,” Gray said in a statement.
“This time, I’m heading to places I’ve never been before and will get to see so much more of your beautiful country. We’re going to be performing all the songs you want to hear, plus a few from my new album — The Trouble with the Truth. Australia will be the first audiences to hear tracks from the new album live so get your dancing shoes ready and come along and party with us at a show near you!”
Gray broke through internationally in 1999 with “I Try,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 1 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards — where it was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Her debut album On How Life Is sold more than seven million copies worldwide. She has since released ten studio albums, won one Grammy from five nominations, and sold more than 25 million records worldwide. In addition to her music career, Gray has appeared in films including Training Day and Spider-Man.
Macy Gray — The Encore Tour: Australia 2026
Sept. 11 — Melbourne, VIC — Hamer Hall
Sept. 12 — Adelaide, SA — Hindley Street Music Hall
Sept. 13 — Shepparton, VIC — Shepparton Entertainment Centre
Sept. 14 — Albury, VIC — Albury Entertainment Centre
Sept. 16 — Thirroul, NSW — Anita’s Theatre
Sept. 18 — Hobart, TAS — Wrest Point
Sept. 19 — Newcastle, NSW — The Station
Sept. 20 — Tamworth, NSW — Tamworth Town Hall
Sept. 24 — Rooty Hill, NSW — Coliseum Theatre
Sept. 25 — Sydney, NSW — Enmore Theatre
Sept. 26 — Erina, NSW — Woodport Hotel
Sept. 27 — Shoal Bay, NSW — Shoal Bay Country Club
Sept. 30 — Canberra, ACT — Southern Cross Club
Oct. 2 — Townsville, QLD — Townsville Civic Theatre
Oct. 3 — Cairns, QLD — CPAC
Oct. 7 — Rockhampton, QLD — Pilbeam Theatre
Oct. 8 — Byron Bay, NSW — Beach Road Hotel
Oct. 9 — Brisbane, QLD — QPAC
Oct. 10 — Coffs Harbour, NSW — CX Club
Oct. 11 — Port Macquarie, NSW — Glasshouse
Oct. 24 — Margaret River, WA — Ocean’s Winery
Noah Kahan is gathering some of his favorite musical friends for the 2027 Out of the Blue Festival. The four-night concert will take place at the Moon Palace Resort in Riviera Cancun, Mexico from Jan. 7-10 and feature a headline set from Kahan, as well as music from Paramore singer and solo star Hayley Williams, Mt. Joy, The Head and the Heart and the traditional Noah Kahan and Friends set.
In addition, the weekend will include Gregory Alan Isakov, Gigi Perez, Del Water Gap, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Mon Rovia and more acts to be announced at a later date.
The event poster promises and all-inclusive festival with up-close experiences with your favorite artists, sit-ins and surprises, daily pool performances, late-night sets and a chance to get a taste of local culture and adventures. “Here we go again… year four of @outofthebluefest with an epic lineup let’s do this. We’ve got some more friends and alums coming down to join the party too,” Kahan wrote on Instagram in an announcement.
All ticket packages will go on sale on June 3 at 1 p.m. ET; click here for more ticket details.
This year’s event, which also took place in early January at the AAA-rated Moon Palace Resort, featured Kahan, Mumford & Sons, Caamp, Role Model, Flipturn, Perez, Sam Barber and more.
Kahan is gearing up to his the road with his The Great Divide tour this summer, beginning with a June 11 show at the Kia Center in Orlando, Fla.
Check out the full poster for Kahan’s 2027 Out of the Blue Festival below.
Bret Michaels won’t be performing at the Great American State Fair.
The ex-Poison singer has scratched his name from the line-up, a 16-day free festival in Washington, D.C., running June 25 through July 10 on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. He becomes the sixth act to walk away since the music program was announced on Wednesday, May 27 by Freedom 250.
“Unfortunately,” he writes in a lengthy social post, “what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of. Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable.”
Because of that, he continues, “I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance.”
The Great American State Fair is operated by Freedom 250, a not-for-profit organization created by a task force under the Trump administration to plan and spearhead the United States’ official semiquincentennial anniversary celebrations.
“This isn’t about politics,” says Michaels of his decision. “It’s about staying true to what I’ve always believed in. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. That’s one of the freedoms our veterans fought for and something I’ve always respected. But as a father, friend and bandmate, I have to take threats and safety concerns seriously.”
As a member of Poison, Michaels landed 12 titles on the Billboard Hot 100, including a No. 1 with 1988’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” which paced the chart for three weeks. The rockers also bagged 12 entries on the Billboard 200, including three top 10s. As a solo artist, Michaels has bagged three titles on the Billboard 200.
Michael’s Great American State Fair u-turn follows the exits of Morris Day & The Time, Young MC, Milli Vanilli and Martina McBride. Artists still on the bill include Vanilla Ice and C+C Music Factory, who are doubling down on their involvement. Flo Rida has yet to comment.
Poison is currently celebrating its own anniversary — 40 years since the release of the glam metal band’s 1986 studio album, Look What the Cat Dragged In. Michaels insists his Live and Amplified Tour 2026 won’t be affected by his call to pull out of the Great American State Fair.
The entertainment lineup for the 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix race in Marina Bay, Singapore is stacked. The main stage acts for the event slated to take place from Oct. 9-11 include the Goo Goo Dolls, Split Enz and an F1 Drivers’ Fan Forum where fans can catch the drivers on the Wharf Stage on the first two days.
The General Stage will host DJ Snake, Major Lazer Soundsystem, Tokimonsta, Run-DMC’s Rev Run, Mark Ronson, a DJ set from Australian electronic house duo Flight Facilities and Zhu.
In an Instagram post announcing the lineup, organizers said the lineup for the main Padang Stage and Zone 4 acts will be announced soon. “From high-octane track action with F1, F1 Sprint and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia to back-to-back international DJ sets at an all-new Barge Stage, a Zone 1 ticket unlocks the best of racing and entertainment across the Circuit Park 🙌🏼,” read another post revealing the lineup.
Limited three-day and single-day tickets are now available at singaporegp.sg.
“The F1 Sprint race sets the tone for a thrilling Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2026 weekend. Building on the excitement on track, we are raising the tempo with a multi-genre line-up featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment, including high-calibre DJs that have headlined EDM festivals around the world,” said Adam Firth, executive director of Singapore GP Pte Ltd. in a statement. “The artist line-up for the Padang Stage is progressing well and will be announced shortly, as we complete a jam-packed race weekend festival that extends well beyond the track.”
Last year’s lineup featured the Foo Fighters booking their first gig of 2025, headlining the Padang Stage alongside DJ/producer Alan Walker at the event that also featured South Korean rapper/singers CL and G-Dragon, Indonesian pop singer Putri Ariani and Singapore pop group Oakë, as well as Crowded House, Babymetal, The Lathums, U.K. singer Tom Grennan, Elton John, the Smashing Pumpkins and Wombats.
Hans Zimmer will take it to the next level in Australia later this year, for the superstar screen composer’s second arena tour of these parts in 18 months.
The German-born Oscar and Grammy Award winner will go coast-to-coast on his The Next Level production, which starts Oct. 12 at Perth’s RAC Arena, then heads east for shows in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Presented by Presented by Frontier Touring, Semmel Concerts and RCI Global, Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level will see Zimmer “push the boundaries of sound, staging, and scale, marking his boldest live chapter yet,” reads a statement announcing the tour.
Zimmer will travel with his 19-piece band and featuring various vocalists, including Lisa Gerrard, singer with Australia’s Dead Can Dance, and a newly designed, “striking architectural stage concept” that’s said to blend electronic sound design with powerful orchestration.
The Interstellar composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist wants the experience to feel something like a party, at a fun park. “I want fans to feel like they’re at a rave party or riding a roller coaster,” he explains in a statement. “For me, every show is a new voyage of discovery. The greatest challenge is the status quo – you have to do everything in your power to leave it behind and find and create something new.”
Australia clearly loves Zimmer and his deep catalogue of compositions, from Gladiator to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Mission: Impossible, F1, The Lion King, Black Hawk Down, The Last Samurai, Dune and many others. He was last in the market in April 2025, for five east coast arena shows.
Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level has been a blockbuster in his native Europe. By April 2026, reps say, the tour had completed 50 sold-out shows in 17 countries, shifting more than 600,000 tickets.
All up, Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which have grossed more than $28 billion combined at the global box office. His treasure chest includes two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, five Grammys, and an American Music Award.
Presales open at Tuesday, June 2, ahead of the general on sale Wednesday, June 3 via frontiertouring/hanszimmerlive and Ticketek.com.au. All shows are licensed all-ages.
Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level 2026
Oct. 12 — RAC Arena, Perth, WA
Oct. 15 — AEC Arena, Adelaide, SA
Oct. 20 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Oct. 24 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Oct. 28 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW