Every summer thousands of music lovers flock to arenas, stadiums, and festivals to see their favorite artists perform live.
With numerous breakout artists, international sensations, oldie-but-goodie performers, and fun filled festivals in this sunny season’s lineup there is something for every music connoisseur’s palate. The following is a list of this summer’s lineup broken down by genre.
Pop
Justin Beiber
Lady Gaga
One Direction
Beach Boys’ Reunion Tour
The Beach Boys
Rock/Alternative/Indie
Aerosmith Global Warming Tour
Sting
Iron Maiden
The Killers
The Fray
Korn
Rammstein
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pearl Jam
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Radiohead
Death Cab for Cutie
Uncle Kracker
The Black Keys
Rap/Hip-Hop
JCole
Drake Club Paradise Tour
Wiz Kahilfa
Watch the Throne Tour Kayne & JayZ
Enienim & Lil Wayne
Childish Gambino
Wiz Kahilfa
Country
Taylor Swift
Brad Paisely
Brothers of the Sun Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
Rascal Flats
Lady Antebellum
Trace Atkins
Keith Urban
Brad Paisely
Music Festivals
Vans Warped Tour 2012
Of Mice and Men
The Used
Mayday Parade
Rise Against
Taking Back Sunday
Yellowcard
Taking Back Sunday
Summerfest 2012
Lady Antebellum
The Steve Miller Band
Halestorm
Zack Brown Band
Cake
Awolnation
Mutemath
Lady Antebellum
Coachella
Bon Iver
Explosions in the Sky
Goyte
The Black Keys
David Guetta
Feist
Florence & The Machine
Florence and the Machine
Outside Lands Festival
Muse
The Decemberists
DeadMau5
OK GO
Deadmau5
Camp Bisco
Disco Biscets
Kill the Noise
Zedd
Kill the Noise
Bamboozle 2012
Shrillex
Bon Jovi
Incubus
The Foo Fighters
Blink 182
Brand New
The Foo Fighters
Sasquatch! Music Festival
Jack White
The Silver Sun Pickups
The Civil Wars
Beck
Tenacious D
Santigold
Fun.
The Civil Wars
Bonnaroo Music &Arts Festival
The Beach Boys
Foster the People
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Alice Cooper
Ludacris
Flogging Molly
City & Colour
Foster the People
Lollapalooza 2012
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Black Keys
Black Sabbath
Jack White
Florence & The Machine
The Shins
Passion Pit
Calvin Harris
Franz Ferdinand
Chairlift
JCole
Walk Off the Earth
Childish Gambino
Santigold
The Temper Trap
Fun.
The Gaslight Anthem
Passion Pit
