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Alternative is the broadest label in rock. It covers guitar bands that came out of college radio, indie songwriters whose quiet records now fill arenas, the emo and pop-punk bands of the 2000s, and electronic-leaning acts that blur the line with dance music. What the genre shares is a ladder of venues: many of these artists play general admission ballrooms (standing-room venues smaller than an arena) in one country and arenas or stadiums in another, and the room decides whether you buy a spot on a floor or a reserved seat. The audience is young and goes often. Luminate's 2026 live music…

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has 18 member schools for the 2025–26 season, 17 of which play ACC football. It was founded on May 8, 1953, by seven schools, with Virginia joining that December, and it is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2024 realignment added SMU on July 1, 2024, and California and Stanford on August 2, 2024, stretching the league from New England to Texas and the Pacific coast. Charter-era members: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest and Virginia (all 1953). Later additions: Georgia Tech (1979, football from 1983), Florida State (1991,…

Ballet in the United States is built around resident companies (permanent troupes with their own dancers, school and orchestra) that perform seasons of several weeks in an opera house or performing arts center. The single biggest event on the calendar is The Nutcracker , which most companies stage from late November through December. If you are buying one ballet ticket a year, it is probably for that. A season mixes two kinds of program. Story ballets such as Swan Lake , Giselle and Romeo and Juliet fill a whole evening with one narrative. Mixed repertory bills (often shortened to "rep")…

The Big 12 Conference is a 16-school league that plays a full schedule of college sports, and for ticket buyers it means two things above all: Saturday football from September through early December and a deep men's basketball season that ends with a March tournament in Kansas City. The conference was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas, but the map looks nothing like it did a decade ago. Realignment rebuilt the league in two waves. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joined in 2023. In 2024 Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah arrived from the old Pac-12, Colorado…

The Big East Conference is an 11-school league that does not sponsor football, so for ticket buyers it is a basketball conference: a men's season from November into March that ends with the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, plus one of the strongest women's programs in the country at UConn. For the sport as a whole, see College Basketball. Most members are private schools in or near large cities, which means arena games, not campus field houses, for many of the biggest dates. The original Big East formed in 1979, when Providence, St. John's, Georgetown and Syracuse invited…

The Big Ten Conference is an 18-school league stretching from New Jersey to Southern California, and for ticket buyers it offers the largest football stadiums in the country, a nine-game conference schedule with coast-to-coast road trips, and one of the deepest men's basketball conferences each winter. Founded in 1896, it is the oldest conference in NCAA Division I; its seven founders included Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Northwestern and the University of Chicago. The latest expansion took effect on August 2, 2024, when USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington joined from the…

Professional boxing has no league season. Each event is a card put together by a promoter, with several bouts on the undercard (the earlier fights), a co-main event and the main event that sells the tickets. A single ticket covers the whole night, and demand rises or falls almost entirely with the headline fight. Rounds are generally three minutes with a one-minute rest, and championship fights are scheduled for up to twelve rounds. A main event that goes the distance runs about 47 minutes, so the headliners typically walk out late in the evening, after hours of undercard bouts.

A Broadway ticket can come from four places: a full-price sale from the show's box office or primary ticketing site, a discount program run by the show (digital lotteries, rush and standing room), the TKTS discount booths, or the resale market. The first and last let you choose your date and seat. The discount routes trade that control for a lower price and an element of chance. Broadway itself is a defined set of venues: 41 professional theaters with 500 or more seats each, in the Theater District and at Lincoln Center in Midtown Manhattan. Most shows play eight performances a week,…

Every championship falls into one of two groups, and knowing which one you are dealing with tells you when tickets appear and how much planning is possible. Fixed-site championships happen on a known date at a known place, chosen months or years ahead. The Super Bowl, the College Football Playoff National Championship and the men's Final Four rotate among host cities but are set well in advance. The Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, The Masters and the US Open Tennis Championships return to the same venue every year. You can book travel early; the only unknown is who…

Classical music runs on a season, not a tour. American orchestras and opera companies announce a full year of programs in advance, sell subscriptions first, then open single tickets, and many move outdoors for the summer. The Metropolitan Opera's season typically runs from late September to early June, and the major orchestras shift to summer homes such as the Hollywood Bowl, Tanglewood and Ravinia once the indoor season ends. The audience is smaller and more devoted than most concert audiences. In the National Endowment for the Arts survey for the year ending July 2022, 4.6 percent of US…

College basketball tickets follow a calendar with three distinct phases: the regular season on campus from early November, conference tournaments in early to mid-March, and the NCAA tournaments for men and women that run from mid-March to early April. The 2025–26 Division I men's season opened on Monday, November 3, 2025, and the next season follows the same shape. Nonconference games (November and December): early-season tournaments, neutral-site showcases and home games against smaller programs. Demand is usually softest here, outside of marquee neutral-site matchups. Conference play…

A bowl game is a postseason college football game, played mostly by teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of Division I). The 2026–27 bowl season runs from December 12, 2026, to the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 25, 2027, and includes 47 FBS bowl games. Counting the lower NCAA divisions, the season lists 64 postseason bowls. Bowls are older than the playoff by more than a century. The first, the game now called the Rose Bowl Game, was played in Pasadena in 1902, and the Orange, Sugar and Cotton bowls joined it as the traditional New Year's…

College sports tickets follow a year-round calendar: football from late August into January, basketball from November to early April, and baseball and softball from late winter to championships in June. Each sport has its own way of selling seats, but all of them run through schools that reward donors and season-ticket holders first. Football (late August to January): a regular season through November, conference championship games in early December, then bowls and the College Football Playoff. Basketball (November to April): campus games, conference tournaments in March and the men's and…

Stand-up comedy is one of the fastest-growing categories in live entertainment. Events with comedy headliners grossed 837 million dollars worldwide and drew 12.3 million fans in Pollstar's 2025 chart year, which ran from November 14, 2024, to November 12, 2025, across more than 6,000 reported performances. Over the past three years comedy has averaged 12.8 million tickets a year, against just over 7 million a year in 2017 to 2019 ( Pollstar ). Those figures are box office reports submitted by promoters, so they show the direction and scale of the market rather than an exact census. The top…

The concert guides help you pick the right seat for the room, buy at the right moment and arrive ready. Start with The Best Seats at a Concert, which explains how the stage position, the floor and the levels interact, then read First Concert Tips if this is your first big show. Both build on the pillar How to Choose Seats at Any Venue, which explains the seating logic shared by every building. The other guides on this page each settle one decision. Fans are going more often. Luminate reports that the share of Gen Z concertgoers attending two shows a year rose from 29 percent in early 2024…

A concert tour is a planned run of shows that an artist takes from city to city, usually to support a new album. The big ones are announced months in advance and sold in waves, and the way they are routed decides how hard your ticket will be to get. If you know how a tour is structured, you can usually predict where demand will be heaviest and where the openings are. Tours are divided into legs (a continuous run of dates in one region, separated from the next by a break). A global tour might play North America in spring, Europe in summer and Latin America in the fall, then return to North…

Concert tickets move through two markets. The primary market is the first sale: the promoter releases seats through presales (early sales limited to fan-club members, cardholders or a registration list) and then a general on-sale. The secondary market, or resale, begins almost immediately, as fans and brokers list the seats they bought. On a sold-out tour, resale is where most of the remaining inventory lives, and prices there can land above or below face value depending on demand. The presale share is larger than many fans assume. A 2018 Government Accountability Office review found that…

Country concerts run on a wider ladder of venues than almost any other genre. The biggest names headline NFL and college football stadiums, a deep second tier works the summer amphitheater circuit (outdoor venues with a covered reserved pavilion and a grass lawn behind it), and a third group plays arenas, fairs, festivals and historic halls. Knowing which rung an artist is on tells you most of what you need to know about seats, timing and demand. The top of the ladder has grown fast. Morgan Wallen has headlined stadiums since 2023, Luke Combs plays NFL and college stadiums with a single…

This page covers live dance performance: modern and contemporary companies, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dance festivals and touring dance spectacles such as Irish step-dance shows. It does not cover dance music; for DJs and electronic acts, see EDM and Electronic . Classical ballet has its own hub, Ballet . Dance is organized around companies rather than single productions. A company builds a repertory (a body of works it keeps in performance), plays a home season of one to several weeks, and spends much of the rest of the year on tour, often a few nights per city. Touring…

Electronic music tickets come in three formats, and the listing title usually tells you which one you are buying. A DJ set is a continuous mix of tracks blended live from a booth, the format most nights by Tiësto, Steve Aoki and Marshmello use. A live show is a performance of an artist's own songs with singing, instruments and a designed production, the path ODESZA and Porter Robinson have taken. A festival set is a shorter slot on a shared bill, often the most efficient way to see several headliners in one day. The difference matters. ODESZA sells both a full live show built around its…

This category covers large public celebrations that run for days or weeks: state fairs with grandstand concerts, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and other cultural festivals built around a place and a tradition rather than a single lineup. The most important thing to know before you buy is that these events usually sell two separate kinds of access . Gate admission gets you onto the grounds. The headline experience (a grandstand concert, a reserved parade seat, a premium viewing area) is often a second ticket. That split is the opposite of a music…

Family shows are touring productions designed for mixed-age audiences, from preschoolers to grandparents. Four anchor the category: Monster Jam, the monster truck tour that plays arenas and stadiums; Disney on Ice, the skating productions built on Disney stories; Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the holiday rock show that tours arenas each winter; and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes in New York. Long-running Broadway musicals such as The Lion King and Wicked also draw many families. The short answer on seats holds across almost all of them: with children, a raised seat…

The festival guides cover the two decisions that shape a festival weekend more than the lineup: which pass to buy and what to bring. Start with Music Festival Tickets Explained: GA, GA+, VIP and Camping, then read What to Bring to a Music Festival before you pack. A festival ticket is a pass to a site, not a seat, so most seating advice does not apply. What applies instead is tier, length, lodging and weather. Interest is rising: Luminate reports that U.S. festival attendance intent reached 23 percent of respondents in early 2026, and that the share calling festivals a good or great value…

A film festival sells screenings, not seats in a single venue. Most premieres play once or twice in the first days, followed by repeat screenings later in the run, and many include a Q&A with the director and cast. The big North American festivals sell four kinds of access, usually in this order: Passes: one credential that admits you to every film in a set window, category or venue without booking each screening. Sundance passholders show the pass and photo ID at the door. Packages: a bundle of ticket credits bought months ahead and redeemed for specific screenings when selection…

Food and drink festivals sell access to tastings, chef demonstrations, seminars and parties, usually over a long weekend. Most fall into one of three formats, and the format decides what kind of ticket you buy: Pass festivals. A weekend pass (one credential covering most events) is the main product. The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen is the model: a pass gets you into the grand tasting tent and most seminars. Event-by-event festivals. Each dinner, tasting and party is a separate ticket. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival sells more than 105 events this way, so you build your own weekend.…

Most professional golf tickets are grounds passes: general admission to the whole course for one day or for the week, with no assigned seat. You walk the property, follow any player you like and watch from the ropes, a grandstand or a hillside. That makes golf one of the most flexible live events to attend, and it means the important choices are which tournament, which day and how to move around, rather than which section. Above the grounds pass sit hospitality tickets, which add a reserved place to sit, food and drink and often a view of a featured hole. Majors and team events add their…

Hip-hop is one of the strongest draws in live music, and its top tier now plays football stadiums. Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour, which ran from April 19 to December 11, 2025, played 47 stadium shows across four continents and drew about 2.04 million fans, and Post Malone's Big Ass Stadium Tour, which opened in 2025, was his first run played entirely in stadiums. Below that tier, most rap headliners tour arenas (indoor buildings of roughly 15,000 to 20,000 seats), with amphitheaters in summer and festival headline sets in between. A rap concert ticket buys something different from a…

Thoroughbred racing runs most of the year in the United States, but ticket demand concentrates on a few dates: the three Triple Crown races in May and June, the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, and the Breeders' Cup World Championships in late October or early November. Outside those days, most racetracks have plenty of room, and a race-day visit is one of the more relaxed outings in sports. A racing card (the day's program) typically runs eight to a dozen or more races, roughly half an hour apart, so a visit lasts an afternoon rather than two or three hours. On the biggest days, the…

Touring ice shows in North America come in two main forms, and the one you choose decides the audience, the calendar and the best seats. Character shows , led by Disney on Ice, cast figure skaters as film characters and are built for young children. Skating showcases , led by Stars on Ice, put a small cast of Olympic and world-level skaters on the ice in solo and ensemble numbers, with no cartoon characters, for an audience of skating fans. Both play indoor arenas, usually the same buildings that host hockey and basketball, and both tour: a production arrives, plays one to several days,…

Live jazz in the United States happens in three distinct settings, and the ticket you buy depends on which one you choose. The jazz club is the music's home: a small room, two or more sets a night, and the band a few feet away. The concert hall presents larger ensembles and touring stars in reserved seats, often as part of a season. The summer festival puts dozens of acts on several stages over a weekend, sold by the day or as a pass. Jazz is a smaller audience than pop or rock, which shapes how tickets behave. In the National Endowment for the Arts survey for the year ending July 2022,…

Latin music has become one of the biggest draws in live entertainment, and its top acts now play football stadiums for multiple nights. Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, first planned for North American arenas and moved to stadiums because of demand, had grossed 421.6 million US dollars and sold 3.3 million tickets as of January 2026, which Guinness lists as the highest-grossing Latin tour of all time. Bad Bunny's 2022 World's Hottest Tour played 43 stadium shows across the Americas to about 1.85 million fans, and Karol G drew more than 109,000 over a multi-night stand at…

Major League Soccer is the top men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, with 30 clubs (27 in the US and three in Canada) split into Eastern and Western Conferences of 15 each. Each club plays 34 regular-season matches, roughly 17 at home, on a schedule that runs from late February into the fall, followed by the MLS Cup Playoffs and a championship match, MLS Cup, in December. The league was founded in December 1993 and played its first season in 1996. It runs as a single entity, meaning the league itself holds player contracts, and it uses a Designated Player rule…

A handful of American sporting events work differently from a regular-season game: they happen once a year, often in a fixed place on a fixed weekend, and most of the seats are spoken for long before the public sees them. This hub covers eight of them, the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Masters, the US Open tennis championships, WrestleMania and the NFL Draft. What they share is scarcity and travel. What separates them is the ticket system. The Masters sells through a random lottery and a closed patrons list, the Super Bowl through hospitality…

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is the network of professional teams where Major League Baseball clubs develop their players. Since a 2021 restructuring, the affiliated system has 120 teams: each of the 30 MLB clubs has exactly one affiliate at each of four levels, Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A. Every player on those rosters is under contract to the parent MLB club, which can promote, demote or reassign him at any time. That restructuring followed the expiration of the old agreement between MLB and the minor leagues after the 2020 season, when MLB took over the administration of the…

The MLB season runs from spring training in February and March, through a 162-game regular season from late March to late September, to a 12-team postseason in October that ends with the World Series. In 2026, Opening Day was March 25, the earliest ever scheduled, and the regular season ended September 27, with the World Series set to begin October 23. The league has 30 teams, 29 in the United States and one in Canada, split between the American League and the National League, each with three five-team divisions. Each team plays 81 home games. No other major league comes close, and that…

American motorsports for ticket buyers comes down to three major series: NASCAR, which runs from February to November; IndyCar, which runs from March to early September and peaks with the Indianapolis 500 in May; and Formula 1, which holds three US races a year in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas. Each series sells tickets for whole race weekends, not single games, and that one fact shapes almost every buying decision. The top NASCAR division, the Cup Series, ran 36 points races in 2026, from the Daytona 500 on February 15 to the finale at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 8. Its tracks…

A music festival ticket is a pass to a site, not a seat. You choose a tier (the level of access, such as general admission or VIP), a length (one day or the full weekend) and, at camping festivals, a place to sleep. Those three choices shape the experience more than any single set on the lineup, and they are where buyers most often overspend or underbuy. The format suits a large and growing audience. Outdoor venues such as parks, pavilions and amphitheaters drew more arts attendees than any other venue type in the National Endowment for the Arts' 2022 survey, and 21 percent of U.S. adults…

A Broadway musical plays one of the 41 Broadway theaters (houses with 500 or more seats in Midtown Manhattan), usually eight performances a week. The key fact for a buyer is the type of run. An open-ended run continues until ticket sales fall below what the show needs to cover its weekly costs, which can mean decades. A limited engagement announces its end date in advance. A national tour moves the show from city to city, usually for a stay of a few weeks in each. Musicals are half the new work in a typical season. The Broadway League reported that 43 productions opened in the 2024–2025…

The NBA season runs from training camps in late September and a short preseason in October, through an 82-game regular season from October to mid-April, to the play-in tournament, four rounds of playoffs and the NBA Finals in June. For the 2026–27 season, the regular season is scheduled from October 20, 2026, to April 11, 2027. The league has 30 teams, 29 in the United States and one in Canada, split into two 15-team conferences with three five-team divisions each. Every team plays 41 home games and 41 road games. That number is the core fact of the NBA ticket market. It is far more than…

The NFL season runs from three weeks of preseason games in August, through an 18-week regular season that starts the week after Labor Day and ends in early January, to a playoff tournament in January and the Super Bowl in February. The league has 32 teams split into two conferences, the AFC (American Football Conference) and the NFC (National Football Conference), each with four divisions of four teams. Each team plays 17 regular-season games, a format the league adopted in 2021, with one bye week (a scheduled week off). That means a team hosts either eight or nine home games a year,…

The NHL season runs from a short preseason in September, through a regular season from late September or early October to mid-April, to four rounds of Stanley Cup playoffs that end with the Stanley Cup Final in June. The league has 32 teams, 25 in the United States and seven in Canada, split evenly into the Eastern and Western conferences, each with two eight-team divisions. The 2026–27 season is the first since 1993–94 with an 84-game regular season, under the league's new collective bargaining agreement. It began on September 29, 2026, and the preseason was cut from six games to four to…

An Off-Broadway show is a professional production in a New York City theater with 100 to 499 seats. Broadway houses have 500 or more seats; venues with fewer than 100 are classed as Off-Off-Broadway. The label describes the size of the room and the contracts that come with it, not the neighborhood. Plenty of Off-Broadway theaters sit downtown in Greenwich Village and the East Village, but others are in Midtown within a few blocks of Times Square. The 499-seat ceiling dates to January 1974, when it was adopted after a one-day actors' strike, which let smaller theaters operate under lower…

Opera in the United States is presented by resident companies that each run a season, usually from early fall into spring, with a handful of summer festivals filling the warm months. A company stages several productions a year, and the largest present them in rotating repertory (different operas on different nights of the same week), so one week can offer La Bohème on Tuesday and a new American opera on Wednesday. Because most of the standard repertory is sung in Italian, German, French or Russian, every major US house now provides translated text, either projected above the stage or on…

A Broadway play is a non-musical production in one of the 41 Broadway theaters, and most plays run as limited engagements: a fixed window of weeks or a few months, announced before opening, often built around one or two well-known actors. That is the main thing to understand before buying. With a musical you can usually wait; with a play, the run may be over before word of mouth reaches you. Plays are not a niche. The Broadway League reported that of the 43 productions that opened in the 2024–2025 season, 21 were plays (16 new and 5 revivals), exactly matching the number of musicals. Plays…

A pop concert ticket today usually buys a staged production rather than a band on a riser: choreography, costume changes, video walls and, increasingly, a runway or second stage that reaches deep into the floor. The biggest pop stars play football stadiums, the next tier plays arenas (indoor buildings of roughly 15,000 to 20,000 seats built for basketball and hockey), and a growing number skip the conventional tour entirely in favor of residencies (many nights at one building) or a handful of rare dates. That variety is why pop is the hardest genre to generalize about. The same artist can…

The Premier League is the top division of English men's soccer: 20 clubs, each playing 38 matches (home and away against every other club) between August and May, with the three lowest finishers relegated to the EFL Championship and three clubs promoted in their place. For a US fan, the key fact is that most home tickets are sold by each club to its own members through ballots and allocations, not on an open public sale, so planning starts months ahead. The league was founded in 1992 and is the most widely broadcast sports league in the world, shown in 212 territories. Manchester United…

Professional wrestling is scripted athletic theater: the outcomes are planned, the athleticism is real, and the live crowd is part of the show. In the United States, two promotions sell most of the tickets. WWE, the larger and older company, runs weekly television and a calendar of major events, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is the main national alternative. Both tour arenas year-round, and both stage their biggest nights in stadiums. For a ticket buyer, the useful split is by show type: a weekly television taping , a major premium event (the industry's name for what used to be called…

R&B (rhythm and blues, the Black American pop tradition that runs from 1960s soul through funk to today's hip-hop-influenced singers) has moved up to the biggest venues on the touring calendar. In 2025 Chris Brown played his first stadium tour, Breezy Bowl XX, which became the highest-grossing tour of his career, and SZA co-headlined the Grand National Tour of stadiums with Kendrick Lamar. At the same time, Usher and Janet Jackson have shown that a Las Vegas residency can be as important to an R&B career as a world tour. R&B concerts tend to fall into two kinds. The first is the…

This hub covers classic rock and arena rock: the songwriters and bands whose catalogs were built on 1960s, 1970s and 1980s radio and who still sell out arenas, amphitheaters and residency rooms on the strength of songs the whole crowd knows. The sister hub, Rock and Metal, leans toward the heavier side of the genre, with thrash, nu metal and the loud 1990s generation where the floor turns into a mosh pit. Here the typical night is a seated or lightly standing hits show for a multigenerational audience. The defining fact of classic rock tickets in the 2020s is scarcity: many headliners are…

Rock and metal tickets cover the widest age range in live music. Bands that formed in the 1960s and 1970s still headline arenas and amphitheaters, the 1990s alternative and nu metal generation fills summer sheds and festival fields, and a short list of acts sells out football stadiums. The first question for any rock ticket is which kind of room the band plays, because the room decides whether the floor is a seated section, a standing crowd or a mosh pit (the shoving, circling area of a standing floor closest to the stage). The top of the market is as large as it has ever been. Coldplay's…

Professional rodeo in the United States is organized by two main bodies. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), founded in 1936 and based in Colorado Springs, sanctions several hundred traditional rodeos a year, from county fairs to stadium shows, and crowns its world champions at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas each December. Professional Bull Riders (PBR), founded in 1992 and based in Fort Worth, runs bull riding alone as a touring arena sport. A traditional PRCA rodeo combines two families of events. Roughstock events: bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull…

Live soccer in the United States comes in four forms: the domestic leagues, led by Major League Soccer for men and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for women; national team matches for the USMNT and USWNT; summer tours and friendlies by foreign clubs; and major international tournaments, which in 2025 and 2026 brought the expanded FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA World Cup to American stadiums. Each behaves differently as a ticket market. League matches run on a fixed calendar with season ticket holders and broad single-match availability. National team matches are scattered…

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has 16 member schools for the 2025–26 season, all of which play SEC football. It was founded in 1932 by 13 members of the Southern Conference, is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew to 16 when Oklahoma and Texas joined in 2024. With that expansion the league dropped its East and West divisions. Charter members (1932): Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. 1991: Arkansas and South Carolina. 2012: Missouri and Texas A&M. 2024: Oklahoma and Texas. Three charter members have left:…

The sports guides answer three questions in the order a fan faces them: where to sit, how to buy safely, and how to get through the gate. They apply to any football stadium, ballpark or arena, so read them before you open a single team or venue page. Each question has a pillar guide that explains the whole subject. How to Choose Seats at Any Venue covers seating logic, Buying Event Tickets covers the primary and resale markets, and Event Day: What to Know Before You Go covers entry, bags and travel. The focused guides below go deeper on one decision each. The audience is large and growing.…

Professional tennis is played as a season of tournaments rather than a league. Men compete on the ATP Tour and women on the WTA Tour, and the biggest events combine both. Four Grand Slam tournaments sit at the top: the Australian Open in January, the French Open in late spring, Wimbledon in late June and July, and the US Open from late August into September. Below them come the ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 events (the tours' most important tournaments outside the Slams), then the 500 and 250 levels. For an American fan, that structure produces a clear calendar. The United States hosts one Grand…

Theater tickets on Good Seats fall into four groups, and each one sells differently. Broadway productions play eight shows a week in a fixed New York theater. Touring productions (often called national tours) move from city to city for runs of one to several weeks. Resident shows play a permanent theater built or adapted for them, most often in Las Vegas. Family shows are built for children and usually play arenas or touring theaters on weekends. Knowing which group a show belongs to tells you how much flexibility you have. A long-running Broadway show offers hundreds of dates a year, so…

The theater guides explain how seats in a proscenium house (a traditional theater with the stage framed by an arch at one end) differ from arena seats, and how theater tickets are sold. Start with The Best Seats for a Broadway Show for seat choice, then read Broadway Lotteries, Rush and Standing Room Explained for the discount routes. Broadway is a defined group of 41 professional theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in Midtown Manhattan. Demand is high. The Broadway League reported that the 2024–2025 season drew 14.7 million attendances, the highest-grossing season on record, with…

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport that combines striking and grappling, and in the United States the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the promotion most fans mean when they buy a ticket. A live MMA event is a fight card : a sequence of separate bouts, usually a dozen or more, that builds from early preliminary fights to the main event at the end of the night. You buy one ticket for the whole card, not for a single fight. Under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, non-title bouts are three 5-minute rounds and championship or main-event bouts are five 5-minute rounds,…

Volleyball tickets in the United States fall into three groups, each with its own season. Women's professional indoor volleyball runs from January into spring in two leagues, League One Volleyball and Major League Volleyball. NCAA women's volleyball runs from late August through the national championship in December. Beach volleyball , led by the AVP, is a summer event played on sand courts in temporary stadiums. All three share the same basic sport: six players a side indoors, two a side on the sand. What differs is the venue, the crowd and how the tickets are sold, which is what decides…

The West End is London's equivalent of Broadway: about 40 large commercial theaters concentrated around Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden and the Strand in central London. For a US visitor its main draw is the overlap with Broadway and the gaps in it: some shows that have closed in New York still run here, and several Broadway hits started here. The scale is large. The Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the trade body for West End producers and theater owners, reported more than 17.1 million attendances in 2024 across about 18,500 performances, matching the 2023 record and roughly 5 million…

The WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) is the top professional women's basketball league in North America, with 15 teams in 2026 and a regular season that runs from May into September, followed by playoffs and a WNBA Finals that has recently ended in October. Each team played 44 regular-season games in 2025, about 22 at home, and the 2026 season opened on schedule on May 8 after the league and players ratified a new collective bargaining agreement in March 2026. The league was founded in April 1996 with the backing of the NBA and played its first season in 1997. It is expanding…

This hub covers three overlapping scenes. Reggae, the genre that came out of Jamaica in the late 1960s, and its American offshoot reggae rock, a mix of reggae grooves with rock, punk and hip-hop that grew up in California beach towns. Afrobeats, the umbrella term for the West African pop that developed in Nigeria, Ghana and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. And world music in the broad sense: Cuban son, African jazz and other global traditions that reach US stages through tours, festivals and theater. For a ticket buyer, the scenes behave differently. Reggae rock is a summer amphitheater…

Acrisure Stadium is a 68,400-seat open-air stadium on Pittsburgh's North Shore, along the Ohio River, and the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. It opened in 2001 as Heinz Field and was renamed Acrisure Stadium in July 2022 under a new naming-rights deal. The stadium is a horseshoe. Two three-tier grandstands line the sidelines, upper bleacher seating closes the north end, and the south end stays open, framing the downtown skyline across the river. Steelers games: preseason in August, the regular season from September into…

The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a two-level Broadway house at 302 West 45th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. It is the westernmost Broadway theater and the only one west of Eighth Avenue, which puts it a short walk from the crowds of Times Square. As of October 2026 the house is between long runs: Moulin Rouge! The Musical closed on July 26, 2026, after seven years, and the illusion show Now You See Me Live is scheduled to begin performances on November 11, 2026, for a limited holiday engagement through January 3, 2027. After that, Paddington The Musical , the London hit that won…

Allegiant Stadium is a 65,000-seat domed stadium about a mile west of the Las Vegas Strip, across Interstate 15 from Mandalay Bay, and it is home to the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL and the UNLV Rebels. It also hosts the Las Vegas Bowl each December, stadium concert tours, soccer and WrestleMania. Capacity expands to about 71,800 for large events. Because the roof is fixed and the building is climate controlled, the usual stadium questions about sun, shade and rain do not apply. The choices that matter here are level, sideline position and how far you want to walk. Raiders games: the NFL…

Allstate Arena is a two-level indoor arena at 6920 North Mannheim Road in Rosemont, Illinois, near O'Hare International Airport. It is home to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League and books arena concerts, family shows, pro wrestling and combat sports between hockey dates. The Village of Rosemont owns it, and its website lists an 18,500 reserved-seat capacity with 48 luxury suites. Capacity changes with the event. Wikipedia lists 16,692 for hockey, 17,500 for basketball and 18,200 to 22,000 for concerts, depending on stage setup and floor seating. Those figures explain the…

The Ambassador Theatre is a Shubert Organization house at 219 West 49th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, and it has been the home of the Broadway revival of Chicago the Musical since January 29, 2003. That revival opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 14, 1996, moved to the Shubert Theatre in 1997, and settled at the Ambassador six years later. As of 2026 it is the longest-running show currently on Broadway, the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, with more than 11,000 performances. The theater seats about…

American Airlines Center is the indoor arena in Victory Park, on the north edge of downtown Dallas, and it is home to both the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA and the Dallas Stars of the NHL. It seats about 19,200 for basketball, 18,532 for hockey and up to 21,000 for concerts, and it has been the city's main stop for arena tours since it opened in July 2001. Because two major-league teams share the building, the calendar is crowded from October through April, with playoff dates possible into May and June. Concerts, family shows, college basketball, UFC and WWE fill the gaps and most of the…

The Apollo Theater is a roughly 1,500-seat theater at 253 West 125th Street in Harlem, run by the nonprofit Apollo Theater Foundation. It presents music, comedy and dance, and it is best known for Amateur Night , the audience-judged talent contest it has staged since 1934. As of October 2026, the historic theater is closed for the largest renovation in its history, and Apollo programming runs a few doors east on the same block at The Apollo Stages at the Victoria (233 West 125th Street, third floor). The Apollo has said it anticipates reopening the historic house beginning in late 2026,…

The Astor Place Theatre is an Off-Broadway theater of roughly 300 seats at 434 Lafayette Street in NoHo, a short walk from Astor Place and the East Village. For more than three decades it was synonymous with Blue Man Group , which played there from 1991 until February 2, 2025. In May 2025 No Guarantees Productions, a Tony-winning commercial producer, signed a long-term lease, and the theater now programs a rotating slate of plays and new musicals rather than a single open-ended show. As of October 2026, the next production is The Conversation , a new musical scheduled for a 10-week run…

AT&T Stadium is the home of the Dallas Cowboys , an 80,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington, Texas, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. It opened in May 2009 as Cowboys Stadium, took its current name in 2013, and can expand to more than 100,000 people by adding standing-room platforms behind the end zones. The Cowboys play eight or nine home games a season from September into January, plus preseason games in August. The rest of the calendar is just as busy: College football : the Cotton Bowl Classic every year since 2010 and the Big 12 Championship Game…

The August Wilson Theatre is a two-level Broadway house at 245 West 52nd Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, operated by ATG Entertainment. As of October 2026 it is home to Paranormal Activity , a new stage thriller inspired by the film franchise, written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, which began previews August 14, opened August 25, 2026, and is booked as a limited engagement through January 3, 2027. Check the listings on this page for current dates, since limited runs can extend or close early. The theater seats about 1,225; references cite figures between 1,215…

Ball Arena is the indoor arena on the western edge of downtown Denver where the Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) and the Colorado Mammoth (National Lacrosse League) play their home games. It seats 19,520 for basketball, 17,809 for hockey and lacrosse, and about 21,000 for concerts. The arena opened in October 1999 as the Pepsi Center and became Ball Arena in October 2020, when Ball Corporation took over the naming rights. The building is owned by Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, the Kroenke family's sports company, and its schedule stays full from fall through spring.…

Bank of America Stadium is the open-air stadium at 800 South Mint Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, opened on August 3, 1996. It is home to the Carolina Panthers (NFL) and, since 2022, Charlotte FC (MLS). It also hosts the ACC Championship Game, the Duke's Mayo Bowl, international soccer and stadium concerts. Its listed capacity is 75,037 as of 2025, though the number has changed many times through renovations. The short answer on seats: upper rows of the lower-level sidelines and the 300-level club seats are the best views, and the sideline 500 level is the value buy, but on an…

Barclays Center is the indoor arena at 620 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, at the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, opened on September 21, 2012. It is home to the Brooklyn Nets (NBA) and the New York Liberty (WNBA), it hosts the NBA Draft, and it is a major stop for concert tours, boxing and wrestling. It seats 17,732 for basketball and up to about 20,000 for concerts. The short answer on seats: the center sections of the lower bowl are the best views in the building, and the low rows of the center 200 level are the best value. The arena was designed for basketball first, and that…

Benchmark International Arena is the indoor arena at 401 Channelside Drive in downtown Tampa, and it is the same building most fans still call Amalie Arena . The name changed when a multiyear naming-rights deal with Benchmark International, a Tampa-based mergers and acquisitions firm, was announced and took effect on August 13, 2025. Older tickets, maps and rideshare apps may still show the Amalie name. The arena is home to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and is Tampa's main stop for arena concerts, family shows, wrestling and UFC events. It seats 19,092 for hockey, about 20,500 for…

Bridgestone Arena is the indoor arena at 501 Broadway in downtown Nashville, home of the NHL's Nashville Predators since 1998 and the city's main stop for arena concert tours. It seats 17,159 for hockey and about 18,500 for basketball, with concert capacity ranging from roughly 10,000 to 20,000 depending on the stage setup. The arena opened on December 18, 1996, as Nashville Arena and has carried several names since: Gaylord Entertainment Center, then Sommet Center, and Bridgestone Arena since 2010. Beyond the Predators, it hosts the CMA Awards each year (since 2006), the SEC men's…

Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals , an open-air, natural-grass ballpark at 700 Clark Avenue in downtown St. Louis with a listed capacity of 44,383, including 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites. It opened in April 2006, replaced Busch Memorial Stadium next door, and is the third St. Louis ballpark to carry the Busch name. The Cardinals won the World Series in its first season, clinching at home in Game 5 in October 2006, and won again here in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series. The Cardinals play 81 home dates from late March or early April through September, with October…

The Caesars Superdome is a 73,208-seat domed stadium in downtown New Orleans and the home of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. It also hosts the Sugar Bowl, the Bayou Classic between Grambling State and Southern, the New Orleans Bowl, the Essence Festival of Culture's evening concerts, and a long list of Super Bowls and Final Fours. Capacity expands to 76,468 for the largest events. Saints games: September into early January, with playoffs after that. College football: the Bayou Classic on Thanksgiving weekend, the New Orleans Bowl and Sugar Bowl in December and January. Concerts and…

Capital One Arena is the indoor arena at 601 F Street NW in Washington, D.C., in the Chinatown and Penn Quarter neighborhoods. It opened on December 2, 1997, as the MCI Center and is home to the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA) and Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, along with concerts, wrestling and family shows. It seats 20,356 for basketball and 18,573 for hockey. The short answer on seats: the center sections of the 100 level are the best views, and the low rows of the center 400 level are the best value. The arena's best feature is its location. The Gallery…

Chase Center is an indoor arena in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood that seats 18,064 for basketball and about 19,500 for concerts. It opened on September 6, 2019, as the new home of the Golden State Warriors, who moved across the bay after 48 years in Oakland. The building was privately financed and designed by MANICA Architecture, with interiors by Gensler. The arena has three main tenants and a busy concert calendar: Golden State Warriors (NBA) : the regular season runs from October into April, with playoffs after that. Golden State Valkyries (WNBA) : the expansion team began…

Chase Field is the 48,330-seat home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, a retractable-roof ballpark at 401 East Jefferson Street in downtown Phoenix. It opened on March 31, 1998, as Bank One Ballpark and took the Chase name in 2005 after Bank One merged with JPMorgan Chase. The building is owned by the Maricopa County Stadium District. The roof takes about four and a half minutes to open or close. The design lets the Diamondbacks play outdoors in the cooler parts of the season and indoors, air-conditioned, through the Phoenix summer. Since artificial turf replaced grass in 2019, the roof can stay…

Citi Field is the home of the New York Mets, an open-air ballpark in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, with a capacity of 41,922. It opened in 2009 next to the site of Shea Stadium, which it replaced, and the subway and Long Island Rail Road both stop just outside the gates. Mets baseball: the MLB regular season runs from late March or early April through September, with October baseball in playoff years. Soccer: New York City FC has used Citi Field as a part-time home since 2022; the club's own stadium, Etihad Park, is scheduled to open across the street in 2027. Concerts and special…

Citizens Bank Park is the open-air home of the Philadelphia Phillies, a 42,901-seat ballpark at One Citizens Bank Way in the South Philadelphia sports complex. It opened on April 3, 2004, and is owned by the City of Philadelphia. Some ballpark guides list the capacity at 43,035; the figure has shifted slightly with renovations. For most buyers the decisions are simple once you know three things: the third-base side is the shade side, the Phillies sit on the first-base side, and the subway drops you about seven minutes from the gates. Phillies games: the MLB regular season runs from late…

Climate Pledge Arena is the indoor arena on the Seattle Center campus, just north of downtown, where the Seattle Kraken (NHL), the Seattle Storm (WNBA) and the Seattle Torrent (Professional Women's Hockey League) play their home games. Seattle University's men's basketball team plays here too. It seats 17,151 for hockey, 18,300 for basketball and 17,200 for concerts, and it is Seattle's main arena for touring concerts. The building is both old and new. Its sloping roof dates to 1962, when the structure opened as the Washington State Pavilion for the Century 21 Exposition, the 1962 World's…

Comerica Park is the open-air home of the Detroit Tigers (MLB), at 2100 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. It opened on April 11, 2000, and seats 41,083, a figure that has moved up and down over the years as seating areas were rebuilt. Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, sits next door. The short answer on seats: infield seats on the first-base side, under the upper deck, give the best mix of view and shade, while the upper deck between the bases is the value pick because it sits lower than many big-league upper decks. The ballpark faces the downtown skyline, and Comerica Park has the…

Coors Field is the open-air home of the Colorado Rockies, a 46,897-seat ballpark at 2001 Blake Street in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. With standing room the count rises to 50,144. It opened on April 26, 1995, and at about 5,200 feet above sea level the Rockies store game balls in a humidor (a climate-controlled room that keeps balls from drying out and carrying farther). The questions that matter most here are sun, elevation and how far out you want to sit. The park faces north, so the third-base side is the shade side. Rockies games: the MLB…

Crypto.com Arena is the downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA's Lakers, the NHL's Kings and the WNBA's Sparks. It seats 19,079 for basketball, 18,145 for hockey and about 20,000 for concerts. Opened in 1999 as Staples Center, it took its current name on December 25, 2021, and it anchors L.A. Live, the entertainment district of restaurants, bars, hotels and smaller venues along Figueroa Street. Between the three teams, touring concerts, boxing, wrestling and awards shows, the building is busy most nights from fall through spring. The Clippers were also tenants until 2024, when they moved to…

Dodger Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and, at 56,000 seats, the largest ballpark in Major League Baseball by capacity. It opened on April 10, 1962, in Chavez Ravine near Elysian Park, just north of downtown Los Angeles. Only Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914) are older among active MLB parks, which makes it the oldest ballpark west of the Mississippi River. In March 2026 the Dodgers announced a partnership that named the playing surface UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. The stadium keeps its name, and you will see both on signage and tickets. Beyond the 81-game…

Empower Field at Mile High is a 76,125-seat open-air stadium in Denver and the home of the Denver Broncos of the NFL. It opened in 2001, replacing the original Mile High Stadium, and sits at an elevation of 5,280 feet. Beyond Broncos games, it books stadium concert tours and other large events, mostly in summer and early fall. The name has changed several times under naming-rights deals: Invesco Field at Mile High (2001–2011), Sports Authority Field at Mile High (2011–2018), Broncos Stadium at Mile High (2018–2019) and Empower Field at Mile High since 2019. Broncos games: preseason in…

Fenway Park is the home of the Boston Red Sox and the oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball. It opened on April 20, 1912, at what is now 4 Jersey Street, near Kenmore Square. Capacity is 37,305 for day games and 37,755 for night games; the difference comes from center-field seats that are covered with a black tarp during day games to give hitters a dark background, known as the batter's eye. The Red Sox season runs from spring into September, with October baseball when the team reaches the postseason. Fenway also books summer concerts, a tradition dating to 2003, and has hosted…

Ford Field is the home of the Detroit Lions , a fixed-dome stadium at 2000 Brush Street in downtown Detroit, across the street from Comerica Park. Its regular capacity is about 65,000, expandable to 70,000 for football and about 80,000 for basketball and other special setups. It opened on August 24, 2002, and the roof means weather never decides a game here, which makes it a reliable winter stop for football, concerts and championships. The Lions play their home schedule from September into January, including the franchise's Thanksgiving Day game. The rest of the calendar is broad: College…

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, an open-air, natural-grass football stadium that seats 76,416 and has hosted every Chiefs home game since it opened on August 12, 1972. It sits in the Truman Sports Complex on the east side of Kansas City, sharing a parking campus with Kauffman Stadium, home of the Royals. Most people still call it Arrowhead. The GEHA Field naming-rights deal began in March 2021. The building is known for two things above all: noise and sightlines. A Chiefs crowd set the Guinness World Record for the loudest outdoor stadium at 142.2…

Gillette Stadium is the open-air stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home to the New England Patriots of the NFL and the New England Revolution of MLS. It seats 64,628 for football and also hosts summer stadium concerts and major soccer, including seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when it was temporarily called Boston Stadium. The stadium opened on May 11, 2002, about 22 miles southwest of Boston on Route 1. Kraft Sports Group, part of the Kraft Group, owns and operates it along with both home teams. It opened under the name CMGI Field before Gillette took over the naming rights.…

Globe Life Field is the home of the Texas Rangers, a retractable-roof ballpark of about 40,000 seats in the Arlington entertainment district, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Capacity is listed as 40,000-plus by Wikipedia and 40,300 by Ballparks of Baseball. It opened in 2020, just south of the Rangers' previous home (now Choctaw Stadium) and a short walk from AT&T Stadium and the Texas Live dining and entertainment complex. The roof exists because of Texas summers: it closes against heat and rain, so a July game no longer means sitting through North Texas heat. That changes how you choose…

Hard Rock Stadium is the 64,767-seat home of the Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami Hurricanes in Miami Gardens, north of downtown Miami. A canopy added in 2016 shades most of the seats while leaving the field open to the sky, and that canopy is the single biggest factor in choosing a seat. The stadium opened on August 16, 1987, as Joe Robbie Stadium and has carried six names since, becoming Hard Rock Stadium in August 2016. It hosts far more than football: the annual Orange Bowl, the Miami Open tennis tournament, and the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix on a temporary circuit around the…

The Hollywood Bowl is an open-air amphitheater of 17,500 reserved seats cut into a canyon of the Hollywood Hills, with a white concentric-arch bandshell at the bottom and the hills rising around the back rows. It opened on July 11, 1922, and it is owned by the County of Los Angeles and run in partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. The Bowl is the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (the LA Phil) and the home of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Its season is built around summer: in 2026 it opened on June 20 and closed on September 27. The calendar mixes three kinds…

Honda Center is a city-owned indoor arena on Katella Avenue in Anaheim, and it has been the home of the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL since the building opened in 1993. It seats 17,174 for hockey and 18,336 for basketball, and concert capacity runs from roughly 13,800 to 18,900 depending on how the stage is set. Between hockey dates it books arena concert tours, family shows, college events and combat sports. The building sits across Katella Avenue from ARTIC, the regional train station, and a short distance from Angel Stadium. The district around it is being rebuilt as OCVIBE, a large…

Intuit Dome is the indoor arena in Inglewood, California, built for the LA Clippers . It seats 18,300 for basketball, opened on August 15, 2024, with two Bruno Mars concerts, and stands on West Century Boulevard just south of SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum. It is the newest arena in the NBA. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer paid for the building privately, at a reported cost of about 2 billion dollars, so the team no longer has to share a building with the Lakers and Kings. At Crypto.com Arena, the Clippers' court and banners had to be swapped in and out around other tenants' events; here, the…

The Kia Forum is a concert arena of about 17,500 seats in Inglewood, a few miles east of LAX. It opened on December 30, 1967, served as the home of the Lakers and Kings for three decades, and today books music and entertainment rather than a home team. The venue describes itself as the only arena-sized venue in the United States dedicated to music and entertainment, and its calendar of major tours, comedy and special events reflects that. The building sits next to Hollywood Park, the development that holds SoFi Stadium, and near Intuit Dome, the Clippers' arena. On nights when two or three…

Lambeau Field is the home of the Green Bay Packers, an open-air stadium at 1265 Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It opened on September 29, 1957, as City Stadium and was renamed in 1965 for Packers founder and longtime coach Curly Lambeau. Capacity is 81,441, and the City of Green Bay owns the building. The Packers play preseason games in August and regular-season home games from September into January, with playoff games possible after that. Outside football season, the stadium has hosted concerts, a 2016 college football game between Wisconsin and LSU, a 2022 soccer match between…

Levi's Stadium is the San Francisco 49ers' open-air stadium in Santa Clara, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and it seats 68,500, expandable to about 75,000 for major events. It opened in 2014. The record crowd is 80,058, set at an Ed Sheeran concert on September 16, 2023. 49ers football: the NFL regular season runs September into early January. Super Bowls: Super Bowl 50 in February 2016 and Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026. Soccer: six matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, played at a listed capacity of 68,827. Concerts and special events: summer stadium tours, college football and…

Lincoln Financial Field, known locally as the Linc, is the open-air football stadium in South Philadelphia where the Philadelphia Eagles and the Temple Owls play their home games. It seats 67,594 and also hosts stadium concerts, international soccer and the Army–Navy Game in many years. Lincoln Financial Field opened on August 3, 2003, at 1020 Pattison Avenue, part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex alongside Interstate 95. The City of Philadelphia owns it, and the Eagles operate it under a lease. The Philadelphia Union of MLS played here before moving to their own stadium in 2010.…

Little Caesars Arena is the indoor arena in downtown Detroit where the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and the NBA's Detroit Pistons play. It opened on September 5, 2017, and seats 19,515 for hockey and 20,332 for basketball, with concert capacity ranging from about 15,000 to 22,000 depending on the stage setup. The venue's own guide rounds those figures to around 20,000 for hockey and 21,000 for basketball. Red Wings: the NHL regular season runs October into April. Pistons: the NBA regular season also runs October into April, with playoffs into spring. Concerts and events: arena tours, family…

LoanDepot Park (styled loanDepot park) is the home of the Miami Marlins, a retractable-roof ballpark at 501 Marlins Way in Miami's Little Havana area. It holds 37,442 people with standing room, or 36,742 in fixed seats, and the record crowd is 37,446 for a 2017 World Baseball Classic game. The building opened for the 2012 season as Marlins Park and took its current name on March 31, 2021. Baseball is the main event, roughly 81 home dates a season from late March or early April into late September. The ballpark also takes on international and one-off events: World Baseball Classic pool play…

Louis Armstrong Stadium is the second-largest court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, and the US Open's No. 2 show court behind Arthur Ashe Stadium. It seats 14,053 (reports at its opening rounded this to about 14,000) and it does have a roof: a retractable roof that closes for rain, so scheduled matches here can continue when the outer courts stop. The current stadium opened on August 22, 2018, replacing an older Armstrong stadium on the same site. The first official match, Simona Halep against Kaia Kanepi, was played on August…

Lucas Oil Stadium is the retractable-roof home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, on the south edge of downtown Indianapolis. The stadium's own guide lists more than 67,000 fixed seats, expandable to over 70,000; Wikipedia lists the football capacity as 63,000, with up to 70,000 for basketball. It opened on August 16, 2008, replacing the RCA Dome. Few stadiums host as wide a calendar: Colts games: September into January, plus any playoff games. Big Ten Football Championship Game: every year since 2011. NCAA Men's Final Four: 2010, 2015, 2021 and 2026, with the court set on the floor of the…

Lumen Field is the home of the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL, Seattle Sounders FC of MLS and Seattle Reign FC of the NWSL. It sits at 800 Occidental Avenue South in the SoDo neighborhood, less than a mile from downtown, on the site of the old Kingdome. Capacity is 68,740 for NFL games, expandable to about 72,000, and 37,722 for most Sounders matches, with more of the bowl opened for big games. The stadium opened in 2002 as Seahawks Stadium and became Qwest Field in 2004, CenturyLink Field in 2011 and Lumen Field in November 2020. Beyond league play it has hosted the 2009 and 2019 MLS Cups…

M&T Bank Stadium is a 70,745-seat open-air stadium at 1101 Russell Street in Baltimore, and the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. It sits in the Camden Yards complex next to Oriole Park, the Orioles' ballpark, and is owned by the Maryland Stadium Authority. Beyond Ravens games, it hosts college football, including several Army–Navy Games, plus stadium concerts. The stadium opened in August 1998 as Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards. It was PSINet Stadium from 1999 to 2002, Ravens Stadium again from 2002 to 2003, and has been M&T Bank Stadium since 2003. Ravens games: preseason…

Madison Square Garden is the indoor arena at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, built directly on top of Penn Station. It is home to the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL), and it seats 19,812 for basketball, 18,006 for hockey and up to about 22,000 for concerts. For most buyers the short answer is simple: the lower 200 level is the best balance of view and value, and the sideline 100s are worth the premium only if being close matters more than seeing the whole floor. The current building, opened on February 11, 1968, is the fourth arena to carry the name. Beyond the…

Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the 71,000-seat, retractable-roof stadium in downtown Atlanta where the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Atlanta United FC (MLS) play their home games. It opened in August 2017 next to the site of the Georgia Dome, which it replaced, and it can expand to about 75,000 for football's largest events. The calendar runs well beyond the two home teams. The stadium hosts the SEC Championship Game (contracted through 2027), the Peach Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and the Celebration Bowl, all of which moved over from the Georgia Dome in 2017. It staged Super Bowl LIII in…

MetLife Stadium is the open-air football stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that serves as home field for both the New York Giants and the New York Jets. It seats 82,500, and it hosts NFL games, stadium concerts, international soccer and large one-off events such as WrestleMania. The stadium opened on April 10, 2010, under the name New Meadowlands Stadium, and took the MetLife name in 2011. It sits in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, built on what had been the parking lot of Giants Stadium (1976–2010). The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority owns it, and the New Meadowlands…

Michigan Stadium, known as the Big House , is the University of Michigan's football stadium in Ann Arbor and the largest stadium in the United States. Its official capacity is 107,601, and crowds have gone well past that: 115,109 watched Michigan beat Notre Dame on September 7, 2013. Every Michigan home game since November 8, 1975, has drawn more than 100,000 fans. The Michigan Wolverines play six or seven home games a season, on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, as members of the Big Ten. The university plans around noon, 3:30 p.m. and night kickoffs,…

Moda Center is a 19,393-seat indoor arena in Portland's Rose Quarter, and it is the home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The revived Portland Fire of the WNBA joined it as a tenant for the 2026 season, and the building also hosts arena concert tours, family shows and other events. For hockey and lacrosse the floor is reset and capacity drops to 18,280. The arena opened in October 1995 as the Rose Garden and took the Moda Center name in August 2013 under a naming deal with Moda Health. It sits next to Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Blazers' original home, on a campus with its own…

The Moody Center is a 16,223-seat indoor arena on the University of Texas at Austin campus and the home of Texas Longhorns men's and women's basketball. For basketball the capacity is 10,763. The arena opened to the public on April 20, 2022, with a two-night John Mayer engagement, and it replaced the Frank Erwin Center as the university's arena. The venue markets itself as a 15,000-plus-seat concert arena, and the booking calendar reflects that. Longhorns basketball: men's and women's seasons run from November into March. Concerts: the bulk of the calendar. Early headliners included George…

Neyland Stadium is the University of Tennessee's football stadium in Knoxville and the home of the Tennessee Volunteers. Its official capacity has been 101,915 since 2022. The playing surface keeps its original name, Shields-Watkins Field, from the 1921 opening; the stadium itself was renamed in 1962 for Robert Neyland, the former Tennessee coach and athletic director. Almost every ticketed event here is a Tennessee home game, played on fall Saturdays from late August or September into November. Demand follows the opponent. Southeastern Conference (SEC) rivals such as Florida, Alabama and…

Nissan Stadium is the 69,143-seat open-air football stadium on the east bank of the Cumberland River, directly across from downtown Nashville, and it has been home to the Tennessee Titans of the NFL and the Tennessee State Tigers since it opened in August 1999. It also hosts the Music City Bowl each December, the nightly stadium concerts of CMA Fest each June, and major stadium tours. The building is near the end of its life. As of fall 2026, the Titans are building an enclosed replacement, New Nissan Stadium, on the adjacent lot, with an opening planned for 2027. The current stadium is…

Ohio Stadium is the home of Ohio State Buckeyes football, an open-air, horseshoe-shaped stadium on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus with a capacity of 102,780. It opened in October 1922, and fans know it as "The Horseshoe" or simply "The Shoe." It is the largest stadium in Ohio and one of the largest on-campus football stadiums in the country. Football is the main event. Ohio State's home schedule runs through the fall, typically from early September into late November. Demand peaks for Big Ten rivals and above all for Michigan, which visits Columbus in alternating years; the…

Oracle Park is the open-air home of the San Francisco Giants, a 41,331-seat ballpark at 24 Willie Mays Plaza in the China Basin area of San Francisco, on the edge of McCovey Cove. It opened on March 31, 2000, as Pacific Bell Park, became SBC Park in 2004, AT&T Park in 2006 and Oracle Park in 2019. For buyers, two things matter more than at most parks: the first-base side becomes the shade side by mid-afternoon, and bay weather can turn a warm afternoon into a cold, windy night. A seat in the sun with a jacket is the local default. Giants games: the MLB regular season runs late March or…

Petco Park is the open-air home of the San Diego Padres, a 39,860-seat ballpark in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego, next to the Gaslamp Quarter. It opened on April 8, 2004, and the Padres play roughly 81 home games there each season, from late March or early April into late September, plus any postseason games. The building also books stadium concerts, boxing and wrestling, and one-off events. The Rolling Stones played the first concert in 2005, and later shows have included Madonna, Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, who was the first artist to play two sold-out back-to-back…

PNC Park is the open-air home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, built on the North Shore of the Allegheny River across from downtown Pittsburgh. It opened in 2001 and seats 38,747, a modest capacity that keeps most seats close to the field. Most seats look past the outfield to the river, the Roberto Clemente Bridge and the downtown skyline. It was the first ballpark in the United States since Milwaukee County Stadium in 1953 to be built with only two main seating decks. Fewer decks means the upper level sits lower and closer to the field than at most modern parks. Pirates baseball: the regular…

PPG Paints Arena is the indoor arena on Fifth Avenue at the edge of downtown Pittsburgh, and it has been the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins since it opened in 2010. It seats 18,187 for hockey and about 19,000 for basketball, and concert capacity ranges from roughly 14,500 to 19,800 depending on the stage. It opened as Consol Energy Center and took its current name in October 2016. Beyond the Penguins, it is the city's main room for arena tours and has hosted NCAA men's basketball tournament rounds, the 2012 NHL Draft and the Frozen Four in 2013 and 2021. Penguins hockey: October into…

Prudential Center is the indoor arena at 25 Lafayette Street in downtown Newark, New Jersey, opened on October 25, 2007. It is home to the New Jersey Devils (NHL), Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball and, since 2024, the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League. It seats 16,514 for hockey, 18,711 for basketball and about 17,000 for concerts. The short answer on seats: the center sections of the lower bowl are the best views in the building, and the center sections of the 100 level, which hang at the front of the second tier, are the best value for hockey. Fans know the…

Radio City Music Hall is the 5,960-seat Art Deco theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) in Rockefeller Center, opened on December 27, 1932. It hosts concerts, comedy, award shows and, every holiday season, the Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes. If you want the quick answer on seats: the front rows of the first mezzanine, center, give the best overall view of the stage, and the center orchestra from mid-house back is the pick for concerts where closeness to the performer matters most. The building is owned by Tishman Speyer and operated by Madison Square…

Raymond James Stadium is the open-air home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the South Florida Bulls, and it seats 69,218, expandable to 75,000 for the largest events. It sits on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, is owned by Hillsborough County and is operated by the Tampa Sports Authority. Locals call it "Ray Jay." Its signature is Buccaneer Cove, a 103-foot, 43-ton pirate ship in the north end zone whose cannons fire after Bucs scores and when the team reaches the red zone. Buccaneers football: the NFL regular season runs September into early January. USF Bulls football: fall Saturdays,…

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air concert venue with a capacity of 9,525, set between two huge sandstone monoliths in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado, about 10 miles southwest of Denver. The City and County of Denver owns and operates it. It was dedicated on June 15, 1941, and it sits at roughly 6,400 to 6,450 feet above sea level (the venue cites 6,400; other references list 6,450). The concert season runs from March through November, and the calendar is built around touring acts across rock, electronic, country and other genres. The venue also hosts the Film on the Rocks movie…

Reliant Stadium is the home of the Houston Texans , a 72,220-seat stadium with a retractable roof in Reliant Park, south of downtown Houston. If you know it as NRG Stadium , it is the same building. It opened as Reliant Stadium in August 2002, was renamed NRG Stadium on March 19, 2014 (NRG Energy is Reliant's parent company), and operated as "Houston Stadium" during the 2026 FIFA World Cup under FIFA's rule against sponsor names. On April 15, 2026, NRG announced it would restore the Reliant Stadium and Reliant Park names after the tournament, with new signage scheduled to be in place for…

Rose Bowl Stadium is an open-air, single-tier football stadium in Pasadena, California, with an official capacity of about 89,702. It opened on October 28, 1922, is owned by the City of Pasadena and is operated by the Rose Bowl Operating Company. It sits in the Arroyo Seco, a wide canyon on the city's west side, surrounded by a golf course and parkland that double as gameday parking. Three kinds of events fill it: UCLA Bruins football , the stadium's home tenant since 1982. The Rose Bowl Game , the college bowl game played here every year since 1923 (it has its own guide on this site).…

The Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat concert hall in downtown Nashville, built in 1892 as a gospel tabernacle and best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974. Today it books a wide mix of country, rock, Americana, hip-hop and stand-up comedy, and it runs daytime tours when no show is loading in. The building began as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, built by Nashville businessman Thomas Ryman after he attended a revival led by the evangelist Samuel Porter Jones. It was renamed for Ryman after his death in 1904. Its Opry years earned it the nickname the Mother Church of…

Scotiabank Arena is the indoor arena at 40 Bay Street in downtown Toronto, home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Seating capacity is 18,819 for hockey (20,270 with standing room) and 19,800 for basketball (20,511 with standing room). Concert capacity is listed at about 19,800, and a smaller theater configuration seats about 5,200. The arena opened on February 19, 1999, and carried the Air Canada name until July 1, 2018, when it became Scotiabank Arena. Many fans still call it the ACC. It is owned and operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE),…

SoFi Stadium is the 70,240-seat home of both the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, built on the former Hollywood Park racetrack site in Inglewood, about three miles from LAX. It opened in September 2020 and can expand past 100,000 for special events. Beyond NFL Sundays, it books stadium concerts, college football, WrestleMania and international soccer, so the building hosts major events through most of the year. Two design choices shape every visit. First, the playing field sits 100 feet below street level, a requirement of FAA height limits under the LAX flight path. Second,…

Soldier Field is the Chicago Bears' open-air stadium on the Museum Campus, along Lake Michigan just south of downtown, and it holds 62,500 for football. That makes it the second-smallest stadium in the NFL, a number that shrank from 66,944 when the interior was rebuilt in 2002 and 2003. Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer has played here again since 2020. The building is the oldest stadium in the NFL. It opened in 1924, and the original Doric colonnades still line the east and west sides, with the modern seating bowl rising above them. The Chicago Park District owns it, and ASM Global…

Sphere is a fully enclosed, 17,600-seat spherical venue behind the Venetian, about a block east of the Las Vegas Strip, and it books two kinds of events: multi-week concert residencies and purpose-built films. Its defining feature is the interior screen, a 16K-resolution LED surface of roughly 160,000 square feet that wraps up and over the audience. That screen, not the stage, is what decides which seats are good. The venue opened on September 29, 2023, with U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere , a 40-show run that ended in March 2024. Residencies since then have included Dead & Company,…

State Farm Arena is the indoor arena in downtown Atlanta where the Atlanta Hawks (NBA) and the Atlanta Dream (WNBA) play, and it is the city's main stop for arena concerts, comedy tours, WWE and UFC cards. It seats 17,608 for basketball and roughly 18,000 to 21,000 for concerts, depending on the stage setup. The building opened in September 1999 as Philips Arena, on the site of the old Omni Coliseum, and took the State Farm name in 2018. The Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL also played there from 1999 until 2011, when the franchise relocated to Winnipeg. It has hosted the NBA All-Star Game…

T-Mobile Arena is the Las Vegas Strip's main indoor arena, set behind New York-New York and Park MGM, and it is home to the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. It seats about 17,500 for hockey (about 20,000 with standing room), 18,000 for basketball and up to 20,000 for boxing and mixed martial arts. Arena concerts, UFC cards, title fights and awards shows fill the nights the Knights are away. Hockey: the NHL regular season runs October into April, with playoffs into June in a deep run. Combat sports: the arena has a multiyear agreement to host UFC events and is a regular stop for…

Target Field is the home of the Minnesota Twins, an open-air ballpark that opened in 2010 in the North Loop, the old warehouse district on the west edge of downtown Minneapolis. It seats 38,544 by the most common count, though some guides list about 39,500. The park is squeezed onto an eight-acre site bounded by rail lines, a freeway and two streets on bridges, so it is compact and vertical. A light rail and commuter rail station sits right at the gates. Twins baseball: late March or early April through September. April and late-September games can be cold, and summer weekends draw the…

TD Garden is the indoor arena near Boston's West End and North End where the Boston Bruins (NHL) and the Boston Celtics (NBA) play their home games. It holds 17,850 for hockey, 19,156 for basketball and about 20,000 for concerts, and it hosts major touring shows, college tournaments and family events throughout the year. The arena opened on September 30, 1995, at 100 Legends Way, replacing the original Boston Garden next door. It is built directly on top of North Station, so the subway and commuter rail stop is underneath the building. Delaware North owns the arena. It has carried several…

The Shrine is an independent live music venue at 112 E. 18th St. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the corner of 18th Street and Boston Avenue just south of downtown. It is a 21-and-over club with a stage, a large dance floor and a full bar, built for mid-sized touring acts and local bands rather than arena tours. This is not the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles or a Shriners hall; it is a Tulsa rock club. Sources differ slightly on the opening year: the Tulsa LocalWiki lists 2012, and a 2023 TulsaPeople profile gives 2013. The club is co-owned and co-managed by Steve Liddell and Donnie Rich. Liddell…

Toyota Center is the home of the NBA's Houston Rockets, an indoor arena at 1510 Polk Street in downtown Houston, next to the George R. Brown Convention Center. It seats 18,104 for basketball according to Wikipedia, while the arena's own guide lists 18,300; concerts can reach about 19,000. It opened in October 2003. The arena books well beyond basketball: arena concert tours, WWE events and, in past years, UFC cards. The WNBA's Houston Comets, who played here from 2004 to 2007, are scheduled to return in 2027. Rockets basketball: 41 regular-season home games from October through mid-April,…

Truist Park is the open-air ballpark where the Atlanta Braves have played since 2017. It seats 41,108 and sits in Cumberland, an unincorporated part of Cobb County about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, at 755 Battery Avenue SE. The address matters: this is a suburban ballpark, not a downtown one, and there is no train station at the gate. The park opened as SunTrust Park, with the first regular-season game on April 14, 2017, and became Truist Park on January 14, 2020, after SunTrust's merger with BB&T created Truist Financial. It was designed by Populous and wraps into The…

U.S. Bank Stadium is the home of the Minnesota Vikings, a fixed-roof stadium of about 66,200 seats, expandable to 73,000, on the site of the old Metrodome in the Downtown East neighborhood of Minneapolis. It opened on July 22, 2016. Sources differ slightly on the standard figure: Wikipedia's infobox lists 66,202, and its article text cites about 66,860 as the usual capacity. Because the building is enclosed and heated, a December game in Minneapolis is a shirtsleeves event inside. The roof is mostly ETFE, a translucent plastic film, so the bowl gets daylight without the weather. Vikings…

UBS Arena is the home of the New York Islanders, an indoor arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, just over the Queens line in Nassau County. It seats 17,255 for hockey and up to about 19,000 for concerts, and it opened on November 20, 2021, when the Islanders lost 5–2 to the Calgary Flames in the first game there. The arena ended the Islanders' split years between the old Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center. Fans call it "The Stable" because it sits on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack. Beyond hockey, it books arena tours, WWE and AEW wrestling, UFC cards and award shows,…

The United Center is the indoor arena at 1901 West Madison Street on Chicago's Near West Side, home of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks since it opened on August 18, 1994. It seats 20,917 for basketball and 19,717 for hockey, with standing room pushing those figures above 22,000. Concert capacity reaches about 23,500 depending on the stage. The building is owned by a joint venture split evenly between the two teams, whose principal owners are the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families. Beyond the two home teams, it books major touring concerts, NCAA tournament games and the…

Wrigley Field is the home of the Chicago Cubs, an open-air ballpark at 1060 West Addison Street in the Lakeview neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. It opened on April 23, 1914, and seats 41,649 for baseball. Among active Major League parks, only Fenway Park in Boston, which opened in 1912, is older. The Cubs have played here since April 20, 1916. Baseball runs from late March or early April through September, with the postseason in October when the team qualifies. Outside the baseball calendar, the park has hosted summer stadium concerts since 2005 and two NHL Winter Classic games:…

Yankee Stadium is the open-air ballpark at 1 East 161st Street in the Bronx, home of the New York Yankees since it opened on April 16, 2009. It seats 46,537 for baseball and also hosts New York City FC (MLS) on an interim basis, the annual Pinstripe Bowl college football game, and occasional concerts. The short answer on seats: the Main Level (200s) behind the infield gives the best mix of view, shade and price, and the first-base side is the better side for afternoon games. The stadium was designed by Populous and built across 161st Street from the original 1923 ballpark. It reproduces…

Allegiant Stadium wraps the field in four numbered levels plus field-level club sections. For a Raiders game, the best all-around seats are 100-level sideline seats from about row 15 up, the best raised view is the 200-level loge, and the best value is the 300 level between the 20-yard lines. Because the roof is fixed and the building is climate controlled, sun and shade play no part in the choice. 100 level : the lower bowl. Two seating guides agree that its sections run up to about 40 rows. Field clubs : sections C109 to C115 and C131 to C137, as listed in the stadium's own A to Z guide.…

For a Chiefs game, the most sought-after seats at Arrowhead Stadium are field-level sections 115 to 123 behind the Chiefs bench, and the strongest value is usually the upper-level Chiefs sideline, sections 319 to 329. Those ranges come from the stadium's own field-level and upper-level maps, which are the basis for every section number on this page. Arrowhead is a single oval bowl with three tiers: Field level (100s): sections 101 to 136, one continuous ring around the field. CommunityAmerica Club Level (200s): a shallow middle tier with temperature-controlled concourses, bars and lounges.…

The AT&T Stadium seating chart has four public tiers: the 100 level (sections 101–150), the 200 level (201–250), the 300 or Mezzanine level (302–350) and the 400 level (401–460). Club seats on the first three tiers carry a C prefix, such as C110 or C236. Two seating guides agree on those ranges. For a Cowboys game, the best value is usually a 400-level sideline seat; for an upgrade, a sideline seat in the 200-level or Mezzanine clubs gives a broadcast-style angle. Four details make listings easy to compare: The Cowboys sideline is the south side , in front of sections 109–112, and the…

Ball Arena publishes the rules for its own seating chart, and they make every ticket easy to place. Per the arena's seating-chart page, all sections are numbered starting on the south side of the arena and continuing clockwise , and center court or center ice is on that south side. 100 level (lower level): even numbers only, from 102 to 148. Sections 102 and 148 sit side by side at center court on the south sideline. 200 level (the Select Health Club Level): even numbers from 202 to 260, again starting at center on the south side, with 202 and 260 side by side. 300 level (upper level): two…

The quick answer: the center lower-bowl sections 7–9 and 23–25 are the best basketball seats, and the first rows of the center 200s are the best value. Everything else on the map makes sense once you know that the main lower bowl is numbered with one and two digits. Per the arena's own Nets and concert seating maps, the building stacks three numbered rings: Lower bowl, sections 1 to 31. Sections 1 and 31 meet behind one basket, and the numbers run around the court to sections 15–17 behind the other. The map skips some numbers (there is no section 2, 5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 27 or 30), so do not…

For a Predators game, the best seats at Bridgestone Arena are the lower-level sections at center ice, 105 and 106 on one side and 115 and 116 on the other, and the best value is the upper level directly above them, 309 and 310 or 325 and 326. Every section number here comes from the arena's own hockey and concert seating maps. The building has three seating levels: Lower level (100s): sections 101 to 120, a full ring around the ice. Club level (200s): sections 201 to 224, a shallow ring that covers both sidelines and one end, with no club sections at the opposite end. Upper level (300s):…

The best seats at the Caesars Superdome for most Saints fans are the Plaza sideline sections 139 to 145, directly behind the Saints bench, and the best value is usually the 500-level Upper Box, the short front ring of the upper deck. Both facts come straight from the team's 2025 seating map, which is the reference for every section number on this page. The building stacks five seating rings around the field, and each one has its own number series: Plaza (100s): the lower bowl, sections 101 to 156. Loge, lower ring (200s): a thin band of short sections, 201 to 283, directly above the Plaza.…

Chase Center has two seating rings with premium seating set between and below them. For basketball, the best all-around seats are the 100-level sections along the sidelines, and the best value is usually the first rows of the sideline 200 level, which sit steep and close to the court. Everything else on the chart is a trade-off between those two. From the floor up, the bowl reads like this: Courtside and floor-level premium sections : the seats around the court carry their own low section numbers (single and double digits) instead of the 100-series numbers, and two seating guides agree on…

On the Crypto.com Arena seating chart, the best balance of view and price is a sideline seat in the Premier ring or the middle rows of the sideline 100s, and the best value is the front rows of a sideline 300-level section. The arena's own guide lists six levels, and the seat map follows them from the floor up: Event level: courtside seats for basketball, and floor seating or general admission for concerts. Main concourse (100 and 200 level tickets): the lower bowl, sections 101–119, plus a mid-level ring made up of Premier sections 1–18 along the sides and 200 sections at the ends. Two…

Dodger Stadium numbers its sections outward from home plate, with odd numbers on the third-base side and even numbers on the first-base side. The Dodgers' own stadium guide shows the split: the Lexus Baseline Club runs from sections 26BL to 44BL on the first-base side and 27BL to 45BL on the third-base side. So section 5 and section 6 on the same level sit across home plate from each other, not side by side. For most buyers, the best value is the infield Loge, and the odd-numbered third-base side is the shade side for day games. Each level then has its own number range or label, which two…

Fenway Park's seating chart is organized by named area rather than by a single number sequence, so the area name on a ticket tells you more than the section number. Close to the field are the box seats; behind and above them is the grandstand under the upper deck; on top sit the Aura Club, the Aura Pavilion and the roof decks; and the outfield holds the Green Monster seats and the bleachers. If you remember one rule, make it this: in the grandstand, choose a seat in the middle of the row. Within any section, two seating guides agree that seat 1 sits on the right side as you face the field,…

The Gillette Stadium seating chart has three levels: the 100 level (the lower bowl, sections 101 to 143), the 200 level (the mezzanine, made up of 200-numbered corner sections and the CL club sections on each sideline), and the 300 level (the upper deck, sections 301 to 340). All three use the same logic, so once you can place a 100-level section, you can place its 200 and 300 neighbors. Per the stadium's own seating maps, numbering starts at section 101 in the corner where the north end zone meets the Patriots sideline. It runs down the Patriots (east) sideline to section 117, across the…

The Hard Rock Stadium seating chart has three tiers: the 100 level (the lower bowl around the field), the 200 level (a club and mezzanine ring the stadium labels 200C and 200M) and the 300 level (the upper deck, sitting deepest under the canopy). For football, the Miami Dolphins use the south sideline and visiting teams the north sideline. Two seating guides agree that the Dolphins' side runs around sections 145 to 147 and the visitors' side around sections 117 to 119. The short answer on where to sit: Best overall view: a 100-level sideline section between the 20-yard lines, in the middle…

The quick answer: for most buyers, the Super Seats in sections H, G1 and J1 are the best balance of view, comfort and distance, because they sit dead center on Promenade 3 with padded seats, backs and arms. Closer than that, you are buying a box; farther, you are on a bench. The Hollywood Bowl has no decks or overhangs. The whole house is one slope, and the seat map is easiest to read as a series of horizontal bands separated by walkways called promenades (wide cross-aisles that run the width of the bowl). The venue's own accessible-seating map labels the bands like this, from the John…

The Kia Forum seating chart has three parts: a floor that changes with every show, a 100 level of sections 101 to 136 ringing the floor, and a 200 level of sections 201 to 236 above it. Two seating guides agree on those ranges. Because the building is round and has no suite ring between the tiers, the 200 level sits directly behind and above the 100 level rather than being pushed back by a middle deck. For a standard end-stage concert, the most important orientation point is simple. Two seating guides agree that section 101 looks at the stage head-on , from the far end of the room. The…

The quick answer: sections 116 to 124, behind the Packers bench on the west sideline, are the best seats in the bowl, and 115 to 123 across the field are their mirror image on the visitors' side. Per the team's 2026 seating chart, the field runs north to south, and one rule governs the numbering: even-numbered sections are on the west side, behind the Packers bench, and odd-numbered sections are on the east side, behind the visitors' bench . The team's chart shows five kinds of seating: The 100 level , sections 100 to 138, the original lower bowl. The 300 ring , sections 300 to 354, a…

The Lincoln Financial Field seating chart has three tiers: the 100 level (the lower bowl, sections 101 to 138), the club level (sections with C and M prefixes), and the 200 level (the upper deck, sections 201 to 244). The thing that confuses first-time buyers is where the numbers start. Section 101 is not in a corner. It sits at midfield on the Eagles sideline, and section 138 is right beside it, so the lowest and highest lower-level numbers share the 50-yard line. From 101, the numbers run toward the south end zone, across it, along the visitor sideline and around the north end zone…

Every seating level at loanDepot park is numbered the same way. Per the Marlins' ballpark guide, the bowl starts with section 1 on the Promenade Level, 201 on the Legends Level and 302 on the Vista Level, each beginning at the right field foul pole and running clockwise around the park. Follow any level from right field toward home plate and the numbers rise; keep going down the third base line and they keep rising until the left field corner. That one rule answers most seat questions. Low numbers sit along the first base line and in the right field corner, the middle of each range sits…

Louis Armstrong Stadium's seating chart has three ticket types, and the section number tells you which one you hold. The 2026 US Open seating chart for the stadium, published in Ticketmaster's US Open buying guide, shows: Courtside Reserved, sections 1 to 18: the inner ring of sections closest to the court, wrapping all four sides. Loge Reserved, sections 101 to 124: a ring of reserved sections directly behind the courtside ring. General admission: the larger outer and upper areas, first come, first served, open to grounds-pass holders and Arthur Ashe Stadium ticket holders. RateYourSeats'…

For most buyers, the best value on the Madison Square Garden seating chart is the front rows of a center-court section in the 200 level. The premium choice is the sideline 100s, and two seating guides agree that sections 106–108 and 116–118 are the center-court (or center-ice) sections on the two long sides. Everything else on the map is a trade between distance and angle. The Garden is round rather than oval, so the seat map reads as stacked rings instead of long sidelines with deep end zones. From the floor up, the tiers are: The floor: courtside seats for basketball, glass seats for…

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium seating chart has three public tiers: the 100 level (sections 101–136), the 200 level (sections 201–247) and the 300 level (sections 301–350). Two seating guides agree on those ranges. Midfield sits at sections 110C and 128C , the two field-level clubs facing each other across the 50-yard line, per the stadium's own clubs and suites map. For most football buyers, the best value is a 200-level sideline seat between those two midfield markers. Three habits make any listing readable: Read the first digit as the tier. A 1 is the lower bowl, a 2 is the middle ring and…

The MetLife Stadium seating chart has three tiers: the lower level (sections 101–149), the mezzanine (201–250) and the upper level (301–350). Two seating guides agree on those ranges. The Giants and the Jets share one home bench on the east sideline, in front of the Coaches Club sections 111C–115C, so the home and visitor sides never change. For most football buyers, the best value is a mezzanine sideline seat. Read the first digit as the tier. A 1 is the lower bowl, a 2 is the mezzanine and a 3 is the upper deck. Read a C as club. On the lower level, a C marks the Coaches Club behind the…

The short answer: the front rows of the first mezzanine, in the center sections, give the best overall view in the house, and the center orchestra is the pick when being close to a performer matters most. Radio City's map has four levels: the Orchestra on the ground floor and three balconies, the First , Second and Third Mezzanines . Seating guides divide every level into seven sections numbered 1 through 7 across the width of the house, so a ticket reads as a level plus a number, such as Orchestra 4 or 2nd Mezzanine 6. Section 4 is the middle of each level, and one guide describes…

The Red Rocks Amphitheatre seating chart is a single sweep of rows, numbered from Row 1 at the foot of the stage to Row 70 at the top, with no upper deck, club tier or suites in between. The best all-around seats are the middle rows near the center of the bowl. Every seat is a spot on a wooden bench set on concrete walkways, and the venue states that seating charts vary by event. Because there are no levels, the questions on any Red Rocks listing are different from an arena's: Which row: the row number is the single best guide to distance and height. Reserved or general admission: some…

The Rose Bowl Stadium seating chart is a single, unbroken bowl with 28 sections , and every section is divided by a center aisle into an L half and an H half (low seat numbers and high seat numbers). Two seating guides and a seat-photo archive agree on the 1–28 numbering and the L/H split. A ticket reading "18H, row 30" means section 18, the high-numbered half, numbered row 30. Because there is no upper deck, row number does the work that level does in other stadiums. The best football views are on the sidelines between the 20-yard lines at roughly row 20 to row 40, high enough to see over…

The best seats at the Ryman Auditorium are the front rows of the center balcony and the forward half of the main floor, and the seats to approach with care are the rear main-floor rows tucked under the balcony, where support poles can cut into the view. With only 2,362 seats, every seat is close by concert-hall standards; the choice is really about angle, poles and comfort. The hall has two levels, both facing a stage at one end of the room: Main floor: rows of wooden pews on a gentle slope, running from the lip of the stage back beneath the balcony overhang. Balcony: a U-shaped upper…

Scotiabank Arena's seating chart makes sense once you anchor it to the streets around it. On the arena's own maps, Union Station and Front Street sit along the north side, Lakeshore Boulevard along the south, Bay Street at the east end and Maple Leaf Square at the west end. The rink or court runs east to west, so the long sidelines face north and south and the ends face Bay Street and Maple Leaf Square. Both public bowls are numbered the same way. Section 101 sits in the northeast corner, and numbers climb clockwise: down the east end (102 and 103), across the south sideline (105 through…

The short answer on the SoFi Stadium seating chart: the low rows of the 300 level along the sidelines are the best value, and the field-level sections at midfield, sold as VIP sections, are the premium seats. The first digit of every section number gives the level: 100s at field level, 200s on the club ring, and 300s, 400s and 500s in the upper tiers. The stadium also has 260 suites. Sideline sections at both the field level and the club level are split into three bands. Listings on two seating guides agree on the labels: VIP sections at midfield: VIP 110–113 and VIP 130–133 at field…

The Sphere seating chart is one steep, stacked arc of seats facing a stage and a screen that wraps up and over the audience. Seats are grouped into 100, 200, 300 and 400 sections , from lowest to highest, with a standing floor in front of the stage for some concerts. The best all-around seats are near the center of the 200 sections, which sit high enough to take in the whole screen and close enough to see performers. The seats to question are the back rows of the 100 sections, which sit under the overhang of the level above. Reading the chart at Sphere is different from reading an arena…

The State Farm Arena seating chart has four public seating tiers. Courtside and floor seats ring the court. The 100 level is the lower bowl, reached from the main concourse. The 200 level is a smaller ring above it, and the Terrace is the top level, with suite levels set between the tiers. The arena itself names the 100, 200 and Terrace levels, and two seating guides agree that Terrace sections carry a T prefix (T9, T18 and so on) rather than 300-series numbers. Some resale maps still relabel the Terrace as a "300 level," so read the section name, not the color, on your listing. For a…

The T-Mobile Arena seating chart has two main bowls. The lower bowl is numbered with single and double digits, sections 1 through 20 , and the upper bowl uses the 200s, sections 201 through 227 ; two seating guides agree on that numbering. Between the bowls sits a premium ring of loge boxes, terrace tables, suites and the Hyde Lounge. The short answer on where to sit for a Golden Knights game: a lower-bowl sideline section, in rows above the glass, is the best view, and an upper-level section near center ice is the best value. For a fight, the lower bowl close to the floor usually beats…

TD Garden stacks its seating on numbered building levels rather than calling them the 100 and 200 levels. The lower bowl is the Loge on Level 4, the club seats and suites sit on Level 5, and the upper bowl is the Balcony on Level 7. For a Bruins or Celtics game, center Loge seats a dozen or more rows up are the best all-around view, and the first rows of the center Balcony are the best value. Loge (Level 4) : sections numbered from 1 into the low 20s, starting just behind the courtside and glass rows. Club and suites (Level 5) : the premium level, with club seats and suites. Balcony (Level…

The Shrine does not have a fixed seating chart with numbered sections and rows. It is a club room that runs in two layouts, and the ticket listing tells you which one a show uses. General admission: the standard setup. As of the club's fall 2026 calendar, nearly every show on its ticketing partner, StubWire, sells a single General Admission level, standing on the floor in front of the stage. A few add a VIP tier alongside it. Table seating and general admission: used for some shows, such as a December 2026 country bill. StubWire's chart for this layout, titled "Table Seating and General…

The United Center is a three-ring bowl, and the row counts are unusually consistent, which makes listings easy to compare. The 100 level is the lower bowl, the 200 level is a short club ring, and the 300 level is the upper deck. The best overall view for basketball is a sideline 100-level seat near center court; the best value is usually the first rows of the center 300 level; and for hockey, the 200-level club ring is hard to beat. 100 level : 19 numbered rows in a typical section, a count two seating guides agree on. 200 level : the club level, eight rows deep, also confirmed by two…

The short answer: Wrigley Field's section number tells you the level. Per the Cubs' own renumbering guide, the lower level uses the 100s and 200s, the upper level uses the 300s and 400s, and the bleachers are the 500s. For most buyers, the best value is the 300-level upper box behind home plate, which sits in front of the support poles and sees the whole field. The Cubs adopted this Section/Row/Seat format on Opening Day 2019, replacing an older aisle-based system that dated to the early 1980s. No seat moved; only the labels changed. That matters if you compare a current listing with an…

Yankee Stadium's first digit gives you the level, and the rest gives you the position around the field. The 0s and 100s are the Field Level, the 200s are the Main Level and the bleachers, the 300s are the Terrace and the 400s are the Grandstand. Within each level, two seating guides agree that the numbers rise from the right-field corner, around home plate, to the left-field corner. For most buyers, the best value is an infield seat on the Main Level, close to home plate and partly covered by the deck above. The same pattern runs inside each section. Two seating guides agree that seat 1…

The Arizona Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, a west Valley suburb of Phoenix, with a regular season that runs from September into early January. The team competes in the NFC West against the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. The franchise traces its roots to 1898, when it began as the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago, and it is the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States. The Cardinals and the Chicago Bears are the only two teams left from the league's founding in 1920. The club moved to St.…

The Atlanta Falcons play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium , the retractable-roof stadium in downtown Atlanta, from September into early January. The franchise was founded on June 30, 1965, and began play in 1966, after NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle moved quickly to place a team in Atlanta before the rival AFL could. The name came from a fan contest: a Griffin, Georgia, schoolteacher named Julia Elliott suggested "Falcons" for a bird with "great courage and fight." The Falcons compete in the NFC South (the division they share with the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints and Tampa…

The Baltimore Ravens play their home games at M&T Bank Stadium, an open-air, natural-grass stadium at 1101 Russell Street, next to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore. The NFL regular season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August and playoffs in January for qualifying teams. The franchise is young by NFL standards. It began play in 1996 after owner Art Modell moved his Cleveland Browns operation to Baltimore; under the settlement, the Browns name, colors and records stayed in Cleveland, so the Ravens started with a new identity. Fans chose the…

The Buffalo Bills play their home games at the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, a 60,108-seat stadium that opened in 2026 directly across Abbott Road from the stadium the team used from 1973 through 2025. The NFL regular season runs from September into early January, and every Bills home game is played at the new building. The franchise was founded on October 28, 1959, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL, the rival league that merged with the NFL in 1970). Buffalo won back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. In the early 1990s the Bills reached…

The Carolina Panthers play their home games at Bank of America Stadium , an open-air stadium in uptown Charlotte, from September into early January. The NFL awarded the franchise in 1993, and the team began play in 1995, spending its first season at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina, while the Charlotte stadium was finished. The team represents both Carolinas, and its fan base reaches well beyond Charlotte. The Panthers compete in the NFC South with Atlanta, New Orleans and Tampa Bay, after spending their first seven seasons in the NFC West. They have won two NFC championships,…

The Chicago Bears play their home games at Soldier Field, the open-air stadium on Chicago's lakefront Museum Campus. Preseason games fall in August, the regular season runs from September into early January, and a home playoff game is possible after that. With 62,500 seats, Soldier Field is the second-smallest stadium in the NFL, so Bears tickets are a tight market even before demand is counted. The franchise is one of the league's founding members. It began as the Decatur Staleys, a company team of the A. E. Staley starch company in Decatur, Illinois, which hired George Halas and Edward…

The Cincinnati Bengals play home games at Paycor Stadium, an open-air stadium on the Ohio River at the edge of downtown Cincinnati. The regular season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August and playoff games in January when the team qualifies. Paul Brown, the co-founder and namesake of the Cleveland Browns, received the franchise from the American Football League in 1967. The Bengals began play in 1968 and joined the NFL's American Football Conference in the 1970 merger. Brown chose orange, black and white partly as a nod to his Cleveland teams, and the…

The Cleveland Browns play home games at Huntington Bank Field, an open-air stadium on the Lake Erie shoreline in downtown Cleveland. The regular season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August. The team has announced plans to move to a new domed stadium in suburban Brook Park, targeted for the 2029 season; until then, the lakefront stadium remains home. The Browns began in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, named for their coach and co-founder, Paul Brown. They won all four AAFC championships, joined the NFL in 1950 and added NFL…

The Dallas Cowboys play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas , a retractable-roof stadium that seats about 80,000. The NFL regular season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August and playoffs in January. The Cowboys compete in the NFC East (the National Football Conference's East division) against the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and Washington Commanders. The franchise joined the league as an expansion team on January 28, 1960. It has won five Super Bowls, after the 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons, and ten conference…

The Denver Broncos play their home games at Empower Field at Mile High, a 76,125-seat open-air stadium just west of downtown Denver. The NFL season runs from preseason games in August through a regular season that starts in September and ends in early January, with playoffs after that. Demand is steady: the franchise reports selling out essentially every home game since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, so most seats for division games and prime-time dates are bought on the resale market. The Broncos were founded in 1959 and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League…

The Detroit Lions play their home games at Ford Field, a fixed-dome stadium in downtown Detroit that seats about 65,000. Preseason games are in August, the regular season runs from September into early January, and every season includes a home game on Thanksgiving Day. Because the building is enclosed, weather never decides where you should sit, which makes Lions tickets simpler to choose than those for most northern teams. The franchise began as the Portsmouth Spartans of Portsmouth, Ohio, and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. Financial trouble during the Depression led to a move to…

The Green Bay Packers play their home games at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, an open-air stadium with 81,441 seats. Preseason games are in August, the regular season runs from September into early January, and home playoff games follow when the team qualifies. Every game played in Green Bay, preseason through playoffs, has sold out since 1960, so for most fans the resale market is the only realistic way in. Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun founded the team on August 11, 1919. Lambeau's employer, the Indian Packing Company, paid for uniforms on the condition that the team…

The Houston Texans play their home games at the retractable-roof stadium in Reliant Park, south of downtown Houston, from preseason in August through the regular season that ends in early January. The NFL awarded Houston its 32nd franchise on October 6, 1999, and the Texans began play in 2002, filling the gap the Houston Oilers left when they moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season. The franchise is young by NFL standards, and its identity is built around a few things: a full-time home in the AFC South (the division it shares with the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee…

The Indianapolis Colts play their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, with preseason in August and a regular season that runs from September into early January. The franchise began in Baltimore in 1953 and moved to Indianapolis in 1984, famously loaded overnight into Mayflower moving vans. Few NFL teams carry as much history. The Colts won NFL championships in 1958, 1959 and 1968 and Super Bowls after the 1970 and 2006 seasons (Super Bowls V and XLI). The 1958 title game, won in overtime against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium, is still counted among the most…

The Jacksonville Jaguars are playing the 2026 season at EverBank Stadium on the St. Johns River at sharply reduced capacity, will play the 2027 season at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, and plan to return to a renovated EverBank Stadium for 2028. That three-year arc shapes every ticket decision a Jaguars fan makes right now. 2026. The stadium remains open during construction, but its normal capacity of 67,814 is reduced to about 42,500. As of the 2026 season, the team lists the upper decks, the North End Zone Deck and the Sky Patio as closed. Two home games were moved to London in…

The Kansas City Chiefs play home games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, a 76,416-seat open-air stadium on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri. The NFL season runs from August preseason games through a September-to-early-January regular season, followed by playoffs. Chiefs home games are among the hardest tickets in the league to find at face value, so most buyers shop the resale market, where division games, prime-time dates and playoff games draw the strongest demand. Lamar Hunt founded the team in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL, the league that merged…

The Las Vegas Raiders play home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, about a mile west of the Las Vegas Strip across Interstate 15. The stadium seats about 65,000 for football and sits under a fixed translucent roof, so every game is played indoors in climate-controlled conditions. The NFL season runs from August preseason games through a September-to-early-January regular season, then playoffs. Because Las Vegas is a destination city, demand for Raiders tickets comes from local fans, Raider Nation traveling from California and beyond, and visiting fans who build a weekend…

The Los Angeles Chargers play home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a 70,240-seat stadium they share with the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL season runs from August preseason games through a September-to-early-January regular season, then playoffs. Chargers tickets are generally easier to find than tickets for many NFL teams, but demand swings sharply by opponent, because Los Angeles is full of transplanted fans of other teams who buy seats when their team visits. The franchise was founded in 1959 and played its first season, 1960, in Los Angeles as a charter member of the…

The Los Angeles Rams play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a canopy-covered stadium about three miles from LAX that they share with the Los Angeles Chargers. The regular season runs from September into early January, and the Rams compete in the NFC West with the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. Few franchises have moved as often. The team was founded in Cleveland in 1936 and joined the NFL in 1937. After winning the 1945 championship, it moved to Los Angeles in 1946, then to Anaheim in 1980, to St. Louis in 1995, and back to Los Angeles in 2016.…

The Miami Dolphins play their home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a 64,767-seat stadium with a canopy over most of its seats. The regular season runs from September into early January, which in South Florida means the early home games are some of the hottest in the NFL and the late ones some of the most comfortable. The franchise joined the American Football League (AFL) in 1966 as an expansion team awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas. Under head coach Don Shula, who led the team from 1970 to 1995, Miami reached three straight Super Bowls and won…

The Minnesota Vikings play their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, an indoor stadium with a translucent roof that seats 66,202 for football. Preseason games are in August, the regular season runs from September into early January, and playoff games follow when the team qualifies. Because the stadium is enclosed, a December game in Minneapolis is as comfortable as one in September. The NFL awarded the franchise in January 1960, and the Vikings began play in 1961. They won the 1969 NFL championship and have reached four Super Bowls, IV, VIII, IX and XI, without winning…

The New England Patriots play their home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, about 22 miles southwest of Boston. The stadium seats 64,628 for football, and the regular season runs from September into early January, so a Patriots ticket can mean a warm early-fall afternoon or a frozen December night. The franchise began on November 16, 1959, when Boston executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final charter franchise of the American Football League (AFL). As the Boston Patriots, the team moved between borrowed fields for its first decade before settling in…

The New Orleans Saints play their home games at the Caesars Superdome , the fixed-roof stadium in the city's Central Business District, from September into early January. The NFL awarded the franchise on November 1, 1966, and the Saints began play in 1967. The name nods to the jazz standard "When the Saints Go Marching In," the fleur-de-lis logo to the city's French heritage, and the black and old gold colors to the oil wealth of the team's first owner. The Saints compete in the NFC South with Atlanta, Carolina and Tampa Bay. Their high point came after the 2009 season, when they beat the…

The New York Giants play home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey , an open-air stadium of about 82,500 seats in the New Jersey Meadowlands, west of Manhattan. The NFL season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August. The Giants share MetLife Stadium with the New York Jets, so the building hosts an NFL game most weekends of the fall. Tim Mara founded the Giants on August 1, 1925, making them one of the oldest franchises in the league. The team has won eight league championships: four before the Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938 and 1956) and…

The New York Jets play their home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an 82,500-seat open-air stadium they share with the New York Giants. The regular season runs from September into early January, and with no roof, the weather is part of every ticket. The franchise was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York, a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). Founder Harry Wismer picked the name because, as he put it, titans are bigger and stronger than giants. A new ownership group led by Sonny Werblin renamed the team the Jets in 1963. The defining moment…

The Philadelphia Eagles play home games at Lincoln Financial Field ("the Linc"), a 67,594-seat open-air stadium in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The NFL season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August. Demand for Eagles tickets is among the strongest in the league, and the home crowd has a reputation to match. Bert Bell and Lud Wray founded the Eagles on July 8, 1933, after the Frankford Yellow Jackets folded. The team won NFL championships in 1948, 1949 and 1960, and two Super Bowls: Super Bowl LII after the 2017 season, 41–33 over the New England…

The Pittsburgh Steelers play home games at Acrisure Stadium, an open-air, natural-grass stadium on the North Shore of the Ohio River, across from downtown Pittsburgh. The regular season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August and playoffs in January for qualifying teams. Art Rooney founded the team on July 8, 1933, as the Pittsburgh Pirates; it became the Steelers in 1940, and the Rooney family has owned it ever since. That continuity is part of the franchise's identity, along with a record of success few teams match: Six Super Bowl titles in eight…

The San Francisco 49ers play their home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, in the South Bay, with a regular season that runs from September into early January. They compete in the NFC West against the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL when the leagues merged in 1949. Its name honors the prospectors of the California gold rush. The 49ers won five Super Bowls in 14 seasons: XVI (1981 season), XIX (1984), XXIII (1988), XXIV (1989) and XXIX (1994), a run that…

The Seattle Seahawks play their home games at Lumen Field, just south of downtown Seattle, with a regular season that runs from September into early January. They compete in the NFC West against the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Seattle joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1976. After one season in the NFC West, the club spent 1977 through 2001 in the AFC West before returning to the NFC West in 2002. The Seahawks have reached five Super Bowls: losses in XL to Pittsburgh and XLIX to New England, and wins in XLVIII (43–8 over Denver after the 2013 season)…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play their home games at Raymond James Stadium , an open-air stadium on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, from September into early January. The franchise was established on April 24, 1974, and began play in 1976 as an expansion team alongside Seattle. The start was famously rough: the Bucs went 0–14 in their first season and lost 26 straight games across their first two years. The turnaround came later and lasted. Tampa Bay has won two Super Bowls, beating the Oakland Raiders 48–21 in Super Bowl XXXVII after the 2002 season and the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9 in…

The Tennessee Titans play the 2026 season at Nissan Stadium on the east bank of the Cumberland River, across from downtown Nashville, and it is scheduled to be their last there. The final regular-season home game is set for January 3, 2027, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A new enclosed stadium, which will also carry the Nissan Stadium name, is under construction next door and is scheduled to open in summer 2027; the current stadium will then be demolished. That gives the 2026 home schedule a farewell quality. Expect stronger-than-usual demand for the final games in the building,…

The Washington Commanders play home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland , about 2.5 miles east of the District line in Prince George's County. The stadium seats about 64,000. The NFL season runs from September into early January, with preseason games in August. A new stadium on the former RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C., is planned to open in 2030. The franchise began on July 9, 1932, as the Boston Braves, became the Boston Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington in 1937. It played as the Washington Redskins through 2019, as the Washington Football Team in 2020 and 2021,…

The Atlanta Hawks play home games at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta, with the NBA regular season running from mid-October to mid-April and the playoffs beyond. The franchise is one of the most traveled in the league. It began in 1946 as the Buffalo Bisons of the National Basketball League, moved after 38 days to Moline, Illinois, as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, joined the NBA in 1949, and then played in Milwaukee from 1951 and St. Louis from 1955. The team arrived in Atlanta on May 3, 1968. The Hawks' only NBA championship came in 1958, in St. Louis. All four of the franchise's Finals…

The Boston Celtics play home games at TD Garden , the arena built above North Station, from mid-October through mid-April, with playoff games after that. Founded in 1946 as one of the league's original eight teams, the Celtics hold the NBA record with 18 championships : 1957, eight straight from 1959 to 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 and 2024. The name nods to Boston's large Irish population and to the Original Celtics, a barnstorming team of the 1920s. The franchise has retired 23 jersey numbers, more than any other American sports team, and its mascot is Lucky the…

The Brooklyn Nets play home games at Barclays Center , at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn, from mid-October to mid-April, with playoff games after that. The franchise began in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans, a charter member of the American Basketball Association, moved to Long Island in 1968 as the New York Nets, joined the NBA in the 1976 ABA–NBA merger, and played in New Jersey from 1977 until moving to Brooklyn in 2012. The Nets' two championships came in the ABA, in 1974 and 1976, with Julius Erving leading both teams. In the NBA, the franchise reached the Finals in 2002…

The Charlotte Hornets play home games at Spectrum Center in uptown Charlotte, from mid-October to mid-April. The franchise history has an unusual shape. The original Hornets joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1988 and moved to New Orleans in 2002 (that team is now the Pelicans). Charlotte got a new team, the Bobcats, in 2004, and that franchise became the Hornets again for the 2014–15 season, reclaiming the records and history of the 1988–2002 teams. The name came from a fan contest and refers to Charlotte's Revolutionary War resistance: British commander Lord Cornwallis reportedly…

The Chicago Bulls play home games at the United Center on Chicago's Near West Side, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April. The franchise was founded on January 16, 1966, the third NBA team to call Chicago home, and it plays in the Eastern Conference's Central Division. The Bulls won six championships in eight seasons, in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and again in 1996, 1997 and 1998, with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen at the center of both runs. The 1995–96 team went 72–10, then an NBA record and the first 70-win season in league history. Five numbers hang retired: 1, 4,…

The Cleveland Cavaliers play home games at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April. The team joined the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1970 and plays in the Eastern Conference's Central Division. The Cavaliers have one championship, and it is one of the most famous in league history. In the 2016 NBA Finals they trailed the Golden State Warriors three games to one and won the series, the first time a team had come back from a 3–1 deficit in the Finals. It was the city's first major professional title in more than half a century,…

The Dallas Mavericks play home games at American Airlines Center in the Victory Park area just north of downtown Dallas, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April. The franchise entered the NBA in 1980 and plays in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. The Mavericks have reached the NBA Finals three times, in 2006, 2011 and 2024, and won the title in 2011 by beating the Miami Heat, the same opponent that had beaten them in 2006. Dirk Nowitzki, who spent his entire 21-season career in Dallas, is the franchise's defining player, and a statue of him was unveiled…

The Denver Nuggets play home games at Ball Arena, just west of downtown Denver, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April. The franchise began in 1967 as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association, took the Nuggets name in 1974 and joined the NBA in 1976. It plays in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. For most of its NBA history Denver was a good team without a title. That changed in 2023, when the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat four games to one in their first NBA Finals appearance. They became the second former ABA team to win an NBA…

The Detroit Pistons play their home games at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, with an NBA regular season that runs from October into April and playoffs after that. The team competes in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The franchise began in 1937 as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, a semi-professional team, and turned professional in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1941. It won NBL titles in 1944 and 1945, then moved to Detroit in 1957. Its three NBA championships came in two distinct eras: The Bad Boys (roughly 1986–1991) : a physical, defense-first team that…

The Golden State Warriors play their home games at Chase Center in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood, with an NBA regular season that runs from October into April and playoffs after that. The team competes in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The franchise is one of the oldest in the league. It began in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America (the league that became the NBA), and won that league's first championship in 1947. Its seven titles span three distinct eras: Philadelphia (1947 and 1956) : the original…

The Houston Rockets play their home games at Toyota Center in downtown Houston, with an NBA regular season that runs from October into April and playoffs after that. The team competes in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference, alongside its Texas rivals, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. The franchise began as an expansion team in San Diego in 1967 and moved to Houston in 1971. Its identity rests on great centers and two championship springs: Moses Malone led the team to its first NBA Finals in 1981. Hakeem Olajuwon , the first overall pick in 1984, carried Houston…

The Indiana Pacers play their home games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, with an NBA regular season that runs from October into April and playoffs after that. The team competes in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The Pacers were founded in 1967 as an original member of the American Basketball Association (ABA, the rival league that merged with the NBA in 1976). The name nods to two Indiana traditions: the pace car of the Indianapolis 500 and harness racing's pacers. The franchise's record falls into clear chapters: The ABA years : three championships, in…

The LA Clippers play their home games at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, a few minutes from LAX and near SoFi Stadium. The NBA regular season runs from late October to mid-April, with the playoffs stretching into June for teams that advance. The Clippers compete in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The franchise has moved more than most. It entered the league in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, relocated to San Diego in 1978 and took the name Clippers after the sailing ships that once filled San Diego Bay, then moved to Los Angeles in 1984. For its first 15 Los Angeles seasons the team…

The Los Angeles Lakers play their home games at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, part of the L.A. Live district on South Figueroa Street. The NBA regular season runs from late October to mid-April, and the playoffs run into June. The Lakers compete in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The franchise began in 1946 as the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League, moved to Minneapolis a year later and took the name Lakers from Minnesota's nickname, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It moved to Los Angeles before the 1960–61 season and kept the name. The Lakers have won 17 NBA…

The Memphis Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum, at 191 Beale Street in downtown Memphis. The NBA regular season runs from late October to mid-April, with the playoffs running into June. The Grizzlies compete in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. The team entered the league in 1995 as the Vancouver Grizzlies and moved to Memphis after the 2000–01 season. It played three seasons at the Pyramid before FedExForum opened in 2004, the same year the Grizzlies made their first playoff appearance. The franchise's identity was set during the Grit and Grind era, roughly 2011 to…

The Miami Heat play their home games at Kaseya Center, on Biscayne Boulevard along Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami. The NBA regular season runs from late October to mid-April, with the playoffs running into June. The Heat compete in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. Miami joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1988 and played its first 11 seasons at Miami Arena. The franchise's modern identity took shape after Pat Riley arrived in 1995, and the Heat have since reached the NBA Finals seven times: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020 and 2023. They won the title in 2006, then twice…

The Milwaukee Bucks play their home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April and playoffs that can stretch into June. They compete in the Central Division of the NBA's Eastern Conference alongside the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. The franchise joined the league as an expansion team in 1968 and won only 26 games in its first season. Its fortunes turned almost immediately. A coin flip brought Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, to Milwaukee, and the 1970 trade for Oscar…

The Minnesota Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April and playoffs that can carry into June. They compete in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference, a group that includes the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. The NBA awarded the franchise to Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson in 1987, and the team began play in the 1989–90 season. Its first home schedule was played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, where the Wolves drew more than one…

The New Orleans Pelicans play their home games at Smoothie King Center, next to the Caesars Superdome in the Central Business District, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April. They compete in the Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference with the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs. The franchise arrived in 2002, when owner George Shinn moved the Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina displaced the team in 2005, and it played most home games for two seasons in Oklahoma City as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City…

The New York Knicks play their home games at Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, with a regular season that runs from late October to mid-April and playoffs that can run into June. They compete in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference with the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. Ned Irish founded the club in 1946 as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, which merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to form the NBA. The Knicks reached the Finals three years running from 1951 to 1953 and lost all three.…

The Oklahoma City Thunder play their home games at Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City, with a regular season that runs from October to mid-April and playoffs that can stretch into June. The team competes in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. The franchise is older than its name. It began in 1967 as the Seattle SuperSonics, won the 1979 NBA championship in Seattle, and relocated to Oklahoma City in July 2008. In Oklahoma, the Thunder reached the 2012 NBA Finals, losing to the Miami Heat in five games, and then won the franchise's second title in 2025. The 2024–25 team won a…

The Orlando Magic play home games at Kia Center on West Church Street in downtown Orlando. The regular season runs from October to mid-April, with playoffs from April into June. The team plays in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. The Magic began play in 1989 as an expansion team, the first major-league professional franchise in the Orlando area. The franchise's early history turned on lottery luck. Orlando won the draft lottery in 1992 and took Shaquille O'Neal first overall. It won again in 1993, drafted Chris Webber and immediately traded his rights to Golden State for…

The Philadelphia 76ers play their home games at Xfinity Mobile Arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, with a regular season from October to mid-April and playoffs from April into June. The team plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. The franchise began as the Syracuse Nationals, playing in the NBL from 1946 and joining the NBA in 1949. It won the 1955 title in Syracuse and moved to Philadelphia in 1963, taking a name that honors the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. Fans and local media almost always call the team the Sixers. Philadelphia has won two…

The Phoenix Suns play home games at Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix, with a regular season from October to mid-April and playoffs from April into June. They compete in the Western Conference's Pacific Division as its only team outside California. The Suns began play in 1968 as an expansion team. Their story starts with a near miss: after the first season, Phoenix lost a coin flip to Milwaukee for the top draft pick, and the Bucks took the player later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Suns have reached three NBA Finals without winning one. In 1976 they lost to the Boston…

The Portland Trail Blazers play home games at Moda Center in the Rose Quarter, across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, and the NBA regular season there runs from October into April. The team joined the league in 1970 as an expansion franchise, alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers and Buffalo Braves, after founder Harry Glickman had spent years pursuing an NBA team for the city. The name came from a public contest that drew more than 10,000 entries. Portland has one NBA championship, won in 1977 with Bill Walton, who was named Finals MVP that year and league MVP the next. The team…

The Sacramento Kings play home games at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento, and the NBA regular season there runs from October into April. The franchise traces its roots to 1923 and the Rochester Seagrams, which makes it the oldest team in the NBA. It has moved several times since: the Rochester Royals (1945–1957) won the 1951 NBA championship, the team then played as the Cincinnati Royals, became the Kansas City–Omaha Kings in 1972 and the Kansas City Kings in 1975, and arrived in Sacramento in 1985. Sacramento is a one-team major league market, and the Kings carry the city's identity…

The San Antonio Spurs play home games at Frost Bank Center on the city's east side, with a few dates each season moved to Moody Center in Austin. The NBA regular season runs from October into April. The franchise began in the ABA as the Dallas Chaparrals in 1967, played one season as the Texas Chaparrals, moved to San Antonio as the Spurs in 1973 and joined the NBA in 1976 in the ABA–NBA merger. The team colors have been black, silver and white since the move. San Antonio has won five NBA championships: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014. The Spurs also have seven Western Conference titles,…

The Toronto Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, and the regular season runs from October into April. They are the only NBA team based outside the United States, a distinction they have held since the Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001. The NBA awarded Toronto an expansion franchise on November 4, 1993, for a then-record fee of 125 million US dollars. The name came out of a fan contest with more than 2,000 entries and was announced on May 15, 1994, a year after the film Jurassic Park made the velociraptor famous. The team played its…

The Utah Jazz play their home games at the Delta Center in downtown Salt Lake City, and the NBA regular season runs from October into April. The franchise began as an expansion team in New Orleans on June 7, 1974, a name chosen for the city's music, and moved to Salt Lake City on June 8, 1979. The name stayed after the move for a practical reason: there was not enough time before the 1979–80 season to get league approval for a change. More than four decades later, the mismatch between the name and the city has become part of the team's identity. Conference and division: Western Conference,…

The Washington Wizards play their home games at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., and the NBA regular season runs from October into April. The arena sits on top of the Gallery Place Metro station, which makes it one of the easiest NBA buildings in the country to reach without a car. The franchise has moved and renamed itself more than most. It began in 1961 as the Chicago Packers, the NBA's first expansion team, became the Chicago Zephyrs, and moved to Baltimore as the Bullets in 1963. It arrived in the Washington area in 1973 as the Capital Bullets, became the Washington…

The Anaheim Ducks play home games at Honda Center on East Katella Avenue in Anaheim, and the NHL regular season runs from October into April. The Walt Disney Company founded the club in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Samueli family bought the team in 2005, and the franchise became simply the Anaheim Ducks in 2006. The identity changed fast after that. Anaheim reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2003, losing to the New Jersey Devils, and won the Cup on June 6, 2007, beating the Ottawa Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to close the series. Two Ducks have won the Conn Smythe Trophy (the…

The Boston Bruins play home games at TD Garden, built directly above North Station, and the NHL regular season runs from October into April. Founded in 1924, the Bruins were the NHL's first U.S.-based team. Grocery magnate Charles Adams bought the franchise, and the first general manager, Art Ross, gave it its name. Boston is one of the Original Six (the six clubs that made up the NHL from 1942 to 1967, along with Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago and New York). The team has won six Stanley Cups: The early era. 1929, 1939 and 1941. The Big Bad Bruins. 1970 and 1972, with Bobby Orr and…

The Buffalo Sabres play home games at KeyBank Center on the downtown waterfront next to Canalside, and the NHL regular season runs from October into April. The club joined the NHL in 1970 alongside the Vancouver Canucks, founded by brothers Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup Knox. Terry Pegula has owned the team since 2011. Buffalo plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Sabres have reached the Stanley Cup Final twice, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975 and to the Dallas Stars in 1999. They won the Presidents' Trophy (the award for the league's best…

The Calgary Flames play home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Stampede Park, and the NHL regular season runs from October into April. The franchise began in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames and moved to Calgary in 1980. It spent three seasons at the Stampede Corral before moving into the Saddledome in 1983, and a new arena, Scotia Place, is scheduled to open next door for the 2027–28 season. Calgary has reached the Stanley Cup Final three times: 1986. A loss to the Montreal Canadiens. 1989. A rematch with Montreal and the franchise's only Cup. Defenseman Al MacInnis won the Conn Smythe…

The Carolina Hurricanes play home games at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April, with playoff hockey possible into June. The franchise is older than its name suggests. It began in 1972 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA, a rival league that operated through 1979), joined the NHL in 1979 as the Hartford Whalers, and moved to North Carolina in 1997. The early Carolina years were improvised. While the Raleigh arena was under construction, the team played its first two seasons at the Greensboro Coliseum, roughly 90…

The Chicago Blackhawks play home games at the United Center on Chicago's Near West Side, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. Founded in 1926, the Blackhawks are one of the Original Six, the group of franchises (Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, New York and Toronto) that made up the NHL from 1942 until expansion in 1967. The club has won the Stanley Cup six times: in 1934, 1938 and 1961, and then three times in six seasons, in 2010, 2013 and 2015. The 2010 title ended a drought that stretched back to 1961. For decades the name was written as two words, Black…

The Colorado Avalanche play home games at Ball Arena in downtown Denver, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. The franchise began in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA, a rival league that merged into the NHL in 1979), and moved to Denver in 1995. Success came at once. Helped by the December 1995 trade that brought goaltender Patrick Roy from Montreal, the Avalanche swept the Florida Panthers to win the Stanley Cup in their first Denver season. A second Cup followed in 2001, a seven-game final against the New Jersey…

The Columbus Blue Jackets play home games at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. The league awarded the franchise in 1997, and it began play as an expansion team in the 2000–01 season. Founding owner John H. McConnell privately guaranteed the arena financing that helped Columbus win the team. The name honors Ohio's patriotism and its Civil War history, and the primary logo borrows from the state flag's swallowtail (burgee) shape. The club spent its first 13 seasons in the Central Division of the Western Conference and moved…

The Dallas Stars play home games at American Airlines Center in Victory Park, just north of downtown Dallas, and the NHL regular season runs from early October to mid-April. The team plays in the Western Conference's Central Division. The franchise began as the Minnesota North Stars, one of the NHL's 1967 expansion teams, and moved to Dallas for the 1993–94 season. Dallas won the Stanley Cup in 1999, when Brett Hull scored the clinching goal in triple overtime against the Buffalo Sabres, a goal still argued over because of the crease rule in force at the time. Joe Nieuwendyk won the Conn…

The Detroit Red Wings play home games at Little Caesars Arena on Woodward Avenue, between downtown and Midtown Detroit, and the NHL regular season runs from early October to mid-April. Detroit plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. The franchise entered the NHL in 1926 as the Detroit Cougars, became the Falcons in 1930 and took the Red Wings name, and the winged-wheel logo, in 1932. It is one of the Original Six (the six clubs that made up the NHL from 1942 to 1967). Detroit has won 11 Stanley Cups: 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008, the most…

The Edmonton Oilers play home games at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton's Ice District, and the NHL regular season runs from early October to mid-April. Edmonton plays in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The club began in 1972–73 as a founding member of the World Hockey Association (WHA, a rival major league of the 1970s), playing its first season as the Alberta Oilers, and joined the NHL in 1979–80. Within five years it was the league's dominant team, winning the Stanley Cup in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. Edmonton has since reached the Final three more times, losing to…

The Florida Panthers play home games at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, in western Broward County, and the NHL regular season runs from early October to mid-April. Florida plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division and is the southernmost team in the NHL. The club began play in the 1993–94 season. It reached the Stanley Cup Final in its third season, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, and again in 2023, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights. Florida then won the Cup in 2024, beating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games, and repeated in 2025, beating Edmonton again in six. Both…

The Los Angeles Kings play their home games at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, and the NHL regular season runs from October to April. The franchise joined the league in the 1967 expansion, when Jack Kent Cooke bought the team and chose a name meant to carry an air of royalty, along with purple and gold colors. The Kings now wear black, silver and white and compete in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. For most of their history the Kings were the team that brought hockey stars to a warm-weather market. The August 9, 1988 trade that sent Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton…

The Minnesota Wild play their home games at Grand Casino Arena in downtown St. Paul, the building known as Xcel Energy Center until its naming rights changed in September 2025. The NHL regular season runs from October to April, and the Wild compete in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The franchise exists because Minnesota lost its first one. The Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993, leaving the state without NHL hockey for seven seasons. The league awarded St. Paul an expansion team on June 25, 1997; the name Wild was unveiled on January 22, 1998, and the team…

The Montreal Canadiens play their home games at the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal, the largest arena in the NHL, and the regular season runs from October to April. Founded on December 4, 1909, the Canadiens are the oldest continuously operating professional hockey team in the world and the only current NHL franchise older than the league itself. No franchise has won more Stanley Cups. Montreal has 24 titles, including five in a row from 1956 to 1960 and four in a row from 1976 to 1979. The players who built that record, among them Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur and Patrick…

The Nashville Predators play their home games at Bridgestone Arena, at 501 Broadway in downtown Nashville, and the NHL regular season runs from October to April. The arena sits at the foot of the Lower Broadway entertainment strip, across from the Music City Center, so a Predators game is as much a night downtown as a hockey game. The NHL awarded Nashville a franchise on June 25, 1997, and the team played its first game on October 10, 1998, a 1–0 loss to the Florida Panthers. The name comes from a partial skeleton of a Smilodon, a saber-toothed cat, found beneath downtown Nashville in…

The New Jersey Devils play their home games at Prudential Center in downtown Newark, with a regular season that runs from early October to mid-April and playoffs that can stretch into June. They compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, alongside the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. The franchise did not start in New Jersey. It entered the NHL in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts, moved to Denver as the Colorado Rockies in 1976 and relocated to the Meadowlands in 1982, taking its name from the Jersey Devil of Pine Barrens folklore. The early…

The New York Islanders play their home games at UBS Arena, at Belmont Park in Elmont on the Queens–Nassau County line, with a regular season that runs from early October to mid-April and playoffs that can run into June. They compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference with the Rangers, Devils and Flyers, among others. The club joined the NHL in 1972 and became a powerhouse within a decade. Built around Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies and goaltender Billy Smith, and coached by Al Arbour, the Islanders won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 to…

The New York Rangers play their home games at Madison Square Garden, directly above Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, with a regular season that runs from early October to mid-April and playoffs that can stretch into June. They compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference with the Islanders, Devils and Flyers, among others. Tex Rickard founded the club in 1926, and the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in only their second season, 1928, making them the first American NHL franchise to take the trophy. More Cups followed in 1933 and 1940. Then came a 54-year drought that ended…

The Ottawa Senators play their home games at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, a suburban community about 22 kilometers (roughly 14 miles) west-southwest of downtown Ottawa, with a regular season that runs from early October to mid-April and playoffs that can run into June. They compete in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and others. The name carries more history than the current club. The original Ottawa Senators, who played from 1917 to 1934, won 11 Stanley Cups before relocating to St. Louis. The modern…

The Philadelphia Flyers play home games at Xfinity Mobile Arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, with a regular season that now starts in late September and runs to mid-April, followed by the Stanley Cup playoffs into June. The team plays in the NHL's Eastern Conference, Metropolitan Division. Philadelphia joined the league in the 1967 expansion, the six-team wave that doubled the NHL. Within seven seasons it became the first of those expansion clubs to win the Stanley Cup, taking titles in 1974 and 1975. Those teams, built around captain Bobby Clarke and goaltender Bernie Parent,…

The Pittsburgh Penguins play home games at PPG Paints Arena on the eastern edge of downtown Pittsburgh, with a regular season from late September to mid-April and playoffs from April into June. The team plays in the NHL's Eastern Conference, Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh joined the league in the 1967 expansion and has won the Stanley Cup five times: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016 and 2017. That total ties the Penguins for the most championships among the non-Original Six teams (the clubs that joined after the league's first six). The franchise has reached the Final six times in all. Two eras…

The San Jose Sharks play home games at SAP Center at San Jose, the downtown arena fans call the Shark Tank, with a regular season from late September to mid-April and playoffs from April into June. The team plays in the NHL's Western Conference, Pacific Division. The Sharks entered the league as a 1991 expansion team. Their origin is unusual: the Gund brothers, who owned the Minnesota North Stars, sold their share of that club and received the San Jose franchise in return. The team spent its first two seasons at the Cow Palace, just south of San Francisco, before moving into its downtown…

The Seattle Kraken play home games at Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center, with a regular season from late September to mid-April and playoffs from April into June. The team plays in the NHL's Western Conference, Pacific Division, and is the league's 32nd franchise. The NHL Board of Governors approved a Seattle expansion team unanimously on December 4, 2018. The Kraken name, after the sea monster of Scandinavian legend, was announced in July 2020, and the team played its first season in 2021–22, with a home opener on October 23, 2021. The ownership group is led by Samantha Holloway,…

The St. Louis Blues play home games at Enterprise Center , the downtown arena at 1401 Clark Avenue, from October through mid-April, with playoff games after that. The franchise joined the NHL in the 1967 expansion that doubled the league from six teams to twelve, and it plays in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The Blues reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of their first three seasons, losing to Montreal in 1968 and 1969 and to Boston in 1970. The next trip took 49 years. In 2019 the team beat Boston in Game 7 on June 12 to win its first Stanley Cup, the last of the…

The Tampa Bay Lightning play home games at Benchmark International Arena , 401 Channelside Drive in downtown Tampa, from October through mid-April, with playoff games after that. The arena seats 19,092 for hockey. It opened as the Ice Palace in 1996 and was known as Amalie Arena from 2014 until August 13, 2025, when the current naming deal took effect, so many fans and older maps still use the Amalie name. The NHL awarded the franchise on December 6, 1990, to a group led by Hall of Famer Phil Esposito, and the team began play in 1992–93. It plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern…

The Toronto Maple Leafs play home games at Scotiabank Arena , 40 Bay Street, directly connected to Union Station, from October through mid-April, with playoff games after that. The arena seats 18,819 for hockey. Leafs tickets are among the hardest in the NHL to find at face value: Toronto is Canada's largest city, and demand for home games stays high through the season. The franchise began in 1917 as the Toronto Arenas, became the St. Patricks in 1919 and took the Maple Leafs name in 1927 under Conn Smythe. It is one of the Original Six, the six clubs that made up the NHL from 1942 to…

The Utah Mammoth play home games at Delta Center , 301 West South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, from October through mid-April, sharing the building with the NBA's Utah Jazz. The team plays in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The franchise is new, and its origin is unusual. On April 18, 2024, the NHL Board of Governors granted a franchise to Ryan Smith, who acquired the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes (the players, coaching staff and draft picks) while the Coyotes franchise was made inactive. The team played its first season, 2024–25, under the placeholder name…

The Vancouver Canucks play home games at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver, and the NHL regular season there runs from early October into April. The Canucks name is older than the NHL franchise: a minor-league Canucks club played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1945 and the Western Hockey League from 1952 before Vancouver joined the NHL as a 1970 expansion team, alongside the Buffalo Sabres. The first NHL game came on October 9, 1970, a 3–1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Pacific Coliseum, the team's home until 1995. The franchise has reached the Stanley Cup Final three times…

The Vegas Golden Knights play home games at T-Mobile Arena, just off the Las Vegas Strip, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. The team began play in the 2017–18 season as an expansion franchise and the first major professional sports team based in Las Vegas. Bill Foley leads the ownership group. No expansion club in NHL history has started faster. Vegas reached the Stanley Cup Final in its first season, losing to the Washington Capitals in five games in 2018. Five years later the Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers in five games to win the 2023 Stanley Cup,…

The Washington Capitals play home games at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. The franchise joined the NHL in 1974 as an expansion team, alongside the Kansas City Scouts, and its first season is still a benchmark for futility: an 8–67–5 record, 21 points and a .131 winning percentage, the worst in league history. The club spent its first two decades at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, and moved downtown in 1997. Washington reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1998 and was swept by the Detroit Red Wings. The…

The Winnipeg Jets play home games at Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg, and the NHL regular season there runs from October into April. With 15,225 seats for hockey, it is the smallest arena in the league, which keeps nearly every seat close to the ice and keeps tickets scarce. Winnipeg has had two Jets teams. The original club started in the World Hockey Association in 1972, won the league's Avco World Trophy three times, joined the NHL in 1979 and left for Phoenix in 1996. The current franchise began as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999. True North Sports and Entertainment bought the…

The Arizona Diamondbacks play home games at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, with the regular season running from late March or early April to late September and postseason games in October. The franchise was awarded on March 9, 1995, and began play in 1998 as a National League expansion team. It has played in the NL West since its first season. The D-backs won the 2001 World Series over the New York Yankees, a three-time defending champion, in seven games. Luis Gonzalez delivered the series-winning hit in Game 7, and Arizona became the fastest expansion team in MLB history to win a title.…

The Athletics play home games at Sutter Health Park , 400 Ballpark Drive in West Sacramento, California, across the Sacramento River from downtown Sacramento and the state Capitol. The season runs from late March or early April through late September. The team left the Oakland Coliseum after the 2024 season and, as of October 2026, is in a temporary arrangement covering the 2025 through 2027 seasons, with an option for 2028 if the Las Vegas ballpark is not ready. On November 4, 2024, the club dropped "Oakland" from its name and chose not to add "Sacramento," so it now plays simply as the…

The Atlanta Braves play home games at Truist Park in Cobb County, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The franchise began in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings and is the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in North America. It moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and to Atlanta in 1966. The Braves have won four World Series: 1914 in Boston, 1957 in Milwaukee, and 1995 and 2021 in Atlanta. No other MLB franchise has won the World Series in three different home cities. Pennants: 18…

The Baltimore Orioles play home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards , a downtown ballpark near the Inner Harbor, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The franchise was an American League charter member in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers, played as the St. Louis Browns from 1902 to 1953, and moved to Baltimore in 1954. It has played in the AL East since the division was created in 1969. The Orioles have won three World Series, in 1966 , 1970 and 1983 , and seven AL pennants, the first in 1944 as the Browns. Their ten AL East titles run from…

The Boston Red Sox play home games at Fenway Park , the oldest active ballpark in the major leagues, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The club was founded in 1901 as the Boston Americans, an American League charter member, and took the Red Sox name in 1908. It has played in the AL East since 1969. Boston has won nine World Series: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918 , then 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018 . The gap between 1918 and 2004 lasted 86 years and became tied, in local lore, to the 1920 sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees. The drought…

The Chicago Cubs play their home games at Wrigley Field on the North Side of Chicago, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through the end of September. The franchise traces its roots to 1870, played as the White Stockings, Colts and Orphans, and has been the Cubs since 1903. It is a member of the National League Central division (since 1994). The club has won three World Series: 1907, 1908 and 2016. The 1907 and 1908 teams were the first to win back-to-back titles. The 2016 championship ended a 108-year drought, and the victory parade drew a crowd estimated at about…

The Chicago White Sox play their home games at Rate Field on Chicago's South Side, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through late September. The franchise began as the Sioux City Cornhuskers in 1894, became the St. Paul Saints, and arrived in Chicago in 1900 as the White Stockings before shortening the name to White Sox in 1904. It was a charter member of the American League and has played in the AL Central since 1994. The club has won three World Series, in 1906, 1917 and 2005, and seven American League pennants. The 2005 title ended an 88-year wait. The franchise…

The Cincinnati Reds play their home games at Great American Ball Park on the Cincinnati riverfront, and the regular season runs from late March through late September. The club was established in 1881, was a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the National League in 1890. It has played in the NL Central since 1994, after a long stretch in the NL West (1969 to 1993). The Reds have won five World Series: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976 and 1990, along with nine National League pennants. The 1975 and 1976 champions, the Big Red Machine, remain the reference point for the…

The Cleveland Guardians play their home games at Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through late September. The franchise was a charter member of the American League in 1901 and has played in the AL Central since 1994. It was known as the Bluebirds, then the Naps (1903 to 1914), then the Indians from 1915. In December 2020 the club announced it would drop the Indians name after the 2021 season, and it has played as the Guardians since 2022. The new name comes from the Guardians of Traffic, eight Art Deco sculptures from 1932…

The Colorado Rockies play their home games at Coors Field in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo) district, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through September. The club was awarded as an expansion franchise in 1991, began play in 1993 and became the first Major League Baseball team based in the Mountain Time Zone. It competes in the National League West against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. The name comes from the Rocky Mountains, and the purple in the uniforms nods to the line "for purple mountain majesties"…

The Detroit Tigers play their home games at Comerica Park on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through September. The club was founded in 1894 in the minor Western League and became one of the American League's eight charter franchises when the league declared itself a major league in 1901. It is the only Western League team still in its original city, and the oldest American League club still playing in its original city under its original name. World Series titles: four, in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984. American League pennants:…

The Houston Astros play their home games at Daikin Park in downtown Houston, the retractable-roof ballpark known as Minute Maid Park until the start of 2025, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through September. The club entered the National League in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s, an expansion team that debuted the same year as the New York Mets. It took the name Astros in 1965, when it moved into the Astrodome, a nod to the city's role in the space program. After more than 50 years in the National League, the Astros moved to the American League West in 2013. They…

The Kansas City Royals play their home games at Kauffman Stadium, known locally as the K, in the Truman Sports Complex off Interstate 70, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through September. The Royals joined the American League as an expansion team in 1969. They are named for the American Royal, a livestock show, rodeo and barbecue competition held in Kansas City since 1899. World Series titles: 1985, over the St. Louis Cardinals in the all-Missouri I-70 Series, and 2015, over the New York Mets. Pennants: four, in 1980, 1985, 2014 and 2015. Division: the AL West…

The Los Angeles Angels play their home games at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, and the regular season runs from late March through September. Gene Autry founded the club in 1961 as one of Major League Baseball's first two expansion teams, and it has played in the American League ever since, in the AL West division (the five-team group that also includes Houston, Seattle, Texas and the Athletics) since 1969. The franchise has worn several names: Los Angeles Angels (1961–1965), California Angels (1965–1996), Anaheim Angels (1997–2004), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–2015) and,…

The Los Angeles Dodgers play home games at Dodger Stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and the regular season runs from late March through September. The franchise began in Brooklyn in 1883; the name comes from the 1890s trolley lines Brooklyn residents had to dodge on the way to the ballpark. Walter O'Malley moved the club west before the 1958 season. The Dodgers have won nine World Series: 1955 (the only title in Brooklyn), 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024 and 2025. The back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025 made them the first repeat champion since the Yankees…

The Miami Marlins play home games at loanDepot park, a retractable-roof ballpark in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, and the regular season runs from late March through September. The club joined the National League as an expansion team in 1993, under founding owner Wayne Huizenga, and plays in the NL East (the division that also holds Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia and Washington). For a young franchise the trophy case is unusual. The Marlins won the World Series in 1997 and 2003, their first two winning seasons, and every one of their four postseason trips (1997, 2003, 2020 and 2023)…

The Milwaukee Brewers play home games at American Family Field, a retractable-roof ballpark in Milwaukee, and the regular season runs from late March through September. The club began in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots and moved to Milwaukee after one season. It played in the American League through 1997 and switched to the National League Central (the division that also holds the Cubs, Cardinals, Reds and Pirates) in 1998. The high point so far is 1982: an American League pennant under manager Harvey Kuenn, with Robin Yount the league MVP, and a seven-game World Series loss to the St. Louis…

The Minnesota Twins play home games at Target Field , an open-air ballpark in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The franchise joined the American League in 1901 as the Washington Senators and moved to Minnesota for the 1961 season. The name refers to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, a choice meant to claim both cities rather than favor one. The club has won three World Series: 1924 as the Senators, then 1987 and 1991 in Minnesota, both won at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. It has…

The New York Mets play home games at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The club began play in 1962 as a National League expansion team, created to fill the gap left when the Dodgers and Giants moved to California. Its colors reflect that history: Dodger blue and Giant orange. The Mets have won two World Series, as the "Miracle Mets" of 1969 over Baltimore and in 1986 over Boston, a series remembered for a dramatic Game 6 comeback. They have won five NL pennants (1969, 1973, 1986, 2000…

The New York Yankees play home games at Yankee Stadium , 1 East 161st Street in the Bronx, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The franchise traces to the 1901–1902 Baltimore Orioles, moved to New York in 1903 as the Highlanders and became officially known as the Yankees in 1913. No MLB team has won more. The Yankees hold records for 27 World Series titles , the most recent in 2009, 41 American League pennants and 21 AL East titles. Ballparks: Hilltop Park (1903–1912), the Polo Grounds (1913–1922), the original Yankee Stadium (1923–1973…

The Philadelphia Phillies play home games at Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, from late March or early April through late September, with postseason games in October. The franchise was established in 1883 and has carried the Phillies name since its founding. It has played in the National League the entire time and in the NL East since 1969. Philadelphia has won two World Series, in 1980 over the Kansas City Royals and in 2008 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Its eight NL pennants came in 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009 and 2022. Division titles: 13 NL East…

The Pittsburgh Pirates play home games at PNC Park on Pittsburgh's North Shore, from late March or early April through late September. The franchise began in 1882 as the Allegheny Base Ball Club in the American Association, joined the National League in 1887 and has played in the NL Central since 1994. Pittsburgh has won five World Series: 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971 and 1979 . Its nine NL pennants came in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1960, 1971 and 1979, and it won nine NL East titles between 1970 and 1992. Honus Wagner: the Hall of Fame shortstop who defined the early franchise.…

The San Diego Padres play home games at Petco Park in downtown San Diego's East Village, next to the Gaslamp Quarter, from late March or early April through late September. The club joined the National League as an expansion team in 1969 and plays in the NL West. San Diego has reached the World Series twice, losing to the Detroit Tigers in 1984 and being swept by the New York Yankees in 1998 . Those were its two NL pennants. The Padres and the Milwaukee Brewers are the oldest MLB franchises without a championship, which gives every deep October run here extra weight. Division titles: five…

The San Francisco Giants play home games at Oracle Park on the city's waterfront in the South Beach neighborhood, from late March or early April through late September. The franchise was founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams and moved to San Francisco in 1958. It has played in the NL West since 1969. The Giants have won eight World Series: five in New York ( 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954 ) and three in San Francisco ( 2010, 2012 and 2014 ). The franchise has won 23 National League pennants and nine NL West titles. The rivalry: the Los Angeles Dodgers, a rivalry Wikipedia calls one of…

The Seattle Mariners play home games at T-Mobile Park in the SoDo district (the industrial and stadium area just south of downtown), and the regular season runs from late March or early April through late September. The club joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 and has played in the AL West since its first season. The franchise story is one of long waits broken by memorable runs. Seattle has won the division four times (1995, 1997, 2001 and 2025) and reached the postseason as a wild card in 2000 and 2022. The 2001 team won 116 regular-season games, tying the 1906 Chicago…

The St. Louis Cardinals play home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, and the regular season runs from late March or early April through late September. The franchise began in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, joined the National League in 1892 and took the Cardinals name in 1900, reportedly after fans admired the shade of red on the uniforms. No National League team has won more World Series. The Cardinals have 11 titles (1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006 and 2011) and 19 NL pennants, the third-most in baseball history.…

For the 2026 season, the Tampa Bay Rays play home games at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, back under the repaired dome after spending 2025 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The regular season runs from late March or early April through late September. The franchise began play in 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and finished last in the American League East in every season of its first decade except 2004. The rebrand to the Rays for 2008, with a name meant to evoke both the manta ray and rays of sunshine, coincided with a turnaround: that team won the division and the…

The Texas Rangers play home games at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with a regular season that runs from late March or early April through late September and postseason baseball in October. The franchise began in 1961 as the expansion Washington Senators, moved to Arlington after the 1971 season and took the field as the Rangers in 1972. It plays in the American League West. For most of its history the club was known for sluggers and summer heat rather than titles. That changed in 2023, when Texas beat the Arizona Diamondbacks four games to one for the first championship in…

The Toronto Blue Jays play home games at Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto, at the foot of the CN Tower, with a regular season from late March or early April to late September and postseason games in October. The club joined the American League East as an expansion team in 1977 and won its first game, against the Chicago White Sox, on April 7 of that year. Since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington after the 2004 season, the Blue Jays have been the only Canadian team in Major League Baseball, which gives them the largest home market in the sport: the entire country. That national…

The Washington Nationals play home games at Nationals Park , on the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, DC, with a regular season from late March or early April to late September and playoff baseball in October. The franchise began in 1969 as the Montreal Expos and moved to Washington for the 2005 season, the first MLB relocation since 1971. It plays in the National League East. The Nationals' first home game in Washington was played on April 4, 2005, at RFK Stadium, where the team spent three seasons before moving to its current ballpark in 2008. The club's peak…

Arsenal F.C. is a Premier League club based in Islington, North London, that plays its home matches at Emirates Stadium, a 60,704-seat ground it moved into in 2006. Home tickets are sold almost entirely to club members through ballots, so a visit from the US needs a membership, official hospitality or a lot of planning. The club won the 2025–26 Premier League, its 14th English league title, clinching it with a game to spare. The club was founded in October 1886 by munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, south-east London, under the name Dial Square, which is where the nickname…

Air Force Falcons football is the U.S. Air Force Academy's team, and its home games are played at Falcon Stadium on the Academy grounds just north of Colorado Springs, from early September through November. The program played its first season in 1955 and has been in the Mountain West Conference since the league was founded in 1999. Its identity rests on two things. The first is the option offense (a run-first scheme in which the quarterback reads the defense and keeps, pitches or hands off), which has defined Air Force for decades; under Fisher DeBerry, head coach from 1984 to 2006, the…

Alabama plays its home games on Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium, a 100,077-seat stadium on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I football). The regular season runs from late August or early September through Thanksgiving weekend, so most home dates fall in September, October and November. Few programs carry as much history. Alabama claims 18 national championships, including 13 from the AP or Coaches' polls, and has won 30 SEC titles. Paul…

The Arizona State Sun Devils play home football games at Mountain America Stadium on the ASU campus in Tempe, Arizona, an open-air stadium that opened in 1958 and was called Sun Devil Stadium until a naming-rights deal in 2023. The playing surface is Frank Kush Field, natural grass. Home games run on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November and ASU has played in the Big 12 since 2024 after 46 seasons in the Pac-10 and Pac-12. ASU has fielded a team since 1897 and claims 18 conference championships across the Border Conference, the Western Athletic Conference, the…

The Arizona Wildcats play home football games at Casino Del Sol Stadium , the open-air stadium on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson that was called Arizona Stadium from its 1929 opening until a naming-rights deal with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe was announced in November 2025. Capacity is listed at 50,800 on the stadium's history (as of 2022) and 50,782 in more recent program references. Home games run on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, and Arizona has played in the Big 12 since the 2024 season, after 46 years in the Pac-10 and Pac-12. The program…

Arkansas plays its home games in Fayetteville at Razorback Stadium, on the University of Arkansas campus, with a listed capacity of 76,212. The Razorbacks compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). Home games run from late August or early September through November. The program began in 1894 and spent most of its history in the Southwest Conference (1915–1991), where it won all 13 of its conference championships. Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992. The school claims the 1964 national championship, awarded by the…

Army Black Knights football is the U.S. Military Academy's team, and its home games are played at Michie Stadium on the West Point campus above the Hudson River, from early September through November. The program dates to 1890, when Navy challenged the cadets to a game of the then-new sport, and that first meeting started what is now one of the oldest rivalries in college football. Army's peak came under coach Earl Blaik (1941–1958). The Cadets claimed national championships in 1944, 1945 and 1946, adding to earlier claimed titles in 1914 and 1916, and produced back-to-back Heisman Trophy…

Auburn plays its home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium, an 88,043-seat stadium on the Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama. The Tigers are a charter member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). Home games run from late August or early September through November, ending most years with the Iron Bowl against Alabama on Thanksgiving weekend. Auburn began playing in 1892, when it met Georgia in Atlanta in the first football game in the Deep South. The program claims nine national championships, including the…

Baylor plays its home games at McLane Stadium , a riverfront stadium on the north bank of the Brazos River in Waco, Texas, and the regular season runs from late August or early September through late November. The program fielded its first team in 1899, played in the Southwest Conference from 1915 until that league dissolved after the 1995 season, and has been a member of the Big 12 since its first season in 1996. The Bears have won 10 conference titles: seven in the Southwest Conference (1915, 1916, 1922, 1924, 1974, 1980 and 1994) and three in the Big 12 (2013, 2014 and 2021).…

The Boise State Broncos play home games at Albertsons Stadium on the Boise State University campus in Boise, Idaho, on the blue artificial turf that has become the program's trademark. The regular season runs from late August or early September through November. Founded in 1933 as a junior college program, Boise State won a junior college national title in 1958 and the Division I-AA title in 1980 before moving to the top level of college football in 1996. The Broncos became a national name in the 2000s. Their upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl capped an unbeaten 2006 season, and the 2009…

The Boston College Eagles play home football games at Alumni Stadium , a 44,500-seat open-air stadium on the lower campus in Chestnut Hill, about six miles west of downtown Boston and just inside the city line. Home games run from late August or early September through November, mostly on Saturdays with occasional weeknight kickoffs. BC played its first official game in 1893, took the nickname Eagles in 1920 and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2005 after 14 seasons in the Big East. It is the only FBS program in New England playing in a Power Four conference and one of two Catholic…

BYU plays its home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah, and the regular season runs from late August or early September through late November. The program began in 1922 and moved through the Rocky Mountain, Skyline, Western Athletic and Mountain West conferences before spending 2011 through 2022 as an independent. It joined the Big 12 in 2023. BYU's identity was built under coach LaVell Edwards, who led the program from 1972 to 2000 and won 19 of its conference titles. The peak came in 1984 , when a 13–0 team won the national championship.…

The California Golden Bears play home football games at California Memorial Stadium on the UC Berkeley campus, an open-air stadium that seats about 63,000 for football. Home games run from late August or early September through November. In September 2026 Cal announced a naming-rights deal under which the playing field is called Databricks Field at California Memorial Stadium. Cal began playing football in the 1880s and claims five national championships (1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1937). Andy Smith's "Wonder Teams" went 50 straight games without a loss from 1920 to 1925, and the 1937…

Cincinnati plays its home games at Nippert Stadium on the University of Cincinnati's Clifton campus, and the regular season runs from late August or early September through late November. The program fielded a team as early as 1885, and its 1888 game against Miami (Ohio) was the first intercollegiate football game played in Ohio. The Bearcats have won 16 conference championships across six leagues, including Mid-American titles from 1949 to 1952, Big East titles in 2008 and 2009, and American Athletic titles in 2020 and 2021. The 2008 team reached the Orange Bowl and the 2009 team the…

The Clemson Tigers play home football games at Memorial Stadium , known as Death Valley , on the Clemson University campus in upstate South Carolina. With a listed capacity of 81,500 and room for more than 86,000 with standing room, it is the largest stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November. Clemson first played in 1896, coached by John Heisman in its early years, and was a founding member of the ACC in 1953. It holds the most ACC titles of any member. The program claims three national championships:…

Colorado plays its home games at Folsom Field on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, and the regular season runs from late August or early September through late November. The program dates to 1890. It played in the Big Eight from 1948 to 1995, was a charter member of the Big 12 from 1996 to 2010, spent 2011 through 2023 in the Pac-12, and returned to the Big 12 in 2024. The 1990 team went 11–1–1, beat Notre Dame 10–9 in the Orange Bowl, and finished first in the Associated Press and Football Writers polls, sharing the national title with Georgia Tech, which topped the Coaches…

Duke Blue Devils football tickets get you into Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, an on-campus stadium on the southern end of Duke University's West Campus. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and at 35,018 seats the stadium is one of the smallest in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), so even an upper-row seat is close to the action. The program first took the field in 1888 as the Trinity Blue and White, and its first game against North Carolina is remembered as the first "scientific" football game in the state. Its peak came under…

Florida plays its home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, known as The Swamp, on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The official capacity is 88,548. The Gators are a charter member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I), and home games run from late August or early September through November. The program began with the university in 1906, took the Gators nickname in 1911 and moved into Florida Field in 1930. Its modern peak began in 1990, when former Heisman-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier returned…

Florida State Seminoles football tickets get you into Doak Campbell Stadium (in full, Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium), the on-campus home of the program in Tallahassee, Florida. The home schedule usually runs from late August or early September through late November, and the stadium seats 67,277 after a renovation completed before the 2025 season. Florida State College fielded a team from 1902 to 1904, but the modern program dates to 1947, when the former Florida State College for Women became Florida State University and admitted men again. Bill Peterson's teams of the…

Georgia Bulldogs football tickets get you into Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, where the University of Georgia plays its home games on a field ringed by privet hedges. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the program's biggest rivalry game, against Florida, is played at a neutral site rather than in Athens. The program fielded its first team in 1892 and has played in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since 1933. Georgia claims four national championships, for the 1942, 1980, 2021 and 2022 seasons, and counts 16 SEC titles, second in the…

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football tickets get you into Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, the program's on-campus stadium in Midtown Atlanta, for a home schedule that usually runs from early September through late November. Football has been played on the site since 1905, which makes it the oldest stadium in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of college football), and it seats 51,913 after a 2024 reduction. The program played its first game in 1892 and became a national force under John Heisman, the coach the Heisman Trophy is named for. His teams went 30–1–2 from 1915…

The Houston Cougars play home football games at TDECU Stadium , a roughly 40,000-seat open-air stadium on the University of Houston campus, less than three miles from downtown. Home games run from late August or early September through late November, and UH has competed in the Big 12 Conference since the 2023 season. The program first took the field in 1946 and has won 11 conference championships. Its identity is offense. Bill Yeoman, the winningest coach in school history (1962 to 1986), pioneered the Veer option, led UH to four Southwest Conference titles and won the Cotton Bowl after…

The Illinois Fighting Illini play their home games at Gies Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Champaign, and the home schedule runs from late August or early September through November. Illinois fielded its first team in 1890 and was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference in 1896. National titles claimed: five, for 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927 and 1951. Most were selected retroactively by mathematical systems, which the school acknowledges. Big Ten titles: 15, the fourth-most among conference members. Rose Bowl wins: after the 1946 season over UCLA,…

The Indiana Hoosiers play home football games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, as members of the Big Ten Conference. The stadium has been home since 1960, and capacity is listed at about 53,500. For most of its history, Indiana was known as a basketball school with a football team attached. The program played its first game in 1886, joined the Western Conference (today's Big Ten) for the 1900 season, and won only two conference titles in its first century and a quarter: an unbeaten 1945 season under Bo…

The Iowa Hawkeyes play home football games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, a 69,250-seat open-air stadium on the University of Iowa campus. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, and Iowa has played in the Big Ten since the 1900 season. The program dates to 1889 and claims five national championships (1921, 1922, 1956, 1958 and 1960). The stadium is named for Nile Kinnick , the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner and leader of that season's "Ironmen" team, still the only Hawkeye to win the award; his No. 24 is retired. Forest Evashevski's teams of…

The Iowa State Cyclones play home football games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, an open-air stadium with an official capacity of 61,500, including grass hillside seating in the corners. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, and Iowa State has played in the Big 12 since the conference formed in 1996. The program began in 1892. The nickname dates to 1895, when Iowa State, then coached by Pop Warner, beat Northwestern 36–0 and the Chicago Tribune ran the headline "Struck by a Cyclone." The mascot, though, is a cardinal named Cy, chosen in 1954…

The Kansas Jayhawks play home football games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, a stadium that first opened in 1921 and is in the middle of a near-total rebuild. The new west grandstand opened for the 2025 season; with east-side work still pending, capacity was reported at about 32,000 for 2026, far below the 47,233 it held before construction. Home games run from late August or early September through late November in the Big 12. Kansas first played in 1890, making it one of the oldest programs in the country, and it was a charter member of the conference that became the…

The Kansas State Wildcats play home football games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, an open-air stadium with an official capacity of 50,000. Home games run from late August or early September through late November, and K-State has played in the Big 12 since the conference began in 1996. For most of its history, K-State was one of the weakest programs in major college football. When Bill Snyder arrived in 1989, the team had gone 27 games without a win and held the worst all-time record in Division I-A. What followed is widely regarded as one of the great rebuilding jobs…

Kentucky Wildcats football tickets get you into Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, the University of Kentucky's on-campus stadium, for a home schedule that usually runs from early September through late November. At about 61,000 seats, it is one of the smaller stadiums in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which keeps most seats relatively close to the field. The program played its first season in 1881, making it one of the oldest in the sport, and has competed in the SEC since 1932. Its high point came under Bear Bryant, who coached in Lexington from 1946 through 1953. The 1950 team won…

Louisville Cardinals football tickets get you into L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (often shortened to L&N Stadium), the University of Louisville's stadium on the south end of its campus. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the stadium has been fully enclosed since a north end zone expansion finished in 2019. Louisville first played football in 1912. Frank Camp, who coached from 1946 through 1968 and remains the program's winningest coach, recruited Johnny Unitas and was an early leader in integrating Southern college football, bringing…

LSU Tigers football tickets get you into Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a 102,321-seat stadium on the Louisiana State University campus known as Death Valley. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the most sought-after tickets are for Saturday night games against SEC rivals. LSU played its first season in 1893, losing its only game that year to Tulane, and was a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1933. The program claims four national championships, for the 1958, 2003, 2007 and 2019 seasons, and 16 conference titles,…

The Maryland Terrapins play home football games at SECU Stadium on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, a few miles outside Washington, D.C. Home games run on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, and Maryland has played in the Big Ten Conference since 2014. The program fielded its first team in 1892, as Maryland Agricultural College. Under Jim Tatum, the Terps went 10–1 in 1953 and were named national champions as the only undefeated, untied team of the regular season; that title is the one the school claims. Maryland was a founding member of…

The Miami Hurricanes play their home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, about 22 miles north of the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The home season runs from late August or early September through November, with conference games against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents filling most of the schedule. Miami competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). The program began in 1926 and spent most of its history as an independent before joining the Big East in 1991 and the ACC in 2004. Its reputation was built in a remarkable…

Michigan State plays its home games at Spartan Stadium on the East Lansing campus, and the home season runs from late August or early September through November. The Spartans compete in the Big Ten Conference, which they joined for the 1953 season, and the school claims six national championships, including the 1952 and 1965 wire-service titles (the AP and Coaches polls). Football started as a club sport at what was then Michigan Agricultural College in 1885 and became a varsity sport in 1896. The program's peak came in two stretches. Biggie Munn's teams won national titles in 1951 and…

The Michigan Wolverines play home football games at Michigan Stadium , the Big House, in Ann Arbor. With an official capacity of 107,601, it is the largest stadium in the United States, and every home game since November 8, 1975, has drawn more than 100,000 fans. Michigan plays six or seven home games a season, on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November. Michigan fielded its first team in 1879 and has won more games than any other program in college football history. The school claims 12 national championships, from Fielding Yost's teams of 1901 to 1904 through…

Minnesota plays its home games at Huntington Bank Stadium, an open-air horseshoe on the university's Minneapolis campus, and the home season runs from late August or early September into late November. The Golden Gophers played their first game in 1882 and have been in the Big Ten since the conference began as the Western Conference in 1896. The school claims seven national championships: 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941 and 1960. Bernie Bierman's teams won three straight titles from 1934 to 1936, and halfback Bruce Smith won the Heisman Trophy in 1941. Minnesota has won 18 conference…

Mississippi State Bulldogs football tickets get you into Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, a stadium of about 60,000 seats that dates to 1914. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the year's biggest home game is the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss, which comes to Starkville in odd-numbered years. The school, then Mississippi A&M, fielded its first team in 1895; the first coach is credited with choosing maroon and white as the school colors. The team was known as the Aggies and then the Maroons before officially becoming…

Missouri Tigers football is the University of Missouri's program, and home games are played at Memorial Stadium, whose field is Faurot Field, in Columbia. Capacity for 2026 is listed at 63,609 on Wikipedia, while the university says its north end zone project brings the total to nearly 65,000. The Tigers first played in 1890 and have been in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since 2012, after decades in the Big Eight and the Big 12. The program's history runs through a few names. Don Faurot, a Hall of Fame coach, is associated with the Split-T offense, and the field carries his name. Dan…

NC State plays its home games at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, a few miles west of the main campus on Trinity Road, just off Hillsborough Street. The stadium holds 56,919, and the home season runs from late August or early September through November, usually seven home games. NC State is a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). The program began in 1892. Its strongest era came under Earle Edwards, who won five ACC titles between 1957 and 1968; the Wolfpack added championships in 1973 under…

Nebraska plays its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, where it has played since 1923 and has sold out every game since 1962. The home season runs from late August or early September through November. The Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2011 after more than a century in the Missouri Valley, Big Eight and Big 12 conferences. Nebraska ranks among the winningest programs in major college football, with five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995 and 1997) and 46 conference titles. Bob Devaney, hired in 1962, built the program into a national power and won the 1970 and 1971…

North Carolina plays its home games at Kenan Stadium, in the middle of the UNC campus in Chapel Hill. Capacity is about 50,500 after seating changes in 2018, and the home schedule runs from late August or early September through November. The Tar Heels are a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). UNC fielded its first team in 1888, making it one of the oldest programs in the South. The football history is steadier than spectacular: five ACC championships (1963, 1971, 1972, 1977 and 1980),…

Northwestern's home is the new Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, a 35,000-seat stadium built on the site of the old Ryan Field and scheduled to open on October 2, 2026, against Penn State. The Wildcats played the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and the first two home games of 2026, at the temporary lakefront Martin Stadium, with select November games at Wrigley Field. The home season runs from late August or early September through November. Football at Northwestern dates to an 1876 exhibition game, and the school was a charter member of the Western Conference, now the Big Ten, in 1896. The…

Notre Dame plays home games at 77,622-seat Notre Dame Stadium on its campus in Notre Dame, Indiana, just north of South Bend, with a home season that runs from early September through November. The program began in 1887 and is one of college football's most decorated: the school claims 11 national championships, seven players have won the Heisman Trophy, and the College Football Hall of Fame counts more Notre Dame players and coaches than any other university's. Notre Dame is one of only two FBS programs that compete as an independent, outside any conference. That lets it build a national…

The Ohio State Buckeyes play home football games at Ohio Stadium , the 102,780-seat open-air horseshoe on the Ohio State campus in Columbus, known as "the Horseshoe" or "the Shoe." Home games fall on fall Saturdays from early September through late November, and the program has played in the Big Ten since joining the conference in 1912. Football at Ohio State dates to 1890. The university claims nine national championships (1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014 and 2024), including the first College Football Playoff title after the 2014 season and the first title of the 12-team…

Oklahoma Sooners football is the University of Oklahoma's program, and its home games are played in Norman at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, whose playing surface is Owen Field. The stadium holds 80,126. The Sooners first played in 1895 and joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2024 after 28 seasons in the Big 12 and, before that, 76 in the Big Eight. Few programs can match the trophy case. Oklahoma claims seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985 and 2000) and 50 conference championships, the most of any current Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)…

Oklahoma State Cowboys football tickets get you into Boone Pickens Stadium, the on-campus home of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the stadium seats about 52,000 after a 2017 reseating project widened the seats (the university currently lists 52,202). The program dates to 1901, when the school was Oklahoma A&M, and it took the Oklahoma State name in 1957. It has played in the Big 12 Conference since the league formed in 1996, after decades in the Southwest Conference, the Missouri Valley…

The Oregon Ducks play home football games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, an open-air stadium just across the Willamette River from the University of Oregon campus. Its official capacity is 54,000, standing room pushes crowds toward 60,000, and home games fall on fall Saturdays (with occasional weeknight games) from late August or early September through November. Oregon joined the Big Ten for the 2024 season after six decades in the Pac-8, Pac-10 and Pac-12. The program first played in 1894 and was commonly called the Webfoots until the mid-1960s. For most of the 20th century it was a…

The Penn State Nittany Lions play home football games at Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus in University Park, with an official capacity of 106,572, which makes it the second-largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere. Since 2025 it has carried the naming-rights title West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Home games fall on fall Saturdays from late August or early September through late November. Penn State fielded its first team in 1887 and played as an independent for a century before beginning Big Ten play in 1993. It claims two national championships (1982 and 1986), has won…

The Pittsburgh Panthers play their home games at Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh's North Shore, the 68,400-seat stadium they share with the NFL's Steelers. The home season runs from late August or early September through November. Pitt competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which it joined in 2013, and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, the top tier of NCAA Division I). Pitt has fielded a team since 1890 and was an independent for a century before joining the Big East in 1991. The program claims nine national championships. The two from the major wire-service polls came in…

The Purdue Boilermakers play home football games at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, a 61,441-seat open-air stadium on the northern edge of the Purdue campus. Home games fall on fall Saturdays, plus the occasional Thursday or Friday night, from late August or early September through late November. Purdue has been a Big Ten member since 1896, one of the conference's original programs. The program dates to 1887 and has won eight Big Ten titles (1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967 and 2000). It has played in two Rose Bowls: Jack Mollenkopf's team beat USC 14–13 in the game…

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights play home football games at SHI Stadium , a 52,454-seat open-air stadium on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the Raritan River from New Brunswick. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September through November, and Rutgers has played in the Big Ten since the 2014 season. No program has a longer claim on the sport. On November 6, 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton 6–4 on a field along College Avenue in New Brunswick in what is recognized as the first intercollegiate football game. The rules looked more like soccer and rugby than…

The SMU Mustangs play home football games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium , an open-ended horseshoe on the Southern Methodist University campus in University Park, a separate town surrounded by Dallas in Dallas County. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September into late November, and since July 2024 SMU has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after eleven seasons in the American Athletic Conference. Few programs have a history this dramatic. SMU first played in 1915, and in the 1920s sportswriters called Ray Morrison's pass-first teams the "Aerial Circus" because…

South Carolina Gamecocks football is the University of South Carolina's program in Columbia, and home games are played at Williams-Brice Stadium, listed at 77,559 seats before a renovation that runs through the 2028 season. The Gamecocks first played in 1892, spent 1953 to 1970 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, played as an independent from 1971 to 1991, and joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992. The program's high points are well documented. George Rogers won the 1980 Heisman Trophy after leading the nation with 1,894 rushing yards and went first overall in the 1981 NFL draft.…

The Stanford Cardinal play home football games at Stanford Stadium , a 50,424-seat open-air stadium on the Stanford University campus next to Palo Alto. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or September through late November, and since 2024 Stanford has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after more than a century in the Pacific Coast Conference and its successors, ending with the Pac-12. Stanford played in the first Rose Bowl, against Michigan in 1902, and has appeared in the game 15 times, the third-most of any school. It claims national championships in 1926, under…

The Syracuse Orange play home football games at the JMA Wireless Dome , an indoor stadium on the Syracuse University campus known since its first night in 1980 as "the Loud House." Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September through late November, and Syracuse has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since 2013. It is the only school in New York playing football in a Power Four conference. The program played its first game on November 23, 1889. Its high point came under Ben Schwartzwalder, who coached from 1949 to 1973: the 1959 team went 11–0, beat No. 4…

TCU Horned Frogs football tickets get you into Amon G. Carter Stadium, Texas Christian University's on-campus stadium in Fort Worth, for a home schedule that usually runs from early September through late November. The university lists official capacity at 46,000, and standing-room areas let crowds run higher: the record is 53,294, set at the 2023 opener against Colorado. TCU played its first season in 1896, when the school was AddRan Christian University and was based in Waco. The program's first golden age came under coach Dutch Meyer in the 1930s. TCU claims national championships for…

Tennessee Volunteers football is the University of Tennessee's program in Knoxville, and every home game is played at Neyland Stadium, which holds 101,915. The Vols first fielded a team in 1891 and have played in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since 1933. Home games run on fall Saturdays from late August or early September into late November, with a bowl or playoff game possible after that. The program's résumé explains the crowds. Tennessee claims six national championships (1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967 and 1998) and has won 13 SEC titles. The 1998 team went 13–0 and beat Florida State…

Texas A&M plays its home football games at Kyle Field on the College Station campus, and the home schedule runs from late August or early September through late November as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program first fielded a team in 1894, spent eight decades in the Southwest Conference, moved to the Big 12 in 1996 and joined the SEC in 2012. National titles claimed: three, for 1919, 1927 and 1939. The 1939 team went 11–0, was voted No. 1 by the AP Poll and beat Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. Conference titles: 18, seventeen in the Southwest Conference and one in the…

The Texas Longhorns play their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin, with the home schedule running from late August or early September through November. Texas began playing football in 1893, spent eight decades in the Southwest Conference and 28 seasons in the Big 12, and joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2024. National titles claimed: four, for 1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005. The 2005 team finished 13–0 with a Rose Bowl win over USC. Conference titles: 34, across the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southwest…

Texas Tech Red Raiders football tickets get you into Galaxy Stadium on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, a 60,000-seat stadium known for decades as Jones AT&T Stadium. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and the stadium is one of the largest college venues in Texas. The program played its first season in 1925 as the Matadors, a name chosen to match the campus's Spanish Renaissance architecture. A Los Angeles sportswriter's description of the team's scarlet satin uniforms in 1934 gave rise to "Red Raiders," which became official in 1937.…

UCF Knights football tickets get you into the Acrisure Bounce House, the University of Central Florida's on-campus stadium east of downtown Orlando. The home schedule usually runs from early September through late November, and after the Roth Tower expansion completed for the 2026 season, the stadium seats 45,906. UCF fielded its first team in 1979 as a Division III program, with volunteer coaches and players who paid to stay in the dorms during tryouts. It moved up to Division I-A, now the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996, becoming the first program to play in all four NCAA…

The UCLA Bruins play their 2026 home football games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, about 10 miles north-northeast of downtown Los Angeles, on Saturdays from early September through late November. UCLA has used the Rose Bowl since 1982 and joined the Big Ten in 2024, along with USC, Oregon and Washington. The program fielded its first team in 1919. Its high point came under Red Sanders in the 1950s: the 1954 team went 9–0 and won the Coaches' Poll national championship, shared with AP champion Ohio State, which is the title UCLA claims. Quarterback Gary Beban won the Heisman Trophy in 1967.…

The USC Trojans play home football games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , a 77,500-seat open-air stadium in Exposition Park, directly across from USC's University Park campus south of downtown Los Angeles. Home games run from late August through November, and USC has played in the Big Ten since 2024. The program dates to 1888 and is one of the most decorated in the sport. USC claims 11 national championships (1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003 and 2004), though the BCS vacated the 2004 title after NCAA sanctions; the AP still recognizes USC as its 2004…

The Utah Utes play home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, with a regular season that runs from early September through November. The program began in 1892, and football has been played on the current stadium site since 1927. Utah built its national reputation as an outsider. As a Mountain West Conference member, a league whose champion had no automatic place in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS, the system that set the major bowls from 1998 to 2013), Utah became the first such team to reach a BCS bowl, beating Pittsburgh 35–7 in the 2005…

Vanderbilt plays its home football games at FirstBank Stadium on the university's campus in Nashville, Tennessee, and the home schedule runs from late August or early September through November. The program dates to 1890, took the Commodores nickname after the 1897 season and was a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1932. Early dominance: 14 conference championships, all before the SEC era, most of them under Dan McGugin, who coached 30 seasons and won 198 games. Undefeated seasons: eight, the last in 1944. Unclaimed national titles: selectors have named Vanderbilt…

The Virginia Cavaliers play home football games at Scott Stadium , a 61,500-seat open-air stadium on the University of Virginia's Grounds in Charlottesville, next to the World Heritage Site portion of campus that includes Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village. Home games fall on Saturdays from late August or early September into late November, and Virginia has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since 1953. UVA football began in the late 1880s, and Virginia was the South's first great program, with 28 straight winning seasons after its first and 12 Southern championships…

The Virginia Tech Hokies play home football games at Lane Stadium , a 65,632-seat open-air stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. Home games are on Saturdays (with occasional weeknight television dates) from late August or early September through late November, and the Hokies have played in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2004. The program first took the field on October 21, 1892, and has won more than 700 games. Early teams were known as the Gobblers; the Hokie Bird mascot and the Hokies name took over in the early 1980s, drawn from the "Old Hokie" cheer. The…

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons play home football games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a 31,500-seat open-air stadium that opened in 1968. Home games fall on Saturdays, with some weeknight television dates, from late August or early September through November. Wake Forest has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference since the league began play in 1953. The program dates to 1888, before the university moved from the town of Wake Forest to Winston-Salem for the fall 1956 term. The Demon Deacons name came from a 1923 newspaper account of a win over…

The Washington Huskies play home football games at Husky Stadium , an on-campus stadium on the southeast edge of the University of Washington in Seattle, between Montlake Boulevard and Union Bay on Lake Washington. Home games fall on Saturdays from early September through November. Washington joined the Big Ten in 2024 after more than a century in the Pac-12 and its predecessors, where it was a charter member. Organized football began at Washington in 1892, after an informal game in 1889. The program's highlights: Two claimed national titles. The 1960 team beat AP and UPI champion…

The West Virginia Mountaineers play home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on the Evansdale side of the WVU campus in Morgantown, with a regular season from early September through November. The program dates to 1891 and has won or shared 15 conference titles, eight in the Southern Conference and seven in the Big East. WVU has played in the Big 12 since 2012. West Virginia has no major professional teams, so WVU football carries the weight of a statewide program. It has been suggested that Morgantown becomes the largest city in the state on game days. The Mountaineers…

The Wisconsin Badgers play home football games at Camp Randall Stadium on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, a 75,822-seat open-air stadium. Home games fall on Saturdays (with some night and late-November kickoffs under the Big Ten's television deals) from late August or early September through late November. The program fielded its first team in 1889 and has played in the Big Ten since the conference formed in 1896, when Wisconsin won the first league title. It is one of a small group of programs with 700 or more wins, and it has two Heisman Trophy winners: fullback Alan Ameche…

The 68 Ventures Bowl is a college football bowl game played every December in Mobile, Alabama, at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the University of South Alabama campus. It matches teams from the Group of Five conferences (the FBS leagues outside the Power Four), most often the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference. The 2026 game, the 28th edition, is set for Saturday, December 26, with a 4:30 p.m. Central kickoff on ESPN. Tie-ins change, so treat any matchup forecast loosely. Wikipedia lists the Sun Belt and the MAC as current partners, while the bowl's own announcement for 2026…

The Alamo Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio, usually in the final days of December. The 2026 game is scheduled for Tuesday, December 29, 2026, at 8 p.m. Central on ESPN. It is formally the Valero Alamo Bowl , after its title sponsor, the San Antonio refiner Valero Energy. The matchup comes from conference tie-ins (contracts that reserve a bowl slot for a conference's teams). For more than a decade the bowl has paired a Big 12 team with a Pac-12 team. After the Pac-12's breakup, the bowl extended its selection rights through the…

The Arizona Bowl is a college football bowl game played in the final days of December at Casino Del Sol Stadium, the University of Arizona's stadium in Tucson. Since 2020 it has matched a team from the Mountain West Conference against a team from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Its full name is the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop , after the beverage brand of the two rappers that became title sponsor in 2024. Every game since 2015 has fallen between December 27 and December 31. As of fall 2026, the bowl was one of two games not yet given a date on the…

The Army–Navy Game is the annual football game between the United States Military Academy (Army, at West Point) and the United States Naval Academy (Navy, in Annapolis). The 2026 game is scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3 p.m. at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on CBS. Since 2009 it has been played on the second Saturday of December, after conference championship weekend, so it stands alone on the schedule as the last regular-season game of major-college football. The teams first met on November 29, 1890, when Navy won 24–0 at West Point. Through the 2025 game…

The Celebration Bowl is the annual game between the champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It serves as the de facto national championship of HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) football in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, the level below the major-college FBS). The 2026 game, the 11th edition, is scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2026, at noon Eastern on ABC, and it opens the college bowl season. Since 2020 the game…

The Citrus Bowl is a college football bowl game played around New Year's at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, matching teams from the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The next game, the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, is scheduled for Saturday, January 2, 2027, at noon Eastern on ABC. Cheez-It has been the title sponsor since 2023. The bowl is run by Florida Citrus Sports, a not-for-profit event organization that also stages the Pop-Tarts Bowl at the same stadium. The Citrus Bowl's own description is that it takes the top Big Ten and SEC teams outside the CFP's group of major…

The College Football Playoff National Championship is the final game of the major-college football season, matching the two winners of the playoff semifinals. It is played on a Monday night in January at a neutral NFL-size stadium that changes every year. The next game is set for Monday, January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas , with a scheduled 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff on ESPN. Unlike the semifinals and quarterfinals, which are hosted by traditional bowls such as the Rose, Sugar and Orange, the title game is not a bowl. The College Football Playoff organization runs it…

The Cotton Bowl Classic is a college football bowl game played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is one of the New Year's Six (the six top-tier bowls that host College Football Playoff games), and for the 2026 season it is a CFP quarterfinal on Friday, January 1, 2027. Its sponsored name is the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, and it is run by the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. The CFP has listed three New Year's Day quarterfinal windows for that date, at noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Central), shared among the Cotton,…

The Duke's Mayo Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. The 2026 game is set for Saturday, December 26, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC, and it matches a team from the ACC against a team from the Big Ten . The pairing follows a rotation built into the bowl's conference tie-ins (contracts that reserve a bowl slot for a conference's teams). Since 2020 the ACC has supplied one team every year, with the opponent coming from the Big Ten in even-numbered years and the SEC in…

The Fenway Bowl is a college football bowl game played each December at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox and the oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball. The 2026 game, the Wasabi Fenway Bowl, is scheduled for Saturday, December 26, 2026, at 2 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management run the game, and Wasabi Technologies has been the title sponsor since 2021. The bowl's tie-ins are with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the American Athletic Conference (the American). Recent games show how that plays out: Boston College against SMU in 2023,…

The Fiesta Bowl is a college football bowl game played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and it is one of the New Year's Six (the six top-tier bowls that host College Football Playoff games). For the 2026 season it is a CFP quarterfinal, set for Wednesday, December 30, 2026, with a 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff, which is 5:30 p.m. in Arizona. The game currently goes by the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and is run by the Fiesta Sports Foundation, the nonprofit that also stages the Fiesta Bowl Parade and a second bowl game. The role changes by season. In the 12-team playoff (the bracket that…

The Frisco Bowl is a college football bowl game played each December in Frisco, Texas, north of Dallas. The 2026 game, the ninth in Frisco, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 23, 2026, at 8 p.m. Central on ESPN, at Ford Center at The Star, the indoor stadium at the Dallas Cowboys' headquarters. ESPN Events owns and operates the bowl. The bowl began in 2014 as the Miami Beach Bowl. ESPN Events bought it in April 2017 and moved it to Frisco that year. Its standing tie-in is with the American Conference, and the second team is chosen at large; for the 2025 game, organizers said the field…

The Gasparilla Bowl is a college football bowl game played each December at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The 2026 game is scheduled for Friday, December 18, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN, which makes it one of the first bowls of the season. Its formal name is the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl , after the title sponsor it has carried since 2020. ESPN owns and operates the game through its events division. Rather than one fixed pairing, the bowl draws from pools of conferences. Wikipedia lists slots tied to the ACC, Big 12 and SEC alongside Group of Five leagues (the American,…

The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game in Jacksonville, Florida, and the 82nd game is scheduled for Wednesday, December 30, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on ESPN, at Bill Gay Grounds at EverBank Stadium. Played every year since 1946, it is the sixth-oldest bowl in college football and is run by Gator Bowl Sports, formerly the Gator Bowl Association. The 2025 game matched an SEC team against an ACC team, and the bowl's recent agreements have also included the Big Ten. Conference tie-ins rotate and are renegotiated every few years, so confirm the 2026 pairing when…

The Hawaii Bowl is played on or near Christmas Eve in Honolulu. The 2026 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl is scheduled for Thursday, December 24, 2026, at 2 p.m. Hawaii time (7 p.m. Eastern) on ESPN, at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. It is part of a Christmas Eve bowl doubleheader with the New Mexico Bowl. ESPN Events operates the game, which has been played since 2002. Conference affiliations for 2026 had not been announced as of the June schedule release. In recent seasons the bowl has drawn from the Mountain West and the American Athletic…

The Holiday Bowl is a college football bowl game played in San Diego every winter since 1978. It is no longer at Petco Park. The game spent three seasons at the downtown ballpark after San Diego Stadium was demolished, then moved to Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley for the December 2024 game, and it stays there for the 47th edition on Monday, December 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. Pacific, televised on The CW. Snapdragon Stadium sits on the site of the old San Diego Stadium, so the game has effectively returned to the neighborhood where it was played for four decades. The nonprofit Sports San…

The Independence Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 2026 edition, the 50th playing of the game, is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Central (8:30 p.m. Eastern) on ESPN. Its formal name is the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl , after the engineering services company that has held the title sponsorship since 2020. The game was first played in 1976 and takes its name from the U.S. Bicentennial that year. The bowl describes itself as college football's 11th-oldest bowl game, which puts it ahead…

No. The LA Bowl, a college football bowl game held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, ended after its fifth game, Washington's 38–10 win over Boise State on December 13, 2025. There is no LA Bowl on the 2026–27 bowl schedule. The end was first reported in December 2025, days before that final game, and organizers confirmed it in early 2026; reports date the formal announcement differently, between mid-January and early February. The organizers' statement said that after five years the LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium would no longer be moving forward. That means any listing for a 2026 LA…

The Las Vegas Bowl is a college football bowl game played each December at Allegiant Stadium, the domed home of the Las Vegas Raiders, about a mile west of the Strip. The next game is scheduled for Thursday, December 31, 2026, at 12:45 p.m. Pacific on ESPN, with teams to be announced in early December. ESPN Events owns and operates the bowl, and SRS Distribution has held the naming rights since 2021, so the full name is the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. In recent seasons the game has drawn teams from major conferences. Wikipedia lists Big Ten teams in the 2023 and 2025 games, SEC teams…

The Liberty Bowl is a college football bowl game played each year around the turn of the new year at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Its conference partners are the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big 12. The next game, the 68th, is scheduled for Saturday, January 2, 2027, with a 6:30 p.m. Central kickoff. AutoZone, the auto parts retailer headquartered in Memphis, has been the title sponsor since 2004, so the official name is the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The bowl calls itself the seventh-oldest college bowl game, and its alumni include four Heisman Trophy winners…

The Military Bowl is played in Annapolis, Maryland, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the home field of the U.S. Naval Academy. The 2026 edition, now called the Freedom Mortgage Military Bowl, is set for Monday, December 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. Eastern. The game has been played every December since 2008, apart from 2020, when it was canceled for lack of available teams. The matchup for 2026 is a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against a team from the American Athletic Conference (the American). Tie-ins (the contracts that assign conference teams to a bowl) are renegotiated…

The Music City Bowl is a college football bowl game played in late December at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, matching a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against a team from the Big Ten. Recent games have landed on or around December 30, and the 2026 game is scheduled for December 30 again. It is one of the higher-profile non-playoff bowls because both conferences bring large, traveling fan bases, and SEC schools within driving distance of Nashville can fill much of the stadium on their own. A note on the name: from 2020 through 2024 the game was the TransPerfect Music…

The Myrtle Beach Bowl is a college football bowl game played each December at Brooks Stadium, the home of Coastal Carolina University football in Conway, South Carolina, inland from Myrtle Beach. The seventh edition is scheduled for Monday, December 21, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern , televised on ESPN. The bowl is owned and run by ESPN Events, which operates 17 bowl games. Its tie-ins are with three conferences: Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt. For 2026, the bowl says the matchup will feature teams from two of those three leagues, with the teams named after…

The New Orleans Bowl is a December college football bowl played inside the Caesars Superdome. The 26th annual game is scheduled for Wednesday, December 23, 2026, at 1 p.m. Central on ESPN, the latest calendar date in the bowl's history and the second straight year it falls two days before Christmas. The 2026 game matches a team from the Sun Belt Conference against a team from Conference USA. The Sun Belt has been the anchor since the first game in 2001, and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation organizes the bowl with the conference. Other leagues have filled the opposite slot over the…

The Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, and for the 2026 season it is a College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday, January 14, 2027, with a 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff. The winner advances to the national championship game on January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Its sponsored name is the Capital One Orange Bowl, and it is organized by the Orange Bowl Committee, a South Florida nonprofit. The Orange Bowl is one of the New Year's Six (the six top-tier bowls that host playoff games). In the 12-team playoff, four…

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is a College Football Playoff (CFP) game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. It has been part of the playoff rotation since 2014, and in the 12-team playoff format it alternates between hosting a quarterfinal and a semifinal. For the 2026 season, it is a CFP quarterfinal on Friday, January 1, 2027. For the 2027 season, it is a quarterfinal again on Saturday, January 1, 2028. Because the teams come from the playoff bracket, there are no fixed conference tie-ins. The matchup is set by the CFP selection committee's seeding in early December, and for…

The Pinstripe Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City. The 2026 game, the 16th edition, is scheduled for Saturday, December 26, 2026, at noon Eastern on ABC, with ESPN Radio carrying the broadcast. Its formal name is the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl , and it is staged at the home of the New York Yankees, whose pinstriped uniforms give the game its name. The matchup comes from conference tie-ins (contracts that reserve a bowl slot for a conference's teams). The 2026 game pairs a Big Ten team with an ACC team , the 12th consecutive…

The Pop-Tarts Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 2026 game is scheduled for Tuesday, December 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. It will be the 37th edition of the bowl and the 26th played in Orlando. The matchup comes from conference tie-ins (contracts that reserve a bowl slot for a conference's teams). The bowl takes the top ACC team outside the College Football Playoff and the second Big 12 team outside the playoff , which places it among the more prominent non-playoff games of the bowl season. The 2026 game is the…

The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa that matches a team from the SEC against a team from the Big Ten. The 2026 game is scheduled for Thursday, December 31, 2026, at noon Eastern on ESPN. Fans who have followed it for decades know it as the Outback Bowl , the name it carried for more than a quarter century until 2022. The SEC–Big Ten pairing dates to 1995 and has held ever since, which gives this game a steadier identity than most bowls. It is organized by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association. For decades it was a New Year's Day fixture;…

The Rose Bowl Game is a college football bowl game played on New Year's Day at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, and it is now a quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff (CFP, the 12-team bracket that decides the national champion). The next game is set for Friday, January 1, 2027. It is organized by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, the same volunteer group that stages the Rose Parade that morning, and since 2023 its presenting sponsor has been Prudential Financial. It is also the oldest bowl in the sport. The first game, on January 1, 1902, ended Michigan 49,…

The Sugar Bowl is a college football bowl game played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, and for the 2026 season it is a College Football Playoff semifinal on Friday, January 15, 2027, with a 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff (6:30 p.m. Central). The winner goes to the national championship game on January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Its sponsored name is the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and it is run by the Sugar Bowl Committee, which also stages a calendar of other sporting events through the year. The Sugar Bowl is one of the New Year's Six (the six top-tier bowls that host…

The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game played at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, usually on New Year's Eve, matching a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against a team from the Pac-12. The next game is set for Thursday, December 31, 2026, at noon Mountain time on CBS. The Sun Bowl Association's site lists the matchup as the ACC against "Pac-12 Legacy Teams," the schools that made up the conference before most of its members left in 2024. The game's age is its calling card. The first Sun Bowl, in 1935, was played between high school teams, and the first college game…

The Texas Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at NRG Stadium in Houston, matching a team from the Big 12 Conference against a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The 2026 game is listed for Thursday, December 31, 2026 , in the evening on ESPN; confirm the kickoff time once the bowl announces the matchup. Since 2024 it has been called the Kinder's Texas Bowl , after the maker of barbecue sauces and seasonings. Teams arrive through conference tie-ins (contracts that reserve a bowl slot for each conference's teams). The bowl does not pick the top teams from either…

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the final round of the Formula 1 World Championship, held each year in late November or early December at Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The 2026 race weekend runs December 3 to 6, with the race on Sunday, December 6. Abu Dhabi signed an agreement in December 2021 that keeps it as the season finale through 2030. The race has a format of its own. The first Grand Prix here, on November 1, 2009, was Formula 1's first day-night race: it started at 5 p.m. local time and finished under permanent floodlights, which the circuit describes as the largest…

The AFC Championship Game decides which American Football Conference team plays in the Super Bowl. It is one of the NFL's two conference title games, played by the last two AFC teams standing after the Wild Card and Divisional rounds. For the 2026 season, the NFL has scheduled both conference championships for Sunday, January 31, 2027 , two weeks before Super Bowl LXI on February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium. The game has no fixed site. Since the 1975 season, the higher-seeded of the two remaining teams hosts, so the stadium is decided by the regular-season standings and the results of the…

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is a PGA Tour event played every March at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, a private club in the Bay Hill community southwest of downtown Orlando, Florida. The 2027 tournament week runs March 15 to 21, with the four competitive rounds Thursday through Sunday. Since 2024 it has been one of the PGA Tour's signature events, a tier of tournaments with smaller fields and larger purses, and its field has numbered about 69 players with a purse of 20 million dollars. The tournament traces back to the Florida Citrus Open Invitational, first played in…

The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile, 200-lap NASCAR Cup Series race held every February at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It has opened the Cup season since 1982 and is the sport's most prestigious race, which is why it carries the nickname "The Great American Race." The 2027 race is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2027. The race closes out Speedweeks, the stretch of on-track activity that leads up to it. It usually falls on the third Sunday of February, around Presidents Day weekend, and since 2022 it has run one week after the Super Bowl. The winner takes home the…

The FIFA Intercontinental Cup is an annual club soccer tournament, first held in 2024, that brings together the reigning champions of FIFA's six confederations and crowns a world club champion each year. It is played as a knockout bracket from late summer to December, and the champion of Europe's UEFA Champions League receives a bye straight to the final. Paris Saint-Germain are the holders after winning the 2025 final. It fills the slot the old FIFA Club World Cup held from 2000 to 2023. When FIFA expanded the Club World Cup to 32 teams on a four-year cycle, starting with the 2025 edition…

Formula 1 is the top class of single-seater, open-wheel road racing, sanctioned by the FIA and run commercially by the Formula One Group. The world championship began in 1950, and the 2027 season is scheduled for 24 Grands Prix. Three of them are in the United States, which makes the US the only country with more than one round on the 2027 calendar: Miami Grand Prix , at the Miami International Autodrome around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 2027 race weekend is April 30 to May 2. United States Grand Prix , at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) east of Austin, Texas. The 2027…

The Indianapolis 500 is a 500-mile, 200-lap IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, run on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. The 111th running is scheduled for Sunday, May 30, 2027. The green flag has fallen around 12:30 p.m., and the race itself takes about three and a half hours. Field: 33 cars, starting in 11 rows of three. Crowd: the Speedway has 257,325 permanent seats, and total race-day attendance is commonly reported at 350,000 to 400,000, often cited as the largest single-day sporting event in the world. Setting: the Speedway sits about six miles west…

The Kentucky Derby is a 1¼-mile race on dirt for three-year-old thoroughbreds, run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. The next running is Saturday, May 1, 2027. The Kentucky Oaks, a race for three-year-old fillies, is run the day before, on Friday, April 30, 2027, and many tickets cover both days. Field: up to 20 horses, which makes the start crowded and the first turn chaotic. Length: about two minutes, the source of the nickname "the most exciting two minutes in sports." Stakes: the Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown. Churchill Downs has a one-mile…

The MLB All-Star Game, nicknamed the Midsummer Classic, matches the top players of the American League (AL) against the National League (NL) on a Tuesday night in July. The 2027 game is scheduled for July 13, 2027 at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, with All-Star Week events in Chicago from July 9 to 13. MLB confirmed Wrigley as host on August 1, 2025. One caveat matters for anyone buying early. The collective bargaining agreement (CBA, the labor contract between the owners and the players' union) expires on December 1, 2026, and the 2027 season, the All-Star Game included, depends…

Opening Day is the first day of Major League Baseball's regular season, and since 2023 it has fallen on the last Thursday of March. Before that, it usually came in the first week of April. MLB reserves the name for the first day on which multiple games are played, so a stand-alone night game or an overseas series that starts the season a few days earlier is an opener but not, officially, Opening Day. The recent pattern shows how the day is built: 2023: all 30 teams played on Thursday, March 30, the first time every club opened on the same day since 1968. 2024: 28 teams opened on Thursday,…

The Monaco Grand Prix is the Formula 1 race held on the streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, around Monaco's harbor, Port Hercules. It has run since 1929, it is organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), and it is widely considered one of the most prestigious motor races in the world. With the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it forms the Triple Crown of Motorsport. The 2027 event runs June 3 to 6, with the on-track Formula 1 weekend on June 4 to 6. The date moved in 2026. For decades the race fell in late May, often on the Ascension Day weekend, which put it in…

NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is the sanctioning body for American stock car racing. Bill France Sr. founded it in 1948, and it is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. When fans buy NASCAR tickets, they almost always mean the NASCAR Cup Series, the top division, which runs 36 points-paying races a season plus two non-points events, the preseason Clash and the All-Star Race. Below the Cup Series sit the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, which often race at the same track on the same weekend. Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota compete in all…

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, usually called the NFR, is the season-ending championship of professional rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). The 2026 edition runs December 3 through December 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas, with one performance (a full night of competition, also called a go-round) each evening. All ten performances are listed at 5:45 p.m. local time. Only the top 15 contestants in each of seven events qualify, based on the season's money standings, which makes 105 qualifiers in all. Each night, every…

The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is Major League Baseball's semifinal round for the National League. It is a best-of-seven series played in October, and the first team to win four games takes the NL pennant (the league championship) and the Warren C. Giles Trophy, then advances to the World Series against the American League champion. The two teams reach it through a 12-team postseason, in place since 2022. Six teams qualify in each league: three division winners and three wild cards. The two best division winners skip the best-of-three Wild Card Series, and the survivors…

The NBA All-Star Game is the league's annual exhibition of its top players, played on a Sunday night in mid-February as the finale of NBA All-Star Weekend. Since 2022 it has been held on the third Sunday of February. The next edition is set for Phoenix in 2027, at Mortgage Matchup Center, the downtown arena of the Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. The league announced Phoenix as the 2027 host on March 7, 2024. The host changes every year, and the league picks it well in advance. Recent and upcoming sites show the pattern: 2026: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on February…

The NBA conference finals are the third round of the NBA playoffs: two best-of-seven series, one in the Eastern Conference and one in the Western, played in late May. The winners are the conference champions and meet in the NBA Finals in June. Games are held in the home arenas of the four teams still alive, so the host cities are not known until the second round ends. This page covers the round as a whole. For conference-specific detail, see the separate guides to the Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference Finals . Eastern Conference Finals: the winner receives the Bob Cousy…

The NBA Eastern Conference Finals are the third round of the NBA playoffs: a best-of-seven series, played in late May, between the last two teams left in the East. The winner takes the conference title and advances to the NBA Finals against the Western Conference champion. There is no neutral site. Every game is played in one of the two teams' home arenas, so where you go depends entirely on which teams survive the first two rounds. The playoff field works like this. Sixteen teams qualify, eight from each conference. The top six in the East by winning percentage advance directly, and the…

The NBA Finals are the league's championship series: the Eastern Conference champion plays the Western Conference champion in a best-of-seven series (the first team to win four games takes the title) each June. There is no neutral host city. Every game is played in one of the two finalists' home arenas, so where you go depends entirely on which teams survive the conference finals. The winner receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, and the series' standout player receives the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award, which has been given since 1969. The series began in 1947 as the BAA…

The NBA playoffs are the league's postseason tournament, run from mid-April to June. Twenty teams take part: the top ten in each conference by winning percentage. Seeds 1 through 6 qualify directly; seeds 7 through 10 play a short play-in tournament for the last two spots in each conference. The 16 survivors then play four rounds, every one a best-of-seven series (first to four wins), a format used in all rounds since 2003: First round : 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 in each conference; Conference semifinals : the four winners in each conference pair off; Conference finals : one…

The Western Conference Finals are the third round of the NBA playoffs: a best-of-seven series between the last two teams standing in the West, with the winner advancing to the NBA Finals. The series is played in the two teams' home arenas, typically in the second half of May, after the conference semifinals and before the Finals in June. Since 2022 the West champion has received the Oscar Robertson Trophy, named for the Hall of Fame guard, and the series' best player has received the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy as Western Conference Finals MVP; Stephen Curry won the first one in 2022.…

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded March Madness, decides the college basketball national champion in a single-elimination bracket. The 2027 tournament runs from March 16 to April 5, 2027 , and ends with the Men's Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit, with the national semifinals on Saturday, April 3 and the championship game on Monday, April 5. It is also the first tournament with 76 teams. The NCAA voted on May 7, 2026 to expand both the men's and women's fields from 68, starting in 2027. The structure works like this: Who gets in: 32 conference champions earn…

The NFC Championship Game is one of the NFL's two conference finals. It is played in late January, two weeks before the Super Bowl, at the stadium of the higher-seeded team still alive in the NFC playoffs. The winner receives the George Halas Trophy and faces the AFC champion in the Super Bowl. The most recent game, on January 25, 2026, was played in Seattle, where the Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams 31–27 and went on to win Super Bowl LX. The year before, on January 26, 2025, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 55–23 in Philadelphia. Because the site follows seeding,…

The NFL draft is the league's annual selection of college and other eligible players, held over three days each spring: round one on the first night, rounds two and three on the second, and rounds four through seven on the third. General access to the outdoor draft site and fan festival is free. The next draft runs April 29 to May 1, 2027 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the stage facing the U.S. Capitol. 2027, Washington, D.C.: announced May 5, 2025. It is the first draft held in the capital since 1941, and organizers have projected attendance of more than a million. 2028,…

The NFL playoffs are a four-round, single-elimination tournament that follows the regular season and ends with the Super Bowl. Fourteen teams qualify, seven from each conference (the AFC and the NFC). Every round before the Super Bowl is played at the stadium of the higher-seeded team, so the playoffs come to the home cities of the best regular-season teams, usually across mid- and late January. Seeding works this way: Seeds 1 through 4 go to the four division winners in each conference, ranked by record. Seeds 5 through 7 go to the three wild cards (the best remaining records in the…

The Pro Bowl was the NFL's annual all-star event, and as of October 2026 there is no future game on the schedule. On August 26, 2026, The Athletic reported that the NFL was ending the Pro Bowl as an annual event after the 2026 Pro Bowl Games. Under that report, the league will still select an 88-player Pro Bowl team each season, using the same voting format, so being named a Pro Bowler remains an honor even without a game. The most recent event, the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, was played on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco as part of Super Bowl LX week. The NFC…

The PGA Tour organizes most of the week-to-week men's professional golf tournaments in North America. A PGA Tour ticket is a ticket to one of those tournaments, usually a grounds pass that lets you walk the course and watch any player on any hole. The Tour is a nonprofit organization based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and its tournaments raise money for local charities in their host cities. The Tour began as a division of the PGA of America and split off in December 1968 to become a separate organization for touring professionals; it took the name PGA Tour in 1975. It runs The Players…

The Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States, played every two years and alternating between a European and an American course. The next edition is the 46th Ryder Cup, at Adare Manor in County Limerick, Ireland, with the matches on September 17–19, 2027. The next American edition is set for 2029 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, followed by The Olympic Club in San Francisco in 2033 and Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2037, according to the PGA of America's list of future sites. The event is run jointly by the PGA of…

The Super Bowl is the NFL's championship game, played between the AFC and NFC champions on the second Sunday in February. The next one, Super Bowl LXI, is scheduled for February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The league picks each host itself, usually three to five years ahead, so the next several sites are already set. Super Bowl LXI (February 14, 2027): SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA. Awarded December 13, 2023. It is the stadium's second Super Bowl. Super Bowl LXII (February 13, 2028): Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA. Announced by the NFL on October 15, 2024. It is…

The Masters Tournament is the first of golf's four men's major championships each year and the only one played on the same course every time: Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It is held in the first full week of April, with the final round traditionally on the second Sunday of the month. For 2027 that pattern points to Sunday, April 11, but Augusta National sets the dates, so confirm them before you book travel. Tournament week has a fixed shape. Monday through Wednesday are practice rounds, with the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday afternoon. The tournament itself runs Thursday…

The Tour de France is the best-known men's stage race in professional cycling: 21 day-long stages raced over roughly three weeks in July, covering about 3,300 to 3,500 kilometers of French roads (and, in some years, a foreign start). Because it is raced on public roads rather than in a stadium, there is no general admission ticket. Anyone can stand at the roadside and watch for free, and free access has been central to the race's appeal and its business model since its early decades. Paid options exist, but they are hospitality programs, not seats. The organizer, Amaury Sport Organisation…

The U.S. Open is the national championship of American golf and the third of the four men's major championships each year. It is run by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June and scheduled to finish on the third Sunday of the month, Father's Day. Unlike the Masters, it moves: the championship rotates among a set of established courses, so where you travel depends on the year. The format has been 72 holes of stroke play (four rounds, lowest total score wins) since 1898, with a field of 156 players and a cut after the second round. Tournament rounds run Thursday through…

The US Open is the fourth and final tennis Grand Slam of the year, played on hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens. The main draw runs about two weeks from late August into early September and ends around Labor Day; in 2026 it ran from August 30 to September 13. A free Fan Week, with the qualifying tournament, comes the week before. The site has three stadiums with reserved seating and many smaller courts: Arthur Ashe Stadium , 23,771 seats, the largest tennis stadium in the world, with a retractable roof added in 2016.…

Most Wimbledon tickets are not sold in an open sale. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), which runs The Championships, distributes the bulk of public show-court tickets through a public ballot (a random draw held months ahead) and holds back a set number of same-day tickets for the Queue , a line that forms in Wimbledon Park the evening before each day of play. The other main routes are debenture tickets (seats tied to five-year investments in the club), official hospitality, and the club's own returns sales. Resale is the part buyers most need to understand. The AELTC…

The World Series is Major League Baseball's championship: a best-of-seven series between the American League and National League pennant winners, with the first team to four wins taking the Commissioner's Trophy. It is played in the two teams' home ballparks, traditionally in late October and sometimes into early November, which is why it is called the Fall Classic. There is no fixed host city. Twelve teams, six per league, reach the postseason, and the two league champions are known only a few days before Game 1. That shapes everything about buying tickets: the matchup, the ballparks and…

WrestleMania is WWE's annual flagship event, the show where the year's biggest storylines and championship matches pay off. It is held each spring, between mid-March and mid-April, in a different large stadium most years, and since WrestleMania 36 in 2020 it has been staged over two nights, a Saturday and a Sunday. WrestleMania 43 is scheduled for April 2027 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first WrestleMania held outside North America. WWE announced the host city in September 2025; as of the most recent reports, the exact dates and venue had not been confirmed. Nashville's new Nissan Stadium…

WWE tours year-round, and nearly every ticket you can buy is for one of three kinds of show: a weekly television taping of Raw or SmackDown , a premium live event (WWE's term for its major streamed events, formerly called pay-per-views), or a smaller non-televised house show . The type of show decides how long you will be there, how big the production is and how much the matches matter to the storylines. WrestleMania, the biggest event of the year, has its own page. This page covers everything else on the WWE calendar and how to choose seats for it.

The Cowboy Carter Tour has ended. Beyoncé opened it on April 28, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and closed it on July 26, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium outside Las Vegas. Across 32 stadium concerts in nine cities, it sold about 1.6 million tickets and grossed 407.6 million US dollars, according to Billboard Boxscore, which reported the final figures on July 28, 2025. That made it the highest-grossing country tour in history. The tour supported Cowboy Carter , the 2024 album that won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards. It was her fifth all-stadium tour and followed…

The Music of the Spheres World Tour is Coldplay's stadium tour in support of the 2021 album Music of the Spheres . It opened on March 18, 2022, at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, and its most recent show was on September 12, 2025, at Wembley Stadium in London. By then it had played 225 dates in 80 cities across 43 countries and sold 13.1 million tickets, the most of any concert tour in history. The tour is not running now. Its Wikipedia article describes it as paused, with the band expecting to restart in 2027, and as of October 1, 2026, the band's official tour page stated…

The Eras Tour is over. Taylor Swift played its first show on March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and its last on December 8, 2024, at BC Place in Vancouver. In between she played 149 stadium concerts in 51 cities on five continents, and the tour became the highest-grossing concert tour ever recorded. This page is the record of that run, not a listing for future dates. The headline numbers depend on who is counting. Guinness World Records lists a gross of 2,077,618,725 US dollars from 149 shows, the same total Swift's touring company reported. Pollstar's final…

AC/DC is the Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Angus Young (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar). The band calls its music simply rock and roll, and in the current era it tours stadiums: the Power Up Tour played stadium-scale shows across Europe, North America and Australia from 2024. A ticket buys a loud, hit-heavy set built around Angus Young's guitar and Brian Johnson's vocals, so the best seats are the ones with a clear look at the stage and the screens. Bon Scott fronted the band through Highway to Hell (1979). After his death, Brian Johnson joined in…

Adele is the London-born pop and soul singer behind the albums 19 (2008), 21 (2011), 25 (2015) and 30 (2021). Her concerts are scarce by design: since her last conventional tour ended in 2017, she has performed mainly through fixed-location residencies and a handful of one-off stadium events rather than long tours. That scarcity is the single biggest factor in how her tickets behave. Born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in Tottenham on May 5, 1988, she has won 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards and an Academy Award for "Skyfall." 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century, with more than 31…

No. Aerosmith announced its immediate retirement from touring on August 2, 2024, and canceled every remaining date of its farewell tour because Steven Tyler's recovery from a 2023 vocal-cord injury was "not possible." When checked on October 1, 2026, the tour page on the band's official site stated that no tour dates were listed. The band has not ruled out an occasional single show, but it has not scheduled one, and nothing announced so far amounts to a tour. That status should shape how you read any Aerosmith listing. A genuine Aerosmith concert in 2026 or later would be a one-off event…

AJR is the indie-pop band of brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Met, who formed the group in New York City in 2005 and started out street performing in the city's parks. A ticket buys a tightly staged, theatrical pop show with comedy segments, synchronized lighting and a designed finale, and since 2024 the band has played arenas. Because so much of the show is visual, seats that face the whole stage are often worth more than seats that are merely close. The brothers write, produce and mix their own music, much of it from a living room studio. Their studio albums are Living Room (2015), The Click…

Andrea Bocelli is the Italian tenor who carried classical singing onto the pop charts, and in North America he performs mainly in arenas with a full symphony orchestra. His current touring banner is the Romanza 30th Anniversary World Tour, which marks his 1997 album Romanza , described in tour announcements as the best-selling Italian-language album of all time, with more than 20 million copies sold. The live event list on this page carries the dates actually on sale. Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958, and grew up near Lajatico in Tuscany. His sight was impaired from birth by…

Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002: singer and guitarist Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley, who replaced original bassist Andy Nicholson in 2006. An Arctic Monkeys ticket buys a guitar-and-piano rock show built on Turner's dense, witty lyrics. In the United States, the band plays arenas and large amphitheaters; in the UK, it headlines stadiums and festivals. Tours are infrequent, and the band's official site listed no dates for 2025 or 2026 as of October 2026. The band was one of the first to break through the…

Ariana Grande is a pop and R&B singer from Boca Raton, Florida, born in 1993, and one of the hardest tickets in live music to get. She tours arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) rather than stadiums, and her recent tour stayed for several nights in each major city instead of playing more cities. The result is limited supply against enormous demand, so the presale is usually where the fight happens. She started on Broadway in the musical 13 in 2008, became widely known as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's Victorious (2010 to 2013), and released her first album, Yours…

Bad Bunny (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in 1994, and raised in Vega Baja) is a rapper, singer and producer often called the King of Latin Trap. He is one of the biggest concert draws in the world: his touring has moved between stadium tours, an arena tour and a 31-show residency at home in San Juan, and every recent run has sold out its announced dates and then added more. If you want to see him, expect to compete in presales and expect the resale market to carry much of the demand. His albums run from X 100pre (2018) and YHLQMDLG (2020) through El Último…

Bailey Zimmerman is a country singer from Louisville, Illinois, born in 2000, known for a raspy, rock-leaning voice and a high-energy stage show. He moved from amphitheaters to arenas with the Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, his first headlining arena tour, which opened on February 19, 2026, in Estero, Florida. His crowds skew young and loud, and the show is built for singing along. His career started online. After working in meat packing and on a gas pipeline, he began posting original songs on TikTok in December 2020, and his debut single, "Never Comin' Home," followed in February 2021.…

Not on any announced schedule. Barbra Streisand's most recent public concerts took place in the summer of 2019, including British Summer Time in London's Hyde Park on July 7, Madison Square Garden on August 3 and the United Center in Chicago on August 6. Asked in 2025 whether she would perform live again, she told Variety, "Oh, God. I doubt it. But there's a little part of me that may consider that." Treat any listing under her name with care and confirm it before you buy. Her scarcity as a live act is long-standing. Stage fright and security concerns kept her off the concert stage for…

Barry Manilow is the Brooklyn-born singer, songwriter and pianist (born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) whose 1970s ballads defined adult contemporary radio, the soft-pop format built on melodic, mid-tempo songs. Today a Manilow ticket usually means one of two things: a night at his Las Vegas residency, The Hits Come Home , in the 1,607-seat International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas, or a date on one of his arena tours. Both shows are built on the hits, so the choice is mainly about the room. The catalog is the draw. "Mandy," "Could It Be Magic," "I Write the Songs," "Copacabana (At…

Benson Boone is a pop-rock singer and songwriter from Monroe, Washington, born on June 25, 2002, who now headlines arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey). He moved up quickly: his first headlining tour came in 2023, and by 2025 he was selling out arenas in North America and Europe. He first built a following on TikTok, briefly competed on season 19 of American Idol in 2021 and withdrew after reaching the Top 24, then signed with Night Street Records, the label founded by Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds, in partnership with Warner Records. His single "Beautiful Things,"…

Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor, born November 3, 1972, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and raised in Tampa. A Bert Kreischer ticket buys a long-form storytelling show, usually in an arena, from a comic who often performs with his shirt off. He is known by the nickname "The Machine," from his most famous story. His public profile started at Florida State University. In 1997, during his sixth year there, Rolling Stone ran a six-page feature, "Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate," naming him the top partyer at the country's number-one party school. That article…

Beyoncé is the singer, songwriter and performer from Houston, Texas, born in 1981, who rose to fame as the lead singer of Destiny's Child and launched her solo career with Dangerously in Love in 2003. Her recent tours have been all-stadium, and the shows have run about three hours across multiple acts, so a ticket buys a long, heavily staged production rather than a standard concert. Her catalog runs from B'Day (2006) and Lemonade (2016) to Renaissance (2022), a dance and house record, and Cowboy Carter (2024), which explored country music and won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2025.…

Bill Burr is a stand-up comedian from Canton, Massachusetts, known for loud, combative, self-implicating rants about relationships, money, sports and the culture at large. A ticket gets you a headlining stand-up set, usually after one or more opening comics, in rooms that range from theaters to arenas and, twice, to football and baseball stadiums. The show is one person and a microphone, so the seats that matter are the ones where you can hear him cleanly and see his face, on stage or on the screens. Burr first performed stand-up on March 2, 1992, and spent years working clubs before his…

Billie Eilish is a pop singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, born in 2001, who tours arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) and headlines major festivals. Her most recent tour used a 360-degree stage in the middle of the floor, so nearly every seat faced the action. That design makes side and end sections far better buys than they are at a typical end-stage concert. She writes and records with her brother, Finneas O'Connell. Her debut single "Ocean Eyes" came out in November 2015, and her albums are When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), Happier Than Ever (2021)…

Billy Idol is the English singer born William Michael Albert Broad on November 30, 1955, in Stanmore, Middlesex. He came out of the London punk scene of the late 1970s, became one of the defining faces of early MTV in the 1980s, and today tours amphitheaters and arenas with a hit-heavy rock show. A ticket buys the songs most fans know by heart ("White Wedding," "Rebel Yell," "Dancing with Myself," "Eyes Without a Face"), played by a loud band built around guitarist Steve Stevens. He formed Generation X with Tony James after a brief spell in the band Chelsea in 1976; Generation X released…

Billy Joel is the singer, songwriter and pianist known as the Piano Man, and one of the best-selling solo artists in US history. As a live act he is defined by Madison Square Garden, where he played 150 times between 1978 and July 2024. In May 2025 he canceled every concert on his schedule after a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (a buildup of fluid in the brain that can affect hearing, vision and balance). When checked on October 1, 2026, his official tour page listed no new dates, so treat any future announcement as news worth confirming at the source. Joel was born in the…

BLACKPINK is the South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment that debuted on August 8, 2016, with four members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. On its recent world tours the group has played stadiums, and its tours are spaced years apart, so each North American stop draws fans from well beyond the host city. Its fandom calls itself Blink, a blend of "black" and "pink". The group's records reach well past K-pop. The Album (2020) was the first K-pop girl group album to sell a million copies, and Born Pink (2022) was the first to pass two million. In 2019 BLACKPINK became the first…

Blake Shelton is an Oklahoma-born country singer whose live career now runs on two tracks: short arena tours, often with veteran country guests on the bill, and a Las Vegas residency, Live in Las Vegas , at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The residency debuted in February 2025, returned for eight shows from January 15 to 31, 2026, and added eight more from May 6 to 24, 2026, after strong demand. The live event list on this page shows the dates currently on sale. Shelton was born on June 18, 1976, in Ada, Oklahoma. His debut single, "Austin" (2001), spent five weeks at No. 1 on the…

Blues Traveler is the American rock band formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987, fronted by singer and harmonica player John Popper. A ticket buys a jam-leaning rock show (one where songs stretch out with improvised solos) in a theater, amphitheater or club, built around Popper's harmonica, the radio hits from the 1990s and long instrumental passages. The band mixes blues rock, folk rock and Southern rock. Its 1994 album Four sold more than six million copies worldwide, and its single "Run-Around" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the 1996 Grammy for Best Rock Vocal…

Bob Dylan is the singer-songwriter born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941 and raised in Hibbing. He remains one of the most active touring musicians of any era: the run fans call the Never Ending Tour began on June 7, 1988, and his most recent named tour, Rough and Rowdy Ways, played 303 shows between November 2021 and May 2026, mostly in theaters and concert halls. A Dylan ticket today usually means a seated show in a mid-size room, not a stadium. His debut album, Bob Dylan , came out in 1962, followed by records that changed popular music, including The Freewheelin'…

Breaking Benjamin is a hard rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley, who writes most of the material and is the only member who has been there from the start. They are an active rock band (the radio format built around bands such as Disturbed, Shinedown and Three Days Grace), and in North America they tour mostly on shared bills with two or three other rock acts, so a ticket usually buys a full evening of heavy guitar music rather than one long set. The catalog runs from Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004) to Phobia (2006),…

Brooks & Dunn is the country duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, the most-awarded act in Country Music Association history and members of the Country Music Hall of Fame since 2019. A Brooks & Dunn ticket usually means an arena or amphitheater show packed with 1990s and 2000s radio hits, often with a younger country act opening. Brooks was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1955, and Dunn in Coleman, Texas, in 1953. Both had charted as solo artists before Arista Nashville executive Tim DuBois suggested they team up in 1988. Their debut album, Brand New Man , came out in 1991, and its…

Bruce Springsteen, "the Boss," is one of rock's defining live performers, and he tours with the E Street Band, his backing group since 1972. Their most recent run, the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, played 20 North American dates in spring 2026, mostly in arenas, from March 31 in Minneapolis through late May. When checked on October 1, 2026, his official tour page listed no upcoming shows. Springsteen has said there will never be a farewell tour and that he wants to "play more often with less dates," so new runs tend to arrive in short, intense bursts. Springsteen was born on…

Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez in Honolulu in 1985) is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music draws on pop, R&B, funk and soul. His concerts are among the most consistently in-demand tickets in pop: his recent touring has been almost entirely in stadiums, and he has kept a long-running residency in Las Vegas between tours. If you want to see him, expect a stadium on tour or a 5,300-seat theater in Las Vegas, and expect presales to set the pace. His catalog runs from Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) through Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) and 24K Magic (2016) to The…

BTS is a seven-member K-pop group (Korean popular music, a genre built on polished vocals, rap and synchronized choreography) from Seoul, South Korea. In the United States the group plays stadiums, usually for two to four nights in each city, and those nights sell out within hours. The members are RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. The group formed in 2010 under BigHit Entertainment and debuted on June 12, 2013. Their American breakthrough came in 2018, when Love Yourself: Tear became the first album by a Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard 200. Number-one singles…

Bush is an English rock band formed in London in 1992 and fronted by singer and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale. A Bush ticket buys a loud, guitar-driven rock show that mixes 1990s radio hits such as "Glycerine," "Comedown" and "Machinehead" with songs from the band's post-2010 albums, usually in a theater, an amphitheater or a mid-size arena. The lineup as of 2026 is Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz and drummer Nik Hughes. The band is a rare British act whose success came almost entirely in America. Los Angeles station KROQ-FM added "Everything Zen" in late…

Cage the Elephant is an alternative rock band formed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2006 by brothers Matt Shultz (lead vocals) and Brad Shultz (guitar and keyboards) with Daniel Tichenor (bass) and Jared Champion (drums). A ticket buys a loud, physical rock show built on garage rock, punk blues and psychedelic influences, led by one of the most restless frontmen in modern rock. The live band since 2017 adds Nick Bockrath on lead guitar and Matthan Minster on keyboards and guitar. The band has won the Grammy for Best Rock Album twice, for Tell Me I'm Pretty (2017 ceremony) and Social Cues…

Carrie Underwood is a country singer who headlines arenas and festivals, known for a powerhouse voice and large-scale stage productions. She was born on March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and raised on her family's farm in nearby Checotah. She won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, and her debut single, "Inside Your Heaven," made her the first country artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album, Some Hearts (2005), became the best-selling debut by a solo female country artist. She has won eight Grammy Awards, starting with Best New Artist in 2007, and…

Carín León is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Hermosillo, Sonora, and one of the leading voices in regional Mexican music (the umbrella term for norteño, banda, sierreño and related styles). In the United States he headlines arenas, and in Mexico he plays bullrings, stadiums, fairgrounds and open-air stages. A ticket buys a long, hit-heavy set sung in a big baritone, backed by a full band, with a crowd that sings along to nearly every song. Born Óscar Armando Díaz de León Huez on July 26, 1989, he spent seven years in Grupo Arranke, the group he co-founded in 2010, before going solo…

Charli XCX (Charlotte Emma Aitchison, born August 2, 1992, in Cambridge, England) is a pop singer and songwriter whose electronic, club-driven sound moved from cult favorite to mainstream with her 2024 album Brat . Today she headlines arenas and major festival stages, and her shows are built around a dance floor. If you are buying, the general admission floor (standing room with no assigned spots) is the heart of the night. She first reached wide audiences as a writer and featured voice: she co-wrote and sang on Icona Pop's "I Love It" (2012), featured on Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" (2014) and…

Chris Brown is an R&B singer, dancer and songwriter from Tappahannock, Virginia, whose concerts are built around choreography as much as vocals. He has toured arenas for most of his career, and in 2025 he moved up to stadiums with Breezy Bowl XX, the highest-grossing tour of his career. His debut album, Chris Brown , arrived in November 2005. Its lead single "Run It!" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, which made him the first male artist since 1995 to debut at the top of that chart, according to Wikipedia. He won the Grammy for Best R&B Album twice, for F.A.M.E. in…

Chris Stapleton is a country singer, songwriter and guitarist whose concerts center on one thing: that voice, backed by a tight band playing country, Southern rock, soul and blues at full volume. His tour, branded Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show, plays amphitheaters and arenas most nights and has added major stadiums and ballparks. Born April 15, 1978, in Lexington, Kentucky, and raised in Staffordsville, he spent more than a decade as a Nashville songwriter before his solo career took off. He co-wrote six number-one singles for other artists, including Kenny Chesney's "Never…

Chris Tomlin is an American contemporary worship singer, songwriter and worship leader whose songs are sung in churches around the world. A ticket buys a worship concert rather than a conventional pop show: the audience sings along to nearly every song, Tomlin leads from the stage much as he would in a church service, and the evening often includes prayer and short spoken reflections between songs. Seats in the heart of the crowd are part of the experience, and a clear view of the lyric screens matters for anyone who wants to sing. Tomlin was born on May 4, 1972, in Grand Saline, Texas. In…

Coldplay is a British rock band formed in London in 1997 and one of the biggest stadium draws in the world. Their Music of the Spheres World Tour, which ran from March 2022 to September 2025, is the most-attended concert tour on record, with about 13.1 million tickets across 225 dates in 43 countries. If you are buying Coldplay tickets, you are almost always buying a stadium show with a large floor and several stages. The band is Chris Martin (vocals and piano), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass) and Will Champion (drums); manager Phil Harvey is also credited as a member.…

Daniel Caesar is a Canadian R&B singer and songwriter, born Ashton Simmonds in Toronto's Scarborough district in 1995 and raised in Oshawa, Ontario. After earlier tours that included smaller rooms such as KOKO in London and the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, he moved up to arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) with the Son of Spergy Tour in 2026, his first arena tour as a headliner. His music is rooted in the soul and gospel he sang in church as a child; his father, Norwill Simmonds, is a gospel singer. He built his audience independently with the EPs Praise…

Dave Chappelle is the stand-up comedian born in Washington, D.C., on August 24, 1973, best known for Chappelle's Show and a run of Netflix specials that made him one of the most-watched comics of his era. A Chappelle ticket means a stand-up headline show, usually in a large theater or an amphitheater, and almost always with phones locked away for the night. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in 1991. Early on he was booed off at the Apollo Theater's Amateur Night, then broke through on HBO's Def Comedy Jam in 1992. Chappelle's…

Deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse") is the stage name of Joel Thomas Zimmerman, a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1981. A ticket buys a set of mostly instrumental progressive house (a melodic style of house music built on long, gradual buildups, usually around 128 beats per minute) and electro house, performed behind his illuminated "mau5head" helmet. Depending on the date, that means a nightclub, a festival stage or an amphitheater. The name came from a dead mouse he found inside his computer; "Deadmouse" was one character too long for a…

Def Leppard is the English hard rock band from Sheffield, formed in 1976 and still touring major venues on both sides of the Atlantic. Their concerts are greatest-hits arena rock shows built around "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Photograph" and "Hysteria," and in recent years the band has moved between stadium co-headline tours, Las Vegas residencies, arenas and summer fair and festival dates. The band came up in the new wave of British heavy metal (the late-1970s and early-1980s wave of UK hard rock bands). Producer Mutt Lange shaped their sound on High 'n' Dry (1981), and Pyromania (1983) and…

Dierks Bentley is a country singer and songwriter who headlines amphitheaters and arenas across the United States, with a show built on two decades of radio hits. He was born on November 20, 1975, in Phoenix, Arizona, and signed with Capitol Nashville in 2003. His first single for the label, "What Was I Thinkin'," went to No. 1 on the Billboard country chart that same year. The hits kept coming. His studio albums have produced 27 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, and 18 of them reached No. 1. Fans know him for "What Was I Thinkin'," "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) and…

Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, formed in 1994. The lineup is singer David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren and bassist John Moyer. A Disturbed ticket buys a loud, high-energy rock show built around Draiman's percussive vocals and Donegan's riffs, with pyrotechnics and a crowd that knows every word of "Down with the Sickness." The band plays arenas, amphitheaters and the major US rock festivals. The debut album The Sickness (2000) is certified five times platinum and has sold more than four million copies in the US. The next four studio albums,…

Doja Cat (born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini in Los Angeles in 1995) is a rapper, singer and songwriter who headlines arenas and major festivals. Her concerts mix rap verses, pop hooks and choreography, and critics single out her live performing as one of her strengths. For a buyer, that means a production built for the arena bowl, where the view of the whole stage matters as much as being close. She first drew attention in 2012 with "So High" on SoundCloud, drew wider notice with a viral novelty video in 2018, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with the "Say So" remix featuring…

Drake is a Canadian rapper and singer from Toronto, born in 1986, and the artist most credited with blending R&B melody into mainstream hip-hop through rap-singing (switching between rapped and sung lines within a song). He tours arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) and headlines festivals, and he tends to play several nights in each large market rather than adding more cities. Billboard named him its Artist of the Decade for the 2010s and the highest-grossing hip-hop touring artist. Before music, he played Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next…

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band (a style that pairs heavy guitars with long, multi-part compositions, shifting time signatures and extended instrumental passages) formed in 1985 at Berklee College of Music in Boston. A ticket buys a long, technically demanding concert, usually around three hours, with no opening act. In the United States the band most often plays large theaters and concert halls; in Europe and South America it also headlines arenas. The band began as Majesty, founded by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung and drummer Mike Portnoy, and took the…

Dua Lipa is the London-born pop singer (born August 22, 1995, with British, Albanian and Kosovan citizenship) whose disco- and house-influenced dance-pop made her one of the biggest touring artists of the 2020s. In North America she plays arenas, while in Europe and Latin America her most recent tour added stadiums such as London's Wembley Stadium. A ticket buys a tightly staged, choreographed pop show built around the hits. Her catalog is the reason. Her three albums are Dua Lipa (2017), Future Nostalgia (2020) and Radical Optimism (2024), the last two both number one in the UK. "New…

The Eagles are the Los Angeles rock band behind "Hotel California," "Take It Easy" and "Desperado," and since 2023 they have been in a declared farewell phase. The Long Goodbye Tour opened at Madison Square Garden on September 7, 2023, and in September 2024 the band began a residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, which has since become its main stage. Seeing the Eagles now usually means planning around a limited number of dates rather than waiting for a show in your city. Formed in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, the band had five No. 1 singles and six No. 1…

Earth, Wind & Fire is the band Maurice White formed in Chicago in 1969, and it still tours today with longtime members Philip Bailey on vocals, Verdine White on bass and Ralph Johnson on percussion. An Earth, Wind & Fire ticket usually means an arena or amphitheater show, often a summer co-headline bill with another classic act, or a date in the band's Las Vegas residency at the Venetian Theatre. Maurice White, a former session drummer for Chess Records and a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio, built the group around horns, percussion and his own kalimba (an African thumb piano). The…

Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who plays football stadiums in the United States, and much of the show rests on one person: Sheeran with an acoustic guitar and a loop pedal (a foot-controlled device that records a phrase and replays it so he can layer guitar, percussion and harmonies live). Critic Alexis Petridis summed up his approach as "one unassuming man, his guitar and a loop pedal." On the 2026 Loop Tour, he adds a band for part of the set and a B-stage (a smaller second stage out in the crowd) for intimate songs. Born February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and…

Elton John is the British singer, pianist and composer who retired from touring when his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour ended in Stockholm on July 8, 2023. He has said he will still "do the odd show," so any Elton John date now is a one-off event rather than a stop on a tour, and that rarity is the most important fact about his tickets. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music and began his long songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin in the late 1960s. Albums such as Honky Château (1972) and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road…

Eric Church is a North Carolina-born country singer-songwriter who headlines arenas, amphitheaters and, in 2027, stadiums, and his reputation rests on the live show: long sets, rarities and a set list that changes from night to night. Born in Granite Falls in 1977 and a marketing graduate of Appalachian State University, he released his debut album, Sinners Like Me , in 2006 and has built his career on country rock and Southern rock as much as on radio country. Chief (2011): his first No. 1 album and the 2012 CMA Album of the Year, with "Drink in My Hand" and "Springsteen." CMA Entertainer…

Eric Clapton is the English blues and rock guitarist, born March 30, 1945, in Ripley, Surrey, and the only musician inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a solo artist, with the Yardbirds and with Cream. A ticket today buys one of a limited number of shows he plays each year, typically short arena runs or concert-hall residencies, with a set drawn from the blues and the songs that made his name. The best seats are those with a clear view of his hands and the best sound. His career runs through the Yardbirds (1963 to 1965), John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (1965 to…

Falling in Reverse is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2008 by singer Ronnie Radke, formerly the frontman of Escape the Fate. Radke is the only original member left after many lineup changes, and the band records for Epitaph Records. If you are buying a ticket, expect a loud, high-energy rock show that swings between metalcore breakdowns, rapped verses and big sing-along choruses, with a general admission floor that tends to get physical. The band's debut, The Drug in Me Is You (2011), reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in 2019. Fashionably Late (2013),…

FKA twigs is the English singer, songwriter, producer and dancer Tahliah Debrett Barnett, whose music blends electronic production, R&B and avant-garde pop. A ticket buys a choreographed performance staged in acts with a dance ensemble, not a standard run through the songs. Since her 2026 Body High Tour she has played arenas as well as theaters, and a raised seat that shows the full stage is often worth more than a spot at the front. Barnett was born January 17, 1988, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and moved to South London at 17 to pursue dance. She worked as a backup dancer in music…

Florence and the Machine (styled Florence + the Machine) is an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 and fronted by singer and songwriter Florence Welch, and in North America it tours arenas with a theatrical, choreographed show built around her voice. In Europe the band also headlines major festivals, so its North American arena runs are the main chance for US fans to see the full production. The debut album Lungs (2009) reached number one in the UK after 28 weeks on the chart and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. Ceremonials (2011) followed, then How Big, How…

The Goo Goo Dolls are a rock band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1985, led by singer and guitarist John Rzeznik and bassist and singer Robby Takac. They started as a loud punk-influenced group and became one of the defining pop-rock bands of the late 1990s. Live, they are primarily a summer amphitheater act, and their shows lean on a catalog of radio hits that most of the crowd can sing. Their breakthrough came with "Name" in 1995, from A Boy Named Goo . "Iris," written for the 1998 film City of Angels , spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart and later ranked first…

Gorillaz is an English virtual band, created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn of Blur and artist Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of Tank Girl . On screen the band is four cartoon characters: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs. On stage it is Albarn leading a large live band, backing singers and a rotating cast of guest vocalists, with Hewlett's animation on a big screen behind them. In North America the band mostly headlines arenas and festivals. The music mixes alternative rock, hip-hop, electronic and dub. The debut album Gorillaz (2001) and its single "Clint Eastwood" made the band…

Gracie Abrams is a Los Angeles singer-songwriter whose diary-style pop took her from opening act to arena headliner in about two years. Her 2024 album The Secret of Us debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, its deluxe single "That's So True" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand, and her headline tours now play rooms like Madison Square Garden and The O2 in London. Born September 7, 1999, and raised in Pacific Palisades, she began writing songs at eight. She signed with Interscope Records in 2019 and released the…

Greta Van Fleet is an American hard rock band formed in 2012 in Frankenmuth, Michigan. A ticket buys you a guitar-heavy rock concert in the classic-rock tradition, led by singer Josh Kiszka's high, powerful voice and his twin brother Jake Kiszka's blues-based guitar. Their younger brother Sam Kiszka plays bass and keyboards, and drummer Danny Wagner, a friend of the brothers, replaced original drummer Kyle Hauck in 2013. The band took its name from Gretna Van Fleet, a Frankenmuth resident, with her blessing. Lava Records signed them in March 2017, and the debut single "Highway Tune" topped…

Guns N' Roses is the hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. Its classic lineup, set in June 1985, was Axl Rose (vocals), Slash (lead guitar), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Steven Adler (drums). A ticket today buys a stadium-scale rock show with Rose, Slash and McKagan back together, playing the songs from Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion that made the band one of the biggest acts in rock. Appetite for Destruction (July 21, 1987) has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and 18 million in the US, the best-selling debut album in US history.…

Halsey is the stage name of Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, a pop singer and songwriter born on September 29, 1994, in Edison, New Jersey, whose recent tours have played amphitheaters and mid-size halls rather than stadiums. That venue scale is the main thing to know before you buy: there are fewer seats per city than at an arena show, and the front sections go quickly. Halsey has released five studio albums: Badlands (2015), Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017), Manic (2020), If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021) and The Great Impersonator (2024). The biggest hits include "Closer" with The…

Harry Styles is an English pop and rock singer, born in 1994 in Redditch, Worcestershire, and one of the few solo acts who can fill a stadium for a week. His recent touring model is the residency: many nights at one building instead of one night in many cities. That concentrates demand, so the presale is where most fans first try, and resale is where many end up. He came to fame in One Direction, the group formed on the British version of The X Factor in 2010, which went on hiatus in 2016. His solo albums are Harry Styles (2017), Fine Line (2019), Harry's House (2022) and Kiss All the…

Heart is the American rock band led by sisters Ann Wilson (lead vocals) and Nancy Wilson (guitar and vocals), formed in the Pacific Northwest and long associated with Seattle. A ticket buys a classic rock show that runs from the hard-rock songs of the 1970s, such as "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You," to the 1980s power ballads "These Dreams" and "Alone." The band plays arenas and amphitheaters, often on shared bills, and a raised seat facing the stage is usually the best way to take in both sisters. The group grew out of earlier Seattle-area bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s and took…

Imagine Dragons is a pop-rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2008, fronted by singer Dan Reynolds with guitarist Wayne Sermon and bassist Ben McKee. A ticket buys a big, percussion-driven arena rock show built around sing-along hits such as "Radioactive," "Demons," "Believer" and "Thunder," played in arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums. The songs are written for large rooms, so even upper-level seats get the full effect of the choruses. The band's studio albums are Night Visions (2012), Smoke + Mirrors (2015), Evolve (2017), Origins (2018), Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022) and Loom (2024).…

J. Cole is a rapper and producer from Fayetteville, North Carolina, and his concerts are arena shows built around the words: long stretches where the crowd raps entire verses back to him and a set drawn from a run of albums that each reached number one on the Billboard 200. His 2026 tour, The Fall-Off World Tour, plays arenas across North America, Europe and Australia. Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on January 28, 1985, at a US military base in Frankfurt, West Germany, he grew up in Fayetteville and graduated magna cum laude from St. John's University in New York. He founded Dreamville Records…

Jagged Edge is an R&B vocal group from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1995 and fronted by identical twin brothers Brian and Brandon Casey, with Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman completing the lineup listed in the sources for this page. A ticket buys a harmony-driven R&B set built on a run of late-1990s and 2000s hits, delivered to an audience that usually knows every word. The show rewards being in the room more than having a perfect angle: this is a sing-along crowd, and the energy of the section you sit in matters. The group signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, distributed by…

James Taylor is the singer-songwriter and guitarist behind "Fire and Rain," "Sweet Baby James" and "Carolina in My Mind," and he remains an active touring artist into the 2020s. His concerts are seated, career-spanning evenings with a large backing band, played mostly in outdoor amphitheaters in summer and in arenas and concert halls the rest of the year. As of 2026, his summer schedule included his annual July 3 and 4 performances at Tanglewood in western Massachusetts. Taylor was born in Boston in 1948, grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and spent childhood summers on Martha's…

Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter and dancer whose R&B, pop and dance records made her one of the defining stars of the late 1980s and 1990s. A ticket buys a large-scale production built around choreography: a troupe of dancers, medleys that pack decades of hits into a single night, and staging designed to be seen from out front. For that reason, a centered seat with a full view of the stage usually beats a closer seat at a sharp angle. Jackson was born on May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana, the youngest child of the Jackson family. She has earned ten number-one singles on the…

Jason Aldean is a country singer from Macon, Georgia, whose concerts lean hard into rock: loud electric guitars, pyrotechnics and a set packed with radio number ones. Most of his summer tours play amphitheaters, with arenas in the off-season and a run of stadium shows in bigger years. A Tulsa World review of his 2014 tour described a show with "lots of fire and pyrotechnics" and a rock-concert feel. Born February 28, 1977, he has recorded for BBR Music Group since 2005. His debut single, "Hicktown," reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart that year. By his own label's…

Jelly Roll is a Nashville singer, songwriter and rapper whose shows now play arenas and major festivals, drawing a crowd that crosses country, rock and hip-hop. Born Jason Bradley DeFord in 1984 in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, he spent nearly two decades as an independent hip-hop artist before a run of country and rock radio hits in 2022 and 2023 made him one of the fastest-rising live acts in American music. He started in 2003, selling mixtapes out of his car, and built a regional following through a long string of independent releases and collaborations with artists such as Lil…

A Jerry Seinfeld ticket is for a stand-up comedy set by the comedian who co-created and starred in Seinfeld . He tours mostly in theaters, performing arts centers and civic auditoriums rather than arenas, and in many cities he plays two shows on the same night. The show is clean, observational comedy about everyday life, delivered with very little filler; it is not a Seinfeld reunion or a Q&A. Born on April 29, 1954, in Brooklyn, he worked New York comedy clubs before NBC's Seinfeld (1989 to 1998, 180 episodes) made him a household name. Comedy Central ranked him the 12th-greatest…

Jim Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian known for clean observational comedy about food, fatherhood, laziness, religion and everyday life. A ticket buys roughly an evening of tightly written material delivered by one person with a microphone, usually after an opening comic, in rooms that range from performing arts theaters to sold-out arenas. Because his act is built on language rather than spectacle, the right seat is the one where you hear every word clearly and can see his face, not necessarily the one closest to the stage. Gaffigan was born on July 7, 1966, in Elgin, Illinois,…

Jimmy Eat World is the alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993 and best known for "The Middle," the 2001 single that reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. A ticket to see them buys a set from a band that has kept the same four members since the mid-1990s: Jim Adkins on lead vocals and guitar, Tom Linton on guitar and vocals, Rick Burch on bass and Zach Lind on drums. Adkins and Lind have been friends since preschool. The band started in the punk and emo underground, signed to Capitol Records in 1995, and released Static Prevails (1996) and Clarity (1999). Clarity sold…

Jo Koy is an American stand-up comedian, born Joseph Glenn Herbert on June 2, 1971, at Misawa Air Base in Japan to a US Air Force father and a Filipina mother. A ticket buys a single comedian on stage for a long headline set, usually after one or more opening comics, in a theater or an arena. His material draws on family life, his mother and Asian American culture, subjects that make his shows a popular group outing for families and friends. He has performed stand-up since 1989 and left the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to pursue comedy full time. His wider audience came in stages:…

The Jonas Brothers are the pop rock trio of brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, formed in 2005 and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey. A ticket buys a long, sing-along pop rock show that covers two eras: the Disney-era songs a generation grew up on and the reunion hits that followed in 2019. Recent tours have played arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums, so the right seat depends heavily on the building. The brothers broke through in the late 2000s with albums such as Jonas Brothers (2007) and A Little Bit Longer (2008), the Disney Channel film Camp Rock (2008) and the series Jonas . They earned a…

Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Gregg Rolie, bassist Ross Valory and others. It is a hits band in the fullest sense: a Journey concert is built around songs that most of the audience can sing from memory, led by "Don't Stop Believin'," which by 2024 was certified 18 times platinum and is the best-selling digital track in US history. If you are buying tickets, expect a broad, multigenerational crowd and a setlist anchored in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band's commercial peak came after singer Steve Perry joined in…

Junior H is the stage name of Antonio Herrera Pérez, a Mexican singer and songwriter born on April 23, 2001, in Yuriria, Guanajuato, who moved with his family to Utah in 2015. He is one of the leading artists of corridos tumbados, a modern form of the Mexican corrido (a narrative ballad tradition) that pairs acoustic guitars and requinto with the attitude and themes of trap and hip-hop. His concerts play arenas, amphitheaters and major festivals in the United States and Mexico. Signed to the regional Mexican label Rancho Humilde, he released his first album, Mi Vida en un Cigarro , in 2019…

Justin Bieber is a Canadian pop and R&B singer, born March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, and raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is one of the few pop artists whose tours have moved between arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) and stadiums (open-air or domed football venues) depending on demand. He has not toured on a regular cycle since 2022, which is the single most important fact for a ticket buyer: when he does play, dates are scarce and interest is very high. His career began on YouTube. His mother posted videos of him singing covers in 2007, Scooter Braun found one…

Justin Timberlake is a Memphis-born pop and R&B singer, songwriter, dancer and actor who has headlined arena tours for more than two decades. Born on January 31, 1981, he was a cast member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1995, then became one of the two lead singers of NSYNC, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. His solo albums map his touring eras: Justified (2002): his solo debut, with "Cry Me a River." FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006): his first No. 1 album, with the Hot 100 chart-toppers "SexyBack," "My Love" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around."…

Kacey Musgraves is the Texas-born country singer and songwriter whose albums blend traditional country with pop, folk and soft rock. Her concerts are mostly arena shows aimed at listening as much as dancing, and her audience extends well beyond country radio, which shapes where and how fast her tickets sell. Born August 21, 1988, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and raised in nearby Golden, she signed with Mercury Nashville in 2012. Her major-label debut, Same Trailer Different Park (2013), won the Grammy for Best Country Album. Golden Hour (2018) won all four Grammys it was nominated for,…

Kane Brown (Kane Allen Brown, born October 21, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a country singer whose music blends country with pop and R&B. He headlines arena tours and plays large amphitheaters, and his audience is younger and more varied than the country average. If you are buying, expect an arena or amphitheater, a crowd that stands for most of the night and a set full of number-one singles. He grew up in northwest Georgia and the Chattanooga area and built his first following on social media, posting cover videos from 2014. A September 2015 cover of a George Strait song drew…

Karol G (born Carolina Giraldo Navarro in Medellín, Colombia, on February 14, 1991) is one of the most popular reggaeton and urban pop artists in the world, and her recent tours have played stadiums across the Americas. If you want to see her in North or Latin America, expect a stadium or a large arena, long multi-act sets and a crowd that sings every word in Spanish. Her rise was slow and then very fast. She appeared on El Factor X at 14, toured Colombian colleges and clubs independently, and broke through with her debut album Unstoppable (2017). Ocean (2019), KG0516 (2021), Mañana Será…

Katt Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor, born Micah Williams in Cincinnati in 1971 and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and a ticket to see him buys a full-length headline stand-up set built on fast, profane storytelling and social commentary. He plays theaters, arenas and casino venues on named tours, usually as the single headliner of the night with support comics opening. He started in comedy clubs in Cincinnati's Avondale neighborhood, worked rooms such as The Improv and The Ice House, and appeared on BET's ComicView . Film and TV made him widely known: Money Mike in Friday…

Katy Perry is an American pop singer and songwriter who rose to fame with One of the Boys (2008) and its number one single "I Kissed a Girl." A Katy Perry ticket buys a high-production arena pop show: costume changes, large props, aerial effects and a run of hits that most of the room knows by heart. On her most recent full tour, a runway stretched across much of the arena floor, which means seats near that runway can be closer to her than seats near the main stage. Teenage Dream (2010) made her the only woman with five US number one singles from one album: "California Gurls," "Teenage…

Keith Urban (born Keith Lionel Urbahn on October 26, 1967, in Whangarei, New Zealand, and raised in Australia from age two) is a country singer, songwriter and guitarist who has headlined arena tours in North America since the mid-2000s. His shows are known for extended guitar playing as much as for the hits, and he has played Las Vegas residencies between tours. If you are buying, expect an arena on tour, a smaller theater in Las Vegas and a crowd that knows every word. His US career began with a self-titled album in 1999, followed by Golden Road (2002), Be Here (2004) and a steady run of…

Kelsea Ballerini is a country singer-songwriter from East Tennessee whose first single went to No. 1 and who has headlined arenas since her 2025 tour. A ticket buys a country-pop show built on radio hits such as "Love Me Like You Mean It," "Peter Pan" and "Miss Me More," balanced with the more personal songs from her later records. On her recent arena dates, a reserved seat facing the stage is the safest choice; the floor suits fans who want to sing every word up close. Ballerini was born September 12, 1993, and signed with Black River Entertainment at 19. Her debut single, "Love Me Like…

Kendrick Lamar is the rapper Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, born June 17, 1987, in Compton, California. He tours at the top of the live hip-hop market: arena runs for his solo albums and, in 2025, a stadium tour co-headlined with SZA. A ticket buys a tightly staged, concept-driven show with dancers, narration and set pieces, closer to a theatrical production than a typical rap concert. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment in 2005 and co-founded the creative company pgLang with Dave Free in 2020. His studio albums are good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012), To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), DAMN. (2017), Mr.…

Khalid is Khalid Donnel Robinson, an R&B and pop singer born in 1998 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and associated above all with El Paso, Texas, the city listed as his hometown. A ticket buys a relaxed, sing-along R&B show built on a catalog of multi-platinum hits. His first arena tour came in 2019, and his headline runs have played arenas and similar large venues. He records for Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. His debut album American Teen (2017) went quadruple platinum, and two of its songs, "Location" and "Young Dumb & Broke," are certified diamond (ten million units in…

Kid Rock is the stage name of Robert James Ritchie, born in 1971 in Romeo, Michigan. He came up in the Detroit hip-hop scene, broke through with a rap rock sound (rapped vocals over hard rock guitars) in the late 1990s, and later shifted toward country rock. A Kid Rock ticket buys a loud, crowd-participation show with his backing band, Twisted Brown Trucker, that moves between "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy," "Picture" and "All Summer Long." He is self-taught and can play every instrument in his backing band, which he tends to show off on stage. His crowd skews toward rock and country fans, and his…

Kill Tony is a live stand-up comedy show recorded as a podcast, created and hosted by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe and produced and co-hosted by Brian Redban. A Kill Tony ticket puts you in the audience for a taping: names of aspiring comics are drawn at random from a bucket, each gets one minute of stand-up, and then Hinchcliffe, Redban and a panel of guest comedians or celebrities interview them. Comics who do well can become regulars. The show premiered on June 3, 2013, and has released a new episode every Monday since. It began at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, moved to Austin, Texas,…

Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in 1999, made up of brothers Caleb (vocals and guitar), Nathan (drums) and Jared Followill (bass), plus their cousin Matthew Followill (lead guitar). The band is named after the brothers' grandfather, Leon. A ticket buys a guitar-driven rock show built on a catalog that runs from early garage rock to the stadium-sized choruses of "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody," usually played in arenas, amphitheaters and festival headline slots. The early sound blended Southern rock and garage rock with blues influences; later…

Korn is the heavy metal band formed in Bakersfield, California, in 1993, widely credited as a pioneer of nu metal (the 1990s blend of down-tuned metal guitars, hip-hop rhythms and confessional vocals). A ticket buys a loud, physical show in an arena, amphitheater or festival field, with a mosh pit on the floor from the opening song. The first choice to make is whether you want to be in that floor crowd or watching it from a seat. Korn's breakthrough came in the late 1990s. Follow the Leader (1998) and Issues (1999) both debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and Follow the Leader has sold…

Lady Gaga is a pop, dance and jazz singer from New York City, born Stefani Germanotta in 1986, and her concerts are closer to staged theater than to a standard pop show. She has toured both stadiums and arenas, and her most recent tour, The Mayhem Ball, deliberately chose arenas so she could control the production in detail. For buyers, that means seat choice is about sightlines to a set, not just distance to a singer. Her albums run from The Fame (2008) and Born This Way (2011) through Chromatica (2020) and Mayhem (2025), plus two jazz albums with Tony Bennett. She won the Academy Award…

Lainey Wilson is a country singer and songwriter who headlines arenas and amphitheaters with a full band, a set built on her radio hits and a style she calls "bell-bottom country": traditional country with a Southern rock edge and a dose of pop. Her 2025 Whirlwind World Tour played rooms such as Madison Square Garden, Bridgestone Arena and Ball Arena, along with summer amphitheaters. She was born May 19, 1992, and raised in Baskin, Louisiana, a farming town of about 170 people. She moved to Nashville in August 2011 and spent her first stretch there living in a camper trailer outside a…

Lana Del Rey is the stage name of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, a singer and songwriter born in Manhattan on June 21, 1985, who now headlines festivals and stadiums but plays only a handful of dates in a given year. Scarcity is the defining feature of her tickets: there is rarely a long tour with dozens of chances to see her, so each announced show draws fans from far outside the host city. Her music is usually described as alternative pop, dream pop (hazy, reverb-heavy pop), baroque pop and Americana. Her breakthrough album, Born to Die (2012), was followed by Ultraviolence (2014), Honeymoon…

LCD Soundsystem is the Brooklyn dance-punk band James Murphy founded in 2002, alongside his work as a co-founder of DFA Records. Live, it is a six-piece band playing long, propulsive sets built for dancing, and in recent years it has favored multi-night residencies in mid-size halls over traditional one-night tours. For most fans, the ticket that matters is a spot on the floor. The band's four studio albums are LCD Soundsystem (2005), Sound of Silver (2007), This Is Happening (2010), its first US top-ten album, and American Dream (2017), its first number one in the US. "Tonite" won the…

Lewis Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter, born in Glasgow in 1996 and raised in East Whitburn, West Lothian. A ticket buys a ballad-led pop show: big, emotional songs built around his voice and piano, He headlines arenas and major festivals, and after a two-year break from touring he returned to the stage in June 2025. His music is often described as pop and blue-eyed soul (soul-influenced singing by white artists). The breakthrough single "Someone You Loved" spent seven weeks at number 1 in the UK and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2019. It earned a Grammy…

Lil Baby (born Dominique Armani Jones on December 3, 1994) is an Atlanta rapper, singer and songwriter who went from his first mixtape in 2017 to one of the best-selling hip-hop acts of the decade. He grew up in the Oakland City neighborhood of Southwest Atlanta and was encouraged to rap by Kevin "Coach K" Lee, co-founder of the Atlanta label Quality Control Music, with Young Thug and Gunna serving as early mentors. His catalog is the reason his concerts sell. The key releases, in order: Harder Than Ever (2018): his debut album, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and carried the…

Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band (a late-1990s style that fused heavy, down-tuned guitars with hip-hop rhythms, rapping and turntables) from Jacksonville, Florida. Fred Durst and Sam Rivers formed it in 1994; the lineup centers on Durst on vocals, Wes Borland on guitar, John Otto on drums and DJ Lethal on turntables. A ticket buys a high-energy, mosh-heavy hits set ("Nookie," "Break Stuff," "Rollin'," "My Way" and the cover of "Behind Blue Eyes") played on festival main stages and in arenas. The band has sold about 40 million records worldwide and earned three Grammy nominations. Its…

Linkin Park is the alternative rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996, and a ticket now buys the reunited lineup that returned in September 2024: Mike Shinoda on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Emily Armstrong as co-lead vocalist, Joe Hahn on turntables, Dave Farrell on bass and Colin Brittain on drums. The band plays arenas and stadiums, and the set mixes the 2000s catalog with songs from From Zero , the album released on November 15, 2024. The band's sound blends alternative rock, nu metal (a hard rock style built on down-tuned guitars and hip-hop rhythms) and electronic…

Luke Combs is a country singer and songwriter who headlines NFL and college football stadiums, typically for a single show per city with two or three opening acts on the bill. He was born on March 2, 1990, in Huntersville, North Carolina, and grew up in Asheville in Western North Carolina. He records for Columbia Nashville and River House Artists. His rise was unusually fast. He became the first artist to reach number one on the Billboard country chart with each of his first five singles, and his debut album, This One's for You (2017), was followed by What You See Is What You Get (2019),…

Machine Gun Kelly is the stage name of Colson Baker, born in Houston in 1990 and raised in several cities, from Denver and Los Angeles to Cairo, Berlin and Cleveland. He now performs as mgk, written in lowercase. A ticket buys a loud, guitar-driven rock show built on pop-punk (a fast, melodic punk style with big sing-along choruses) and his earlier rap catalog, usually played in arenas and amphitheaters, with occasional stadium dates. He signed with Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Interscope, in 2011, and his debut album Lace Up (2012) reached number 4 on the Billboard 200. Through General…

Marco Antonio Solís, known to fans as El Buki, is the Mexican singer and songwriter who led Los Bukis and then built a solo career in Latin pop and grupero (a Mexican regional pop style built on keyboards, guitars and romantic lyrics). A ticket to see him buys a night of songs that span generations of the same families, which is why his audiences mix grandparents, parents and children. Born Marco Antonio Solís Sosa on December 29, 1959, in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, he formed Los Bukis there in 1973 and served as its lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter. Hits such as "Tu…

Mariah Carey is the pop and R&B singer with the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of any solo artist (19), and today her live shows center on holiday tours and Las Vegas residencies. Born in Huntington, New York, on March 27, 1969, she is known for a five-octave vocal range and her use of the whistle register (the highest vocal register, above normal falsetto). Rolling Stone ranked her the fifth-greatest singer of all time in 2023. She is the only artist whose first five singles all reached number one in the US, and she holds the record for most weeks at the top of the Hot 100…

Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from Los Angeles fronted by Adam Levine. A ticket buys a hits-driven pop concert: two decades of radio singles, from "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved" to "Moves Like Jagger" and "Girls Like You," played by a full live band in arenas and, on bigger tours, stadiums. The band has sold more than 135 million records and won three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2005. The original four members met at Brentwood School in Los Angeles and formed the band in 1994 as Kara's Flowers, releasing The Fourth World in 1997. Renamed Maroon 5, they broke through with…

Marshmello is the stage name of Christopher Comstock, an American DJ and record producer born May 19, 1992, who performs in a custom white helmet shaped like a marshmallow. A Marshmello ticket buys a DJ set (a continuous mix of his own tracks, remixes and other artists' music played from a booth, not a band concert) built around bass-heavy electronic dance music and the pop collaborations that made him a household name. Most dates are festival slots, Las Vegas club nights or arena shows. Comstock began on SoundCloud in 2010 as Dotcom, posting mashups and dubstep remixes. He posted his…

Martin Lawrence is an American stand-up comedian and actor, born April 16, 1965, in Frankfurt, West Germany, where his father was serving in the US Air Force. A Martin Lawrence ticket today buys an arena stand-up show: an hour of new material from the headliner, usually preceded by a set or two from guest comics. The 2024 tour was billed as his first comedy tour since 2016, so the live show is something fans have waited years to see. His family settled in Landover, Maryland, when he was seven, and he was a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves boxing contender as a teenager. He started doing comedy…

Megan Thee Stallion is a Houston rapper, songwriter and actress who headlines arenas on the strength of a run of number-one hits. Born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete in San Antonio on February 15, 1995, and raised in Houston, she built a following through freestyle videos on social media while in college. Her fans call themselves "Hotties." Her breakthrough came fast. "Hot Girl Summer" (2019) reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100; the "Savage" remix with Beyoncé and Cardi B's "WAP" both hit number one; and in 2024 "Hiss" became her first solo number one. At the 63rd Grammy Awards she won Best…

Metallica is the American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, with lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo completing the current lineup. In the current touring cycle, a Metallica ticket means one of two things: a stadium show with the stage in the center of the field, or a seat at Sphere in Las Vegas for the band's residency there. Both formats behave very differently, so the right seat depends on which one you are buying. The catalog behind the shows runs from Kill 'Em All (1983), Ride the…

Miley Cyrus is a pop singer and former Disney Channel star whose live appearances have become rare. Her last full headlining tour was the Bangerz Tour in 2014; since then she has played festival-based runs, one-off concerts and small promotional shows, and she described the film for her 2025 album Something Beautiful as her "way of touring." When she does schedule a show, demand concentrates on very few dates. Born in Franklin, Tennessee, on November 23, 1992, she starred in Hannah Montana on Disney Channel from 2006 to 2011. She has two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, "Wrecking Ball" (2013) and…

Miranda Lambert is a Texas country singer and songwriter whose live show is a hit-heavy country set with a hard-edged, honky-tonk streak. She has played arenas, amphitheaters, fairs and festivals, a Las Vegas residency, and Texas dance halls, so the same artist can mean a seated theater one month and a standing-room honky-tonk the next. Checking the venue type is the first step before buying. Born in Longview, Texas, on November 10, 1983, and raised in nearby Lindale, she finished third on Nashville Star in 2003. She holds 37 Academy of Country Music Awards, the most of any artist,…

Morgan Wallen is a country singer and songwriter from Sneedville, Tennessee, born in 1993, and one of the largest concert draws in any genre. Since 2023 he has headlined stadiums, which means most of his tickets are for football-size venues with a large floor in front of an end stage. If you are buying, the real decisions are floor versus reserved seats and how early to commit. He first reached a national audience on season 6 of The Voice in 2014, then signed with Big Loud Records in 2015. His albums have set chart records: Dangerous: The Double Album (2021) was the first country album to…

My Chemical Romance is a rock band from New Jersey that now headlines baseball and football stadiums, playing its 2006 album The Black Parade in full as a staged rock opera. The band formed in September 2001 and its lineup today is Gerard Way (lead vocals), Ray Toro (lead guitar), Frank Iero (rhythm guitar) and Mikey Way (bass). It is widely considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in emo and pop-punk, though the band has rejected the emo label. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004) went platinum, and The Black Parade , a concept album released…

Nate Bargatze is a Nashville stand-up comedian known for clean comedy (no profanity and no explicit material) delivered in a slow, deadpan monotone. A ticket buys roughly an evening of observational storytelling about family, marriage and being a little out of step with the world, usually in an arena or large theater. Because the material is clean, his shows are one of the few arena comedy tickets many families buy together. Born in Nashville on March 25, 1979, he grew up the son of Stephen Bargatze, a clown and magician, and started doing stand-up in 2002. He has hosted Saturday Night…

Nathaniel Rateliff is a Denver-based singer and songwriter, born in St. Louis in 1978 and raised in Hermann, Missouri. He tours in two distinct formats: with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, a horn-driven soul and rock band on Stax Records, and as a solo performer playing quieter folk material. The official site lists the two separately, so confirm which one an event is before you buy. The Night Sweats began in 2013 as an R&B side project. Their 2015 self-titled debut produced "S.O.B.," a stomping, hand-clapping single that reached No. 3 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100…

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author and science communicator, and the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York since 1996. A ticket buys a seated evening talk in a theater or performing arts hall, in which he explains a single science theme to a general audience. It is a lecture, not a concert: reserved seats, a stage, and usually a screen for images, so the best seat is the one with a clean view of both. Tyson was born in Manhattan on October 5, 1958, and grew up in the Bronx. His interest in astronomy began at age nine…

Nickelback is the Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, best known for post-grunge radio hits such as "How You Remind Me." A ticket buys a hit-heavy rock show built around Chad Kroeger's vocals and guitar, played to large North American crowds, so the seats worth paying for are the ones with a clear view of the stage and the screens rather than simply the closest ones. The lineup has been stable for two decades: Chad Kroeger (lead vocals and guitar), Ryan Peake (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Mike Kroeger (bass) and Daniel Adair (drums, since 2005). The band has sold…

Oasis is the English rock band led by brothers Liam Gallagher (vocals) and Noel Gallagher (guitar and principal songwriter), formed in Manchester in 1991 and the most commercially successful band of the Britpop era (the mid-1990s wave of guitar-driven British pop and rock). Since reuniting in 2024 the band has played only stadiums and large outdoor sites, so an Oasis ticket today means a stadium show with tens of thousands of people singing every chorus. The catalog is the reason demand runs so high. Definitely Maybe (1994) was the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the…

ODESZA is the American electronic music duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, formed in 2012 at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and its tickets buy one of two very different things: a full live show built around the albums, or a club-style DJ set. The live show is the large-scale production played in arenas, other large venues and festival headline slots; DJ sets are shorter, club-focused nights. Check the listing title before you buy. Mills, who studied graphic design, and Knight, who studied physics and mathematics and was classically trained on piano, are…

Of Monsters and Men is an indie folk band from Garðabær, Iceland, formed in 2010. A ticket buys a five-piece folk-pop show built on two lead singers, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson, trading lines over big, chant-ready choruses. In North America the band typically plays large theaters, amphitheaters and festival stages rather than arenas. The band won Músíktilraunir, Iceland's battle of the bands, in 2010 and played Iceland Airwaves the same year. Its debut, My Head Is an Animal , came out in Iceland in 2011 and in the US on Republic Records in April 2012. The single…

Olivia Rodrigo is a singer-songwriter from Murrieta, California, whose concerts now play arenas across North America and Europe. Her music mixes confessional pop ballads with guitar-driven pop-punk, so a show swings between full-band rock songs and quiet piano moments. She first reached a wide audience as an actor on Disney Channel's Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022). Her debut single, "drivers license," released January 8, 2021 and co-written with producer Dan Nigro, debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Sour (May 21,…

Panic! at the Disco, the pop rock band Brendon Urie led out of Las Vegas from 2004, officially ended in 2023 and returned only for a one-off festival reunion in October 2025. On January 24, 2023, Urie announced he would discontinue the project to focus on his family once the Viva Las Vengeance Tour finished; the final show of that tour was March 10, 2023, at AO Arena in Manchester, England. Panic! then headlined the When We Were Young festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 18 and 19, 2025, alongside Blink-182, playing A Fever You Can't Sweat Out in full for its 20th…

Paramore is a rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004, and an arena act whose tickets move fast whenever the band tours. The current lineup is Hayley Williams on lead vocals, Taylor York on guitar and Zac Farro on drums. Their shows are loud, physical and built around a crowd that knows every word, so the room matters as much as the seat. The band released its debut album, All We Know Is Falling , in 2005, and broke through with Riot! in 2007. Four more studio albums followed: Brand New Eyes (2009), Paramore (2013), After Laughter (2017) and This Is Why (2023). The sound moved…

Pearl Jam is the Seattle rock band formed in 1990, built around bassist Jeff Ament, guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, and singer Eddie Vedder. Its tickets behave differently from most arena acts for two reasons: the band sells a large share of seats through its own fan club, the Ten Club, and its set list changes every night, so devoted fans buy multiple shows on the same tour. The band broke through with Ten (1991), the album behind "Alive," "Even Flow" and "Jeremy." Ten is certified 13 times platinum in the US and spent nearly five years on the Billboard 200. The follow-up, Vs.…

Pentatonix is an a cappella group (singing with no instruments, so every sound comes from the voice) from Arlington, Texas. The lineup is Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee. They tour in two main modes: holiday tours built on their Christmas albums, and general tours of pop covers and originals that have played arenas, amphitheaters and state fairs. If you are buying in the fall, you are most likely buying a Christmas show. Hoying, Grassi and Maldonado grew up together at Martin High School in Arlington. With Olusola and original bass Avi Kaplan,…

Phish is an American rock band formed at the University of Vermont in Burlington in 1983, and the defining act of the modern jam band scene (bands built around long, improvised passages that change every night). A Phish ticket buys two sets of music that will not repeat the previous night's set list, which is why many fans buy several shows in a row. Since reuniting in 2009, the band has typically played about 50 concerts a year, built around an annual summer tour. The lineup is Trey Anastasio (guitar), Mike Gordon (bass), Jon Fishman (drums) and Page McConnell (keyboards), unchanged since…

Phoebe Bridgers is a Los Angeles singer-songwriter whose quiet, sad and darkly funny indie folk now fills arenas; her 2026 Lost Tour is a phone-free arena run whose United States and United Kingdom dates sold out by June 2026. Born in Pasadena, California, in 1994, she busked at the Pasadena Farmers Market as a child, studied vocal jazz at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps , on Dead Oceans in 2017. Solo albums: Stranger in the Alps (2017), Punisher (2020) and Lost Weekend (August 14, 2026). Bands: boygenius with Julien Baker…

Pierce the Veil is a post-hardcore and pop-punk band from San Diego that now headlines amphitheaters and arenas; their 2025–2026 I Can't Hear You World Tour was their first solo headlining amphitheater tour. Brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes founded the band in 2006, and bassist Jaime Preciado and guitarist Tony Perry joined in 2007. Mike Fuentes left in 2017; Vic Fuentes, Perry and Preciado continue with touring drummer Loniel Robinson. Albums: A Flair for the Dramatic (2007), Selfish Machines (2010), Collide with the Sky (2012), Misadventures (2016) and The Jaws of Life (2023). Breakout:…

Pink is the Pennsylvania-born pop-rock singer known for some of the most physically demanding live shows in pop: she sings full songs while performing aerial acrobatics high above the stage. Her recent tours have played football stadiums, ballparks and arenas on three continents, and she ranks among the most successful touring acts of the century. Born Alecia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1979, she trained as a competitive gymnast between the ages of 4 and 12 and was performing in Philadelphia clubs by about age 14. Her debut album, Can't Take Me Home (2000), was…

Pitbull is the stage name of Armando Christian Perez, a rapper, singer and entertainer born in Miami in 1981 to Cuban parents, and his concerts are high-energy dance parties built almost entirely around hit singles. He tours most often in summer, in amphitheaters (outdoor venues with a covered reserved pavilion and a lawn behind it) and arenas, frequently on shared bills with other headliners. He started in the early 2000s in reggaeton, Latin hip-hop and crunk (a Southern hip-hop style built on chants and heavy bass), releasing his debut album M.I.A.M.I. in 2004 with Lil Jon as executive…

The Pixies are the Boston alternative rock band whose loud-quiet-loud songs (hushed verses that explode into shouted choruses) became a template for 1990s rock. Formed in January 1986 by Black Francis and Joey Santiago, with Kim Deal on bass and David Lovering on drums, they released Come On Pilgrim (1987), Surfer Rosa (1988), Doolittle (1989), Bossanova (1990) and Trompe le Monde (1991) before splitting in 1993. Their US sales were modest at the time, but their influence was not. Kurt Cobain said that with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" he was "basically trying to rip off the Pixies," and…

Playboi Carti (Jordan Terrell Carter) is the Atlanta rapper widely credited as a pioneer of rage, a hip-hop style built on distorted, synth-heavy beats and punk-like energy. He headlines arenas and festivals, and his most recent headlining run, the 2025 Antagonist Tour, played arenas across North America. A ticket buys a loud, crowd-driven show where the floor behaves more like a punk concert than a typical rap set. His albums have climbed steadily: the 2017 mixtape Playboi Carti peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, Die Lit (2018) reached number 3, and both Whole Lotta Red (2020) and…

Porter Robinson is an American electronic producer, singer and songwriter whose concerts are built around his own albums rather than a club DJ set. Born in Atlanta on July 15, 1992, and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he taught himself to produce at 12 and signed with Skrillex's OWSLA label at 18. His 2011 EP Spitfire was the label's first release and topped Beatport's overall chart. His three studio albums define three eras of his live show. Worlds (2014) and Nurture (2021) both reached number one on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and Nurture topped The Fader's list…

Post Malone is a singer, rapper and songwriter whose shows now fill football and baseball stadiums. Born Austin Post in Syracuse, New York, in 1995, he moved to Grapevine, Texas, at age nine, and his music mixes pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B and rock. The Big Ass Stadium Tour, which opened in 2025, was his first tour played entirely in stadiums; before that he headlined arenas. His 2015 debut single, "White Iverson", earned him a deal with Republic Records. Stoney (2016) produced "Congratulations", and Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) debuted at No. 1 with "Rockstar", which held No.…

Rascal Flatts is the country trio of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass and harmony vocals) and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar and harmony vocals), formed in Nashville in 1999. A ticket today buys a reunion show: the group announced its breakup in October 2021, then announced a 25th anniversary reunion on October 1, 2024, and launched the Life Is a Highway Tour in February 2025. Expect a hits-heavy set built for singing along. The group's run in the 2000s was one of the biggest in country music. Its first six studio albums, from Rascal Flatts (2000) through Unstoppable (2009), all…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the Los Angeles rock band formed in 1982, known for fusing alternative rock with funk, punk and hip-hop. The current lineup is Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (bass), Chad Smith (drums, since 1988) and John Frusciante (guitar, back since December 2019). On their most recent tour the band played stadiums for most of the run and amphitheaters at the end, so a ticket usually means a large outdoor show built on a deep catalog of radio hits. The numbers explain the demand: more than 120 million records sold, three Grammy Awards, 15 number-one singles on Billboard's…

Riley Green is a country singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, Alabama, born Johnathan Riley Green on October 18, 1988. He is a headliner in his own right, after several years spent as the opening act on major country tours, and his concerts draw a crowd built on radio hits, duets with Ella Langley and a straightforward Southern country sound. If you are buying a Riley Green ticket, you are buying a full headline country show. His background is part of his appeal. He learned music from his grandfather, Buford Green, who ran The Golden Saw, a music hall in a converted sawmill where Riley…

Rod Wave is a rapper and singer from St. Petersburg, Florida, born Rodarius Green in 1998, and one of the most consistent arena draws in hip-hop. He headlines indoor arenas (the 15,000-to-20,000-seat buildings that host NBA and NHL teams) on tours timed to each new album, usually in the fall. His music blends hip-hop with R&B and gospel-influenced singing, a style often called trap-soul (trap beats under melodic, soul-style vocals), and his lyrics center on pain, loyalty and heartbreak. His breakout came in 2019, when "Heart on Ice" spread on TikTok and YouTube and reached No. 25 on…

Sabrina Carpenter is a pop singer and songwriter born on May 11, 1999, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. A ticket buys a staged, choreographed arena pop show: her Short n' Sweet Tour (September 2024 to November 2025) was her first arena tour, and since 2025 she has headlined major festivals, including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Coachella 2026. Many fans first knew her as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World , which ran for 72 episodes through January 2017. After four albums on Hollywood Records, she moved to Island Records in 2021. Emails I Can't Send (2022) built…

Sam Fender is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist from North Shields, on the coast near Newcastle upon Tyne. He writes guitar-driven rock with a strong debt to Bruce Springsteen, sung in a high tenor with an unmistakable Geordie (Tyneside) accent. The key fact for a ticket buyer: in the UK he headlines stadiums, while in North America he has mostly played theaters and ballrooms, so a US Fender ticket usually puts you far closer to the stage than a British one. All three of his studio albums have entered the UK Albums Chart at number one: Hypersonic Missiles (2019), Seventeen Going…

Sam Smith is an English singer and songwriter, born in London in 1992 and raised in Cambridgeshire, whose music runs across pop, soul, R&B and dance. Smith uses they/them pronouns. A Sam Smith ticket buys a voice-first show: the set is built around a vocal range that a VH1 profile of their vocal coach, Joanna Eden, described as soaring from baritone to tenor, so sound quality and a clear sightline to the stage matter more than being in the front row. Smith broke through as the featured voice on Disclosure's "Latch" in 2012 and on Naughty Boy's UK number one "La La La" in 2013. The…

Santana is the American rock band that guitarist Carlos Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966, and he is the one constant member across nearly six decades of lineups. A Santana concert is a long, groove-driven show that blends Latin rhythms, blues and rock, built around Carlos Santana's sustained guitar tone and a large band with multiple percussionists. The songs most fans buy for are "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Como Va," "Evil Ways," "Samba Pa Ti," "Smooth" and "Maria Maria." Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947, in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His touring drummer is Cindy…

Seventeen is a 13-member South Korean K-pop group under Pledis Entertainment that debuted on May 26, 2015: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino. A ticket buys a long, high-production concert built on synchronized large-group choreography, with arena dates in North America and stadium and dome dates in Asia. The fandom is called Carat. The group is known for producing its own work. Woozi has written and produced the group's tracks, with contributions from other members, and the members take part in songwriting and choreography.…

Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia) is the best-known Latin pop artist of her generation, a singer, songwriter and dancer who records in Spanish and English. Her recent touring has been built for stadiums, and her current era produced the highest-grossing Latin tour ever recorded. If you want to see her, expect a stadium, expect long gaps between tours, and expect the best seats to go early. Her catalog runs from the Spanish-language breakthroughs Pies Descalzos (1995) and ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998) to the crossover album Laundry…

Shawn Mendes is a Canadian pop singer and guitarist, born in Toronto on August 8, 1998, whose concerts range from sold-out arenas to small theater runs. The venue size changes from tour to tour, and that matters more to ticket buyers than anything else: an arena date has thousands of seats at several price levels, while a theater run has very few seats and very high demand for each one. He was discovered in 2013 after posting short cover videos on Vine, the six-second video app. His first four albums, Handwritten (2015), Illuminate (2016), Shawn Mendes (2018) and Wonder (2020), each…

Slightly Stoopid is a reggae-rock band from Ocean Beach in San Diego, formed in 1994 by childhood friends Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald with drummer Adam Bausch while they were still in high school. A ticket usually buys a long summer evening at an amphitheater or outdoor stage, with several bands on the bill and Slightly Stoopid closing with an extended, horn-driven set. The band describes its sound as a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk. Bradley Nowell of Sublime heard the band practicing in a garage and signed it to his Skunk Records label while…

Steve Aoki is an American DJ and record producer, born in Miami in 1977 and raised in Newport Beach, California, best known for high-energy electro house sets and a stage show that pulls the crowd into it. A ticket buys a DJ set (a continuous, live-blended mix of tracks) with a good chance of cake in the face for anyone near the front. He plays nightclubs, festival main stages and touring theater and arena dates. Aoki founded the label Dim Mak Records in 1996, years before his own breakthrough, and it has released music by acts from Bloc Party to The Bloody Beetroots. His debut studio…

The Steve Miller Band is the San Francisco rock group that Steve Miller formed in 1966 and still leads on guitar and lead vocals. A ticket to see the band buys you a night of 1970s classic rock radio staples: "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Rock'n Me," "Take the Money and Run," "Jet Airliner" and "Abracadabra," played by the man who wrote and sang them. The band began as the Steve Miller Blues Band, played the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967 and signed with Capitol Records that November, shortening its name on the advice of producer George Martin. Its early albums ( Children of the…

Stevie Nicks is a singer-songwriter best known as a member of Fleetwood Mac and for a solo career that began in 1981. A Stevie Nicks concert covers both: her solo hits and the Fleetwood Mac songs she wrote and sang, performed with a long-standing band. She tours in occasional runs rather than every year, so each set of dates draws fans who may have waited a long time. Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix on May 26, 1948, she first recorded with Lindsey Buckingham as the duo Buckingham Nicks, whose 1973 album found little success. The pair joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, and the band's…

Stone Temple Pilots (often shortened to STP) are an American rock band formed in San Diego in 1989, and a ticket today buys a hit-heavy rock show from three founding members: guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz. Jeff Gutt has sung lead since the band announced him on November 14, 2017. The set leans on the 1990s songs most fans came for, such as "Plush," "Interstate Love Song," "Vasoline," "Big Empty," "Sex Type Thing" and "Wicked Garden." The band's original singer, Scott Weiland, fronted STP from 1989 until he was fired in February 2013; he died in December…

Stray Kids is an eight-member K-pop group (Korean popular music built on rap, vocals and synchronized choreography) from JYP Entertainment, and in the United States it now plays stadiums and major-league ballparks. The members are Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. The group formed through a 2017 survival reality show, with leader Bang Chan choosing each member from JYP's trainees, and it debuted on March 25, 2018, with the EP I Am Not . What sets the group apart is that it writes its own material. 3Racha, the in-house production unit of Bang Chan,…

SZA is the stage name of Solána Imani Rowe, an R&B singer and songwriter born in St. Louis in 1989 and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey. A ticket buys a theatrical, heavily staged R&B show: on her own she headlines arenas, and in 2025 she co-headlined stadiums with Kendrick Lamar. Because her productions rely on set pieces, projections and dancers, a seat with a full view of the stage is usually worth more than raw proximity. She signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE, the Los Angeles label also home to Kendrick Lamar) in 2013 and with RCA Records in 2017. Her debut album Ctrl…

Tame Impala is the music project of Kevin Parker, who started it as a home-recording project in Perth, Western Australia, in 2007. Parker writes, records, performs and produces the albums alone; on tour, Tame Impala is a six-piece band. Today it headlines arenas and major festivals, and the show is as much about light and sound as about the musicians, which shapes where you should sit. The catalog runs from Innerspeaker (2010) and Lonerism (2012) through Currents (2015) and The Slow Rush (2020) to Deadbeat , released October 17, 2025, on Columbia Records. "The Less I Know the Better" was…

Tate McRae is a Canadian pop singer from Calgary, Alberta, born on July 1, 2003, who graduated to arenas (indoor venues built for basketball and hockey) with her 2025 Miss Possessive Tour. Her concerts put choreography at the center, which is the key fact to weigh when you pick seats. Dance came first. In 2016 she finished third on season 13 of So You Think You Can Dance , the furthest any Canadian contestant had advanced on the show. She signed with RCA Records in August 2019 and released three albums: I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022), Think Later (2023) and So Close to What (2025). Her…

Taylor Swift is a singer-songwriter born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1989, who started her career in Nashville and moved from country to pop and folk over twelve studio albums. She is the biggest touring artist of her generation: her Eras Tour ran 149 stadium shows between March 2023 and December 2024 and became the highest-grossing concert tour on record. When she tours, she plays stadiums, and tickets are among the most contested in live music. Her debut album, Taylor Swift , arrived in 2006. Later albums include Fearless , Red and 1989 , and her twelfth, The Life of a Showgirl ,…

Tears for Fears is the English duo of Roland Orzabal (guitars, keyboards and vocals) and Curt Smith (bass, keyboards and vocals), formed in Bath, Somerset, in 1981. A ticket buys a new wave and synth-pop show built around one of the strongest singles catalogs of the 1980s, played by the two founders with a full band. Their recent North American tours have played mostly amphitheaters and pavilions in summer, with occasional arenas such as Madison Square Garden and showcase venues such as the Hollywood Bowl. The duo has two US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to…

Teddy Swims is the stage name of Jaten Dimsdale, a soul, pop and R&B singer born September 25, 1992, in Conyers, Georgia. He is best known for "Lose Control," a slow-burning ballad that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2024 and became the first song in the chart's history to spend 100 weeks on it. His concerts are built around a big, raspy voice, which makes him one of the rare current pop acts whose show depends more on singing than on staging. He began posting cover songs on YouTube in June 2019, starting with Michael Jackson's "Rock with You." His October 2019 cover…

The Tedeschi Trucks Band is a large blues, soul and Southern rock ensemble formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2010 and led by the married couple Susan Tedeschi (vocals and guitar) and Derek Trucks (slide guitar). A ticket buys a long, improvised show from a band of about a dozen musicians, including horn players and backing singers, usually in a theater or amphitheater. The setlist changes every night. Both leaders arrived with long careers. Trucks, born in Jacksonville in 1979, played in the Allman Brothers Band from 1999 until its final show in October 2014 and was ranked No. 16 on…

The 1975 is an English band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2002: Matty Healy on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Adam Hann on lead guitar, Ross MacDonald on bass and George Daniel on drums. A ticket buys a pop-rock and synth-pop show that, since 2022, has been staged as a piece of theater, with a built set, a scripted first act and a conventional hits set after it. The band plays arenas and festival headline slots, and its tours are infrequent enough that each one draws heavy demand. All five of the band's studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK, from The 1975 (2013) through Being Funny…

The Killers are the rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001, fronted by singer and keyboardist Brandon Flowers with drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer. A Killers ticket usually means a big-room show: an arena in North America, a stadium or arena in the UK and Europe, or a festival headline set, built around songs most of the crowd already knows by heart. Flowers met Keuning through a newspaper ad Keuning had placed in Las Vegas, and the name comes from a fictional band in the video for New Order's "Crystal." Their debut album, Hot Fuss , came out in…

The Smashing Pumpkins are the alternative rock band Billy Corgan formed in Chicago in 1988 with guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. A ticket today buys an arena-scale rock show led by Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin, three of the four original members, with a set that leans on the band's 1990s catalog. The best seats are the ones with a clean line to the stage and good sound, because this is a guitar-heavy band that plays loud and long. The band's commercial peak came with Siamese Dream (1993) and the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness…

The Weeknd is the stage name of Abel Tesfaye, a Canadian R&B and pop singer born February 16, 1990, in Toronto and raised in Scarborough. He is a stadium act: his After Hours til Dawn Tour played only stadiums from July 2022 to November 2026, and it was reported as the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist. For a ticket buyer, that means very large venues, a field-level floor, and a stage design that reaches well into the crowd. He emerged anonymously in 2011 with three mixtapes, House of Balloons , Thursday and Echoes of Silence , later collected as Trilogy (2012). Studio…

The Who is the English rock band formed in London in 1964, and in 2025 it played what it billed as its North American farewell tour. The band's surviving members are singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend. In a May 2025 statement, the two said plainly that "The Who are heading for retirement." That changes how to read this page. As of October 2026, the band's official tour listing showed only Roger Daltrey solo dates, not Who concerts. If new Who dates are ever announced, they will appear in the live event list on this page; until then, treat any listing carefully…

Third Eye Blind is the alternative rock band Stephan Jenkins co-founded with guitarist Kevin Cadogan in San Francisco in 1993. A ticket today buys a summer-oriented rock show built around a catalog of late-1990s radio hits, usually at an amphitheater (an outdoor venue with reserved seats under a roof and a general-admission lawn behind them) and often on a co-headlining bill. The audience knows every word of the singles, which makes the sing-along the center of the night. The band signed with Elektra Records in 1996 and released its self-titled debut in April 1997. That album went six…

Thomas Rhett is a country singer and songwriter from Hendersonville, Tennessee, born Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. on March 30, 1990, in Valdosta, Georgia. A ticket buys a polished, high-energy country show built for singing along: he has had 20 number-one singles on Billboard's Country Airplay chart (the US country radio chart), and his headline tours play arenas and outdoor amphitheaters. He is the son of country singer-songwriter Rhett Akins. He co-wrote for Jason Aldean early on, signed with Valory Music, a Big Machine Records imprint, in 2011, and released his first single in 2012. The…

Tiësto is the stage name of Tijs Michiel Verwest, a Dutch DJ and record producer born in Breda in 1969 and active since 1994. A Tiësto ticket buys a DJ set (a continuous mix of tracks played and blended live from the booth) built on EDM, house and the trance sound that made his name. Depending on the date, that set can happen in a Las Vegas nightclub, on a festival main stage or in an arena, and each of those rooms calls for a different kind of ticket. His résumé is unusually long for an electronic artist. DJ Mag readers voted him the No. 1 DJ in the world three years running, from 2002…

Tom Segura is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster, born April 16, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A Tom Segura ticket buys a stand-up headline set built on long personal stories, delivered deadpan and aimed squarely at adults. His current tour, as listed on his official site in fall 2026, is called Preposterous . His mother, Rosario "Charo" Lazarte, emigrated from Peru, and he grew up speaking Spanish and spending summers in Lima. He graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, and began doing stand-up soon after, working day jobs that included…

Travis Scott (born Jacques Bermon Webster II on April 30, 1991) is a Houston rapper, singer and producer whose reputation rests as much on his live shows as on his records. Wikipedia describes him as known for dynamic live performances, and his most recent tour, the Circus Maximus Tour, grossed more than any other solo rap tour. His albums, in order: Rodeo (2015): his debut album, with "Antidote." Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016): his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Astroworld (2018): a No. 1 album named for Houston's former Six Flags park, with his first Hot 100 No. 1, "Sicko…

Turnpike Troubadours are a red dirt country band from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, formed in 2005 by Evan Felker, the band's singer, and R.C. Edwards. Red dirt is the Oklahoma and Texas strain of country that mixes honky-tonk, Americana and rock, built for dance halls more than radio. The band's fan base grew mostly through touring and word of mouth, and their tickets are now hard to get for that reason: the people who want them really want them. The current lineup is Evan Felker, RC Edwards, Kyle Nix, Ryan Engleman, Gabriel Pearson and Hank Early. Their albums are Bossier City (2007), Diamonds…

Tyler, the Creator is the stage name of Tyler Gregory Okonma, a rapper, singer, producer and designer born in 1991 in Hawthorne, California. He is a leading figure in alternative hip-hop (rap that borrows freely from jazz, soul, R&B, punk and electronic music). A ticket buys an arena-scale production built around his current album's persona and set design, with a crowd that knows every lyric. He co-founded the Odd Future collective in 2007, broke through with Goblin (2011) and its single "Yonkers," and then reinvented his sound album by album. He has won three Grammy Awards and founded…

Usher is the R&B singer and dancer Usher Raymond IV, born October 14, 1978, in Dallas and raised mainly in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before his family moved to Atlanta to support his career. In recent years he has played arenas on tour and theater-size rooms in residency, with a show that treats dancing as seriously as singing. A ticket buys three decades of hits performed with a full dance company, so seats with a clear view of the whole stage matter more than raw closeness. He released his self-titled debut in 1994 at 15. Confessions (2004), supported by four consecutive US number-one…

Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band formed in 2006 at Columbia University in New York City, led by singer and guitarist Ezra Koenig with bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson. A ticket buys a long, musically ambitious show from an expanded touring band, played in arenas, amphitheaters and festival headline slots, where the band is known to stretch songs out and take requests. The music is intricate rather than loud, so seats with good sound are worth more than seats that are merely close. The band's albums are Vampire Weekend (2008), Contra (2010), Modern Vampires of the City…

Vulfpeck is an American funk and soul band and musical collective formed in 2011 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by musicians from the University of Michigan School of Music. A ticket buys a groove-first show from a rotating cast of players, usually in a theater or concert hall and, on a few landmark nights, in an arena. The band runs its own label, Vulf Records, and has headlined Madison Square Garden twice without a major label behind it. Bandleader Jack Stratton conceived the group as an imagined German version of the 1960s American session bands, such as the Funk Brothers and the Wrecking…

Wiz Khalifa is an American rapper, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on September 8, 1987, in Minot, North Dakota, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his family settled around 1996. A Wiz Khalifa ticket usually means a relaxed, sing-along hip-hop show, often on a bill with other headliners at an amphitheater or arena. He signed with the Pittsburgh label Rostrum Records in the mid-2000s, had a short stint with Warner Bros. Records in 2007, founded his own Taylor Gang label in 2008, and has been with Atlantic Records since 2010. The 2010 single "Black and Yellow," named for the colors of…

Yacht Rock Revue is a ten-piece band from Atlanta that plays yacht rock: the smooth, polished soft rock of the late 1970s and early 1980s associated with Michael McDonald, Steely Dan and Hall & Oates. A ticket buys a full-band show of those hits, with horns, harmonies and a crowd that often dresses for the theme. The band frames its concerts as immersive shows rather than a tribute act, and it plays more than 100 dates a year in theaters, amphitheaters and large clubs. The group formed in 2007 out of the Atlanta indie rock band Y-O-U. An ironic one-off set of soft rock hits at a local…

Zac Brown Band is the country and Southern rock group founded in Atlanta in 2002 by singer and guitarist Zac Brown. A ticket buys a long, musician-driven show from a large band (nine members in the current lineup) that mixes its country radio hits with extended jams and cover songs. The group mostly tours amphitheaters and arenas in summer and has headlined major-league ballparks. The band broke through with "Chicken Fried" from The Foundation (2008) and has had 13 number-one country singles, including "Toes," "Highway 20 Ride," "Free," "Goodbye in Her Eyes" and "Sweet Annie." It won the…

Zach Bryan is a country and Americana singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma, who now headlines stadiums. On September 27, 2025, he played Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor to an announced crowd of 112,408, which Wikipedia records as the largest ticketed concert by a single headlining act in United States history. His path was unusual. Born April 2, 1996, in Yokosuka, Japan, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2013 and served eight years as an aviation ordnanceman. He wrote and recorded songs on the side, and a video of "Heading South" filmed outside his barracks went viral. He self-released…

Zach Top is a country singer, songwriter and guitarist from Sunnyside, Washington, known for a neotraditional sound (country that deliberately follows the fiddle-and-steel style of the late 1980s and 1990s rather than modern pop-country). He is now a headliner, and his crowds come for a show that sounds closer to George Strait or Keith Whitley than to current country radio. That is the main thing to know before buying: this is a traditional country concert, played by a working band, built on singing and musicianship. Born Zachary Dirk Top on September 26, 1997, he grew up on a ranch and…

Zayn is the solo name of Zain Javadd Malik, the English singer from Bradford, West Yorkshire, who rose to fame in One Direction and left the group in March 2015. His solo music leans toward R&B and moody pop built around his falsetto. He tours far less often than most artists of his profile, and several of his announced shows have been postponed or canceled, so a Zayn ticket is a scarce commodity and fans tend to buy early. His solo debut single, "Pillowtalk," debuted at number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in January 2016, making him the first British male…

Zedd is the Russian-German DJ and producer Anton Zaslavski, best known for melodic electronic dance music (EDM) with pop vocalists on top. He plays three kinds of rooms: Las Vegas nightclubs, his own headline tours in arenas and large theaters, and festival main stages. A ticket buys a DJ-and-production set built around his hits, so crowds sing as much as they dance. Born on September 2, 1989, in Saratov in the Soviet Union, he grew up in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He started piano at four and drums at twelve, played drums in the metalcore band Dioramic, and began producing electronic music…

ZZ Top is the blues rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969, led from the start by guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons. A ticket today buys a compact, guitar-driven set of Texas boogie and 1980s hits in an amphitheater or theater rather than a stadium. In rooms that size, a seat in the lower-center sections gets you close enough to watch Gibbons play, which is the point of the show. The band's 1970s albums, including Tres Hombres (1973), built its reputation as a hard-touring Southern act. Eliminator (1983) made it a mainstream success: it is the band's only album certified diamond by…

AfrikaBurn is an official regional event of Burning Man, held for about a week each year in late April and early May on a remote property called Quaggafontein in the Tankwa Karoo, a semi-desert region on the border of South Africa's Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces. The organizers list the next edition as April 26 to May 2, 2027; the 2026 edition ran April 27 to May 3. Tickets are limited to about 10,000 people. It is not a concert festival in the usual sense. There is no booked lineup, no headliner and no main stage. Participants build a temporary town (called Tankwa Town) of…

AfroFuture is a two-day music and culture festival held in late December at El Wak Stadium in Accra, Ghana. It was founded in 2019 under the name Afrochella and ran under that name through its December 2022 edition; it has been called AfroFuture since. The most recent Accra edition took place December 28 and 29, 2025, under the theme African Nostalgia, with the Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake headlining. The festival is organized by Culture Management Group (CMG), co-founded by Abdul Karim Abdullah. Its pitch goes beyond music: alongside the main stage, AfroFuture surrounds the weekend with…

Aftershock is a four-day hard rock and heavy metal festival held each fall at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. It bills itself as the West Coast's largest rock and metal festival, and the 2026 edition runs Thursday through Sunday, October 1–4, 2026. Recent editions have drawn about 160,000 fans across the four days, according to the festival and local news coverage. The festival is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. Aftershock started in 2012 as a one-day show on September 23 that drew close to 13,000 people, with Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones and Bush at the top of the bill. It…

The Austin City Limits Music Festival, usually shortened to ACL Fest, runs on two consecutive three-day weekends each October in Zilker Park, just southwest of downtown Austin, Texas. The 2026 edition is scheduled for October 2–4 and October 9–11. Each weekend is a separate ticketed event, and you can buy a single day or a full three-day weekend. The festival takes its name and spirit from Austin City Limits, the long-running KLRU and PBS live music television series, and is produced by Austin-based C3 Presents, which also produces Lollapalooza in Chicago. It began in 2002 as a single…

Beyond Wonderland is an electronic dance music festival produced by Insomniac Events, the promoter founded by Pasquale Rotella, and built around an Alice in Wonderland theme of costumed characters, art installations and themed stages. As of October 2026 it runs three separate editions in the United States, each with its own tickets: Beyond Wonderland SoCal at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, in late March. The 2026 edition ran March 27–28, and the festival lists March 26–27, 2027. Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, in late…

Bonnaroo (the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival) is a four-day camping festival held each June at Great Stage Park, a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, about an hour from Nashville or Chattanooga. It typically starts on the second Thursday in June, with music from Wednesday evening through Sunday night. The 2026 edition ran June 11 to 14. There will be no Bonnaroo in 2027. On August 21, 2026, organizers announced the festival would take "a much-needed year off," saying the farm, and particularly the main venue, needs time to rest and recover after recent weather problems and…

Boston Calling is a three-day music festival held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Harvard Athletic Complex in the Allston neighborhood. It did not take place in 2026: on June 20, 2025, organizers announced a one-year hiatus and set the next edition for June 4–6, 2027. As of October 2026, the festival's site shows those 2027 dates but no lineup. The organizers did not give a reason for the pause. Days after the announcement, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said in a radio interview that the organizers expected other events in 2026, including the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations and FIFA…

BottleRock Napa Valley is a three-day music festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Friday through Sunday, at the Napa Valley Expo, a fairground on the edge of downtown Napa, California. The festival's site lists the next edition for May 28 to 30, 2027. It is a day festival rather than a camping festival: the music ends each night, and attendees stay in hotels, rentals or campgrounds around Napa and travel in each day. What separates BottleRock from other major festivals is its setting. The music lineup runs to 75 or more acts on five stages, but the food and drink program carries equal…

Broccoli City Festival is a hip-hop and R&B festival based in the Washington, D.C. area, built around a mission of promoting environmental awareness and health causes in the African-American community. It has drawn crowds of about 35,000 and has hosted artists from Solange and Childish Gambino to Megan Thee Stallion and Summer Walker. The first thing to know before buying is that Broccoli City does not have a fixed home or a fixed calendar slot. Over its D.C. run it has been held in April, May, July, August and September, at venues ranging from an open festival ground to NFL and MLS…

Burning Man is a temporary city, not a concert. Each year about 70,000 participants build Black Rock City on a dry lake bed in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, live there for roughly a week, burn a large wooden effigy (the Man) and then remove every trace. The event ends on Labor Day. Black Rock City 2026 ran August 30 to September 7 under the theme Axis Mundi, and the organization lists Black Rock City 2027 for August 29 to September 6, with the theme Spellbound. There is no lineup, no headliner and no stage schedule. The art, music, workshops and camps are created by…

Camp Bisco is a three-day camping festival created by the Disco Biscuits, the Philadelphia band that blends improvisational rock with electronic dance music. The festival puts that same mix on its stages: jam bands, DJs and electronic producers, and a handful of hip-hop acts, with the Disco Biscuits playing multiple sets as hosts. Its most recent home was Montage Mountain, a mountain resort in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where it ran each July from 2015 through 2019. The key fact for buyers is that Camp Bisco has not been held since July 18 to 20, 2019. The 2020 and 2021 editions were…

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (often shortened to CTIJF) is a two-night music festival held each year in late March or early April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), in the city center near the V&A Waterfront. It is often described as Africa's largest jazz festival and the fourth largest in the world. The most recent edition, the 23rd, ran March 27 and 28, 2026. The 2027 lineup was listed as coming soon on the festival's site as of October 2026. Despite the name, the programming is broad. Jazz anchors it, but the stages also carry funk, Afropop, fusion,…

Coachella (formally the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival) is a three-day music and arts festival held on two consecutive weekends each April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, about 125 miles east of Los Angeles. Each weekend presents essentially the same lineup, and the festival sells only three-day passes, not single days. Coachella's own site lists the 2027 dates as April 9–11 and April 16–18. The festival is produced by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Presents since 2001. Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen staged the first edition in October 1999 as a two-day event.…

Electric Forest is a four-day music and camping festival held each June at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan. It blends two scenes that rarely share a bill: electronic music and jam bands. Most fans camp on site from Thursday through Sunday, so buying a ticket really means choosing two things at once, a festival tier and a place to sleep. The festival is produced by Insomniac and Madison House Presents. An estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people attended in 2025. The festival places itself in Sherwood Forest, the wooded part of the resort grounds, and that setting is central to its…

Lights All Night is an 18-and-over electronic dance music festival held in Dallas over the last two nights of the year, December 30 and 31. The 2026 edition is set for Fair Park, with three stages and a lineup that, in the organizer's words, spans house, techno, trance and bass. It is a nighttime event: gates open at 6 p.m. and the music runs until 3 a.m. both nights, so the second night doubles as a New Year's Eve countdown. The organizer bills the 2026 edition as the festival's 16th year. Its policies are published under Disco Presents, the promoter whose terms the site links to, and the…

Lollapalooza is a four-day music festival held each year in late July or early August in Grant Park, on Chicago's downtown lakefront. The 2026 edition ran July 30 to August 2 and advertised more than 170 artists across eight stages. Daily capacity is about 115,000, and organizers reported roughly 460,000 total attendance over the four days in 2024. Unlike destination festivals, Lollapalooza has no camping. You sleep in a hotel or at home, walk or ride transit to the park, and leave each night. That makes it one of the easiest major festivals to attend for a single day or as part of a…

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, known to almost everyone as Jazz Fest, is a daytime festival of Louisiana music, food and crafts held over two consecutive Thursday-to-Sunday weekends at the Fair Grounds Race Course, the city's horse track in the Gentilly neighborhood. The festival's own description puts attendance at about 400,000 visitors a year across multiple stages, two large food areas and craft markets. Despite the name, jazz is only part of it. The festival lists blues, R&B, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk, Latin, rock, rap, country and bluegrass…

Palm Tree Music Festival is a traveling, small-capacity dance and pop festival run by Palm Tree Crew, the company co-founded by the Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo. Rather than one large annual event in one place, it stages one- and two-day shows in resort destinations, chiefly the Hamptons, Aspen, Napa and Montecito in the United States, plus one-off stops abroad. Kygo, known for bringing tropical house to the mainstream, headlines many editions himself. The pitch is the opposite of a mega-festival. The organizer describes limited ticket counts, premium food and drink partners, and a…

Ultra Music Festival is a three-day electronic dance music festival held each March, Friday through Sunday, at Bayfront Park on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami. It coincides with Miami Music Week and the Winter Music Conference, when the city fills with club events and industry parties. The festival's site lists the next edition for March 26 to 28, 2027, at Bayfront Park. Ultra admits only fans 18 and older, and VIP passes require attendees to be 21 or older. There is no camping and no re-entry, so each day is a single trip in and out. The Main Stage holds about 60,000 people, and the…

& Juliet is still running on Broadway, but not for long. In September 2026 the producers announced that the musical will play its final performance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on January 3, 2027. By then it will have given 1,723 regular performances and 20 previews, which places it among the 50 longest-running musicals in Broadway history. If you want to see the New York production, the window is the fall of 2026 and the holiday season. The premise is a revision of Shakespeare. Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife, argues with him over the ending of Romeo and Juliet and takes over the…

860 is Billy Crystal's new one-man show, playing a strictly limited 14-week engagement at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Previews began on October 1, 2026, opening night is October 21, and the run ends in early January 2027. Most announcements, including Broadway News and BroadwayWorld, give the final performance as Sunday, January 3, 2027; one theater guide lists January 2. Check the date on your ticket rather than assuming. The title is an address. 860 Chautauqua Boulevard was the Pacific Palisades house where Crystal and his family lived for 46 years, and it was destroyed in the 2025…

A Few Good Men is back on Broadway in a 13-week limited engagement from Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Previews begin October 8, 2026, opening night is October 29, and the final performance is January 10, 2027. Michael Arden, a two-time Tony-winning director, stages it, with Bradley Whitford as Col. Nathan R. Jessep, Tom Blyth as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in his Broadway debut, Krysta Rodriguez as Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway and Michael Oberholtzer as Capt. Jack Ross. The play is the military legal thriller most people know from the 1992 film. Two Marines at Guantanamo Bay…

Aladdin is Disney's stage musical of its 1992 animated film, and as of October 2026 it is still running on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street, where it opened on March 20, 2014. A poor young man in the city of Agrabah finds a lamp, gets three wishes from the Genie inside, and uses them to court Princess Jasmine and stop the Sultan's scheming Grand Vizier, Jafar. Alan Menken wrote the music, with lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, who also wrote the book. The stage version keeps the film's songs, including "Friend Like Me," "Prince Ali" and "A…

Beaches, A New Musical closed at the Majestic Theatre on May 24, 2026, after 28 previews and 38 regular performances. It had opened on April 22 and was scheduled to run until September 6 before launching a national tour. The early closing followed soft ticket sales during previews and largely negative reviews. As of the closing announcement, the producers said a national tour was still planned for 2027, with cities and dates to be announced. The musical adapts Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel, the source of the 1988 Disney film with Bette Midler. It follows two women over a lifetime: Cee Cee…

Becky Shaw is no longer running. Second Stage Theater's revival, the play's Broadway debut, ran as a limited engagement at the Hayes Theater from March 18, 2026, opened on April 8, and closed as scheduled on June 14, 2026. In that short window it earned two Tony nominations and won one: Alden Ehrenreich took Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut as Max. The play is a dark comedy by Gina Gionfriddo. Suzanna and her partner, Andrew, arrange a blind date between Suzanna's longtime friend Max and Becky, a woman Andrew knows. The date goes wrong in ways nobody planned, and the…

Blue Man Group is a performance-art show built around three blue-painted performers, the Blue Men, who never speak. They play percussion on paint-splattered drums and homemade instruments such as the drumbone, mix in comedy and science-fair curiosity, and pull audience members into the act. As of October 2026, its U.S. shows are two permanent residencies, one in Las Vegas at the Luxor and one in Orlando at ICON Park, plus a seasonal holiday production at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from November 12, 2026, through January 3, 2027. That map has changed sharply. The long runs in New…

Buena Vista Social Club is a Broadway musical, playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th Street, that tells the story behind the celebrated album of the same name. It is not a concert by the touring band of veteran Cuban musicians. Set in Havana and moving between the 1950s and the 1990s, it follows a group of musicians, centered on the singer Omara Portuondo, whose lives were shaped by revolution and decades of change before the recording sessions that made them famous worldwide. The songs are performed in Spanish, in Cuban styles such as son (the guitar-and-percussion root of…

Cats: The Jellicle Ball closed on Broadway on August 8, 2026, at the Broadhurst Theatre on West 44th Street. Previews began on March 18, 2026, and the production opened on April 7. Broadway News counted 21 previews and 143 regular performances (another tracker lists a lower total). The closing came early: the run had been extended through January 17, 2027, before the closing notice was posted in mid-July. As of October 2026, no tour or new New York engagement has been announced. This page records the production. Any listings that appear here would be for other productions of Cats, not the…

The Broadway revival of Chess closed on June 21, 2026, at the Imperial Theatre on West 45th Street, after 34 previews and 241 regular performances (one tracker counts 240). It had opened on November 16, 2025, following previews from October 15. The production announced in late May 2026 that it would close early: it had been booked through September 13, with the singer JoJo Levesque scheduled to take over the role of Florence from Lea Michele on June 23, and that run was canceled. As of October 2026, no new New York production has been announced. This page is the record of that revival and…

Chicago is a jazz-age musical about two murderesses, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who turn their trials into a bid for celebrity with the help of a smooth defense lawyer, Billy Flynn. The current Broadway production is the 1996 revival, which has played at the Ambassador Theatre on West 49th Street since January 2003. The production bills itself as the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, and it is the second-longest-running show of any kind on Broadway, having passed Cats on November 23, 2014. It has given more than 11,000 performances. John Kander wrote the music and Fred…

Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company and the world's largest producer of contemporary circus (theatrical, character-driven circus with live music and no performing animals). It is not a single show. As of October 2026, it runs permanent resident shows , most of them on the Las Vegas Strip, alongside touring productions that travel under a big top or play arenas and theaters. The first decision is which show you want, because each has its own theme, cast, music, length and age policy. A resident show in Las Vegas is a 90-minute production built into a custom theater. A…

Death Becomes Her is a musical comedy adapted from Robert Zemeckis's 1992 film. After a Broadway run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre that ended on June 28, 2026, it is now a touring show: the North American tour launched on September 12, 2026, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. If you want to see it, a touring stop is the way to do it as of October 2026. The story follows Madeline Ashton, a vain actress, and Helen Sharp, her longtime rival and former friend, who both drink a potion that grants eternal youth. Immortality turns out to have side effects, and their feud continues through injuries…

Disney on Ice is a family of touring ice shows in which figure skaters play Disney and Pixar characters, produced by Feld Entertainment under an agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Each production runs about 90 minutes to two hours, including a 15 to 20 minute intermission, and plays indoor arenas with the ice laid over the arena floor. The shows are aimed primarily at children. Rather than telling one long story, most productions string together segments from several films, with Mickey and Minnie Mouse among the characters. Feld tends to feature characters from recent Disney releases…

Hadestown is a sung-through musical that sets two Greek myths side by side: the young poet Orpheus trying to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, and the strained marriage of Hades, king of that underworld, and Persephone. It plays on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on West 48th Street, where it opened on April 17, 2019, and it won eight Tony Awards that year, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Anaïs Mitchell wrote the music, lyrics and book, and Rachel Chavkin directed. The god Hermes acts as narrator, welcoming the audience and introducing the characters, the ensemble…

Hamilton is a two-act, almost entirely sung and rapped musical about Alexander Hamilton, the immigrant who became the first US Treasury secretary. It plays on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on West 46th Street, where it opened on August 6, 2015, and a North American touring company carries the same production to other cities. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the book, music and lyrics, adapting Ron Chernow's 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton . The score mixes hip-hop, R&B, pop, soul and traditional show tunes, and the show deliberately casts actors of color as the Founding Fathers.…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play, not a musical, that continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the final book. It plays on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre on West 43rd Street, where it opened on April 22, 2018, and as of October 2026 it is still running there. The script is by Jack Thorne, from an original story by J.K. Rowling, Thorne and director John Tiffany. The center of the story is not Harry but his younger son, Albus Severus Potter, and Albus's unlikely best friend, Scorpius Malfoy. Their attempt to undo a past tragedy with a Time-Turner (a magical device that sends…

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live is a touring family show in which full-size monster trucks based on Mattel's Hot Wheels toy line jump, crash and perform stunts on an arena floor. It is presented by Family Entertainment Live, a family live-events company based in Woodstock, Illinois, in partnership with Mattel, and it plays arenas across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and other international markets. The show is aimed at children and their families rather than at motorsport fans. The trucks are characters first, styled to match the toys kids already own, and the shows are led by…

Les Misérables is a sung-through musical (one in which nearly every line is sung) based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel. It follows Jean Valjean, a convict released in 1815 after 19 years in prison for stealing bread, who breaks parole to start a new life and is hunted for decades by the police inspector Javert. The story ends on the Paris barricades of a student uprising. As of October 1, 2026, the musical is not playing on Broadway . Its only English-language sit-down production is in London's West End at the Sondheim Theatre, where bookings have been extended to October 2027. In North…

MJ the Musical (styled MJ: The Musical ) is a Broadway show about Michael Jackson, playing at the Neil Simon Theatre on West 52nd Street in Manhattan. As of October 2026 it is still running there, with no closing date announced. It is not a straight biography. The story is set in 1992, in the rehearsal room for Jackson's Dangerous World Tour, days before the tour's opening night in Munich, and it flashes back to earlier chapters of his life as the songs call them up. The book (the spoken script) is by Lynn Nottage, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Christopher Wheeldon, a choreographer…

Monster Jam is a touring monster truck competition produced by Feld Entertainment and sanctioned under the United States Hot Rod Association. A typical show lasts about two hours, including a 15 to 20 minute halftime, and it is scored, not scripted: drivers compete in three disciplines and a winner is crowned at each event. Racing: heads-up tournament racing, where the first truck across the finish line advances to the next round. Two-wheel skills: added in late 2017; each driver gets two attempts to hold wheelies, stoppies and other moves on two wheels. Freestyle: a timed run on the open…

Not in North America, as of October 2026. The Broadway production played its final performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on August 30, 2026, after 24 previews and 2,297 regular performances, and the North American tour closed at the Citizens Opera House in Boston on August 2, 2026. The show continues in London's West End at the Piccadilly Theatre and on an international tour, with new productions announced for Hamburg, Sydney and Japan. Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical (a show built from existing pop songs) adapted from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film. In Paris in 1899,…

Oh, Mary! is a one-act comedy play running at the Lyceum Theatre on West 45th Street in Manhattan. As of October 1, 2026, the official site lists performances through July 10, 2027, so the Broadway run is open well into next year. A U.S. national tour is set to begin in late 2026, and a West End production has played in London since December 2025. The comedian Cole Escola wrote the play and originated the title role. It is a deliberately absurd spoof of the days before Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865. Mary Todd Lincoln is a hard-drinking former cabaret singer desperate to get…

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular , officially the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes , is a 90-minute holiday stage show at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan. The 2026 season opens on November 4, 2026 with 230 performances, which the producers say is the most ever. It runs without an intermission. It is a revue (a string of separate musical numbers rather than one continuous story), with more than 140 performers and an original score. The stars are the Rockettes , a precision dance company known for its synchronized kickline. Around them come singers,…

Sesame Street Live is a touring stage show starring the characters from the children's television series Sesame Street, made for children ages 1 to 7 and the adults who bring them. As of October 2026, the show on tour is Elmo's Got the Moves , which premiered in spring 2026. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and their friends sing and dance through familiar songs such as "Sunny Days," the title song and "Letter of the Day," and the audience is encouraged to sing, clap and dance along. Round Room Live produces the show under license from Sesame Workshop, the organization behind the…

SIX is a short, high-energy musical in which the six wives of Henry VIII take the stage as pop stars and compete over who suffered most in the marriage. On Broadway it plays at the Lena Horne Theatre on West 47th Street, where it opened on October 3, 2021, and the production has announced its final Broadway performance for January 3, 2027. A North American touring company continues after that, with dates listed into June 2027. Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss wrote the music, book and lyrics while students. The show premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2017, opened in London's…

The Book of Mormon is a satirical Broadway musical playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on West 49th Street in Manhattan. As of October 2026 it is still running there, with no closing date announced, 15 years after it opened. It follows two young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the confident Elder Price and the insecure, fabulist Elder Cunningham, who are sent to a remote village in Uganda. The village is dealing with famine, disease and a violent warlord, and nobody there is interested in their pamphlets. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of…

The Lion King is Disney's Broadway stage musical based on the 1994 animated film, told with masks, giant hollow puppets and actors on stilts instead of animation. It plays at the Minskoff Theatre in Times Square, where it moved in 2006 after opening on Broadway on November 13, 1997, and a North American touring company performs it in other cities. Julie Taymor directed the production and designed its costumes, and the result is less a copy of the film than a piece of physical theater: you see the performer and the animal at the same time. The score combines the film's songs by Elton John…

The Outsiders is a musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel, which also draws on Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film. It plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on West 45th Street, where it opened on April 11, 2024, and as of October 2026 it is in its third year there. A North American tour has been on the road since September 2025. Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1960s, the story follows Ponyboy Curtis and the Greasers, a working-class gang, in their conflict with the Socs, the wealthier kids from the other side of town. A killing in self-defense sends Ponyboy and his friend…

The Phantom of the Opera is no longer on Broadway. The original production closed at the Majestic Theatre on April 16, 2023, after 13,981 performances, which makes it the longest-running show in Broadway history. As of October 2026, the way to see it in the United States is the North American tour, a multi-year road production of the revised staging that reopened in London in 2021. The musical itself is Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel. A disfigured musical genius lives in the labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House, becomes obsessed with the young soprano…

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is a rock orchestra that tours North American arenas every November and December with a holiday show built on progressive rock, classical themes and Christmas music. The 2026 Winter Tour runs from November 19 to December 30 across 61 cities, presenting The Ghosts of Christmas Eve along with a set of the band's best-known material. Producer and composer Paul O'Neill founded TSO in 1996 with Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli, both from the metal band Savatage, and keyboardist Robert Kinkel. Its best-known piece, "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," first appeared on…

Wicked is the stage musical that retells The Wizard of Oz from the witches' side: Elphaba, the green-skinned outsider who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the popular classmate who becomes Glinda the Good. It has played on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre on West 51st Street since October 30, 2003, and it tours North America with a full-scale company. Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics, Winnie Holzman wrote the book, and the source is Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West . Joe Mantello directed and Wayne Cilento…

Albany's ticketed events run through one downtown arena, two historic stages and a performing arts center shaped like an egg, with the Capital Region's summer venues in Saratoga Springs filling the warm months. The anchor is MVP Arena , the 1990 arena on South Pearl Street that hosts touring concerts, Siena Saints men's basketball, Albany Firebirds arena football and family shows. For theater and seated concerts, the choice is usually the Palace Theatre or The Egg . For touring Broadway, many Capital Region fans drive to Proctors in Schenectady. The calendar changes shape with the seasons.…

Albuquerque's live-event calendar rests on four pillars: the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in early October, University of New Mexico Lobos basketball in the Pit, minor league baseball and pro soccer at Isotopes Park, and the New Mexico State Fair at Expo New Mexico each September. Around them sit touring Broadway at Popejoy Hall, summer concerts at two amphitheaters and rodeo and arena shows at Tingley Coliseum. There is no team in the four major leagues. What the city has instead is unusual: a nine-day balloon festival that draws visitors from around the world, and a college…

Anaheim is one of the few cities its size with two major league teams playing within sight of each other. The Los Angeles Angels play MLB baseball at Angel Stadium from March through September, and the Anaheim Ducks play NHL hockey at Honda Center from October through April. Between them sits ARTIC, a regional train station that makes both venues reachable without a car. Beyond the teams, Honda Center books arena concerts and college basketball, the City National Grove of Anaheim and House of Blues handle mid-size shows, and the Anaheim Convention Center hosts large fan conventions across…

Anchorage has no major league teams, and its ticketed events reflect that: the main draws are touring Broadway and concerts at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, junior and college hockey, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) basketball and volleyball, collegiate summer baseball and a winter festival season built around Fur Rondy and the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. Big arena tours stop in Alaska less often than in the Lower 48, so when a major act books Anchorage, demand concentrates on a few dates. Performing arts: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts downtown, with the…

Ann Arbor's ticketed events revolve around the University of Michigan. The headline is Michigan Wolverines Football at Michigan Stadium , the Big House, which holds 107,601 and has drawn more than 100,000 fans to every home game since November 8, 1975. Around it sit Michigan basketball at Crisler Center, hockey at Yost Ice Arena, and a concert and arts scene centered on Hill Auditorium and the Michigan Theater. The city has no major league team of its own; for the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB, fans head east to Detroit, home of the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park…

Arlington, the city between Dallas and Fort Worth, holds two of the biggest venues in Texas side by side. The Dallas Cowboys play at AT&T Stadium , and the Texas Rangers play at Globe Life Field , both with retractable roofs. Between and around them sit Texas Live, a dining and concert complex, the former Rangers ballpark now called Choctaw Stadium, and Six Flags Over Texas. Nearby, College Park Center on the University of Texas at Arlington campus adds college basketball. The pattern is simple: football from August preseason to January, baseball from March to September, and stadium…

Asheville's ticketed events are mostly music. The city's main venues are Harrah's Cherokee Center downtown, which pairs a 7,674-capacity arena with the 2,431-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and The Orange Peel, a 1,050-capacity club that Rolling Stone once named among the top five music venues in America. Summer adds minor league baseball with the Asheville Tourists at HomeTrust Park, a ballpark that dates to 1924. There are no major league teams in Western North Carolina; the nearest NFL, NBA and NHL games are in Charlotte and Raleigh, and the nearest major league baseball is in Atlanta.…

Athens has two live-event identities, and they rarely compete for the same night. In the fall, the city revolves around University of Georgia football at Sanford Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in college sports. The rest of the year, and on most weeknights even in football season, Athens is a club-music town with a reputation far larger than its population of about 127,000 (2020 census). R.E.M., the B-52's, Widespread Panic, Pylon and the Drive-By Truckers all came out of this scene, and the downtown rooms where they played are still booking shows. College football: the Georgia…

Atlanta has the Falcons (NFL), Braves (MLB), Hawks (NBA), Atlanta United FC (MLS) and Dream (WNBA), along with a stadium that hosts the Peach Bowl, the SEC Championship Game and the Super Bowl (LIII in 2019, with LXII scheduled for 2028). It also has a strong concert circuit, from a 1929 movie palace to an 18,900-capacity amphitheater, and a comedy scene anchored by a club that has operated since 1982. Downtown does most of the heavy lifting. Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena sit next to each other, both served by MARTA rail. The Braves are the exception: Truist Park is about 10…

Atlantic City has no major-league teams, but it books more concerts, comedy and combat sports than almost any city its size, because nine operating casinos compete for weekend visitors with entertainment. The anchor is Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, a 1929 arena that holds up to 14,770 people. Around it sit three casino rooms large enough for national tours and several smaller showrooms for comedy, tribute acts and residencies. Arena shows: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, the city's largest indoor venue, for big concerts, multi-night band runs, family ice shows and boxing. Casino concert halls:…

For most visitors, Augusta means one week: the Masters, played at Augusta National Golf Club during the first full week of April and bringing more than 200,000 visitors to a city of about 202,000. The rest of the year, Augusta is a regional entertainment market in a period of change. The old James Brown Arena closed on May 31, 2024 and was demolished, and a larger New Augusta Arena is rising on the same downtown site, with completion targeted for 2027. Until it opens, the Bell Auditorium and the downtown theaters carry most concerts and comedy. Golf: The Masters, the only major…

Austin adopted the slogan "Live Music Capital of the World" in 1991, and the calendar still backs it up: two of the country's best-known festivals, a dense set of club districts, a modern arena and the long-running Austin City Limits television taping. Sports fill the rest. Austin FC is the city's only major-league team, but Texas Longhorns football draws crowds of about 100,000, and the Circuit of the Americas hosts Formula 1, MotoGP and NASCAR. MLS: Austin FC, which began play in 2021 at Q2 Stadium. College football: the Texas Longhorns football program at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial…

Baltimore puts its two major-league teams in one downtown sports complex. The Baltimore Ravens play at M&T Bank Stadium and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, next door to each other a short walk from the Inner Harbor. CFG Bank Arena, reopened in 2023 after a full rebuild, handles arena tours, and the Hippodrome Theatre a few blocks away brings in touring Broadway. NFL: the Baltimore Ravens, established in 1996 and winners of Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII, at M&T Bank Stadium (70,745 seats). MLB: the Baltimore Orioles, World Series champions in 1966, 1970 and 1983, at…

Bangor is Maine's third-largest city, with 31,753 residents in 2020, but its live-event calendar punches well above that. The reason is the Maine Savings Amphitheater, a riverfront venue that holds up to 16,500 and runs a summer concert series from roughly July through October, drawing fans from across the region. The Cross Insurance Center fills the rest of the year with arena concerts, comedy, family shows and basketball. Outdoor concerts: the Maine Savings Amphitheater on the Penobscot River, operated by Waterfront Concerts with Live Nation. Arena events: the Cross Insurance Center on…

Boston packs two of the most historic venues in American sports into a compact, transit-friendly city: Fenway Park for baseball and TD Garden for basketball and hockey, both reachable on the MBTA subway (the T). Football and MLS soccer are the exception, played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, about 22 miles southwest. Around those anchors sit a dense Theater District, a cluster of concert rooms on Lansdowne Street beside Fenway, a summer amphitheater in the Seaport and one of the country's longest-running stand-up comedy scenes. MLB: the Boston Red Sox, an American League charter club…

Chicago supports five major-league teams in four leagues, a Loop theater district that receives Broadway tours, a concert calendar that peaks with Lollapalooza in Grant Park, and a comedy tradition that shaped how improv is performed across the country. Something is on every night of the year, though summer and the stretch from late September through December are the busiest. Sports are split by side of town: the Cubs on the North Side, the White Sox on the South Side, the Bears on the lakefront and the Bulls and Blackhawks on the Near West Side. Concerts range from 23,500-capacity arena…

Dallas–Fort Worth is one of the few metro areas with a team in every major league: the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Texas Rangers (MLB), Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Dallas Stars (NHL), FC Dallas (MLS) and Dallas Wings (WNBA). Add two arenas built for concerts, two performing arts districts, the State Fair of Texas and a deep comedy club circuit, and there is something on almost every night of the year. The key thing for a visitor is scale. The venues are spread across a region, not a downtown. The Mavericks and Stars play in Dallas proper, the Cowboys and Rangers play side by side in Arlington, about…

Denver has teams in all five major leagues, and its arena, ballpark and football stadium all sit close to downtown on or near the light-rail lines, which makes it one of the easier cities in the country to do a multi-event trip without a car. The headline exception is Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the open-air concert venue in the foothills about 10 miles southwest of the city, which in 2021 ranked as the top-grossing and most-attended venue of any size, according to Wikipedia. NFL: the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High (capacity 76,125), just west of downtown. The franchise has won…

Houston has major-league teams in football, baseball, basketball and soccer: the Houston Texans (NFL), Houston Astros (MLB), Houston Rockets (NBA), Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) and Houston Dash (NWSL). It also has a 17-block downtown Theater District, large concert venues in the suburbs, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which mixes rodeo with headline concerts for close to three weeks every year. Three of the pro venues are clustered on the east side of downtown. Daikin Park, Toyota Center and Shell Energy Stadium are each a short walk or rail ride apart. The football stadium sits…

Las Vegas packs major-league sports, arena concerts, long-running residencies and nightly comedy into a few square miles, most of it on or just off the Strip. The Raiders, Golden Knights and Aces give the city three top-level teams, and the arenas and resort theaters book shows nearly every night. One geographic detail helps when reading addresses: most Strip venues, including Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena and Sphere, sit in unincorporated Paradise rather than within Las Vegas city limits. For a visitor the difference is only on paper, since all of them are a short ride from Strip…

Los Angeles has major-league sports in every season, more large concert venues than almost any American city, and the country's best-known stand-up clubs. The catch is geography: the venues are spread across Downtown, Inglewood, Hollywood, Pasadena and Anaheim, so the first question for any ticket is which part of the region it sends you to. Inglewood holds SoFi Stadium, the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome within walking distance of one another. Downtown has Crypto.com Arena at L.A. Live, with Dodger Stadium a few miles north in Elysian Park. Hollywood and the Sunset Strip hold the Hollywood…

Miami supports teams in all five major North American leagues, a downtown arena that books a steady run of concerts, an NFL stadium that also hosts college football, tennis and Formula 1, and a performing arts center on Biscayne Boulevard that carries touring Broadway. The catch for visitors is geography: the venues are spread across Miami-Dade and Broward counties, so the team you want to see often decides where you should stay. NFL: the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, about 16 miles north of downtown. NBA: the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Boulevard,…

Nashville runs live events year-round: NFL football with the Tennessee Titans , NHL hockey with the Nashville Predators , MLS soccer with Nashville SC , Triple-A baseball with the Nashville Sounds , and a concert scene that few cities its size can match. Most of the big rooms sit within walking distance of Lower Broadway, the honky-tonk strip that runs from the Cumberland River up to Fifth Avenue. The city's identity is music, and the ticket market reflects it. On a single weekend you can choose among an arena tour at Bridgestone Arena, the Grand Ole Opry, a seated show in the pews at the…

New Orleans packs two major-league teams, one of the largest domed stadiums in the country, a downtown theater row and a nightly club circuit into a compact core. The New Orleans Saints (NFL) play at the Caesars Superdome , and the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA) play next door at the Smoothie King Center . Add the Sugar Bowl, Jazz Fest, the Essence Festival and Mardi Gras, and the calendar rarely goes quiet. The scene differs from most big-league cities in one way: live music is not an occasional arena event. It is a nightly habit, played in rooms that hold a few hundred people, often with no…

New York City has something ticketed almost every night of the year: nine major-league teams across the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, the largest theater district in the country, a dense circuit of comedy clubs, and arenas that host touring concerts between home games. The short answer for a visitor is that there is no off-season, only a shift in what is on. The scene splits into four buying markets, and each behaves differently: Sports , spread across all five boroughs plus New Jersey and Long Island, with the Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers and Nets drawing the deepest local demand. Concerts ,…

Philadelphia packs four of its five major-league teams into a single South Philadelphia Sports Complex at the south end of Broad Street, so an NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL trip can all run through one subway stop. Concerts and comedy happen mostly to the north: the Avenue of the Arts in Center City, the North Broad corridor and the Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods along the Delaware. NFL: the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field (capacity 67,594). The franchise won Super Bowl LII after the 2017 season and Super Bowl LIX in February 2025. MLB: the Philadelphia Phillies at…

Seattle's live-event map has two centers of gravity. South of downtown in SoDo, Lumen Field (the Seahawks of the NFL, plus Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC) and T-Mobile Park (the Mariners of MLB) stand next to each other. North of downtown at Seattle Center, Climate Pledge Arena hosts the Seattle Kraken (NHL), the Seattle Storm (WNBA), the Seattle Torrent of the PWHL and the biggest indoor concerts. Between them sit the historic downtown theaters, a club scene in Belltown and Capitol Hill that produced Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, and a stand-up and improv circuit that runs…

Toronto supports more major professional teams than any other Canadian city, and most of them play within a short walk of Union Station. The Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) and Toronto Raptors (NBA) share Scotiabank Arena ; the Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) play under the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre at the foot of the CN Tower; and the Toronto Argonauts (CFL) and Toronto FC (MLS) play at BMO Field at Exhibition Place. In 2026 the WNBA's Toronto Tempo began play at the Coca-Cola Coliseum, which is also home to the AHL's Toronto Marlies and the PWHL's Toronto Sceptres. Beyond sports, Toronto…

Washington, D.C. fields teams in all five major North American leagues, and four of the five play inside the city limits. The Washington Capitals (NHL) and Washington Wizards (NBA) share Capital One Arena downtown; the Washington Nationals (MLB) play at Nationals Park in Navy Yard; D.C. United (MLS) and the Washington Spirit (NWSL) play at Audi Field at Buzzard Point; and the Washington Commanders (NFL) play at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, just east of the city line. Music and stage fill the gaps: The Anthem on the Southwest waterfront, the 9:30 Club on U Street, the historic…

Yes, resale tickets are legitimate in the ordinary case: a resale ticket is the original ticket, bought by a fan or broker and transferred to you, and reselling tickets is legal in most of the United States. What decides whether a particular purchase is safe is not the resale market itself but the seller, the platform and the way you pay. A resale purchase through a marketplace that holds your payment, confirms the transfer and guarantees the order is a routine transaction. A purchase from an unknown account on social media, paid through a payment app or gift card, is where most bad…

An arena is an enclosed, roofed building designed around a small floor, such as a basketball court or a hockey rink, and it typically seats about 17,000 to 21,000 people. A stadium is designed around a full-size field for football, soccer or baseball, is usually open to the sky or covered by a dome, and seats tens of thousands. Every NFL stadium, for example, holds between about 60,000 and 82,500 fans. The difference matters for a ticket buyer because the same tour or event feels very different in each. An arena puts nearly every seat within a few hundred feet of the stage or the action. A…

Broadway lotteries, rush tickets and standing room are three separate programs that sell a small number of discounted tickets for a specific performance. A lottery is a random drawing you enter online; rush is first-come, first-served on the day of the show, either at the box office or in an app; standing room is a spot at the back of the orchestra, sold only when a performance is sold out. The TKTS booths, run by a nonprofit, add a fourth option: discounted seats for shows that still have inventory that day. Each trades something for the lower price. Lotteries trade certainty, rush trades…

Buying an event ticket means buying from one of two markets. The primary market is the first sale: the team, venue, promoter or artist sells seats at face value (the price the event organizer sets), almost always through a contracted ticketing company. The secondary market , also called resale, is everything after that: fans and professional brokers relist tickets they already bought, and the price floats with demand, above or below face value. The two markets are tightly linked. A show that sells out at the box office in minutes moves almost entirely to resale, and a game with soft demand…

A good event day depends on four things you can settle before you leave home: a ticket that will scan, a bag the venue will accept, an arrival time that beats the lines, and a way to get there and back. Get those right and the day takes care of itself. Get one wrong and you can miss the kickoff or the opening song while you fix it. The details change from venue to venue, which is why this section of GoodSeats exists. The guides in it cover each piece: Bags: the stadium bag policy guide explains the NFL clear-bag rule and the very different limits at ballparks and arenas. Venue size and…

For a first concert, the things that matter most are buying a ticket you can trust at a clearly stated total price, checking the venue's bag and entry rules, bringing earplugs, arriving well before the headliner and planning how you will get home. Get those five right and the rest of the night mostly takes care of itself. The ticket : bought from a seller that guarantees the order, with the all-in price shown before checkout. The rules : the venue's current bag policy, entry time and any age or ID requirements for the event. Your ears : a pair of earplugs, ideally ones made for music. The…

Floor seats are good for concerts if being close to the artist and inside the crowd's energy matters more to you than seeing the whole stage. For most other fans, a seat in the first rows of the lower bowl near the stage sees more, costs less for what it delivers and is easier to enjoy for three hours. The reason is geometry. The floor (the flat area in front of the stage, where an arena's court or a stadium's field normally sits) has no slope, so once the crowd stands, your view depends on the height of the people in front of you. The lower bowl (the first tier of permanent seats rising…

A mobile ticket transfer moves a ticket from one person's account to another's inside the ticketing system that issued it. The sender enters your email address or phone number, you receive a message with a link, and once you accept, the ticket appears in your own account in that platform's app, ready to scan at the gate. The key word is account . With a mobile transfer you are not receiving a file or an image. You are receiving ownership of a ticket record held by the issuer, such as Ticketmaster, AXS or a team's own app. That is why the tickets show up in a specific app, and why you need…

The surest way to avoid a ticket scam is to buy through a marketplace that guarantees the order, pay by credit card, and never buy from a stranger who contacts you on social media or asks for payment by app, wire, gift card or cryptocurrency. Nearly every ticket scam depends on at least one of those three weak points. Scammers target tickets because demand is emotional and time-limited. A sold-out show, a playoff game or a holiday performance creates exactly the pressure fraud depends on: buyers who feel they must act now and will accept a payment method they would normally refuse. The…

The best seat at a venue depends on what you are there to see, how the venue is built and what matters most to you: closeness, a full view, comfort, shade or price. A seat that is ideal for a concert can be a poor choice for football in the same stadium, and the front row of a theater is not always better than the front of the mezzanine. This guide sets out a framework you can apply anywhere. It starts with the type of venue, moves to the seating chart, then weighs the three sightline variables (distance, angle and height), the hidden costs that never appear on a map, and the comfort and…

To read a seating chart, first find the stage, court or field, then read the ticket's location in order: level, section, row and seat. The level tells you how high you are, the section tells you where around the venue you sit, the row tells you how far back you are within that section, and the seat number tells you where in the row you are, including whether you are on the aisle. Most charts follow a few common conventions, but none of them are universal. The quickest way to avoid a bad surprise is to read the chart for your event at your venue, and to treat any assumption carried over…

A music festival ticket is a pass to the grounds, not a seat. General admission (GA) gets you into the festival and every stage. GA+ adds conveniences such as faster entry and better restrooms. VIP adds dedicated viewing areas, lounges, bars and shade. Camping, at festivals that offer it, is often a separate pass. Above VIP, some festivals sell platinum tiers or reserved tables. The key point: upgrades rarely change what you hear. A GA holder who arrives early can stand closer to the main stage than a VIP holder who arrives late. What the higher tiers buy is time and comfort: shorter…

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is the biggest NFL stadium by listed seating capacity, at 82,500 seats for both New York Giants and New York Jets games. The smallest is the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, home of the Buffalo Bills, at 60,108 seats. Every one of the league's 30 stadiums falls between those two numbers. The answer changes if you count standing room. AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, lists 80,000 seats but can hold more than 100,000 people with standing-room tickets, which makes it the largest NFL venue by peak crowd. SoFi Stadium…

An obstructed view seat has something physically in the way, such as a support column, a railing, an overhang or production equipment, that blocks part of what you would otherwise see. A limited view seat (also sold as partial view, side view or side stage) has nothing in the way but sits at an angle that hides part of the stage, a screen or the far side of the playing surface. Both labels are disclosures. They tell you the seller or venue knows the seat gives up something compared with its neighbors. They do not tell you how much. One obstructed seat loses a sliver at the edge of the…

At an NFL stadium, you may carry one clear bag made of plastic, vinyl or PVC no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches, or a one-gallon clear freezer bag, plus one small clutch no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches, which does not have to be clear. That is the league-wide clear-bag policy as posted by the NFL when this guide was checked on October 1, 2026. Anything else, from a backpack to a large purse, stays outside. The rule is simple at football stadiums because the league sets it. It is not simple everywhere else. Major League Baseball parks set their own limits, many of them larger than the…

The best seats at a baseball game are in the infield sections between the two dugouts, where you look straight in at the pitcher, the batter and the whole diamond. For the best value, go one level up: an infield seat on the second deck or the front of the upper deck shows the entire field, including outfield positioning and baserunners' leads, usually for less than the field level. Two more choices matter almost as much as the section: The sun side. At a day game, the side of the field that falls into shade first can decide whether the afternoon is pleasant. It varies by ballpark. The…

For most fans, the best seats at a concert are in the lower bowl (the first tier of raised seats above the floor), either in the side sections closest to the stage or in the center sections facing it. Those seats combine reasonable distance with enough height to see over the standing crowd, and they keep a real seat and a short walk to the concourse. That is the all-around answer. The best seat for you depends on what you want most from the night: To be as close as possible: the front of the floor or the pit. For the best sound: the floor or lower bowl near the soundboard, roughly in line…

The best seats at an NFL game are on the sideline between the 20-yard lines, roughly 15 to 30 rows up in the lower bowl, or in the first rows of a club, mezzanine or upper-deck sideline section. Those seats put you high enough to see formations, routes and the line of scrimmage, and close enough that the players do not look small. That answer surprises many first-time buyers, because the front row looks like the prize on a seating chart. In football it rarely is. Football is decided by spacing, so a little elevation tells you more than a few feet of distance. Stadium-specific seating…

For most Broadway shows, the best seats are in the center orchestra (the ground floor facing the stage) from roughly a quarter to halfway back, or in the first few rows of the center front mezzanine (the front of the first raised level). Those two zones give you a clear, straight-on view of the whole stage without straining your neck or losing detail to distance. Which of the two is better depends on the show. Intimate plays and actor-driven musicals reward the orchestra, where you see faces and small gestures. Big musicals with large sets, flying effects or patterned choreography often…

Ticket fees are the charges a seller adds to the base price of a ticket, and since May 12, 2025, federal law has required sellers to fold every mandatory fee into the first price they show you. The Federal Trade Commission's Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees makes it an unfair and deceptive practice to offer, display or advertise any price for live-event tickets without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price. The rule does not ban fees and does not cap them. A seller can charge whatever fees it likes; it simply has to include them in the advertised price instead of revealing…

To check the view from your seat, look up the section in the venue's official 3D seat viewer if it offers one, then find fan photos taken from the same section and, ideally, the same row. The rendering shows the geometry, meaning the angle and distance to the field or stage; the photo shows the reality, including columns, rails, overhangs and the crowd. Use both. A 3D viewer is clean and consistent but shows an idealized, empty venue. A fan photo is messy but honest. Together they answer the question a seat number cannot: what you will actually see from that seat.

For a day at a music festival, bring a valid photo ID, your wristband or mobile ticket, a charged phone with a portable battery, an empty reusable water bottle or hydration pack, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, earplugs, comfortable broken-in shoes and a light rain layer, all in a bag that meets the festival's size rules. Add a payment card, since many festivals are cashless, and a small amount of anything personal you cannot buy inside. That list covers most single-day trips. Everything else depends on three things that vary from festival to festival: the bag policy, the weather and whether…

There is no guaranteed day when ticket prices drop. Resale prices tend to fall as an event approaches only when there are more tickets listed than buyers willing to pay the asking price; when an event is scarce, prices hold or climb right up to the start. That is why advice such as "always buy the day of the show" or "Tuesday is the cheapest day" fails so often. A regular-season baseball game with thousands of seats left behaves nothing like a farewell tour, a rivalry game or a championship. The useful skill is not memorizing a date. It is recognizing which kind of market you are in, and…