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The Live World: KATSEYE Lines Up Tour, Primavera Shares Headliners

Plus this week's hottest tours, festival news, and cancellations

Each week, we track major tour announcements and live world news across ROSTR & NIF. The Live World is your weekly Thursday wrap-up of the live music biz stories you should know about. Let's take a look at this week's…

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Powerhouse acts Shakira, Madonna & BTS will headline the World Cup Final Halftime Show in New Jersey this July.

KATSEYE builds on their Coachella momentum with a EU/NA tour, kicking off this September.

Mexico City's Head of Government Clara Brugada invited U2 to perform at the iconic Zócalo venue for free following the band's impromptu music video shoot on the city streets. Bono expressed great interest in kicking off the tour from Mexico City, stating "In our dreams, we could begin our tour here.”

Yesterday, Chance the Rapper announced a 10-year anniversary North American tour for his album Coloring Book.

🎟️ Festival Headlines:

  • Buenos Aires & São Paulo's Primavera Sound editions will be headlined by Gorillaz, The Strokes, FKA twigs & Lily Allen this November and December, respectively

  • Colombian superstar Juanes announced his debut festival in Chile, Bamba, co-founded with promoter Lotus, the entity behind Lollapalooza Chile; alongside Juanes, Marc Anthony, Elena Rose, Carlos Vives & more will headline

❌ Cancellations:

  • One of Psychedelic Furs' band members is undergoing surgery, which prompted the group to cancel their spring and summer dates; they intend to resume their tour in November

  • Country artist Meghan Patrick cancelled her remaining 2026 dates as she is expecting her first child with husband Mitchell Tenpenny

🔥 Check out this week's hottest tours in the gallery below: