Concert Residencies and the Biggest Tours of 2026
There are two ways to see your favorite artist in 2026. You can catch them on a sprawling cross-country tour, or you can come to them at a residency, where one act sets up at a single venue for a long run of shows. This year has standout examples of both. We pulled the numbers from our live tour database to find the most popular residencies and the artists with the most dates on the road.
The Biggest Residencies of 2026
A residency means you pick the destination and the artist stays put. Las Vegas is still the capital of the format, and 2026 has one of its strongest slates yet.
- Metallica at the Sphere is the headline residency of the year. The band's run at the Las Vegas Sphere is the most-dated single-venue engagement we track, built around the venue's immersive wraparound screen and audio.
- Kenny Chesney at the Sphere brings his beach-country show to the same room, one of the few country acts to take on the Sphere format.
- Dolly Parton at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a marquee Vegas engagement at the room that helped define the modern residency.
- Earth, Wind & Fire at the Venetian Theatre keeps one of the great live catalogs in funk and soul on a steady Vegas run.
- Scorpions at PH Live at Planet Hollywood gives rock fans a hard-rock residency on the Strip.
- Marc Anthony at Fontainebleau Las Vegas anchors the Latin side of the 2026 residency calendar.
The advantage of a residency is planning. You build a trip around a fixed set of dates instead of hoping a tour routes through your city.
The Biggest Tours of 2026
If you would rather the show come to you, these are the artists logging the most stops across North America this year. The list cuts across every genre, which is part of what makes 2026 such a deep touring year.
- Five Finger Death Punch is running one of the heaviest routes of any act, a reminder that hard rock and metal still own the amphitheater summer.
- Foreigner continues a massive farewell-era run with stops nearly everywhere.
- J. Cole carries hip-hop's biggest touring footprint of the year.
- Weird Al Yankovic proves the comedy-music crossover still fills rooms night after night.
- Bruno Mars mixes stadium dates at home and abroad into one of pop's largest routes.
- Gracie Abrams has graduated to one of the most-dated tours in pop, a fast rise off the back of her recent records.
Country is especially deep this year. For the full picture there, see our guide to the country artists currently on tour in 2026.
Residency or Tour: Which Is the Better Bet?
A residency rewards travelers and planners: fixed dates, a single great room, and often a production designed for that specific venue. A tour rewards locals: the show comes to you, and you can often choose between multiple nearby cities. Neither is "better," they just fit different trips.
Find Tickets and Dates
- Browse every show on the road at our tour dates hub.
- See what is happening near you with concerts by city.
- Planning around this week? Check concerts this weekend.
We refresh schedules daily from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek, so residency runs and tour routes update as new dates are added and shows sell out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the biggest concert residency in 2026? Metallica's run at the Las Vegas Sphere is the most-dated single-venue residency we track in 2026, followed by Vegas engagements from Dolly Parton, Earth, Wind & Fire, Scorpions, and Kenny Chesney's own Sphere shows.
Which artist has the most tour dates in 2026? Among the artists we track, Five Finger Death Punch, Foreigner, and J. Cole are running some of the most-dated tours of the year, with strong routes also from Bruno Mars, Gracie Abrams, and Weird Al Yankovic. See the full tour dates hub for the current standings.
Where are most Las Vegas residencies held? The Sphere, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the Venetian Theatre, and PH Live at Planet Hollywood host many of the marquee 2026 residencies. Browse our venue pages for full schedules.