With 2024 (and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour) firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to some of the biggest and most hotly anticipated concerts of 2025, taking place at Scotiabank Arena, Rogers Centre and the soon-to-be-built Rogers Stadium, a 50,000-capacity open-air venue at the former site of Downsview Airport.
Sum 41
Jan. 28 and 30 @ Scotiabank Arena
Deryck Whibley performs with Sum 41 in 2016.
BIPPop-punk fans be warned: these will likely be your last opportunities to see Sum 41 live. The pride of Ajax, Ont., is set to conclude a gigantic world tour with two shows at Scotiabank Arena. The Tour of the Setting Sum comes on the heels of the band’s eighth and final studio album, “Heaven :x: Hell,” which arrived last March.
Lowest price on Ticketmaster: $61.75
March 15 @ Rogers Centre
Billy Joel performs at “12-12-12,” a concert benefiting the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Clear ChannelIt’s been “The Longest Time,” but Billy Joel is finally returning to Toronto. The Piano Man himself is set to grace the stage at Rogers Centre in March, in his first Toronto performance in more than a decade. It will be Joel’s only Canadian date.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $283.
Mary J. Blige
March 24 @ Scotiabank Arena
Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz perform at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
Mike Blake/ReutersAre you feeling nostalgic? Ready to party like it’s 1999? This spring, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is heading to Toronto with Mario and Ne-Yo for the For My Fans Tour at Scotiabank Arena.
Lowest current ticket price on Ticketmaster: $105.75.
Metallica
April 24 and 26 @ Rogers Centre
James Hetfield and Metallica visit the Rogers Centre on their WorldWired Tour in 2017.
Steve Russell Toronto Star File PhotoWhen Metallica first announced its massive M72 World Tour back in 2022, Toronto hard rock fans were stung to see that their city did not make the cut. Fortunately, the thrash metal titans have extended the tour, adding two spring dates in Toronto, with support from Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies on April 24, and Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills on April 26. It’s what Metallica is calling a No Repeat Weekend, with each night featuring an entirely different set list from the headliner.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $207 for one night.
Shakira
May 26 @ Scotiabank Arena
Shakira performs during the MTV Video Music Awards in 2023.
Charles Sykes/Invision/APColombian singer-songwriter Shakira was supposed to play in Toronto in November, but was forced to reschedule a portion of her world tour, citing overwhelming ticket and production demands. She’s touring in support of “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” her first studio album in seven years.
Lowest current ticket price on Ticketmaster: $360.76.
Post Malone
May 26 @ Rogers Centre
Post Malone will come to Toronto in spring 2025 as the only confirmed Canadian show on his upcoming stadium tour.
George Walker IV Associated PressThe Post Malone glow up continues. The American singer, who recently appeared at the Beyoncé Bowl on Christmas Day, is bringing his Big Ass Stadium Tour to Toronto this spring, with support from fellow face-tattoo enthusiast Jelly Roll.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $380.
Kendrick Lamar and SZA
June 12 and 13 @ Rogers Centre
Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans.
Amy Harris/Invision/APToronto may be Drake’s city, but his hip hop rival will be taking over the Rogers Centre for two nights this spring, alongside R&B superstar SZA. The two concerts take place just over a year since Kendrick Lamar dropped his chart-topping diss track, ”Not Like Us,” the meteoric success of which has led to a resurgence in the Compton MC’s popularity, earning him a headlining spot at February’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $411.
Coldplay
July 7 and 8, July 11 and 12 @ Rogers Stadium
Coldplay’s Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin, Will Champion and Guy Berryman perform at the Rose Bowl in 2023.
CPIt’s been more than a quarter-century since Coldplay formed in London, England, but it seems very possible that the English pop-rock band is bigger than ever. On tour in support of their 10th studio album, “Moon,” Chris Martin and company will play for upwards of 200,000 fans at the upcoming Rogers Stadium this July for not one, not two, not three — but four shows.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $765.
Tyler, the Creator
July 24 and 25 @ Scotiabank Arena
Tyler, the Creator, seen here at the 2018 Grammys in New York City, will bring his “Chromakopia” world tour to Toronto next July.
Christopher Polk Getty ImagesReleased last October, Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia” landed on the Star’s list of top albums of 2024. To support the record, the California rapper will be heading out on a world tour with Lil Yachty and Paris Texas, including two dates in Toronto.
Lowest current ticket price on Ticketmaster: $256.15.
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Oasis
Aug. 24 and 25 @ Rogers Stadium
Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis perform in Vancouver, B.C., in 2008.
Darryl Dyck/Canadian PressAssuming battling brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher manage to maintain their newly rediscovered sense of civility, the Britpop legends are set to arrive at Rogers Stadium in August. Good luck to those who have not secured their tickets yet.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $294.
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Dua Lipa
Sept. 1 and 2 @ Scotiabank Arena
Dua Lipa performing at Austin City Limits in October, 2024.
Jack Plunkett/APIt’s been more than two years since disco-pop singer Dua Lipa tore the roof off Scotiabank Arena, but she’s finally plotting her return. She’ll perform two shows at the same venue next summer in support of her third studio album, “Radical Optimism.”
Lowest current ticket price on Ticketmaster: $297.50.
- Elise Ryan The Associated Press
System of a Down and Deftones
Sept. 3 and 5 @ Rogers Stadium
System of a Down will play in Toronto this summer with Deftones.
Is nu metal enjoying a renaissance? It seems possible, given the extraordinary demand for tickets following the announcement that System of a Down was hitting the road for a trio of North American stadium shows next summer. Due to overwhelming demand, the band added extra dates almost immediately — they’ll perform twice at Rogers Stadium in September alongside Deftones, with support from Polyphia and Wisp. The shows will mark the first time SOAD plays Toronto in over a decade.
Lowest current ticket price on StubHub: $215.
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Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press- Jamie XX, Jan. 15 @ History
- Jack White, Feb. 6 @ History, Feb. 7 and 8 @ Massey Hall
- Franz Ferdinand, April 15 @ History
- Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, May 22 @ Budweiser Stage
- Katy Perry, Aug. 5 @ Scotiabank Arena
- Tate McRae, Aug. 19 and 20 @ Scotiabank Arena
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