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We hate to break the bad news but time machines don’t exist.

Nope — not even DeLoreans.

As of 2023, we’d argue the closest thing we have is live music, which can instantly transport you back to a time or place with a single sound.

And this year, we’re going back to the ’80s.

Over the next few months, many of the biggest acts from MTV’s heyday are touring all over North America and taking their fans back in time with them.

Just a few of these huge stars hitting the road include Madonna, Guns N’ Roses, Duran Duran, B-52s, Bruce Springsteen and many, many more.

In fact, over 100 more.

You wouldn’t believe it but A Flock of Seagulls, Rick Springfield, Slick Rick, Kenny G and Billy Idol are all performing live over the next few months as well.

With that being said, it doesn’t matter if singling along to “Like A Virgin,” “Welcome to the Jungle” or “Born In The U.S.A.” sends you back — we’ve got ‘something for everyone.

Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of 107 rock, pop, hard rock, alternative rock, new wave, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, folk, country, punk and Latin concert options to choose from.

Plus, if you scroll to the bottom we have the ultimate ’80s-tastic festival.

So, if you want to re-live your Gen X glory days or catch your favorite group live for the first time, here’s who you have to see and everything you need to know about each and every tour from opening acts to tour dates to how to get tickets.

Now, fire up the time machine (and grab your shoulder pads, leg warmers, and gold lamé leotards while you’re at it) — we’re going back to the ’80s.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Runs March 2 through Dec. 10

Billy Joel

(co-headlining w/ Stevie Nicks on select dates as part of ‘Two Icons, One Night’ Tour)
Runs March 10 through Nov. 10

Stevie Nicks

(co-headlining w/ Billy Joel on select dates as part of ‘Two Icons, One Night’ Tour)
Runs March 10 through Nov. 10

Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender Tour’

Runs April 16 through May 8

Journey’s ‘Freedom Tour’

Featuring Toto on select dates
Runs March 1 through May 19

Don Henley and the Eagles ‘The Hotel California Tour’

Runs March 1 through April 8

John Mellencamp’s ‘Live and In Person Tour’

Runs March 1 through June 24

Dead and Company’s ‘The Final Tour’ (formerly The Grateful Dead)

Featuring John Mayer
Runs May 4 through July 16

John Fogerty

Runs April 27 through June 30

Foreigner’s ‘The Historic Farewell Tour’

Featuring Loverboy on select dates
Runs March 24 through Sept. 30

Billy Idol

Runs March 30 through Sept. 3

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Featuring Iggy Pop, The Strokes, St. Vincent, Mars Volta, The Roots and more
Runs March 29 through July 23

REO Speedwagon

Featuring Chris Trapper, John Waite, Levon and Sir, Please
Runs March 15 through Aug. 30

Styx

Runs March 9 through Nov. 9

Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo

Runs March 9 through April 29

Joe Perry of Aerosmith

Runs April 15-21

Chicago

Runs March 1 through Sept. 3

Rick Wakeman of Yes

Runs March 15 through April 15

Kenny Loggins’ ‘Final Tour’

Runs March 10 through Oct. 29

George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ ’50th Anniversary Tour’

Runs March 17 through Aug. 29

ZZ Top

Co-headlining w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd as part of their ‘Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour’ with feature act Uncle Kracker on select dates
Runs April 7 through Sept. 17

Cheap Trick

Runs March 1 through Aug. 11

Phish

Runs April 14 through Sept. 3

Robert Plant with Alison Krauss

Runs April 25 through July 5

Toto

Runs March 2 through April 21

J. Geils Band

One show on April 23

Steve Miller Band

Runs March 23 through Sept. 23

Bruce Horsnby

Runs March 23-26

Loverboy

Runs April 22 through July 15

Jefferson Starship

Runs March 10 through June 23

Night Ranger

Runs March 11 through July 7

Madonna’s “Celebration Tour”

Featuring Bob The Drag Queen
Runs July 15 through Jan. 8, 2024

Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again Tour’

Featuring Ludacris
Runs April 14 through June 21

Bryan Adams’ ‘So Happy It Hurts Tour’

Featuring Joan Jett
Runs April 28 through Aug. 3

Rod Stewart

Runs May 3 through Nov. 22

Rick Springfield

Runs March 24 through May 26

Huey Lewis

One show on May 5

New Kids On The Block

Runs March 7 through June 30

Weird Al

One show on March 25

Debbie Gibson’s ‘The Body Remembers Encore Tour’

Runs May 25 through July 13

Tiffany

Runs April 13 through May 13

Richard Marx

Runs April 21 through Sept. 25

Guns N’ Roses

Runs Aug. 5 through Oct. 16

Metallica’s ‘M72 Tour’

Featuring Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills
Runs Aug. 4, 2023 through Sept. 1, 2024

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard’s ‘World Tour’

Featuring Alice Cooper on select dates

Bret Michaels’ ‘Parti Gras Tour’

Featuring Jefferson Starship, Night Ranger, Mark McGrath and Steve Augeri
on select dates
Runs March 18 through Aug. 6

Alice Cooper’s ‘Freaks On Parade Tour’

Featuring Rob Zombie, Ministry and Filter on select dates

Ann Wilson of Heart

One show on July 15

Pantera’s ‘2023 Tour’

Runs July 28, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024

Skid Row

Featuring Buckcherry on select dates
Runs March 10 through Sept. 23

Duran Duran’s ‘Future Past Tour’

Featuring Chic and Bastille
Runs May 1 through Sept. 19

The B-52s ‘Las Vegas Residency’

Runs May 5 through Sept. 3

Sting

Runs April 1 through Sept. 3

Elvis Costello

Runs March 2-12

Depeche Mode’s ‘Memento Mori Tour’

Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Stella Rose and The Dead Language on select dates
Runs March 23 through Dec. 17

New Order and The Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Unity Tour’

Runs March 9-18

Psychedelic Furs

Runs April 28 through May 20

Boy George and Culture Club

Runs Aug. 25-26

Violent Femmes

Runs May 6-19

A Flock of Seagulls

Runs March 3 through July 28

Sparks

Runs May 29 through July 16

The English Beat

Runs March 4 through April 21

Human League

One show on May 23

Missing Persons

One show on June 3

Oingo Boingo

Runs March 25 through May 7

The Sisters of Mercy

Runs May 10 through June 9

Gary Numan

Runs April 20 through May 19

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Pixies

Runs May 4 through June 25

Aimee Mann of ‘Til Tuesday

One show on July 31

Crowded House

Runs May 2-30

They Might Be Giants

Runs March 7 through July 16

The Smithereens

Runs March 11 through July 8

Earth, Wind and Fire

Runs March 2 through Oct. 28

George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic

Runs March 2 through June 16

New Edition

Featuring Keith Sweat, Guy and Tank
Runs March 9 through April 30

Kool and the Gang

Runs March 11 through July 28

The Pointer Sisters

One show on March 8

Billy Ocean

One show on Oct. 20

Ice Cube

Featuring Warren G, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Cypress Hill and more on select dates
Runs March 4 through June 9

Slick Rick

Runs April 8-29

MC Lyte

One show on April 9

Big Daddy Kane

Runs March 25 through April 29

KRS-One

Runs from March 24-25

George Strait

Featuring Chris Stapleton
Runs May 6 through Aug. 5

Willie Nelson

Runs March 1 through May 19

Reba McEntire

Runs March 9 through April 15

Alabama

Runs March 30 through Oct. 20

Steve Earle

One concert on May 15

Dwight Yoakam

Runs March 30 through Aug. 5

Lyle Lovett

Runs March 1 through Aug. 5

James McMurtry

Runs March 15 through May 7

Roseanne Cash

Runs March 24 through May 13

Randy Travis

One concert on Aug. 27

Bonnie Raitt

Runs March 11 through Oct. 11

Melissa Etheridge

Runs April 22 through Aug. 12

Art Garfunkel

Runs April 14 through May 11

Indigo Girls

Featuring Neko Case on select dates
Runs March 12 through July 1

Richard Thompson

Runs March 18 through May 18

Lucinda Williams

Featuring Big Thief on select dates
Runs April 20 through Aug. 5

Suzanne Vega

Runs April 15-29

BoDeans

Runs March 8 through May 21

Black Flag

Runs March 25 through May 13

Patti Smith

Runs Aug. 15-16

Herbie Hancock

Runs April 2-23

Kenny G

Runs March 13 through July 13

Los Tigres Del Norte

Runs March 3 through Nov. 11

Los Lobos

Runs March 10 through June 8

You made it.

As a reward for your patience, we recommend you check out the Cruel World Festival at the Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, CA on May 20.

The festival has ’80s titans Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, Siouxsie, ABC, Adam Ant and so many more on their impressive bill. In fact, you can see the whole lineup below.

Want to take your time machine back a little further? Check out our list of the 22 biggest classic rockers on tour in 2023 here.

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