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The year is 1975.
AC/DC, Ringo Starr, James Taylor, Santana and Heart are all operating at the height of their rock and roll powers.
Frankie Valli, Earth Wind and Fire, War, America and Ozark Mountain Daredevils dominate the Top 40.
Somehow, a half century later, they’re all still going strong.
In fact, a large number of artists that broke big before 1980 — sorry, ’80s music isn’t classic rock to us just yet — have continued their never-ending tours.
However, some of our throwback favorites like Tommy James and the Shondells, Al Stewart, Grand Funk Railroad, Foghat and Iggy Pop are flying under the radar only having booked a few off the beaten path gigs this year.
That’s where we come in.
Our team got curious, dug in and found all the huge stadium runs, small casino treks, international jaunts, Las Vegas residencies and more from our favorite classic rock heroes that broke before the advent of MTV.
And, trust us, we searched far and wide. No stone got unturned on this list. If there’s an act you know and love from before 1980 on tour, you’ll find them here.
So, let’s get to it. Here are the 67 biggest classic acts on tour in 2025.
Household name headliners
AC/DC’s ‘Power Up Tour’
Featuring The Pretty Reckless
Runs April 10 through May 28
Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band
Featuring members of Aerosmith, Electric Light Orchestra, Toto, Men At Work and more
Runs Jan. 14 through June 25
Billy Joel
Featuring Stevie Nicks, Sting and Rod Stewart on select dates
Runs Jan. 17 through Aug. 8
Sting’s ‘3.0 North American Tour’
Runs Jan. 23 through Nov. 23
James Taylor
Featuring Tiny Habits
Runs May 5 through July 1
Rod Stewart’s ‘One Last Time Tour’
Runs Feb. 22 through Aug. 15
Heart’s ‘Royal Flush Tour’
Featuring Squeeze, Cheap Trick and Lucinda Williams
Runs Feb. 28 through April 16
Elvis Costello
Featuring Steve Nieve
Runs Feb. 19 through July 12
Kraftwerk’s ‘Multimedia Tour’
Runs March 6 through June 22
Huge Las Vegas residencies
The Eagles at Las Vegas Sphere
Runs Jan. 17 through April 12
Dead and Company at Las Vegas Sphere
with John Mayer
Runs March 20 through May 17
Santana at the House of Blues
Runs Jan. 22 through May 25
Joan Jett at the House of Blues
Runs June 13-21
John Fogerty at the Wynn
Runs Jan. 22-25
Fogerty will also be at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL on March 9
Icons touring outside the U.S.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Runs May 14 through June 27
Eric Clapton
Runs May 18-24
Roger Daltrey of The Who
Runs April 20 through Aug. 8
Electric Light Orchestra
Runs July 5-13
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Runs April 1 through May 8
Throwback hitmakers
Earth Wind and Fire
Runs July 2-4
Foreigner’s ‘Feels Like The Last Time Tour’
Runs March 13 through Oct. 11
Styx’s ‘Brotherhood of Rock Tour’
Featuring Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon and Don Felder of The Eagles on select dates
Runs Jan. 8 through Sept. 26
Grand Funk Railroad
Runs Jan. 9 through April 26
Chicago
Runs Jan. 30 through Sept. 5
Cheap Trick
Runs Jan. 31 through Aug. 15
America
Runs March 7 through June 29
Three Dog Night
Runs Jan. 18 through Sept. 27
John Oates
Runs March 9-13
Toto
Featuring Men At Work and Christopher Cross
Runs Feb. 1 through Aug. 30
Burton Cummings
Runs Jan. 11 through March 29
Air Supply
Runs Jan. 9 through Nov. 1
’60s lifers
The Beach Boys
Runs Jan. 24 through July 20
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ ‘The Last Encores Tour’
Runs Jan. 17 through April 26
The Righteous Brothers
Runs Jan. 14 through June 1
Tommy James and the Shondells
Runs Feb. 1 through Aug. 9
Happy Together Tour
Featuring The Turtles, Badfinger, The Association, Jay and the Americans, The Vogues and The Cowsills
Runs May 30 through Aug. 30
Country-fried rock and roll
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Runs March 5 through Oct. 4
ZZ Top’s ‘Elevation Tour’
Featuring The Wallflowers on select dates
Runs March 5 through Aug. 23
Marshall Tucker Band
Runs Jan. 31 through Aug. 2
Little Feat
Runs Feb. 21 through May 13
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Runs Jan. 23 through June 28
Folksy icons
Graham Nash
Runs March 29 through Oct. 1
Al Stewart
Featuring Livingston Taylor on select dates
Runs Jan. 22 through Oct. 15
Don McLean
Runs March 28 through June 15
Janis Ian
One show on Feb. 20
Hard rockers
Alice Cooper
Runs Jan. 31 through Aug. 15
Gene Simmons
Runs April 5 through May 24
Foghat
Featuring The Pat Travers Band on select dates
Runs Jan. 18 through April 5
Kansas
Runs Jan. 23 through April 26
Blue Öyster Cult
Runs Jan. 11 through May 25
.38 Special
Runs Feb. 7 through Aug. 22
Ace Frehley
Runs Feb. 1 through May 24
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Runs Feb. 14 through July 3
Off the beaten path mini-tours
Steely Dan
One show on March 15
Steve Miller Band
One show on Feb. 28
Iggy Pop
Runs March 24 through June 3
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Runs March 17 through April 25
Jefferson Starship
Runs Feb. 11 through May 3
Rick Wakeman of Yes
Runs March 27 through April 17
War
Runs Jan. 17 through June 13
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Runs Feb. 28 through March 8
Ohio Players
Featuring The Family Stone
One show on Jan. 18
John Lodge of The Moody Blues
Runs Feb. 19 through March 5
Little River Band
Runs Jan. 24 through Sept. 26
High-profile tributes
Croce Plays Croce
AJ Croce plays his father Jim’s hits
Runs Jan. 10-12
Experience Hendrix
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marcus King, Devon Allman, Dweezil Zappa, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and more perform the music of Jimi Hendrix
Runs March 11 through April 12
Zakk Sabbath
Zakk Wylde plays Black Sabbath songs
Runs Jan. 7 through March 7
Other huge shows in 2025
Being a classic rock fan is a lifestyle.
And, as many of the biggest stars from the ephemeral genre fade away, it gets harder and harder to find new avenues of entertainment for folks hoping to get a classic rock fix in.
Thankfully, the spirit of the freewheeling ’70s is alive and well in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show “Stereophonic” about a Fleetwood Mac-like band on the verge of success and collapse.
Also, we highly, highly recommend checking out Trey Anastasio‘s upcoming solo, acoustic tour and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard live. You’ll thank us later for both.
Finally, if you like ’70s R&B and funk, we’re happy to report Diana Ross, Kool and The Gang, The Jacksons, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Parliament Funkadelic are still out and about.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
