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Summer 2016 is heating up with some of the hottest world tours.
If you didn’t get tickets fast enough to see your favorite artists, we’ll give you an inside peak at the concerts that are blowing up your Instagram feed, filling you with intense FOMO.
Purpose World Tour:Justin Bieber
Bieber has been delivering memorable, electric performances throughout his tour (anyone who follows his Instagram – or Kim K.’s Snapchat – will know this) – but the schedule has been grueling. Over the past few months, he’s hadto cancel meet-and-greets and refuse to take photosin order to protect his mental health.
“Two months into it, and he already feels beat,” a source tells PEOPLE. “He’s not losing it, though. He’s just trying to find ways to focus.”
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After an encounter with fans in Boston, Bieber, 22, told his Instagram followers that he was “done taking pictures” with fans because, “It has gotten to the point that people don’t even say hi to me or recognize me as a human.”
Despite the drama, Bieber has been killing it, even eliciting joyous head nods fromKanye West(who considers “What Do You Mean” to be the song of 2015) at a March concert.
Revival World Tour:Selena Gomez
Gomez’s hot-as-hell tour is the true definition of “revival,” as she leans into a new, edgier persona and pushes herself artistically and vocally. She’s also not taking s— from anyone. Videos and pictures posted of her Fresno, California, concertshowed Gomezspotting a fan holding a sign that read “Marry Justin Please.” She gestured toward the fan, who brought the sign forward, then grabbed it, crumpled it up and threw it.
Her wardrobe for the tour has been almost as captivating as her performances; she’s been rocking Bey-worthy looks like glittery bodysuits, flannel shirts and lots of sequins.
The 23-year-old has also been spending lots of quality time with fans.
Formation World Tour:Beyoncé
Ever since she dropped the single “Formation” – andthen the surprise albumLemonade– buzz around her tour has been building. (As could be expected, tickets to her summer tour sold out almost instantly.)
On her first night touring in April, Bey, 34, thanked her “beautiful husband” Jay Z, while also performing much ofLemonade, as well as classics like “Drunk in Love,” “Naughty Girl” and “Single Ladies.”
Perhaps the most iconic moment of her tour occurred during her New York City performance, when Beyoncé sneezed. That’s right: She sneezed on the beat andthe beat got sicker.
MMXVI World Tour: Dixie Chicks
Natalie Maines, 41, Martie Maguire, 46, and Emily Robison, 43, kicked off the American leg of their current world tour in Cincinnati in June.
The energy has been incredible, with the Chicks performing covers of Beyoncé’s “Daddy Lessons” as well as tributes to Prince.
Delirium World Tour: Ellie Goulding
This is the third headlining concert for 29-year-old Goulding, who is promoting her third studio albumDelirium.
Anti World Tour: Rihanna
Though initially delayed due to production problems, the Barbadian singer’s tour kicked off in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 12.
For her Los Angeles performance, Drakemade a surprise appearance, performing “Work” alongside her. (Then Drake performed “One Dance” and “Jumpman,” as she quickly changed from one fabulous outfit to the next.)
Adele Live 2016
The tour has been epic, and not just because of her powerhouse vocals. Kicking off her tour in Ireland in March, she helped a woman to propose to her boyfriend in front of an 11,000-strong audience – on Leap Day.
Another thing that’s made her tour epic: At a June performance, she sang a few bars of “Spice Up Your Life,” the 1997 Spice Girls jam, and we’re still not over it.
source: people.com
