iHeartRadio Music Festival 2025: First wave of performers revealed in epic lineup

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iHeartRadio normally puts on a great music festival every year, inviting musical artists from loads of different genres. If there is something you don't like, just wait. There will be something up soon that you will. That is how the festival works.

While the full lineup for this year's festival has not yet been announced, some of the headliners have, and there is a lot to like. The list includes Ed Sheeran, Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne, Jelly Roll, Tim McGraw, Bryan Adams, GloRilla, John Fogerty, Feid, Justice, LL Cool J, Sammy Hagar, and the Offspring.

Many of those artists will have new albums released just before that or after the festival. If you want to go see the show, it takes place on September 19 and 20 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 13, at 2 pm ET and will be available in single-day or two-day packages.

2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup looks terrific

If you can't go, the festival will be live-streamed on Hulu and can also be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations.

Sheeran will have his latest album, Play, drop a week before the show. So far, fans have heard two singles from the record, "Old Phone" and "Azizam," with likely more to come before September 12. The only gig he currently has scheduled for the United States is the iHeartRadio festival.

Lil Wayne's new album, Tha Carter VI, comes out on June 6, and the festival will fall into his tour schedule.

McRae will also fit the festival into her schedule, which is fairly expansive and covers most of North America. Her tour begins in August.

No offense to the 2024 iHeartRadio festival lineup, which featured Dua Lipa, Halsey, Shaboozey, and others, but the 2025 lineup is not to be missed. The initial names announced are good enough, but there should be a slew more coming too.

Ticket prices vary, with single-day general admission tickets costing about $270. VIP packages can cost nearly $1,000. In other words, while the festival is worth seeing, you might want to save your money to buy tickets.

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