Sound Trip

From the best underground venues in each city to travel guides to the festival scene, Thrillist helps fans get the most out of their live music experience.

Sound Trip - Guides to Live Music Experiences, Concerts, and Festivals

The Thrillist Guide to Live Music and Travel in 2024

Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Nation

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News

Music festival season used to be more or less confined to the spring and summer months.

The Biggest Upcoming Music Festival Lineups Are Here

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At any given moment, there are countless tours running all over New York, LA, Paris—pretty much anywhere you can think of—that take tourists to locations from their favorite TV shows and movies: the Seinfeld restaurant, the Rocky steps, the house from Halloween, and so on.

11 Iconic Music Video Locations You Can Actually Visit

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Lifestyle

There’s no greater feeling of together-as-one unity than being in a packed venue singing along to your favorite artist—and surely your town has a club, theater, or stadium that’s fair to call the best in the area.

The Coolest Concert Venues in the U.S.

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By now, nearly everyone is familiar with The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The 9 Coolest New Music Venues in the World

Las Vegas

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Entertainment

Thrillist's entertainment section covers every facet of popular culture. If you care about television, music, film, or celeb news; we've got it covered.

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Mikey Francis is a career DJ in Las Vegas who works at major clubs like Hakkasan, LIV, and OMNIA.

The Sphere Is Entering Its Rave Era 

New York

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Events

The Global Citizen Festival is everything that we love about music festivals with the added bonus of philanthropy.

Everything You Need to Prepare for the Global Citizen Festival This Year

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Last year, concert history was made with standout tours from both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.

The Concerts Worth Traveling for This Summer and Beyond

All the Austin City Limits Intel You Need to Groove at the Fest This Year

Your Guide to a Perfect Rolling Loud This Year—With Insider Intel

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In 2022, I flew from New York to Miami with two friends to see the final concert of Bad Bunny's El Último Tour Del Mundo tour.

The Ultimate Concert Travel Survival Guide

San Francisco

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Not long ago, to enjoy a great Latin music festival in the past meant taking a trip to Latin America.

The Thrillist Guide to Live Music and Travel in 2024

Expert tips for navigating the year's most significant music events and music festival guides annotated by the people who know them best.

The Biggest Upcoming Music Festival Lineups Are Here

Because festivals are a year-round affair now, here's who's playing when and where into 2025.

11 Iconic Music Video Locations You Can Actually Visit

Go see where Beyoncé got in “Formation.”

The Coolest Concert Venues in the U.S.

From epic outdoor amphitheaters to historic concert halls, these cool concert venues are worth the trip.

The 9 Coolest New Music Venues in the World

Attention all gig-trippers!

The Sphere Is Entering Its Rave Era

Electronic music is once again changing Las Vegas as we know it with the first-ever EDM residency coming to the Sphere at the end of the year.

Everything You Need to Prepare for the Global Citizen Festival This Year

Headliners include Post Malone, Doja Cat, and Rauw Alejandro.

The Concerts Worth Traveling for This Summer and Beyond

From nostalgic tours to pop's biggest mega stars, it's a great time to see live music.

All the Austin City Limits Intel You Need to Groove at the Fest This Year

The top acts, best food options, and everything else you need to know to have a great time—plus extra tips from Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson.

Your Guide to a Perfect Rolling Loud This Year—With Insider Intel

Everything you need to know about the Super Bowl of hip-hop, plus extra tips from Bunny Zingler.

The Ultimate Concert Travel Survival Guide

Whether you're basically a groupie or a first-time gig-tripper, here's what you need to know.

Latinx Artists and Fans Are Finally the Main Characters of Their Own Music Festivals

The newest festival, La Onda, in Napa Valley, promises to embrace the diversity of Spanish-language music and the history of these very specific festivals as well as the untapped audience they cater to.