Hot concerts in 2024 for Delaware music fans: Rolling Stones, Bad Bunny, Springsteen, more

Andre Lamar, Delaware News Journal

Updated January 5, 2024 at 3:30 AM·7 min read

You can dance off the stresses of 2023 with a little music therapy this year.

From rap to rock, we've highlighted some of the biggest shows (announced so far) in 2024 for music lovers in the Delaware and Philly area.

Madonna, Wells Fargo Center

The Queen of Pop makes an early stop in Philly on her career-spanning Celebration Tour. Madonna burst onto the scene in the '80s and released classics like "Material Girl," "Papa Don't Preach" and "Like a Prayer." The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's Celebration Tour paused during the summer when she was sidelined by a bacterial infection that sent her to the intensive care unit. This Philly show was originally scheduled for December.

Wells Fargo Center (3601 S. Broad St., Philadelphia) at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25. Tickets start at $40-$550. Visit madonna.com or call (215) 336-3600.

Ginuwine, Dover Casino Resort

Ginuwine performs onstage during the 2023 Essence Festival Of Culture at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 02, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

R&B lovers will travel back to a simpler time when button-up shirts were purposely left unbuttoned, and baggy jeans ruled with a denim fist. Welcome to the '90s, the era that birthed legendary singer Ginuwine.

Deion Sanders "Coach Prime" is a fan of the iconic R&B singer who has released big tunes like "So Anxious," "Differences" and "In Those Jeans." Ginuwine is most famous for his 1996 single "Pony," a risqué song that isn't about zoology.

Bally's Dover Casino Resort (1131 N. Dupont Highway, Dover) at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Tickets are $60 to $135. Visit casinos.ballys.com/dover or call (302) 674-4600.

Nicki Minaj, Wells Fargo Center

Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on Sept. 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

Barbie rapper Nicki Minaj will paint the town pink with a deep catalog of songs to choose from. This includes music from her new album "Pink Friday 2," a project that offers features from Drake ("Needle"), J. Cole ("Let Me Calm Down"), Lil Wayne ("RNB") and others.

Nicki name-dropped Delaware on her 2012 song "Beez in the Trap," highlighting a list of cities and states where she gets dough. Delaware was one of those places where she "beez" at.

Wells Fargo Center (3601 S. Broad St., Philadelphia) at 8 p.m., Friday, March 29. Tickets start at $59 to $319+. Visit nickiminajofficial.com or call (215) 336-3600.

Black Violin, The Grand

Kev Marcus of Black Violin is set to play The Grand in Wilmington on Saturday, April 6.

The two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin are famous for mixing classical sounds with hip-hop. Instrumentalists Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus have dropped tunes like "Stereotypes," "A Flat" and "Another Chance." Members of Black Violin have also worked with artists Lil Wayne, Alessia Cara and 2 Chainz.

The Grand (818 N. Market St., Wilmington) at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 6. Tickets are $49-$164. Visit thegrandwilmington.org or call (302) 652-5577.

Bad Bunny, Wells Fargo Center

Bad Bunny will play the Wells Fargo Center in Philly on Friday, April 19.

The only artist to stand between Taylor Swift topping the album most streamed globally on Spotify in 2023 is rapper/singer Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar had the most-streamed album for the second straight year with "Un Verano Sin Ti," racking up over 4.5 billion streams globally. He'll bring his Most Wanted Tour to the City of Brotherly Love this spring.

Wells Fargo Center (3601 S. Broad St., Philadelphia) at 8 p.m., Friday, April 19. Tickets are $250-$855+. Visit mostwantedtour.com or call (215) 336-3600.

Temptations and The Four Tops, The Grand

Tony Grant of The Temptations performs onstage during MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

R&B kings The Temptations and The Four Tops both share throne rooms in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame from delivering some of the most famous tunes in American music history.

The Temptations — which Billboard ranked as the Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time (even ahead of Michael Jackson) — have charmed music lovers with classics like "My Girl," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Treat Her Like a Lady."

Fellow Motown favorites The Four Tops are adored for songs such as "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "Aint No Woman."

The Grand (818 N. Market St., Wilmington) at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 9. Tickets are $79-$119. Visit thegrandwilmington.org or call (302) 652-5577.

Rolling Stones, Lincoln Financial Field

The Rolling Stones will tour to Lincoln Financial Field in Philly on Tuesday, June 11.

Folks can show off their moves like Jagger when The Rolling Stones stop by on their "Hackney Diamonds" tour in support of that new album. Fans can expect to hear the rock titans dish up their most popular songs ranging from “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Satisfaction” and more, plus fan-favorite deep cuts and music from "Hackney Diamonds."

Lincoln Financial Field (One Lincoln Financial Field Way, Philadelphia) at 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 11. Tickets are $455 to $595+. Visit rollingstones.com.

Def Leppard, Journey & Steve Miller Band — Citizens Bank Park

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard performs live for the 'The World Tour' at Sheffield Bramall Lane on May 22, 2023 in Sheffield, England.

Fans will bend the knee to rock royalty when Hall of Famers Def Leppard and Journey, joined by Steve Miller Band, reign down buckets of hits on stage. Leppard is known for tunes like "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Hysteria," while Journey's songbook includes "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully." Steve Miller is remembered for "The Joker" and "Abracadabra."

Citizens Bank Park at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 23. Tickets are $49-550. Visit mlb.com.

Blink-182, Wells Fargo

Blink-182 performs on the Firefly Main Stage in The Woodlands of Dover in 2016.

Legendary pop-punk trio Blink-182 is fresh off dropping their reunion album, "One More Time." The classic band lineup is back with Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus. Songs off the new record include "Dance with Me" and the titular "One More Time." Blink-182's tour features guest rockers Pierce The Veil.

Wells Fargo Center (3601 S. Broad St., Philadelphia) at 7 p.m., Friday, July 26. Tickets are $53 to $250+. Visit blink182.com or call (215) 336-3600.

Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins & Rancid — Citizens Bank Park

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the Harley-Davidson's Homecoming Festival — Day 1 at Veterans Park on July 14, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This stop on Green Day's The Saviors Tour offers a tall glass of 1990s rock nostalgia as the headliners are joined by luminaries Rancid and The Smashing Pumpkins, plus the rising band The Linda Lindas. Rock superstars Green Day made their Firefly debut in 2022, headlining the third night of that festival.

Citizens Bank Park (1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. Tickets are $35 to $219+. Visit mlb.com.

Taking Back Sunday, Bottle & Cork

Singer Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday will gig at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach on Sunday, Aug 11, 2024.

Taking Back Sunday plans to party in SoDel this summer, in honor of their newly released album "152."

The irony of Taking Back Sunday's concert at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach is it falls on a Sunday (Aug. 11, 2024). That show features special guest Citizen.

Delaware fans were charmed by TBS when the beloved rockers played Firefly Music Festival in The Woodlands of Dover in 2021, the first year the festival was held in September.

Bottle & Cork (1807 Highway One, Dewey Beach) at 8 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11. Tickets start are $59-$309. Visit bottleandcork.com or call (302) 302-227-7272.

Bruce Springsteen, Citizens Bank Park

Bruce Springsteen performs at BST Hyde Park Festival 2023 at Hyde Park on July 06, 2023 in London, England.

Don't be surprised if tickets for Bruce Springsteen's two concerts at Citizens Bank Park sell out. But for now, fans of The Boss can still snag a seat to see him at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Springsteen and the E Street Band originally were tapped to play at the stadium last summer. But it was postponed after the rock icon was sidelined by peptic ulcer disease, which forced him to pause the rest of the 2023 tour.

Citizens Bank Park (1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia) Concert #1 at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21. Concert #2 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23. Tickets for both shows are $59-$320. Visit Phillies.com/Springsteen.

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