BTS, Benson Boone lead music festival’s return to the Las Vegas Strip

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a fast spin of every FM station. You hit all the hitmakers.

The annual two-day festival is back at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 18 and 19, with another wide-ranging lineup of recording stars. BTS, practically a residency act in VegasVille by now, leads the field. Benson Boone, Cardi B, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Lainey Wilson, Major Lazer, Muse, Snoop Dogg, Weezer and Zara Larsson are among the first batch of headliners announced.

More to come, as they say; don’t touch that dial. Tickets go on sale to the general public on AXS.com at 11 a.m. PT on June 12. Producers note that artists and/or the event are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

“The iHeartRadio Music Festival is all about bringing together the biggest artists across every genre for two unforgettable nights, and this year’s lineup truly reflects the incredible diversity of music today,” said Tom Poleman, iHeartMedia’s chief programming officer, and John Sykes, its president of entertainment enterprises, said in a joint statement. “From global superstars to fan-favorite icons, we’re excited to once again deliver an unmatched live and streaming experience that reaches millions of fans everywhere — whether they’re in the arena, listening across our stations nationwide or watching on Disney+ and Hulu.”

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival will be broadcast live on iHeartMedia radio stations across the country, reaching more than 150 markets. Disney+ and Hulu will livestream all of the performances.

The festival premiered in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2011, moving to T-Mobile Arena in 2016. For several years, iHeartRadio also ran a Daytime Stage at Las Vegas Village, Las Vegas Festival Grounds and Area15, ending that component in 2022.

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