As much as we love anintimate show at Boot & Saddle or Johnny Brenda’s, there’s something to be said for a full house dancing in their seats at a stadium show. Here are 13 concertsto put on your calendar in 2016.1. Macklemore and Ryan LewisThe Saturday, Jan. 23, show is sold out, but you can still score tickets for An Evening With Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on Jan. 24.Tower Theater$51 to $71Livenation.com2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandThe Boss makes our Valentine’s Day wishes come true on Feb. 14, with a show at theWells Fargo Center. This one is sold out, so you’ll have to find a reseller.3. Naughty by NatureHip Hop Hooray your way to TLA on Sunday, Feb. 28, for Grammy-winning rap pioneers Naughty by Nature.TLA$20Ticketmaster.com4. The WhoRoger Daltry is recovered and the rescheduled The Who Hits 50 tour (50!) comes to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, March 14.Wells Fargo Center$37 to $142ComcastTIX.com5.AC/DCThis is no April Fools: Rock out with AC/DC on April 1 at the Wells Fargo Center.Wells Fargo Center$75 to $140ComcastTIX.com6. RihannaRude Boys head to the Wells Fargo Center on April 3 for Rihanna’s Anti World Tour with Travis Scott.Wells Fargo Center$31 to $151ComcastTIX.com7. Pearl JamRejoice, Pearl Jam fans! The band just announced a 2016 tour, with two Philly dates: April 28 and 29 at the Wells Fargo Center. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 at noon.Wells Fargo Center$77ComcastTIX.com8. Justin BieberBe a Belieber at Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour, hitting the Wells Fargo Center for two shows, Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8.Wells Fargo Center$47 to $122ComcastTIX.com9.Firefly Music FestivalThis one’s a time commitment (and skews very young), but head to Firefly in Dover, Delaware, June 16-19 and you’ll get to see Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, Ellie Goulding, Disclosure, Blink-182, Death Cab For Cutie, M83, Tame Impala and more.The Woodlands of Dover$279 to $2,499Fireflyfestival.com10.Sting and Peter GabrielMusic legends Sting and Peter Gabriel are teaming up for the just-announced Rock Paper Scissors tour, which kicks off June 21. The Philly date is June 26 at BB&T Pavilion (formerly the Susquehanna Bank Center). Tickets go on sale this coming Monday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m.BB&T Pavilion$40 to $250Livenation.com11. Kenny ChesneyCountry takes over the Linc Saturday, June 25, with superstars Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert, supported by Big & Rich and Old Dominion.Lincoln Financial Field$41 to $225AEGLive.com12. Demi Lovato and Nick JonasThese kids are all grown up. The BB&T Pavilion hosts Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas for their Future Now tour on Thursday, July 14.BB&T Pavilion$23 to $90Ticketmaster.com13. AdeleSay Hello to Adele, Sept. 9 and 10 at the Wells Fargo Center. Unsurprisingly, this one is sold out, too.
