Justin Timberlake, Pink & Jay-Z Top Must-See Shows Of Fall/Winter 2013

The days might be drawing in and the temperatures dropping but music fans mourning the passing of the summer season should take comfort in the fact that there are a number of must-see shows to look forward to this fall/winter. Celebrating the release of his third chart-topping album, Drake has already got his Would You Like A Tour? run underway, Pink has just kick-started the fourth and final leg of her mammoth The Truth About Love world tour while Kanye West has beaten his Watch The Throne partner to the punch by getting his Yeezus tour out on the road a full month before Jay-Z opens his series of Magna Carter shows at the end of November.

Elsewhere, grunge veterans Pearl Jam are also in the midst of their first North American tour in three years, industrial rock pioneers Nine Inch Nails and support acts Explosions In The Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor are a month into the Tension tour, while punk-pop trio Paramore returned from a European trek last week to kick off the North American leg of their ‘The Self-Titled World Tour.’ But arguably the most long-awaited tour starts next month when Justin Timberlake caps off his musical comeback with his first series of solo shows since 2007. With thousands of tickets available to buy on TicketIQ for most of the remaining dates, here’s a more in-depth look at nine of the biggest acts who may be heading your way over the next few months.

Drake

Coinciding with the release of his third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, singer/rapper Drake will take his melancholic brand of hip-hop/R&B to the North American stage this fall, starting off at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre on October 3 (TicketIQ get-in price $96/average price $170) and concluding at the Tacoma Dome on December 4 ($104/$320). There are still plenty of Drake tickets available to buy on TicketIQ for most of the ‘Would You Like A Tour?’ tour’s 41 dates, all of which feature support slots from neo soul star Miguel and Atlanta rapper Future, with the Oct 22 gig at Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre currently the lowest average price at $55 (average price $339).

Justin Timberlake

Hot on the heels of his Legends Of The Summer Stadium tour alongside Jay-Z, the former ‘N Sync star will continue to celebrate his long-awaited return to the pop scene with his first series of solo dates in six years. Fans with Justin Timberlake tickets should look forward to hearing material from his two volumes of The 20/20 Experience alongside all the classic pop hits when he stops off at the likes of Anaheim’s Honda Center on November 27 ($139/$421), Atlanta’s Philips Arena on December 17 ($103/$354) and San Jose’s SAP Center on January 19 ($116/$465) before finishing up at Chicago’s United Center on February 16 ($113/$362).

John Legend

Accompanied by Braxton Family Values star Tamar Braxton, nine-time Grammy winner John Legend will follow up a headline slot at London’s iTunes festival with a 22-date tour across North America in support of his fourth album, Love In The Future. With an overall tour average price of $182, there are still thousands of John Legend tickets waiting to be snapped up on TicketIQ with the Oct 22 performance at Boston’s Citi Performing Arts Center currently the lowest get-in price at $67 (average price $187) and the Nov 1 gig at Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre the cheapest average price at $174 (get-in price $68).

Nine Inch Nails

Following a four-year hiatus, Trent Reznor and co. are promising a full-on live experience which will pick up where their last Lights In The Sky tour left off when they first hit the road at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Sept 28 ($97/$181). Alongside opening acts Explosions In The Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, fans with Nine Inch Nails tickets should also expect to hear plenty of tracks from their current comeback album, Hesitation Marks, during the 31-date Tension tour, which eventually concludes at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome on Nov 25 ($63/$179).

Pink

Having completed the first North American leg of her mammoth The Truth About Love tour back in March, pop superstar Pink will return for a further 37 dates this fall, starting at Oakland’s Oracle Arena on Oct 10 ($94/$277). There are still thousands of Pink tickets on sale for most shows on TicketIQ including the two nights at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Oct 12 ($100/$464) and 13 ($96/$405), Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on Nov 30 ($82/$230) and Dec 2 ($79/$267) and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec 8 ($53/$276) and 9 ($56/$270).

Pearl Jam

Alt-rock veterans Pearl Jam will kickstart their first major tour in three years at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center on Oct 11 ($97/$220), just four days before the release of their tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt. Visiting the likes of Buffalo’s First Niagara Center on Oct 12 ($82/$189), Hartford’s XL Center on Oct 25 ($112/$300) and Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena on Oct 30 ($77/$216), Eddie Vedder and co. will then stop for a two-week break before taking in a further 12 North American shows, eventually winding up at their hometown of Seattle’s KeyArena on Dec 6 where Pearl Jam tickets are currently listed at $92/$293.

Kanye West

Joined by MTV’s current No.1 Hottest MC in the Game, Kendrick Lamar, hip-hop’s biggest headline-grabbing star will inevitably be keen to showcase his recent sixth consecutive Billboard chart-topper when The Yeezus tour opens at Seattle’s KeyArena on October 19. With an overall tour average price of $328, fans can still get their hands on Kanye West tickets for several of its 23 dates including Oakland’s Oracle Arena on Oct 23 ($77/$243), Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on Nov 12 ($61/$284) and Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Dec 6 ($113/$368).

Jay-Z

Announced on the same day as the above, Jay-Z will no doubt be hoping to steal some of his Watch The Throne co-star’s thunder when his Magna Carter World Tour opens at Saint Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Nov 30 ($70/$229). The Roc Nation boss’ first solo tour in four years will then stop off at the likes of Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center on Dec 13 ($96/$338) and San Antonio’s AT&T Center on Dec 20 ($56/$238) before performing at a further 19 dates across the early part of 2014 including two nights at his hometown of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center where Jay-Z tickets are available for $77/$325 on Jan 12 and $72/$346 for Jan 13.

Paramore

Fresh from the success of their eponymous first ever Billboard-chart topping album, Paramore have already begun the European leg of their ‘The Self-Titled World Tour’ but will return to their US homeland at Seattle’s KeyArena on October 15. Joined by Metric and Hellogoodbye, the punk-pop trio will take in a total of 28 North American dates, with the Nov 4 gig at Sunrise’s BB&T Center currently the lowest average price for Paramore tickets on TicketIQ at $44 (average price $134) and the Oct 30 show at Saint Louis’ Fabulous Fox Theatre the cheapest average price at $95 (get-in price $90).

With such a diverse and exciting line-up of music ahead, be sure to keep checking back on TicketIQ for the latest information on this year’s fall/winter tour schedule.