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BTS to Take Over Las Vegas (Again) as iHeartRadio Festival Headliners

Cardi B, Lainey Wilson, Benson Boone, Zara Larsson, and more will also perform at the two-day event in September

BTS to Take Over Las Vegas (Again) as iHeartRadio Festival Headliners

BTS performing in Seoul in March 2026.

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BTS, Cardi B, and Lainey Wilson are set to play the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival, which will take place this September in Las Vegas.

The two-day blowout features a packed lineup from artists across the worlds of pop, rap, country, rock, and EDM. Benson Boone, Snoop Dogg, and Goo Goo Dolls are also set to perform, as are Kenny Chesney, Major Lazer, Weezer, and Zara Larsson. More artists will be announced, too.


The 2026 iHeartRadio fest will take place Sept. 18 and 19 at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. The show will be broadcast live on iHeartMedia radio stations, while a livestream will be hosted on Disney+ and Hulu.

Tickets for iHeartRadio fest will go on sale June 12 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. ET via AXS. A presale for Capital One cardholders will run from June 10 at 10 a.m. PT through June 12 at 10 a.m. PET, or while pre-sale tickets last.

For BTS, the festival marks another big show on the Korean band’s massive comeback tour. After a multiyear hiatus as all seven members completed their mandatory military service and embarked on solo careers, BTS released a new album, Arirang, and kicked off a massive world tour. The recent Rolling Stone cover stars were just in Las Vegas to perform at the American Music Awards — and win Artist of the Year — and they’ll kick off a fresh round of North American tour dates in August.

As for some of the other big-name acts, Cardi B spent much of this spring touring in support of her 2025 record, Am I the Drama?, while Lainey Wilson just released a new single, “Can’t Sit Still,” and has tour dates scheduled throughout the summer.

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