PHX Arena 2025 schedule: every concert announced so far

Shakira, Wu-Tang Clan and Ghost are set to play the downtown Phoenix arena this year. Here's the full 2025 lineup.

May 7, 2025

Image: No matter its latest corporate-sponsored name, PHX Arena is still downtown Phoenix's epic concert destination.

No matter its latest corporate-sponsored name, PHX Arena is still downtown Phoenix's epic concert destination. Benjamin Leatherman

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Downtown Phoenix isn’t short on places to catch a concert, but few match the epic vibes and iconic status of PHX Arena. Since debuting 33 years ago as America West Arena, the 17,071-person venue at Jefferson and Second streets has hosted thousands of gigs by touring artists.

Sure, it’s widely known as the home court of the Phoenix Suns — hence its longtime moniker as the “Purple Palace” — but where PHX Arena truly comes alive is as a concert venue. It’s experienced a few name changes — most recently being known as Footprint Center — but has still been lit up over the decades by the likes of U2, Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and the late Frank Sinatra. It’s also hosted the high-energy, full-throttle shows of modern-day superstars like Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande.

PHX Arena has a legendary lineup on deck for the rest of 2025. So far this year, it’s seen standout performances from Kelsea Ballerini, Kylie Minogue and Heart. And there’s more legendary gigs on the way — Wu-Tang Clan is set to play their first Phoenix show in decades, Nine Inch Nails is bringing their latest tour in September and homegrown rock star Stevie Nicks will return to the Valley this fall. It’s even hosting a tour by J-pop star Ado.

Here’s a complete list of every concert coming to PHX Arena in 2025.

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Epic concerts occur at PHX Arena on the regular.

Mr. P-body

James Taylor
Monday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.
with Tiny Habits

Disturbed
Thursday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
with Daughtry and Nothing More

Wu-Tang Clan
Wednesday, June 18, 8 p.m.
with Run The Jewels

Shakira
Sunday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. and Monday, June 23, 7:30 p.m.

Lisa Lisa
Saturday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.
with Exposé, C+C Music Factory, Color Me Badd, Evelyn Champagne King, Rob Base, Brenda K. Starr, Candyman, Tag Team and J.J. Fad

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Katy Perry performed at PHX Arena in 2014, back when it was known as US Airways Center.

Jim Louvau

Katy Perry
Saturday, July 12, 7 p.m.
with Rebecca Black

Ado
Saturday, July 19, 8 p.m.

Disney Descendants/Zombies
Friday, July 25, 7 p.m.

Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake
Thursday, July 31, 7 p.m.
with Josiah Queen

Shinedown
Saturday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.
with Bush and Morgan Wade

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Swedish hard rock/metal band Ghost.

Ticketmaster

Ghost
Monday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m.

Lainey Wilson
Thursday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.
with Ernest

Linkin Park
Saturday, Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m.
with Jean Dawson

Banda MS
Saturday, Sept. 13, 8 p.m.

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Atticus Ross, left, and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.

NIN

Nine Inch Nails
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.
with Boys Noize

Jonas Brothers
Sunday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
with Boys Like Girls

Bring Me the Horizon
Thursday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m.
with Motionless in White, The Plot in You and Amira Elfeky

Stevie Nicks
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.

Ramon Ayala
Saturday, Nov. 1, 8:30 p.m.

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Pop singer-songwriter Tate McRae.

Baeth/RCA Records

Tate McRae
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
with Alessi Rose

MANÁ
Friday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m.

Bryan Adams
Saturday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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