There’s nothing quite as healing as going to a show, and 2025 was crammed with tour packages to help us feel connected. Whether we were shouting along with a newly reunited Oasis, moshing to Turnstile’s NEVER ENOUGH, or reliving the glory of our MySpace years with My Chemical Romance, the past 12 months have been good to us — and our bursting camera rolls are proof. Last week, we asked you to name the greatest albums of 2025. We’re continuing our end-of-year reflection by seeing what readers considered the best tours of 2025. Their answers reminded us exactly how much exceptional live music there was this year. Find the top fan picks ranked below.
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5. L.S. Dunes – Like Magick
At the very top of the year, L.S. Dunes returned with their sophomore album, Violet, and our readers agreed that its support tour, Like Magick, was one of the greatest of the year. What else could you expect from a group of venerated scene giants? LSD — comprising Anthony Green, Frank Iero, Travis Stever, Tim Payne, and Tucker Rule — are five friends chasing their “first best guess,” existing in the present, and following their passions, a chemistry that’s mirrored in their fiery stage presence. Though many of the members pulled double duty this year — particularly Iero with the Long Live the Black Parade tour, Stever with Coheed’s Father of Make Believe run, and Green with the Sound of Animals Fighting reunion — they’ve only continued to grow since making their live debut at Riot Fest in 2022.
4. Linkin Park – FROM ZERO
Following the release of FROM ZERO, their long-awaited comeback album, Linkin Park launched a gigantic world tour that celebrated the past and present. From the moment they hit the stage, it has been a total ride, featuring a newly reconfigured lineup who’ve been growing together — and with their audience. “All of it was new for me,” Emily Armstrong told AP. “You can’t really speed up the process. You just have to go through it. You have to play the shows, and we’ve gotten to that point now where we’re able to throw in new songs and not have it be a complete whirlwind of just being like, ‘Oh, my God, could we just have one set where it’s the same so I could just feel normal?’ But we got to that point, which is great.”
3. Pierce the Veil – I Can’t Hear You
After opening for blink-182 in filled-out stadiums last year, Pierce the Veil embarked on their own massive headliner in the spring — revisiting all of their distinct eras with the I Can’t Hear You tour. Each night was a celebration, a testament to “the time we’ve put into playing small shows and building this community… Pierce the Veil has always made emotional music that touches people in a deeper way than a pop song might, and we’ve been sharing that connection with them since 2006,” Vic Fuentes noted to AP. No doubt that feeling resonated in a big way, crowds buzzing as they tore through cherished songs, new and old — including “Caraphernelia,” “Pass the Nirvana,” and, for the riotous finale, “King for a Day” with Sleeping With Sirens’ Kellin Quinn.
2. twenty one pilots – The Clancy Tour: Breach
For a while now, twenty one pilots have indulged in a type of showmanship that makes their performances unforgettable, whether that involves climbing the scaffolding, singing from a burning car, or ziplining above the crowd. Their Clancy Tour: Breach went for broke, though, featuring all types of impressive pyro as the duo immersed the audience in the final chapter of their staggering multi-album story. Their fans were eager to engage, too, showing up to their gigs wearing homemade merch, props, and full-out costumes that referenced their own Blurryface lore. All in all, it was a triumph for “the few, the proud, the emotional.”
1. My Chemical Romance – Long Live the Black Parade
If you know our readers, the answer couldn’t have been anything else. My Chemical Romance traveled back to The Black Parade this year through a series of sold-out stadium shows, pulling out all of the stops for a one-of-a-kind performance. They elevated the theatricality of their beloved 2006 concept album through updated versions of their Sgt. Pepper-inspired marching band outfits, mock elections, and enough pyrotechnics to make it feel like a Broadway production. After the album playthrough, fans were treated to a powerful set on the B-Stage that featured standouts from the rest of their catalog, including “Helena,” “The Kids from Yesterday,” and, during their stop at LA’s Dodger Stadium, the unreleased “War Beneath the Rain.” It’s the kind of grandeur that only MCR could pull off.