Soundcheck Recap: Shawn Mendes, Halsey, And More!

Blotched with pink and white swirls, slapped with a plane sticker, or—if you’re one of those minimalist types—just a classic sky blue, what most would call ‘travel luggage,’ we true fans know as ‘concert time!’ It’s our one foolproof excuse to drop everything, pack up, and spend a few glorious days watching our faves flounce on stage. That’s why we become the frazzled Gollum upon collecting even more digital tickets, snarling “my precious” whenever we join the headache-inducing queue. Luckily for you, we’re about to give you even more chances to experience live music with a series called Soundcheck Recap! We’ll review the latest touring news each week, recount the best moments, and show you how to make your ticket list scroll for days.

Busted Vs. McFly

It’s the ultimate toss-up of the boy bands, or if you’re more of a lover than a fighter, you’re probably cheesing at seeing all of them on stage together. Just imagine the shenanigans! In a moment we captured, Busted and McFly announced that they would travel around Europe together late next year. The tour will begin in Birmingham and then wrap up in Belfast, and though the general sale kicked off on the 18th, the ticketing gods have still favored latecomers by having plenty still available. 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BUSTED:
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MCFLY:
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Foster The People

We’ve been looking for a slice of paradise for a while now, and we can rely on Foster The People to give it to us with their North American-spanning Paradise State of Mind Tour! Like Busted and McFly, the general sale was on Friday, but we can never discount bliss, so make sure you’re seated.

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Shawn Mendes

Where thou art, Shawny boy? It turns out that despite the album release—that doesn’t take a liking to our nickname for him but just his first name itself—moving from October 18th to November 15th, it’s still rolling out with a bang. One that features an extreme screen, popcorn brewing until our fingers taste buttery. Shawn Mendes: For Friends And Family Only (A Live Concert Film) will appear at selected worldwide cinemas just one day before the album comes out, so November 14 for those who aren’t human calculators. The exact locations and ways to purchase tickets will shuffle out at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET on October 24. 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHAWN MENDES:
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Shakira

‘Whenever, Wherever’ may just have to be the answer for American fans when it comes to Shakira’s shaking hips as she’s upgraded those dates to full-on stadiums! We should’ve known that was coming, as she’s been a titan lately, stealing Taylor Swift’s lucky number 13 and making it her own by selling out that amount of stadiums for her international leg in under two hours. Woah, wiping sweats off our brows and still not being able to think about anything as prestigious as we can do in that time frame. Next year is shaping up to be her year with the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour!

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHAKIRA:
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Carrie Underwood

Las Vegas is the likely place to see someone slash their cheating exes tiers, so it’s a good fortune that Carrie Underwood has been there singing such sassy tunes for her REFLECTION residency. However, soon enough, they will have to find another singer to give them that pep talk as its final dates have been announced. The residency will wrap up on April 12th. Tickets for these final dates also went on sale on Friday, but as always, there are still a few to choose from, so it’s better to be late but not wholly late.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CARRIE UNDERWOOD:
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Halsey

Well, now we’re just kicking our feet, wishing we were a Wells Fargo Autograph Credit holder. You’re one? That’s super lucky because Halsey’s doing an intimate event at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on November 21st, no doubt in celebration of their upcoming album, The Great Impersonator. Shuffle your fortune-telling cards and see if they decipher if you’ll land tickets in their remaining sale on October 24th at 10 a.m. PT. 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HALSEY: 
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | TIKTOK | TWITTER | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE

Have you already purchased one of these gigs? Maybe it’s re-jogged your memory to get those tickets? Either way, we want to know everything! So do us a favor, spill every little fangirling detail, like what package type you got in our mentions over on Twitter, and then hit the follow button on our Facebook and Instagram so you can keep up to date with your faves until you see them.