Summer music highlights of 2026

Kirstine Walton for CBS News Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton . Pictured: Bruce Springsteen performed at the United Center in Chicago for his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, April 29, 2026. The Dead Daisies Jake Barlow/CBS News Legendary vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes, formerly of Trapeze, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, brought his supergroup The Dead Daisies to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ill., May 30, 2026, for a one-night-only engagement. In addition to Dead Daisies songs, they performed Deep Purple classics such as "Smoke On the Water," "Might Just Take Your Life," and "Stormbringer," and a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son." The Dead Daisies Jake Barlow/CBS News Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies , at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ill., May 30, 2026. Zakk Sabbath Jake Barlow/CBS News The Black Sabbath tribute band Zakk Sabbath (fronted by longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, with bassist Jim DeServio and drummer Jeff Fabb) opened for Wylde's own band Black Label Society, at the Hollywood Casino in Joliet, Ill., May 16, 2026. …