Summer Tour Preview More Bang for Your Buck

Despite doomsday visions of the recession gutting the tour business, the summer season is thick with acts hoping to make it big in a weak economy. Many acts like Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Nine Inch Nails & Jane's Addiction, and Bob Dylan's triple bill with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp are fighting to keep ticket prices low.

Others including U2, Aerosmith and Coldplay are mixing up the set list and beefing up the spectacle to give fans more bang for their buck. Still others, Blink-182, Phish, No Doubt are hoping a highly anticipated reunion will beat the market.

So which shows must you see? And more importantly, what are you getting for your money? Check out our Summer Tour Preview, your complete guide to 20 of the season’s biggest tours from AC/DC to ZZ Top, get a preview of what's in store.

1. AC/DC
2. Aerosmith with ZZ Top
3. Blink-182
4. Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
5. Coldplay
6. Dave Matthews Band
7. Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick
8. Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson
9. Fleetwood Mac
10. Green Day
11. Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. The Killers
13. Kings of Leon
14. Metallica
15. Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction
16. No Doubt
17. Phish
18. Pink
19. Taylor Swift
20. U2