The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival took over T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 18 and 19, and the two-night lineup covered basically every genre you can name. Night one ended with BTS delivering a set packed with“SWIM,”“2.0,”“MIC Drop”and“FYA.”Cardi B, Zara Larsson, Weezer and Goo Goo Dolls also performed that night.
Night two opened with Benson Boone, who worked his signature backflips into the performance, then kept rolling with LE SSERAFIM, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lainey Wilson and Ciara. Wilson brought a standout moment with her tribute to Dolly Parton, performing“9 to 5.”
Snoop Dogg closed the entire festival on Saturday, running through his biggest hits before bringing out Wiz Khalifa for“See You Again”and“Young, Wild and Free.”The weekend showed exactly why this festival keeps drawing top names across pop, hip-hop, country, rock and K-pop. Which performance from the weekend would you have wanted to see live?
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