The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival Moments Everyone's Talking About

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival presented by Capital One took over Las Vegas once again for an incredible weekend of music featuring some of the biggest artists at T-Mobile Arena on September 19th and 20th.

This year's star-studded lineup included Bailey Zimmerman, BigXthaPlug, Bryan Adams, Ed Sheeran, Diplo, GloRilla, Jelly Roll, John Fogerty, Justice, LL COOL J, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, Tate McRae, The Offspring, and Tim McGraw.

Night one of this year's iHeartRadio Music Festival showcased so many unforgettable moments, from surprise covers to nostalgic fan favorites to eye-popping dance moves, this year's show can be summed up in one word: epic. Keep scrolling to see all of the festival moments everyone is talking about.

And in case you missed it, or just want to relive it all again, fans can tune in to an iHeartRadio Music Festival special, including highlights from the music mega weekend, on Hulu on Thursday, October 2nd.

Mariah Carey Revisits Her Greatest Eras During Iconic Performance

Fans at T-Mobile Arena erupted with cheers from the minute Mariah opened the show with her classic "Fantasy." She continued with an upbeat mashup of her hits "Honey" and "Heartbreaker" before she slowed it down for a soulful rendition of her 1997 ballad "My All." She then moved on to her 2000s hits like "Touch My Body" and "Obsessed," and midway through her set, she performed her recent single "Type Dangerous" from her upcoming album, Here For It All, which is set to drop next week.

Jelly Roll Shocked Arena Audience With Epic, Genre-Spanning Surprise Medley

Jelly Roll took us to church during his jaw-dropping performance, but in the middle of it, covered several songs of all genres including Nickelback's "How You Remind Me," Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Sweet Home Alabama," DMX’s "Party Up," Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s "Young, Wild & Free," and Miley Cyrus' "Flowers."

GloRilla Brings Memphis To Sin City During Impressive Performance

Big Glo closed out the final night of the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival. She opened the show with her hit "Blessed" followed by her other fan favorites, including "Hollon," "Tomorrow," "Wanna Be," and her collaboration with Big Boogie, "Bop." She kept the crowd lit by delivering her other smash hits like her Moneybagg Yo-assisted "All Dere," "Typa" and "Whatchu Know About Me" (without Sexyy Red, unfortunately). At one point during her set, Glo slowed it down to belt out her song "I Luv Her" featuring T-Pain. GloRilla closed out the show with her classics "FNF (Let's Go!), "TGIF," and "Yeah Glo!"

Tate McRae Enchants Crowd With Performance Of Song That 'Changed My Life'

Tate McRae took over the stage at T-Mobile Arena by kicking off her performance with "Sports Car," from her latest album So Close to What. She then moved on to an enchanting rendition of the "song that kinda changed my life," standing solo at the microphone backed by purple lighting and a hazy stage as she performed "You Broke Me First," from her 2021 EP Too Young to Be Sad. After another performance where she threw it back to 2023's Think Later with "Run for the Hills," she stayed on the album to "kisses to my exes" in her song "Exes," with bursts of flames showing exactly what she feels about her past relationships.

Tim McGraw Honors Wife Faith Hill & Shares Stage With Nephew

The country star paid tribute to his wife, fellow country icon Faith Hill, who turns 58 on Sunday (September 21), and shared the stage with his nephew, rising country artist Timothy Wayne. Wayne joined his uncle on a collaborative rendition of “Paper Umbrellas,” which appeared on McGraw’s Standing Room Only record in 2023 (he later released a version of the ballad with Texas-born country star Parker McCollum). McGraw also performed “One Bad Habit,” one of six tracks on his Poet’s Resumé EP months after Standing Room Only’s debut, and dedicated it to Hill. The Louisiana-born country megastar introduced himself to the T-Mobile Arena audience, but said “it’s OK, you can call me Faith’s husband. I like that better.”

Ed Sheeran Wows With Jaw-Dropping Set Of Songs ‘Made Live On The Spot’

While artists are typically joined by backing musicians, whether for instrumental accompaniment or back-up vocals, Sheeran commanded the stage alone with just an acoustic guitar and loop pedal. As he explained at the top of his set, he created his own backing tracks for many of his songs throughout the night, adding layers of harmonies, guitar and keyboard riffs to build the songs we all know and love live in front of the crowd.

The Offspring Has Giant Beach Ball Party During Nostalgic Set

What's better than seeing The Offspring perform live? Hitting around some gigantic beach balls at the same time. The band brought all the fun to their set, which included several of their iconic hits, including "Pretty Fly" and "Why Don't You Get A Job."

Sammy Hagar Shredded His Way Through Fan Favorites

Does it get more iconic than Sammy Hagar? Give this man a guitar and he will show you why he is an absolute rock legend. During his set, he performed songs including "Right Now," "I Can't Drive Route 55," "Heavy Metal" and "Thank you" and shredded his way through every song.

BigXThaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman Perform 'All The Way' To Close Out Night One

BigXthaPlug made headlines after he teamed up with Bailey Zimmerman during his first-ever performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The Texas native hit the stage with a clean cut after he chopped off his signature dreads. He kicked off his set with his smash hit "Change Me" followed by other popular tracks like "Whip It" and "Levels." Midway into his set, BigXthaPlug invited Bailey Zimmerman onstage to perform their latest collaboration, "All The Way" from his new rap-country album, I Hope You're Happy.

John Fogerty Turns Festival Set Of CCR Classics Into Incredible Family Jam

John Fogerty put on a masterclass of a performance during the second night of the festival, cementing his legacy as a songwriter and commanding the T-Mobile Arena crowd with a continuous loop of some of his biggest hits from his years in Creedence Clearwater Revival, most of which are featured on his new album Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years. Fogerty introduced some special guests performing alongside him on stage: his sons Shane and Tyler, both of which were following in their dad's musical footsteps on guitar. He also revealed that his wife, Julie, was just off stage watching her family perform to the Vegas crowd.

Maroon 5 Treats Las Vegas Crowd To ‘Something Special’ With Throwback Hit

After treating the crowd to fan favorites and one of their newest songs, "Love Is Like," Maroon 5's Adam Levine revealed that the group wanted to do "something special" for the crowd to end their performance on a high note.Hinting that it was "an old, old song" that they don't often perform at big shows and one that is "special" to the group, he and guitarist James Valentine performed an acoustic rendition of "She Will Be Loved." The crowd was loving the performance, grooving along to the smooth tune as Levine crooned the Songs About Jane track. Rejoining with the rest of Maroon 5, they did a final chorus with the full band to conclude the set.

Bryan Adams 'Rolls With The Punches' In Impressive And Nostalgic Set

Bryan Adams melded the classics with modern songs during his rocking set at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival, making it the perfect send-off for the Summer of '25. Adams performed songs like "Run to You," "Somebody" and "Roll With the Punches," as well as nostalgic fan favorites like "Heaven" and "Summer of '69."

Diplo Brings Out Bailey Zimmerman During His Energetic Set

Diplo turned the venue into a massive nightclub by performing some of his greatest hits like "On My Mind" and "Where Are Ü Now" plus other bangers by Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas, and more. To close out his set, the superstar DJ/producer brought out Bailey Zimmerman to perform their summer anthem "Ashes."

Justice Turned The Arena Into A Club

Justice brought a vibrant energy to their iHeartRadio Music Festival performance. The award-winning duo, made up of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, blended elements of rock, funk, disco and more throughout the thrilling festival set. Their set nodded to iconic hits — including “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses, plus “Boys Don’t Cry” by The Cure — in addition to their own career-spanning hits, like “Neverender,” “One Night/All Night ,” 2007’s Grammy-nominated breakout single “D.A.N.C.E.,” and more.

LL COOL J Delivers Explosive Medley Of His Hits In Las Vegas

Hip hop icon LL COOL J's set began with a video of a young boy who sang Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds," with the rapper then making his grand entrance to the tune of his 1987 classic, "I Need Love," which set the standard for Hip-Hop love songs. LL COOL J couldn't leave the stage before delivering energetic renditions of his other hits "Mama Said Knock You Out," "Luv You Better," and "I'm Bad." He closed out by declaring himself "The G.O.A.T." by performing his hit from his 2000 album, G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith The Greatest Of All Time.