A limited number of concerts have been held at FirstEnergy Stadium since it opened . The first concert held in the stadium was George Strait in 2000 , followed in 2001 by NSYNC , as part of their '' PopOdyssey '' Tour , and The Three Tenors . Kenny Chesney has performed at the stadium on three occasions . His '' Flip-Flop Summer Tour '' came to Cleveland in 2007 , followed by '' The Poets and Pirates Tour '' in 2008 , and the '' Brothers of the Sun Tour '' in 2012 . In 2015 , the stadium was part of the circuits for One Direction and their '' On the Road Again Tour '' as well as Luke Bryan and his '' Kick the Dust Up Tour '' . U2 performed at FirstEnergy Stadium July 1 , 2017 as part of '' The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 '' . Tickets for the concert went on sale January 17 and were sold out the following day . Concerts held at the stadium in 2018 included Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift 's Reputation Stadium Tour on July 17 , followed by Beyoncé and Jay-Z on July 25 as part of their On the Run II Tour
On the Run II Tour
On the Run II Tour
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