Ryan Seacrest is back to host the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival, which will stream live on Disney+ and Hulu from Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19. The broadcast starts at 7:30 p.m. PT, giving at-home viewers a same-night route into a two-night lineup that crosses pop, K-pop, hip-hop, country, rock and dance.
The festival airs both nights at 10:30 p.m. ET, so viewers on the East Coast can line up for a late start without waiting for a replay. BTS, Cardi B, Benson Boone, Ciara, LE SSERAFIM, Snoop Dogg, Muse, Lainey Wilson and Weezer are among the announced acts, along with Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Major Lazer, The Smashing Pumpkins and Zara Larsson.
Las Vegas on Sept. 18-19
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival takes over T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas across Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19. That fixed weekend matters for anyone planning around travel, because the stream runs live on both nights rather than appearing later as a clipped package.
LE SSERAFIM is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, and the festival is set to make history by featuring the first K-pop girl group. For a bill that already spans multiple genres, that placement gives the weekend a clearer programming target instead of a loose mix of names.
Disney+ and Hulu access
The cleanest remote option is the Disney+ and Hulu path, which carries the live festival feed. The standard bundle costs $12.99 per month with ads, while the premium Disney+ and Hulu option costs $19.99 per month.
DirecTV adds another route through a five-day free trial for its streaming plans, but the pricing does not disappear after that window. Those plans currently start at $59.99 per month for Entertainment during a promotional period, with packages that run from 90+ channels in Entertainment to 185+ in Premier.
Ryan Seacrest and the bill
Ryan Seacrest returning as host keeps the festival’s presentation stable while the lineup does the heavy lifting. BTS, Cardi B and Snoop Dogg give the bill commercial weight; Benson Boone, Ciara and Lainey Wilson widen the audience; Muse, Weezer, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Major Lazer, The Smashing Pumpkins and Zara Larsson fill out the range.
For viewers, the practical move is simple: choose Disney+ or Hulu for the live stream, or use the DirecTV free trial if that is the cheaper short-term route. The sharper question now is not whether the festival is available online; it is how much of the weekend each platform can turn into a watchable event rather than just a scrolling lineup.
