The Weeknd Breaks Record for Highest-Grossing Male Tour

The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ stadium tour has broken the record for the highest-grossing tour ever by a male artist, according to Live Nation, with a final gross of more than $1.3 billion.

The stats:

• The tour started in July 2022, and spanned 176 shows across 67 cities, 30 countries, and five continents.

• It sold more than nine million tickets.

• In 2026 alone, the tour sold more than three million tickets and grossed over $500 million.

• The tour wrapped with a 17-date stadium run across Asia, which expanded from the originally announced 11 dates, taking in cities such as Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur.

• The Weeknd donated $8.5 million to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen throughout the tour, supporting global hunger relief and access to quality education for children.

• In 2026 alone, $3 million has been raised for the United Nations World Food Programme and Global Citizen.

Record breakers:

• According to Live Nation, the tour ranks as the third highest-grossing tour in history, behind Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ run (over $2 billion) and Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ (over $1.5 billion).

• The previous record for a male artist was held by Elton John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, which grossed more than $939 million.