The Weeknd's 'After Hours Til Dawn' Tour Grosses Over $1.3 Billion

The Weeknd has broken the record for the highest-grossing tour by a male artist in history as his “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour wrapped with a final performance at TM Stadium National in Kuala Lumpur, bringing the final gross to over $1.3 billion, according to tour promoter Live Nation.

Tour Statistics and Records

Since its commencement in July 2022, the “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour has spanned 176 shows across 67 cities, 30 countries, and five continents. The tour has sold more than 9 million tickets.

While there is no official touring chart analogous to Luminate for recorded music, the tally is the third-largest in history, surpassed only by Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour (over $2 billion) and Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” (over $1.5 billion), according to Variety. The previous male artist record was held by Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which grossed over $939 million.

In 2026 alone, the tour grossed over $500 million and sold more than 3 million tickets. In July, the tour topped Billboard’s monthly Boxscore chart, grossing more than $120 million and selling nearly 900,000 tickets in a single month.

Regional Highlights

The tour's final leg in Asia consisted of 17 dates, an expansion from the 11 dates originally announced. This leg included three nights in Bangkok and four nights in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the artist set a record as the highest-selling international male solo artist, with four sold-out stadium shows and nearly 200,000 tickets sold.

Other venue records mentioned include:

• Toronto: Set a Rogers Centre record for the most performances by a male solo artist on a single tour, with six shows.
• Los Angeles: Set a SoFi Stadium record for the most performances and highest gross by a male artist, with seven shows.
• France: The artist became the first to sell out six nights at Stade de France in Paris on a single tour, drawing more than 500,000 fans across France in summer 2026 alone.

Charitable Contributions

To date, The Weeknd has donated $8.5 million to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen to support global hunger relief and access to quality education for children worldwide. In 2026 alone, $3 million has been raised for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Global Citizen.

Music Release

The Weeknd released the single “Hong Kong,” featuring Faye Wong, on October 31, following its live debut on October 24. According to The Music Universe, the track achieved the biggest first-day debut for a non-Mandarin song in the past five years on NetEase Cloud Music across streams, likes, saves, comments, and shares.

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Sources

• variety.com: The Weeknd Breaks Tour Record With $1.3 Billion Gross
• themusicuniverse.com: The Weeknd sets record for highest-grossing tour by a male artist in history - The Music Universe
• prnewswire.com: THE WEEKND'S AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN TOUR SETS THE RECORD AS THE HIGHEST-GROSSING TOUR BY A MALE ARTIST IN HISTORY SURPASSING $1.3 BILLION
• famemagazine.co.uk: The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ Tour Breaks $1.3 Billion – famemagazine.co.uk

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