The Weeknd makes history - his record-breaking “After Hours Til Dawn” tour surpasses $1 billion in revenue, becoming the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo male artist
The Weeknd has officially entered music history. His After Hours Til Dawn tour has now grossed over $1 billion worldwide, solidifying Abel Tesfaye as the most successful solo male artist in touring history.
Launched on July 14, 2022, in Philadelphia, the monumental tour has spanned 153 shows across the globe, selling more than 7.5 million tickets and redefining the limits of live performance. With new 2026 dates added in Mexico, Brazil, Europe, and the U.K., total revenue has now exceeded the billion-dollar mark — an achievement previously reached only by icons like Elton John and Taylor Swift.
According to Billboard Boxscore, by August 2025 the tour had already generated $635.5 million in gross revenue from 5.1 million tickets sold — surpassing Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, which had earned $579.8 million from 56 shows.
With two sold-out nights at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field pushing the total past $600 million, The Weeknd joined a short list of artists whose tours have redefined live music economics. And with the next leg, he didn’t just pass a record — he smashed it.
Beyond the numbers, After Hours Til Dawn has become a cultural milestone. Its combination of futuristic stage design, cinematic lighting, and thematic storytelling transformed it from a concert series into a full-scale immersive experience. Each show feels like a sci-fi opera set in the world of After Hours and Dawn FM, merging sound, visuals, and emotion in one breathtaking narrative.
But the tour’s legacy goes far beyond spectacle. The Weeknd’s XO Humanitarian Fund, created in partnership with Global Citizen and the World Food Program, has raised over $8.5 million since the tour began — with all proceeds from future shows set to continue supporting humanitarian causes worldwide.
The North American leg alone featured over 40 sold-out stadiums, breaking attendance records in New York, Seattle, Montreal, Houston, and Orlando. In Toronto, his hometown, The Weeknd made history with six consecutive nights at Rogers Centre — the most ever by a solo male artist in a single venue.
These milestones crown The Weeknd as not only the most commercially successful R&B artist of all time but also the first Black artist to sell over 5 million tickets on a single tour.
The next chapter of After Hours Til Dawn begins April 20, 2026, in Mexico City at Estadio GNP Seguros, followed by shows in Brazil, Europe, and the U.K. Fans are already bracing for instant sellouts as demand skyrockets — just as it has in every city so far.
From underground beginnings in Toronto to stadium domination on every continent, The Weeknd’s journey is a testament to perseverance, vision, and reinvention. His artistry — blending emotion, futurism, and sonic precision — continues to push pop music into new dimensions.
More than a tour, After Hours Til Dawn is a living testament to the evolution of an artist who turned his world into an empire — and made history doing it.
