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The Weeknd's global After Hours Til Dawn tour has officially surpassed the $1 billion mark, cementing it as the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist. The milestone comes after new 2026 dates across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the U.K. went on sale, pushing total ticket sales beyond 7.5 million and elevating the worldwide gross across 153 shows to historic heights.
Launched in 2022, the tour has stretched across multiple continents, looping through North America twice and drawing massive crowds in Europe, the U.K., Latin America and Australia. The 2025 North American stadium leg alone delivered more than 40 sold-out shows, with The Weeknd setting attendance records for a Black male artist at major venues in New York, Denver, Santa Clara, Seattle, Edmonton, Montreal, Orlando, Arlington and Houston. He also broke the record for most shows by a male solo artist at Toronto's Rogers Centre with six performances.
Industry analysts note that the tour's momentum has consistently outpaced expectations. Earlier reporting placed grosses at $635.5 million by mid-2025, already making it the top-earning R&B tour in history and surpassing Beyoncé's 2023 Renaissance Tour. Crossing $1 billion now solidifies The Weeknd as the only R&B and Black artist to move more than five million tickets on a single tour, a feat previously reserved almost exclusively for pop and rock superstars.
Critics have also praised the scale and ambition of the production. In a review of the SoFi Stadium stop, Variety highlighted how Abel Tesfaye pulls from every corner of his catalog, weaving between moody anti-hero ballads, swaggering Starboy bravado, tender R&B and euphoric synth-pop. The 41-song setlist was described as a showcase of "many Abels," with staging that suggests a loose narrative tying his personas together.
Beyond the box-office triumph, the tour has become a philanthropic force. The Weeknd has donated more than $8.5 million to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen to date. Additional proceeds from the 2026 extension will continue to support the World Food Program through Global Citizen partnerships.
Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Nespresso, the next leg begins April 20, 2026, in Mexico City and includes more than 40 newly added stadium dates around the world.
