Weeknd Tour Breaks Record as After Hours Run Hits Powerful $1bn

The Weeknd Tour Breaks Record as After Hours Til Dawn surpasses $1bn worldwide, setting new milestones ahead of expanded 2026 dates

London, 21 November 2025 – Global recording artist Abel Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd, achieved a major career milestone as his After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour surpassed $1 billion in worldwide revenue, according to new figures released following additional onsales across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the United Kingdom.

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The tour, which began in Philadelphia on 14 July 2022, has evolved into one of the largest stadium productions of the decade.

Data published earlier by Billboard Boxscore showed earnings of $635.5 million from more than 5.1 million tickets sold, placing the run ahead of Beyoncé’s acclaimed Renaissance World Tour at the time.

Tesfaye’s latest accomplishment positions him among a select group of artists whose tours have crossed the billion-dollar mark, and he remains the only R&B and Black performer to reach this level on a single tour.

Industry observers note that the scale of the achievement reflects his growing global influence as well as the enduring appeal of the After Hours and Dawn FM eras.

His team confirmed that more than $8.5 million from the tour has already been donated to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen, supporting food relief programmes through the World Food Programme.

Revenue from the newly announced 2026 dates will continue to fund these initiatives, underscoring the humanitarian dimension of the record-breaking project.

The 2025 North American leg delivered over 40 sold-out shows and set attendance records at several major stadiums.

The tour will resume in April 2026 in Mexico City before extending to stadiums across Brazil, Europe and the UK, where demand has remained consistently high.

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Tesfaye’s billion-dollar milestone further cements his status as one of the leading live performers of the modern era, with industry analysts predicting continued momentum as the global run enters its next phase.