Singer The Weeknd has set another world record by surpassing Michael Jackson as a Black artist to hold the title of the highest-grossing tour in history.
The Gasoline singer has been on his ”After Hours Til Dawn’ tour since the summer of 2022 and is currently on the European leg of the tour performing in countries including Germany, France, and Spain.
His tour, in support of his two pandemic releases After Hours and Dawn FM, is scheduled to wrap in Mexico this October.
The tour has already made more than $350 million in revenue. Until now, Michael Jackson held this touring record with his 1987 Bad Tour, which grossed $311 million after adjusting for inflation, as per Hot New Hip Hop.
Moreover, The Weeknd and Michael Jackson are the only male soloists in history to have multiple number-one hits on the Hot 100 from three albums.
In addition to this latest record, the Weeknd’s HBO concert special, Live at Sofi Stadium, earned two Emmy Award nominations today, for lighting design/direction and technical direction/camerawork.
