The Weeknd has set a new touring record after his “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour finished with more than $1.3 billion in gross revenue. The four-year run ended in Kuala Lumpur after 176 shows across 67 cities, 30 countries and five continents, selling more than nine million tickets and surpassing Elton John’s previous record for the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist.
The Weeknd has closed one of the biggest stadium tours in music history with a final show at TM Stadium National in Kuala Lumpur. Live Nation confirmed that the “After Hours Til Dawn” tour finished with more than $1.3 billion in gross ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist.
The previous record belonged to Elton John, whose “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour generated more than $939 million. The Weeknd moved well beyond that total during a run that began in July 2022 and continued across four years.
The final numbers place the tour third among the highest-grossing concert tours reported to date. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour,” with more than $2 billion, remains ahead, followed by Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” tour at more than $1.5 billion.
Unlike recorded music, there is no single official global touring chart equivalent to Luminate’s sales and streaming data. The $1.3 billion figure was confirmed by Live Nation, the promoter behind the tour.
Across its full run, “After Hours Til Dawn” included 176 performances in 67 cities, covering 30 countries and five continents. More than nine million tickets were sold as the show moved through North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Australia and Asia.
The scale increased repeatedly as demand grew. The Weeknd returned to several territories for additional stadium dates rather than treating each region as a single visit, extending the life of the tour far beyond its original schedule.
The final Asian leg illustrates that pattern clearly. It was first announced with 11 stadium dates before expanding to 17. The schedule eventually included three nights in Bangkok, four shows in Hong Kong and multiple concerts in every market visited.
That Asian run concluded in Kuala Lumpur and brought the four-year tour to an end. It also followed a particularly strong 2026, when the shows sold more than three million tickets and generated more than $500 million in gross revenue during that year alone.
The figures underline how much the tour grew between its launch and its final dates. What began as a stadium production built around “After Hours” and “Dawn FM” eventually stretched across several later phases of The Weeknd’s career while keeping the same touring identity.
The Hong Kong dates also became part of his recent music activity. During the run at Kai Tak Stadium, The Weeknd introduced “Hong Kong,” a new song built around elements of Faye Wong’s 1993 recording “Seasonal Wind,” before releasing it across parts of Asia.
That release arrived near the end of a tour that had become much larger than a standard album cycle. By 2026, “After Hours Til Dawn” had been running long enough to connect several periods of his catalog and reach markets more than once.
The Weeknd also continued his charitable work throughout the tour. According to the final announcement, he has donated $8.5 million to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen, supporting projects focused on hunger relief and access to education.
Of that amount, $3 million was raised during 2026 for the United Nations World Food Programme and Global Citizen. This year’s Global Citizen contributions will support a campaign addressing barriers faced by women and girls in health, education and economic opportunity.
Those donations continued a pattern established during earlier stages of the tour, with part of the project’s financial reach directed toward humanitarian programs alongside the stadium business.
The commercial record, however, is defined by the ticket numbers. More than nine million people attended the 176 shows, producing an average audience of more than 51,000 per date across the complete run.
The tour’s $1.3 billion total also means The Weeknd finished more than $350 million above Elton John’s previous male solo record. The comparison refers to total reported gross for a single tour, not annual earnings or an artist’s complete touring career.
The distinction also separates him from Coldplay, a band rather than a solo male performer, whose “Music of the Spheres” remains above “After Hours Til Dawn” in the overall ranking.
For The Weeknd, the Kuala Lumpur finale closes a touring cycle that began in the summer of 2022 and kept expanding through 2026. Its final record is built on four years of stadium dates rather than one unusually strong season.
The confirmed result is now more than $1.3 billion in gross revenue, over nine million tickets and 176 performances. With the last Asia date completed, “After Hours Til Dawn” ends as the highest-grossing tour ever reported for a male solo artist.
