The Weeknd's $1.3B tour sets all-time record for a male artist

The Weeknd closed his After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour in Kuala Lumpur with a gross of more than $1.3 billion, confirmed by promoter Live Nation, passing Elton John's $939 million farewell run as the biggest tour ever by a male artist. Only Taylor Swift's Eras and Coldplay's Music of the Spheres grossed more. The 176-show run sold over 9 million tickets across four years, proof that patient, repeat touring in every market compounds into career-defining money.