KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Canadian R&B superstar The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn (AHTD) tour is officially the highest-grossing tour by a male artist, grossing over US$1.3 billion (RM5.4 billion), according to Live Nation Entertainment.
The AHTD tour, which wrapped up with its final show last night at the TM National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, surpassed the previous record held by Sir Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which grossed US$939.1 million.
This also makes The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, one of the few artists in the world with concert tours surpassing the billion-dollar mark, joining Taylor Swift (US$2.07 billion) and Coldplay (US$1.52 billion).
The Asian leg of the AHTD tour, initially announced with 11 dates, was subsequently expanded to 17 shows amid overwhelming demand, including an additional night in Kuala Lumpur, three nights in Bangkok, four in Hong Kong and further dates across other markets.
