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He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

The record books have a new king.

His name is The Weeknd.

With the conclusion of his After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour, the Canadian pop superstar has officially claimed the highest-grossing tour by a male artist in history.

The final tally stands at $1.3 billion.

That figure was confirmed by Live Nation, the tour's promoter.

He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

The Weeknd now surpasses Elton John, whose Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour earned $939 million from 330 shows worldwide between 2018 and 2023.

The achievement places The Weeknd third on the all-time list of highest-grossing concert tours.

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour holds the number one spot with $2 billion in revenue from 149 shows in 2023-24.

Coldplay sits in second place with more than $1.5 billion from their Music of the Sphere World Tour.

The Weeknd's tour began in July 2022.

He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

It wrapped on November 4, 2026, at TM Stadium National in Kuala Lumpur.

The finale followed 16 other sold-out stadium shows across Asia, including three nights in Bangkok and four nights in Hong Kong.

In total, the tour spanned 176 shows across 67 cities, 30 countries and five continents.

The tour moved more than 9 million tickets.

It traveled across North America, Europe, the UK, Latin America and Australia.

He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

The Weeknd also set specific venue records along the way.

In Toronto, he delivered the most performances by a male solo artist at Rogers Centre, with six shows.

In Los Angeles, he recorded the most performances and highest gross by a male artist at SoFi Stadium, with seven shows.

In France, he became the first artist to sell out six nights at Stade de France in Paris on a single tour.

Beyond the commercial numbers, the tour had a philanthropic component.

He just broke Elton John's all-time tour record.

The Weeknd donated $8.5 million to his XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen.

Those funds support global hunger relief and access to quality education for children worldwide.

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