Burna Boy becomes first African artiste with highest concert revenue
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has set a new record as the first African artiste to gross the highest revenue from a single concert.
Touring Data, a global tour monitoring platform on X (formerly Twitter), wrote, “@burnaboy’s ‘No Sign of Weakness’ is officially the highest-grossing tour by an African artist in Oceania’s history, with $3.1 million from 31,000 tickets sold across 4 shows.”
He reached the milestone during the Sydney stop of his recent ‘No Sign Of Weakness’ at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, generating $1.117 million in revenue.
The ‘No Sign of Weakness’ tour was held across 20 shows in three continents, including North America, Europe, and Oceania.
During the Oceania leg of the tour, four shows in Australia sold about 30,946 tickets and generated $3.1 million in total revenue.
This milestone has further proven that African artistes can sell out large arenas outside Africa, as the “On The Low” crooner’s global tours are now among the highest-earning tours by African artists.
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