Travis Scott has overtaken Kendrick Lamar to have the highest-grossing solo Hip Hop tour of all time.
The Houston rapper’s recently wrapped Circus Maximus Tour has grossed nearly $210 million and sold 1.7 million tickets since it began in October 2023, according to Billboard.
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The trek, in support of his chart-topping album UTOPIA, saw Scott play 78 shows across four continents.
The previous record was held by Kendrick’s Big Steppers Tour, which raked in $110 million.
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While Scott has the biggest solo rap tour, he’s still some way behind Drake, J. Cole and 21 Savage, whose co-headlining It’s All A Blur Tour grossed an enormous $320 million.
It has been a boom period of late for Hip Hop tours, with 50 Cent and Nicki Minaj also embarking on international runs that have generated over $100 million each.
Nicki’s Pink Friday 2 Tour, in particular, made history as she became the first female rapper to gross more than $100 million from a single tour.
She also became just the fifth Black woman to surpass the mark following Beyoncé, Rihanna, SZA and Tina Turner.
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Meanwhile, Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour was his first global trek in five years following his Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour.
That tour, which was comprised of 57 shows, grossed over $63 million, meaning the Cactus Jack rapper has more than tripled his taking on his latest run of shows, despite only playing 21 more gigs.
Despite coming off a lengthy tour, Scott is not resting on his laurels and was recently announced for next year’s Coachella.
The “Sicko Mode” star will both perform at and curate the festival, which takes place on April 11-13 and April 18-20, in a move billed as “Travis Scott Designs The Desert.”
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A press release said that Scott’s “Cactus Jack desert takeover” will “curate a fully immersive and experiential world within the desert.”
It also revealed that he will be performing on the Saturday night on both weekends, where he “will debut an entirely new era of music to the world.”
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In addition to Travis Scott, Post Malone, Green Day and Lady Gaga will headline the California festival.
