Kendrick Lamar makes history with “The Big Steppers” tour.
Kendrick Lamar now becomes the rapper with the highest-grossing tour in hip-hop history. According to Touring Data, the former TDE rapper’s recent tour “The Big Steppers” has made around $110.9 million from 929,000 sold in 73 shows.
K. Dot now surpassed previous highest-grossing tours by rappers, which includes Drake’s “Aubrey & The Three Migos”, Drake & Future’s “Summer Sixteen”, Kanye West & JAY-Z’s “Watch The Throne”, Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” and his own “Damn” tour.
.@kendricklamar‘s “The Big Steppers” is the highest-grossing tour by a rapper as headlining act in history with $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets sold in 73 shows.
— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 26, 2023
Top Tours by Rappers:
#1 #KendrickLamar, “The Big Steppers”
#2 #Drake, “Aubrey & the Three Migos”
#3 #Drake & #Future, “Summer Sixteen”
#4 #KanyeWest & #JayZ, “Watch the Throne”
#5 #KendrickLamar, “Damn”
#6 #TravisScott, “Astroworld”— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 26, 2023
The Big Steppers world tour kicked off on July 19 at Oklahoma City last year and went through major markets like Miami, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Philadephia, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Vancouver, San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Sydney and more before concluding things on 16th December at Auckland, New Zealand. The rapper also had support from his album collaborators Baby Keem and Tanna Leone.
The tour was in support of his latest long-awaited fifth studio album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers“, a follow to his 2017’s effort “DAMN.” The double disc project had 18 tracks, with guest appearances from Kodak Black, Blxst, Baby Keem, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah and more.
Following the release of his latest album, Lamar left the TDE label after 17 years. “I spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts. Writing. Listening. And collecting old Beach cruisers,” he said at the time of album announcement. “The morning rides keep me on a hill of silence. I go months without a phone. Love, loss, and grief have disturbed my comfort zone, but the glimmers of God speak through my music and family. While the world around me evolves, I reflect on what matters the most. The life in which my words will land next. As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life’s calling. There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. I’ve prayed for you all. See you soon enough.”
