Add this to the lengthy record of accomplishments in Kendrick Lamar’s profession: The Big Steppers Tour is now highest-grossing tour by a rapper as a headlining act.
On Thursday (April 27), The pgLang cofounder’s Big Steppers Tour earned $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets throughout 73 exhibits, in response to Touring Data. This now locations him forward of Drake and Migos‘ 2018 Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour which, grossed at $79 million. Also exceeding past tours like K-Dot’s DAMN Tour, Travis Scott’s Astroworld Tour, Drake and Future‘s Summer Sixteen Tour and Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne Tour.
After releasing Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in May of 2022, Kendrick began The Big Steppers Tour on June 23 in Milan, Italy followed by the first North American stop in Oklahoma City on July 19. Baby Keem, rising star and cousin to Kendrick, joined along both legs of the tour which, also included pgLang signee Tanna Leone. Kendrick’s fifth studio album had a double-disc idea with a complete of 18 songs that includes artists like Summer Walker, Kodak Black, Ghostface Killah and Baby Keem.
The Big Steppers Tour setlist included tracks from all of Kendrick’s discography excluding mixtapes like Overly Dedicated and Section.80. Dave Free, Mike Carson and Kendrick Lamar served as inventive administrators for the tour which, included Kendrick taking a dwell COVID-19 check, actress Helen Mirren because the narrator and extra.
You can watch The Big Steppers Tour: Live from Paris on Amazon Prime Video.
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