Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has set a new record for the highest-grossing tour by an African artiste.
His 'I Told Them' tour grossed $15.5 million from 15 shows, with revenue from six more concerts yet to be reported.
American tour statistics company Touring Data disclosed this in a series of posts on X on Thursday.
Burna Boy also earned the highest-grossing arena-concert by an African artist in the United States with $1.725 million at Capital One Arena in Washington on March 7, 2024, surpassing his own record at TD Garden in Boston.
His concert at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on March 12, with an average ticket price of $172.76, became the most expensive concert by an African artiste in history.
The Canadian leg of his tour grossed $5.7 million from six shows, the highest for an African artiste. Burna Boy's 'I Told Them' tour has been a resounding success, with a total revenue of $15,469,395, an average revenue of $1
