Kendrick Lamar has set a new record for the highest-grossing concert by a Black male artist in history.
The achievement happened on April 26 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, during his Grand National Tour with SZA.
The show earned $11.822 million in a single night, according to Touring Data. This breaks the previous record held by The Weeknd, who made $9.8 million at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in 2022.
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The same week, Kendrick and SZA’s song Luther reached its 11th week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has now tied with I’ll Be Missing You by Diddy and Faith Evans, which topped the chart for 11 weeks in 1997.
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It is the longest-running No. 1 single by a male and female duet where both artists are lead performers. This is also the longest a song by Kendrick or SZA has stayed at number one.
Kendrick has been breaking several records in the past year. When the Grand National Tour began in Minneapolis, it became the highest-grossing rap concert of all time.
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That show pulled in over $9.1 million from more than 47,000 fans, with an average ticket price of $192.70.
This broke Eminem’s record from 2019 when he performed in Melbourne, Australia. It was also the first rap concert to ever pass the $9 million mark.
.@kendricklamar earns the highest grossing concert by a Black man as headlining or co-headlining artist in history, with $11.822 million at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on April 26.
— Touring Data (@touringdata) May 2, 2025
Kendrick is also set to headline the Spilt Milk festival in Australia later this year. The touring festival, which was on break in 2024, will return in December with shows in Ballarat, Perth, Canberra, and the Gold Coast.
Alongside Kendrick, other performers will include TDE artists Doechii and ScHoolboy Q, Euphoria star Dominic Fike, singer d4vd, and viral artist Nessa Barrett.
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