Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper To Earn $9M USD From One Concert

Kendrick Lamar has already set a new tour record for the first night of his and SZA's ongoing "Grand National Tour."Touring Data revealed that the duo's opening night at Bank Stadium in Minneapolis grossed a total revenue of $9,124,989 USD. That number comes from 47,354 tickets (100%) sold at an average price of $192.70 USD. This pushes Dot to become the first rapper in history to gross more than $9 million USD from a single show as either a headliner or co-headliner; he breaks Eminem's 2019 record that saw him gross $ 8,708,390 USD from a concert in Melbourne.In addition, the Bank Stadium show also marks Lamar and SZA's most-attended concert of all time.The "Grand National Tour" will see the duo perform across North America until June, and then Europe and the UK in the summer..@kendricklamar is officially the first rapper in history to gross over $9 million in a single concert as headlining or co-headlining artist, breaking @Eminem's 2019 record in Melbourne.— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 23, 2025GRAND NATIONAL TOUR, @kendricklamar and @sza$9,124,989 Revenue47,354 (100%) Tickets Sold$192.70 Average Price1/39 Reported Shows (U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis)#Update— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 23, 2025.@kendricklamar and @sza earned their most attended concert of all-time on April 19, 2025, with 47,354 tickets sold at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as part of the "Grand National Tour".— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 23, 2025Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

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Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper To Earn $9M USD From One Concert

Kendrick Lamar has already set a new tour record for the first night of his and SZA's ongoing "Grand National Tour."

Touring Data revealed that the duo's opening night at Bank Stadium in Minneapolis grossed a total revenue of $9,124,989 USD. That number comes from 47,354 tickets (100%) sold at an average price of $192.70 USD. This pushes Dot to become the first rapper in history to gross more than $9 million USD from a single show as either a headliner or co-headliner; he breaks Eminem's 2019 record that saw him gross $ 8,708,390 USD from a concert in Melbourne.

In addition, the Bank Stadium show also marks Lamar and SZA's most-attended concert of all time.

The "Grand National Tour" will see the duo perform across North America until June, and then Europe and the UK in the summer.

Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast