Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Big Steppers Tour’ Breaks Record To Become Highest Grossing Hip-Hop Tour

Kendrick Lamar’s The Big Steppers Tour has broken the record for the highest-grossing tour in hip-hop history. The record was previously held by Drake for the Aubrey & the Three Migos tour. 

According to Touring Data, Lamar’s The Big Steppers Tour sold 929,000 tickets and earned $110.9 million. The 73 shows in support of the Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers album made stops across the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand during the latter half of 2022. 

.@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

Lamar scored another spot in the top five, with the rapper’s Damn tour sitting at number five. Drake also appears twice on the list, sitting in second with the Aubrey & the Three Migos tour and in third for his Summer Sixteen outing with Future. Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne closes out the list at number four. 

The Compton rapper dropped Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers in May of 2022, scoring his fourth consecutive number-one album. The critically acclaimed project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, moving 295,000 album-equivalent units in the first week.