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Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has set a new record after grossing more than $1 million from a single concert in Oceania.
The artist reached the milestone during the Sydney stop of his No Sign Of Weakness tour.
The show, which took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on October 18, 2025, generated $1.117 million in revenue.
According to tour monitoring platform, Touring Data, Burna Boy’s ‘No Sign Of Weakness’ tour also set another record.
The platform reported that the tour became “the highest-grossing tour by an African artist in Oceania’s history, with $3.1 million from 31,000 tickets sold across 4 shows.”
Data shared by Touring Data shows that the Australian leg of the tour sold 30,946 tickets across four shows. The average ticket price was $100.94, while each show generated an average revenue of $772,791.
The No Sign Of Weakness tour ran across 20 shows in three continents, including North America, Europe, and Oceania.
With the Sydney performance, Burna Boy also became the first African artist to gross more than $1 million from a single concert on three different continents.
(Nigerian Tribune)