Burna Boy Becomes First African Artist to Gross $1 Million in Oceania Concert
Kehinde Adeleye
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has set a new record as the first African artist to earn over $1 million from a single concert in Oceania.
The historic milestone was achieved during the Sydney stop of his No Sign Of Weakness tour at Qudos Bank Arena on 18 October 2025, where the show grossed $1.117 million.
According to global tour tracking platform Touring Data, Burna Boy’s tour also became the highest-grossing tour by an African artist in Oceania, generating a total of $3.1 million from 31,000 tickets sold across four shows.
The Australian leg of the tour saw 30,946 tickets sold at an average price of $100.94 per ticket, with each show bringing in roughly $772,791 on average.
The No Sign Of Weakness tour spanned 20 shows across three continents; North America, Europe, and Oceania making Burna Boy the first African artist in history to gross over $1 million from a single concert in three different continents.
