{
  "id": 14116625,
  "title": "A$AP Rocky Announces First Australian and New Zealand Tour in Eight Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/a-ap-rocky-announces-first-australian-and-new-zealand-tour-in-eight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T04:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/asap-rocky-australia-new-zealand-tour-2026-1236359625/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A$AP Rocky has announced a five-date arena tour for Australia and New Zealand, marking his first visit to the region in eight years. The tour, part of his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour, kicks off on December 5 at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena and continues through December 17 in Perth. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, October 16. The tour follows a sold-out European leg that broke several regional records. The album Don’t Be Dumb, released in January, topped the Billboard 200 and ARIA Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart.",
  "summary": "The rapper brings his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour to five arenas across Australia and New Zealand this December",
  "key_points": [
    "A$AP Rocky tours Australia and New Zealand for the first time in eight years.",
    "Tour kicks off December 5 at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.",
    "Tickets go on sale October 16."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The return of the chart-topping artist to the region signals a major expansion of his global tour following record-breaking performances across Europe.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}