{
  "id": 3762711,
  "title": "The Weeknd Leads Record-Breaking Monthly Boxscore Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/the-weeknd-leads-record-breaking-monthly-boxscore-report",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:32:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/weeknd-after-hours-til-dawn-billboard-boxscore/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July 2026, The Weeknd achieved a record-breaking month on Billboard's monthly Top Tours chart, with his After Hours til Dawn Tour topping the chart for the first time. This marks his 15th appearance on the chart since the tour's launch in 2022, and his 13th top 10, 9th top five, and 7th top three appearance. The tour grossed a record-breaking $124.4 million and sold 892,000 tickets across 16 shows, making it the biggest monthly take by a solo male act since the chart's 2019 inception. The Weeknd's performance at Paris' Stade de France, a four-show run from July 8-9 and 11-12, brought in $44.2 million and 300,000 tickets, setting the stage for the tour's overall success.",
  "summary": "The After Hours til Dawn Tour grossed more than $120 million and sold nearly 900,000 tickets in July.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}