Houston-born rapper Travis Scott has announced his expansion Circus Maximus World tour in Australia, adding a second date at Sydney's Allianz Stadium due to huge demand.
The tour extension is part of a purple patch for Scott, marked by record-breaking album sales and tour appearances.
Scott's Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour will kick off after stops in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico in September.
On October 9, between the Latin American and Australian legs, Scott will also perform for one night only at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Scott's latest album, UTOPIAreleased on July 28, 2023, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 496,000 album-equivalent units in its first week and earning Scott his third consecutive chart-topper.
UTOPIA held the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running top rap album of 2023. The album's debut week also had an impressive 330.68 million on-demand streams.
With collaborations with music icons such as Drake, Beyoncé and The Weeknd, UTOPIA shows Scott's ability to create chart-topping hits. The album's lead single, “ESCAPE PLAN”, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Its North American arm Circus Maximus World tour has proved equally impressive, grossing $95.7 million over 44 dates with a total attendance of 686,000 and making it the highest-grossing rap tour of 2024. He also made history with a show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where he became the first The rapper will be a pioneer of the space in 2023.
Currently on the European and UK leg of his tour, Scott has already grossed over $23.6 million with nearly 200,000 attendees in the first seven dates.
His performance at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium drew over 48,500 fans and grossed more than $6.6 million, marking his biggest headline show to date and breaking the stadium's merchandise sales record.
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