Burna Boy, the Nigerian music icon, continues to set remarkable records that elevate African music on the global stage. He has recently achieved a new milestone by earning the title of the African artist with the highest-grossing concert in the United States.
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His latest performance at the TD Garden Arena in Boston brought in $1.593 million, breaking his own previous record set at Madison Square Garden in 2022.
This historic concert was a sell-out, with all 19,000 seats filled, and it’s part of his ‘I Told Them’ Tour. So far, the tour has made over $11.6 million from just 11 of the 22 planned shows.
.@burnaboy earns the highest-grossing arena-concert by an African artist in US history with $1.593 million at TD Garden in Boston on March 2, 2024, surpassing his own numbers at Madison Square Garden in 2022.
— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 30, 2024
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Burna Boy’s success is a clear indication of his leading position among African artists worldwide. He burst onto the international music scene in 2018 with his hit ‘YE’ and has since reached heights never before seen by an African artist.
Known affectionately as the African Giant, he is the only Nigerian artist with two Diamond-certified songs in France, ‘On The Low’ and ‘Last Last’.
I TOLD THEM, @burnaboy
$11,659,531 Revenue ($1,059,957 avg.)
124,706 Tickets Sold (11,337 avg.)
$93.50 Average Price
11/22 Reported Shows#Update— Touring Data (@touringdata) April 30, 2024
His fourth album, ‘African Giant’, also made history as the first Nigerian album to earn a platinum certification in France. With a total of 10 Grammy nominations, Burna Boy holds the record for the most nominations received by a Nigerian artist.
In another groundbreaking moment, he performed at the 66th Grammy Awards in February 2024, becoming the first African artist to do so at the main event.
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