Continental tour by Drake and Migos | |||||||
Location | North America | ||||||
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Associated album | Scorpion Culture II | ||||||
Start date | August 12, 2018 | ||||||
End date | November 18, 2018 | ||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||
No. of shows | 54 | ||||||
Attendance | 877,241 | ||||||
Box office | $103.1 million | ||||||
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Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour, presented as Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour LIVE!, was a co-headlining tour by Canadian rapper Drake, and American hip hop trio Migos. The tour began on August 12, 2018, in Kansas City, and concluded on November 18, 2018, in Atlanta.
Drake and the Migos first collaborated in 2013 when Drake released a remix of the Migos song "Versace". [1] The remix soon went viral and helped propel the Migos into mainstream success, with them later earning their first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with Bad and Boujee in early 2017. [2] Drake and Migos released their second collaboration, "Walk It Talk It", on January 26, 2018, when the Migos released their third studio album, Culture II . "Walk It Talk It" quickly became a hit and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On May 14, 2018, both acts announced they would tour together on the "Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour" in the summer and fall of 2018. [3] [4] [5] The concert tour was supported by the Migos third studio album, Culture II, and Drake's fifth studio album, Scorpion , which was released a month after the tour's announcement.
This set list is representative of the show on August 12, 2018, in Kansas City. [6]
Drake has brought out surprise guests at some of his tour dates, which includes:
Migos has also brought out surprise guest as well which includes:
The following tour dates have been announced: [7] [8]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act | Attendance | Revenue |
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Leg 1 — North America [3] | ||||||
August 12, 2018 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center | — | 17,294 / 17,294 | $1,703,354 |
August 14, 2018 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | Roy Woods | 37,642 / 37,642 | $3,371,154 | |
August 15, 2018 | ||||||
August 17, 2018 | Chicago | United Center | 35,795 / 35,795 | $4,133,052 | ||
August 18, 2018 | ||||||
August 21, 2018 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | 35,356 / 35,356 | $3,548,050 | |
August 22, 2018 | ||||||
August 24, 2018 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 67,446 / 67,446 | $8,992,078 | |
August 25, 2018 | ||||||
August 27, 2018 | ||||||
August 28, 2018 | ||||||
August 30, 2018 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 44,007 / 44,007 | $5,743,420 | ||
August 31, 2018 | ||||||
September 1, 2018 | ||||||
September 4, 2018 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 30,444 / 33,016 | $2,949,548 | |
September 5, 2018 | ||||||
September 7. 2018 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | 44,777 / 44,777 | $5,231,440 | |
September 8, 2018 | ||||||
September 9, 2018 | ||||||
September 12, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | 31,665 / 31,665 | $3,886,426 | ||
September 13, 2018 | ||||||
September 15, 2018 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 30,981 / 32,430 | $2,980,081 | ||
September 16, 2018 | ||||||
September 18, 2018 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 15,524 / 15,524 | $1,540,401 | ||
September 24, 2018 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 15,086 / 15,086 | $1,558,828 | ||
September 26, 2018 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 30,640 / 32,324 | $3,735,312 | ||
September 27, 2018 | ||||||
September 29, 2018 | Houston | Toyota Center | 45,540 / 47,772 | $5,043,922 | ||
September 30, 2018 | ||||||
October 2, 2018 | ||||||
October 5, 2018 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 27,804 / 29,278 | $3,390,124 | ||
October 6, 2018 | ||||||
October 8, 2018 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | 16,591 / 16,591 | $1,772,431 | ||
October 12, 2018 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 47,428 / 49,167 | $7,172,937 | ||
October 13, 2018 | ||||||
October 14, 2018 | ||||||
October 16, 2018 | Inglewood | The Forum | 65,832 / 66,056 | $8,179,408 | ||
October 17, 2018 | ||||||
October 19, 2018 | ||||||
October 20, 2018 | ||||||
October 26, 2018 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 53,405 / 53,405 | $6,092,681 | ||
October 27, 2018 | ||||||
October 29, 2018 | ||||||
November 1, 2018 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 20,792 / 20,792 | $2,779,938 | ||
November 3, 2018 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 33,320 / 33,320 | $3,652,566 | |
November 4, 2018 | ||||||
November 6, 2018 | Edmonton | Rogers Place | 32,236 / 32,236 | $2,848,314 | ||
November 7, 2018 | ||||||
November 10, 2018 | St. Louis | United States | Enterprise Center | 17,418 / 17,418 | $1,900,401 | |
November 13, 2018 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 36,208 / 36,208 | $4,959,095 | ||
November 14, 2018 | ||||||
November 16, 2018 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | 44,010 / 44,010 | $5,895,151 | ||
November 17, 2018 | ||||||
November 18, 2018 | ||||||
Total | 877,241 / 888,739 (98.71%) | $103,060,112 |
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