Holding steady from last year’s top tours, The Weeknd grossed $221 million over 42 shows* in 2023, continuing to wow audiences with the stunning detail of the intricate set design created by Production Designer Es Devlin and Scenic Designer Jason Ardizzone-West. Casting the right level of light on the cityscape buildings was essential to conjuring up the appropriate atmosphere, noted Lighting Designer Jason Baeri. “The moods created through visuals were as dynamic as the show itself. The arc of the show was meant to follow a timeless night through a dystopian city in a search for an endless wave of good times, and some sort of way to make sense of it all in the darkness.”
*The Top Tours of 2023 List order and grosses were sourced from Pollstar (www.pollstar.com) and Billboard (www.billboard.com). Data is from Nov. 17, 2022 to Nov. 15, 2023 (Pollstar) and Nov. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023 (Billboard).
