SZA 'SOS' Tour Revenue Bigger Than 'Ctrl' Arena Numbers: Report

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SZA concluded her sensational "SOS" tour last March 2023, and although it was shorter than her "Ctrl" tour, it certainly was her best so far!

With the stunning visuals and the hype surrounding her album, SZA definitely raked up a lot of fortune with her tour.

SZA, along with Grammy Best New Artist nominee Omar Apollo has toured North America for 18 dates - giving the R&B songstress the experience of playing in arenas already.

According to Billboard, SZA's "SOS" tour has racked up a total of $34.5 million, selling over 238,000 tickets in total.

SZA' SOS' Tour Revenue

The publication also noted that within that touring date: each show averaged a total of $1.9 million, with almost 13,000 tickets sold per night, 12,812, to be exact. On the other hand, returns of tickets dipped to 11,000 in Viejas Arena in San Diego.

Crunching the numbers and the data, the SoCal arena might have sold a lower number of tickets, but it ranked as the second-highest ticket price among all concerts at $174.69.

The lowest number of recorded attendees on any SZA "SOS" concert show in the United States is in Atlanta, with 11,069, while the biggest crowd is in Toronto, with 14,383.

The two date shows, unsurprisingly, racked up the biggest revenue out of all. The Madison Square Garden concert, where SZA pulled out Cardi B, Lizzo, and even Phoebe Bridgers, grossed $4.7 million with 27,000 attendees and $3.9 million and 25,000 tickets on The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.

SZA' Ctrl' Concert Performance

Based on the publication, SZA's growth from the "Ctrl" performance tours are undeniably huge.

Back then, she is only earning around $31,000 with an audience of 1,550 in Austin, Texas. In New York, it was a huge 1,376% leap in attendance and more than 10,000% in revenue compared to her "Ctrl" performance in Brooklyn Steel.

The success of the "SOS" tour could be attributed to the steady momentum that "Ctrl" has held throughout the past few years. The wait for the arrival of "SOS" also fueled fans, old and new, to see SZA live.

As of this writing, SZA has not yet announced if there would be additional dates outside the United States for an "SOS" tour.

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