Lil Baby and Lil Durk‘s Back Outside Tour was met with a small chorus of skepticism when it was announced in June. Despite the duo’s multi-platinum success, DJ Akademiks scoffed at Baby and Durk’s plans to perform in arenas, saying, “You’ll never see [Baby] post that his tour is sold out, they said it’s not selling that much.”
However, it looks like Lil Baby and Lil Durk have got the last laugh. After wrapping up their Back Outside Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday night (October 17), The Voice of the Heroes tag team were honored with a framed plaque commemorating the multi-million dollar success of their 23-city nationwide trek.
“250,000 tickets sold, $15 million gross across the whole run,” a record executive said as he awarded Lil Baby with the plaque in a video posted on social media over the weekend. “This is a little something from us to you to say, ‘Thank you for everything, man. It’s been a beautiful tour.'”
The person filming the video then gloated, “They said we weren’t gonna sell no tickets.”
Lil Baby took to Instagram early Monday morning (October 18) to celebrate the success of his Back Outside Tour ahead of a well-earned vacation. “Bacc Outside Tour Was A Success!!,” he wrote. “Now I’m Off To Get Some Rest !! When I Come Bacc I’m Stepping On N-ggas Necks.”
Meanwhile, Lil Durk showed off some of his tour earnings (while sat on a custom OTF mat, no less) on an airport runway before stepping on a private jet.
Coming in support of Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s 2021 collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes, the Back Outside Tour saw the 4PF and OTF pair play arenas across the U.S. including in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Oakland and New York City.
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The tour also featured performances from Coi Leray, Lil Baby’s 4PF signee Rylo Rodriguez and Quality Control Music’s Bankroll Freddie, as well as a surprise appearance from Nicki Minaj during Baby and Durk’s concert at the Staples Center.
150,000 in 23 cities isn’t a whole lot of money and 15 M’s before everyone involved gets their cut ain’t a whole lot either. Not to say they aren’t grinding, but it’s time to cut the bullshit. T-Boz would definitely co-sign…
What the fuck are you selling though? lmao
The truth.
Hm if that’s gross profit it’s really not that bad for 23 shows I would expect more but their fans overlap…just to put things into perspective tho drake third album tour grossed in about 30million and that was 41 shows by himself..I’m sure it would be more today but what AK said still hold some weight
The hate is most definitely soooooo real!!! 15Ms for 23 cities isn’t a lot??? I’m scratching my head here. Who in the comments is making 1.5M for 23 cities or better yet 150k or 15k? I’ll wait….
Learn the difference between gross and net. When you factor in the costs and having to pay the behind the scenes people, it’s not alot. Don’t be fooled by the fake stacks, it’s only entertainment; not real life…