Bad Bunny concluded the world tour for his album *Debí Tirar Más Fotos* in Brussels on July 22, achieving a historic commercial milestone without performing a single concert in the United States.
According to the latest available Billboard Boxscore figures, which covered the first 41 shows, the tour had already grossed approximately $360 million from 2.4 million tickets sold. The final financial total is expected to be higher, as those figures were published more than a month before the tour ended.
Based on these numbers, the *Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour* became the highest-grossing and most commercially successful tour ever to bypass the U.S. market entirely, surpassing comparable tours by acts such as Take That and the Rolling Stones.
Only 23 artists have surpassed $1 billion in touring revenue, including the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Metallica.
The absence of U.S. dates was not accidental. The Puerto Rican artist had said that he feared possible ICE operations outside concert venues, which could put Latino concertgoers at risk. His decision therefore carried both political and symbolic significance.
At the same time, his total reported career touring revenue surpassed $1 billion. He thus became the first Latino artist—and the first artist who does not perform primarily in English—to reach this milestone, joining an exclusive group of fewer than 25 acts that includes the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Metallica.
Sources: Βillboard, Rolling Stone
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