Long before dates for 2027 start circulating, Drake's touring career already tells its own story, one that runs from small theater stops in 2012 to some of the highest grossing hip hop tours ever recorded. Looking back at how that career built up show by show makes it easier to understand why a 2027 run, whenever it lands, is likely to draw crowds on a scale most artists never reach.
The Early Years: Club Paradise to Would You Like a Tour?
Drake's first true headlining run, the Club Paradise Tour, moved through theaters and arenas in 2012, arriving as he was still establishing himself beyond mixtape buzz and a handful of guest verses, with the tour built around songs from his early catalog rather than the sprawling back list he would eventually draw from. He followed it with Would You Like a Tour? across 2013 and 2014, a run that also marked one of Future's earliest close collaborations with him, with Future making regular guest appearances and opening slots long before the two became a fully co-headlining act two years later. These early tours were smaller in scale than what came later, but they built the foundation, a loyal arena crowd that would grow into stadium sized demand within just a few years.
Touring history for Drake does not start and stop with formal arena runs. In 2010 he founded OVO Fest, a recurring hometown event in Toronto that became an annual homecoming show and a launchpad for surprise guest appearances from across hip hop and R&B, often serving as the place where new collaborations and career moments first played out live before reaching a wider audience. It gave Drake a live platform that operated outside the traditional tour cycle and helped cement Toronto's place in his identity as an artist, something that has carried through every tour since, right down to how often his hometown gets a special mention or extra date on any given run. In 2015 he took that live reputation to a much bigger stage, headlining Coachella, a booking that signaled his crossover from hip hop headliner to a genuinely mainstream festival draw capable of pulling in audiences well beyond his core fanbase.
The Co-Headlining Era: Summer Sixteen, Boy Meets World, and Aubrey and the Three Migos
The years between 2016 and 2018 marked the biggest jump in scale for Drake as a touring artist. The Summer Sixteen Tour, a co-headlining run with Future in support of Views, played 54 shows across North America and grossed 84.3 million dollars, making it the highest grossing hip hop tour of all time at that point, with guest appearances along the way from names like Rihanna, Usher, and Kanye West. The Boy Meets World Tour followed in 2017, taking the Views and More Life material through Europe and Oceania across 43 shows and a 55.2 million dollar gross, extending his reach into markets his earlier North American focused runs had barely touched. Then in 2018, Drake teamed up with Migos for the Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour, a 54 show North American run that pulled in over 103 million dollars and broke the record Summer Sixteen had just set two years earlier. Taken together, this three year stretch turned Drake from a strong arena act into one of the highest grossing touring artists in hip hop history, a run of records that few of his peers have matched even years later.
After Aubrey and the Three Migos wrapped in 2018, Drake stepped back from large scale touring for several years, a gap that made his eventual return feel like a genuine event rather than a routine album cycle stop. That comeback arrived with the It's All a Blur Tour, which launched in 2023 and continued into an extended 2024 run, with J. Cole and later 21 Savage joining as support across the North American dates. Unlike his earlier co-headlining tours, this run leaned heavily on Drake's own expanded catalog, giving him room to pull from more than a decade of albums in a single set rather than splitting time evenly with a touring partner. The tour reintroduced Drake to arena audiences after his longest gap between headlining runs, and it set the tone for the more experimental, less predictable rollout style that has defined his output ever since.
Rather than immediately mounting another full scale arena tour, Drake spent 2025 taking a more targeted approach to live shows. February brought the Anita Max Win Tour, a shorter run through Australia, followed by Some Special Shows 4 U between July and September, a co-headlining run across Europe with PartyNextDoor built around their collaborative album. Both were smaller in scope than his mid 2010s arena tours, but they kept his international audience engaged during a year that was otherwise focused on studio work rather than a full scale trek, setting up the extended break from touring that carried through all of 2026.
That break is set to end in 2027. Drake confirmed just before the release of his Fear of Missing Out film that a full tour is coming, with comments about seeing fans around the world again pointing toward another international run rather than a North America only trip. No cities, dates, or venues have been announced yet, but based on the pattern of his last decade on the road, from co-headlining arena runs to smaller international legs, a 2027 tour has real potential to be one of his biggest yet, especially with three full albums and a widely discussed film all still waiting for a proper live showcase.
Whichever shape the next tour takes, Drake's live shows have always doubled as a style moment for the fans in the crowd as much as a concert. Between chilly arena hallways and long nights outside stadiums, a drake's sweatshirt layered under a jacket has become a familiar sight at his shows over the years, alongside heavier outerwear once winter dates are added to a schedule. Versatile Fashions keeps a rotating range of drake jackets built for exactly that kind of night, so fans have something ready well before a 2027 date lands anywhere near them. Given how far Drake's touring history has already stretched, from small theaters in 2012 to stadium sized international runs, whatever comes next is likely to be worth dressing for early. Versatile Fashions will keep tracking the rollout as more details surface.
His first headlining run was the Club Paradise Tour in 2012, followed by Would You Like a Tour? across 2013 and 2014.
The Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour (2018) grossed over 103 million dollars, breaking the record set two years earlier by the Summer Sixteen Tour.
Yes, he has co-headlined with Future (Summer Sixteen), Migos (Aubrey and the Three Migos), and PartyNextDoor (Some Special Shows 4 U), and toured with J. Cole and 21 Savage on It's All a Blur.
No, 2026 had no major Drake tour dates; the year was focused on his triple album release and the Fear of Missing Out film instead.
Is Drake going on tour in 2027?
Yes, he confirmed touring plans for 2027 shortly before FOMO's release, though official cities and dates have not been announced yet.
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