Music Shows Radar — Week of Aug. 21, 2026: Bad Bunny's $438.6M run, fresh ticket clocks, and new Off-Broadway casts

Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour has grossed $438.6 million across 55 shows, with 3,109,459 tickets sold; the run ends with Aug. 22–23 shows at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, according to Pollstar's Boxoffice report.

Chris Brown and Usher added eight dates, taking The R&B Tour to 59 shows. The additions include a fourth SoFi Stadium date in Inglewood and a third East Rutherford date; 20 reported shows in 12 cities have grossed $153.4 million on 863,336 tickets, according to Pollstar's update.

Live Nation reported $7.7 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 9% year over year, and earnings per share of $1.06. CEO Michael Rapino said cancellations were running at 1.1%, below the company's 1.6% historical average, while the company expected international fan counts to grow by double digits in both the third and fourth quarters, according to Pollstar's earnings report.

Pollstar's Aug. 17 LIVE75 item is subscriber-gated, so this issue uses the public in-window Pollstar Boxoffice figures above.

Route: Sept. 22 Bridgeport, Conn. → Sept. 24 Philadelphia. Willie Nelson and Neil Young will co-headline Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater and Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, with Ty Myers supporting both shows and The Chrome Hearts backing Young, according to Pollstar's announcement. Status: tickets went on sale Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. ET through Willie Nelson's tour page.

Route: Sept. 25–26 and Nov. 15–16 Inglewood; Oct. 15 East Rutherford. The added dates bring the tour's SoFi Stadium total to four and its East Rutherford total to three. Status: general sale is set for Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. local time through RaymondAndBrownTour.com, after the artist and Citi presale windows listed in Pollstar's date announcement.

Route: Oct. 29 Boston → Oct. 30–31 Nantucket → Nov. 12–14 Los Angeles. The local venue presale began Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. ET, followed by the general sale on Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Status: the fall headline dates are on the listed sale schedule through grahamelesh.com; the Boston stop is at Paradise Rock Club and the Los Angeles run is at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, per Pollstar's route announcement.

Titanique closes Sept. 20, 2026. Schmigadoon! closes Jan. 3, 2027 and is identified by Broadway.com as the 2026 Tony winner for Best Musical in its closing-soon guide, updated Aug. 17.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Tony winner Ali Stroker and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez begin performances Sept. 7 at New World Stages, replacing Alex Newell and Laura Marano through the Oct. 11 closing. Tickets are listed from $65.37, with the direct ticket calendar linked by Broadway.com.

The Heart: The complete Off-Broadway cast includes Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango and Heidi Blickenstaff. Performances begin Oct. 8 at the Laura Pels Theatre, opening night is Oct. 29, and the limited engagement runs through Dec. 6. Tickets are listed from $55.50, with the direct ticket calendar, according to Broadway.com's cast announcement.

Seven Guitars: Tickets are now on sale for August Wilson's play, directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Performances begin Nov. 5 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, with opening night set for Nov. 23; use the direct ticket calendar from Broadway.com's on-sale announcement.

Endearments with Glimmer plays Aug. 26 at Baby's All Right, 146 Broadway, Brooklyn; doors open at 10 p.m., and tickets are on sale now via See Tickets for $17–$20.

Lil Eazzyy plays Sept. 3 at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles; doors open at 8 p.m., and Ticketmaster lists tickets on sale now.

KAI plays Aug. 29 at House of Blues Boston, 15 Lansdowne St.; doors open at 7:30 p.m., and SeatGeek lists tickets on sale now.