Drake reveals Australia and New Zealand ‘Anita Max Win’ tour dates for 2025
Drake has revealed the dates for his recently announced ‘Anita Max Win’ tour next year in Australia and New Zealand – see them below.
The Canadian rapper announced the tour during an appearance on xQc’s livestream Sunday night (November 24). The tour will begin on February 9 – notably the same day that his rival Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
“February 9, for anyone that’s watching from Australia – I’m coming back to Australia for the first time in eight years. I’m coming back to Australia, on tour. Funny enough, it’s called the Anita Max Wynn tour.”
“Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast… February 9 ’til like… March something.”
Drake will perform two nights each in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, with a one-night stopover in Brisbane. Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, December 3 during its presale. The general onsale will begin Friday, 6 December starting at 12pm local time here.
The ‘Anita Max Wynn’ 2025 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand are:
FEBRUARY
9 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
10 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
16 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
17 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
24 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
28 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
MARCH
01 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
When asked on the xQc livestream why it’s taken eight years for his return Down Under, Drake said: “I don’t know, that makes me sound kinda crazy. I love it down there.”
Elsewhere during the stream, Drake shared an update on his upcoming album with PARTYNEXTDOOR. The rapper first announced the album in August: “On behalf of me and Party, we’ve been working on something for y’all,” he told fans towards the end of a concert. So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, [a] PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake album will be waiting right there for you.”
Now, Drake’s said of the album: “Me and Party’s album is 75 percent done shout out to PX cooking right now. Album sounds incredible…This album is good; it’s the sound that people know and love us for.”
Drake has spent a significant portion of the year feuding with Kendrick Lamar – who this weekend surprise-released a new album, ‘GNX’. Over the course of their feud, the two rappers released several disses aimed at each other – with some of their disses dropping within days, and even hours, of the other’s.
Drake also recently filed two legal actions against Universal Music Group in relation to ‘Not Like Us’. The first dispute, filed in New York, alleges that UMG “artificially inflated” streaming numbers for ‘Not Like Us’ and involved undisclosed “pay-to-play” schemes.
The second dispute – filed in Texas – alleges defamation, claiming that UMG “knowingly” approved of ‘Not Like Us’ being released despite Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics alleging that Drake is a “pedophile”.
Kendrick Lamar’s team have yet to respond to NME‘s attempts to reach out for comment. Meanwhile UMG said regarding both filings: “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”
Yesterday, Metro Boomin opened up on his fallout with Drake, which he said “disappointed” him – but it wasn’t over “no girl or nothing silly like that”.
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Daniel Peters
NME
