Drake announces 2025 Australia and New Zealand tour dates

Drake will return to Australia and New Zealand in early 2025.

On Thursday (November 28), the Canadian superstar revealed the dates for his upcoming The Anita Max Win tour, his first visit to the region since 2017.

The Live Nation-produced tour will run for two nights at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on February 9 and 10, with back-to-back shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena on February 28 and March 1. Stops in Sydney and Brisbane. See the full tour itinerary below.

Tickets will be available for purchase through various pre-sales starting Tuesday (December 3). General sales will begin on December 6 at 12 noon local time.

The Anita Max Win tour is named after a viral moment from Drake’s December 2023 Kick live broadcast, in which he introduced a new “alter ego” named Anita Max Win. The name is a fun pun on the gambling phrase “I need the biggest win,” referring to the maximum payout on a slot machine.

Drizzy first hinted at the tour during a live broadcast by gaming streamer xQc on November 24. He said: “For everyone watching the game in Australia on February 9, this is the first time in eight years that I have returned to the game. Australia. Back on tour Australia, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast… February 9th until…March.

It marks a major return for Drake’s Australian and New Zealand fans, who last saw him live during 2017’s Boy Meets world tour. the host said during the xQc live broadcast.

In August, Drake also announced his upcoming album with PARTYNEXTDOOR. PND recently took to Instagram to share exciting news about the joint project. “Guys, I have one more show on this tour,” PARTYNEXTDOOR told his fans. “Then the album is almost finished. That’s all I have to say.

Drake’s tour announcement is particularly noteworthy because it coincides with Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show performance on February 9 — the same day as Drake’s tour begins. The two rappers have been at the center of a well-publicized rivalry in 2024, sniping at each other with hits like Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Drake’s “Push Ups.” Lamar also recently released his surprise album GNXadding fuel to the fire.

See Drake’s Anita Max Win tour dates below.

February 9: Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena)
February 10: Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena)
February 16: Sydney, Australia (Qudos Bank Arena)
February 17: Sydney, Australia (Qudos Bank Arena)
February 24: Brisbane, Australia (Brisbane Entertainment Center)
February 28: Auckland, New Zealand (Spark Arena)
March 1: Auckland, New Zealand (Spark Arena)