Rapper and singer-songwriter Travis Scott arrived in Milan for a concert on Tuesday, July 23, where he performed in front of a massive crowd of more than 80,000 people. Scott took to Instagram to post about the concert at the Snai La Maura Hippodrome. He captioned the video stating:
"LAST NIGHT WAS A DREAM. "NO THIS ISNT FESTIVAL. THIS A SHOW ON THE TOUR" IN THE WORDS OF STROMBERG. MILAN YALL OWE ME NOTHING. YALL GAVE YALL ALL 80k OF YALL HAD THE BEST TIME EVER. CIRCUS MAXIMUS..."
The concert set list reportedly consisted of many songs from his latest album, Utopia, released last year. This concert in Milan happened as a part of his ongoing Circus Maximus Tour, which began last year in October and is expected to continue till October 2024.
The Circus Maximus Tour is Travis Scott's fourth concert tour to promote the 2023 album. Teezo Touchdown did the open act for the first leg of the tour. Artists like Skilla Baby, Veeze, Chase B, and others opened the act for the second leg.
Fans took to social media platforms to react to the last night's show. Here are some of the fan reactions:
One fan wrote,
"Wowwwwww now this is a flex lol that’s a whole festival crowd."
"This is crazy," added a tweet.
"TRAVIS will always be amongst my TOP 5 rappers of all time," shared a fan.
Several fans pointed out the fact that despite being nominated about ten times, Travis Scott didn't get a Grammy, even when his concerts attracted such huge crowds.
"You better give my boy grammy rn," a fan wrote.
"He doesn’t need a Grammy," wrote another one.
More about Travis Scott's ongoing Circus Maximus Tour
Travis Scott is in the middle of his ongoing tour, Circus Maximus Tour. The tour began on October 11, 2023, with its first show in Charlotte. Since then, he has performed in several cities, including Miami, Austin, Tulsa, Seattle, Vancouver, Boston, Newark, Columbus, Orlando, London, and so many others.
The last show was held in Milan, Italy, and it attracted thousands of concertgoers. Travis Scott had been expected to have his next two shows in Germany in Frankfurt on July 26 and July 27. The tour would end on October 31, 2024, with its final show in Auckland, New Zealand. Currently, the rapper is in the third leg of the tour.
The show in Milan on July 23 was such a hit that the rapper had to perform Fe!n, about eight times in a consecutive manner. Some other tracks that he was involved in on the set list for the show were Stargazing and Goosebumps. Scott recently revealed on Monday, July 22, the tour's South American and Australian legs as well, causing much excitement among fans.
He took to Instagram and shared:
"SOUTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA WHAT ARE WE DOING. IVE BEEEN WANTED TO BRING A ACTUAL TOUR THERE FOREVER. NOW LETS GET IT."
The South American leg of the tour will begin from Chile, with the show being scheduled for September 7, 2024. Travis Scott will be performing in Australia in three cities- Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, on October 17, October 22, and October 26. Along with the regular tour dates, Scott had also announced a one-off stadium show in New Jersey on October 9, 2024.
The pre-sale for the Latin America show-stop tickets was set to be available from July 24. The general sale was expected to begin on Friday, July 26. Billboard reported that Travis Scott had already averaged more than $23 million from only the first seven shows of his European leg.
Utopia was released in 2023 and was reportedly a "concept record"
As mentioned, the ongoing tour was started to support his 2023 album Utopia. Utopia was released on July 28, 2023. The overall album featured several famous artists, including Drake, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, SZA, Young Thug, The Weeknd, Future, Beyoncé, and Bad Bunny, to name a few.
This was Travis Scott's fourth studio album, which was reportedly a "concept record." A movie titled Circus Maximum was further launched one day before the album's official release date.
The album turned out quite successful on the charts, especially since it debuted at the top of the US Billboard Hot 200. The songs also topped in several other countries like the UK, Australia, Norway, and Ireland. Some of the studio album's popular tracks are K-pop, Fe!n, Meltdown, and I Know ?.
Fans are waiting for all the upcoming shows, and the enthusiasm was clearly visible in the latest Milan show.