A.R. Rahman To Bring ‘The Wonderment Tour’ To The UK 

A.R. Rahman is celebrating bringing in big numbers on his North American “The Wonderment Tour,” with his team reporting that the 16-city run grossed more than $12.5 million with over 150,000 tickets sold. Up next he’s headed to the U.K. for a few gigs in October.  

The Wonderment Tour” in North America was presented by Concerts West, along with AEG Presents and Kash Patel Productions. Highlights from the reports submitted to Pollstar Boxoffice for the North American tour include an Aug. 3 show at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, that sold 6,297 tickets (96% sold out) and grossed $700,917.

Other stops on the tour included Boston’s Agganis Arena, Newark’s Prudential Center, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Oakland Arena, Dallas’s Texas Trust CU Theatre and Chicago’s NOW Arena.

“North America, you filled our hearts with wonder. Thank you to every listener, my fellow artist friends, every technician and every unseen hand who made this journey possible. Grateful for your love and your loved ones who shared this music with us,” Rahman posted on Instagram. “We touched over 150,000 hearts, with millions waiting outside, reminding us how music unites beyond walls. ‘The Wonderment Tour’ will stay with me as a story of shared love, music and memories.”

The Indian classical/world music superstar’s tour dates are booked by WME’s Bradley Rainey. He’s managed by The Genius Group LLC.

“The Wonderment Tour” is described as featuring “Rahman’s visionary ensemble of vocalists and musicians who join him in a genre-spanning live experience. This powerful collaboration seamlessly blends orchestral arrangements, electronic soundscapes, and songs from Indian and global cinema, creating an event that invites audiences to look beyond their expectations and experience the wonder within.” 

The U.K. shows, which are presented by TEG Europe, are scheduled Oct. 16 at The O2 in London, Oct. 17 at Co-op Live in Manchester, and Oct. 18 at Utilita Arena in Birmingham. Tickets are on sale now. 

 Earlier this month the music video was released for the single “Exotic,” a collaboration between Rahman,l Diane Warren and RIKA. His PR team notes that other recent projects include collaborating with Pharrell Williams on music for the Louis Vuitton Paris Fashion Week and teaming up with Hans Zimmer to compose the music for Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming two-part Indian film Ramayana. Check out the video for “Exotic” below.