The Some Special Shows 4 U tour was a co-headlining concert tour by Canadian musicians Drake and PartyNextDoor, in support of their collaborative album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U (2025). The tour, which is Drake's sixth co-headlining tour and PartyNextDoor's second, commenced on July 11, 2025, in London, and concluded on September 23, in Hamburg, consisting of 37 shows.
Background In February 2025, Drake embarked on the Anita Max Win Tour in Oceania; however, due to scheduling issues and the release of Drake and PartyNextDoor's collaborative album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U, the final four dates of the tour were postponed and are set to be rescheduled. Later that month, Drake was announced as the headliner for all three nights of Wireless Festival in London that same year. All tickets for the festival sold out within minutes, setting the record for the fastest sale of tickets in festival history.
On June 3, the Some Special Shows 4 U Tour was announced for Europe, with tickets available for initial presale on June 4, and general sale on June 6. An extra date in Manchester, Birmingham, Zurich, Cologne, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Munich, as well as two extra dates in Assago (Milan), were added on June 5, due to extreme demand. On June 18, an extra Manchester date was added for August 4. The tour marks Drake's first live performances in Italy.
On July 21, the August 9 show in Zurich was cancelled, due to issues with existing venue renovations and expected setup timelines for Drake's staging. Six days later, it was announced that the July 28 show in Manchester will be rescheduled to August 5, with the tour citing unforeseen ferry schedule and travel logistics. On August 1, it was announced that the August 7 show in Antwerp was pushed back one day, with a spokesperson for Drake again citing issues with travel logistics.
Concert synopsis A typical show of the Some Special Shows 4 U Tour lasts around 2 hours. It consists of 41 to 45 songs, with Drake and PartyNextDoor performing independently and together. With slightly varying times for each performance, Drake typically comes on stage between 9:15pm and 9:30pm, performing independently until being replaced by PartyNextDoor at 10:25pm. Drake returns on stage at 10:40pm and performs with PartyNextDoor until 10:50pm. Drake then performs independently until between 11:00pm and 11:30pm, when the show concludes.
The tour featured a stage which forms a ring around the standing room audience, with walkways running along the long end of the floor and larger stages at opposite ends of the arena. Drake typically performs across all the stages during a show.
The tour attracted some controversy due to audience members chanting "fuck Kendrick" during the shows, referencing Drake's 2024 feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar. The tour also featured instances of crowd trouble: objects, including empty water bottles and toilet paper, were thrown on stage near Drake by concertgoers at some shows in Amsterdam and London.
Critical reception In a synopsis for Yahoo, Jaspreet Kaur wrote Drake "was intent on proving something [with his performances] and he more than succeeded". Kaur commended Drake's energy, stage presence and vocals, saying "he delivered every song with raw vulnerability; you could feel every word". Maria Sarabi of Hello! praised Drake's stage presence and the versatility of the music, saying that it goes from "a burst of energy" to "intimate and nostalgic" and called the show "too special to miss". The Sources Shawn Grant called the show "explosive" and noted the chemistry between Drake and PartyNextDoor. This was echoed by Ian Westhead of ATV Today, who called the pair's chemistry "palpable" and underscored Drake's "high-energy" and "powerhouse" performance. Writing for The Manc, Thomas Melia praised the setlist, calling it "stacked", and highlighted Drake's "comical and cheeky" stage presence and his chemistry with PartyNextDoor, saying, "Drake’s career is timeless... Forget "One Dance" – [fans] had many."
In a review for Manchester Evening News, Danielle Roper also praised Drake's performance, writing, "[he] bounces around the stage and pounds down the runways with enormous energy [and] dexterity". In a mixed review, Rolling Stones Ben Jolley commended Drake's "tireless puppy-like" energy and the show's "visually impressive" production, but criticized it for being overlong and for PartyNextDoor's "filler" performances, writing, "certain rounds of this career-spanning show fare better than others. [It] would certainly have benefited from a sharp edit". Kyann-Sian Williams of NME also gave a mixed review, praising its music selection but criticizing its conviction, and wrote, "watching Drake [is] still a rare, generational spectacle [but the tour] should've been [his] victory lap, reminding us why he earned all his success. Instead, it feels like a man floating above his own myth, still chasing the love he's already received".
In a positive review for The Observer, Shaad D'Souza called the tour "a strange, soppy bubble of narcissism – and it's wildly entertaining", praising Drake's catalog and emphasis on audience energy, calling the crowd "its own form of visual entertainment". He also wrote, "[Drake's] music is about feeling good, feeling your own emotions, prioritising yourself in a totally toxic way. That feeling is magnified [by the tour]. Drake's universe is a strange but happy one".
Set list This set list is representative of the show in Birmingham, performed on July 20, 2025. This set list is not representative of every show on the tour.
Drake "Gimme a Hug" "Marvins Room" "Teenage Fever" "Passionfruit" "Jungle" "What Did I Miss?" "Headlines" "Know Yourself" "Nonstop" "Sicko Mode" "No Face" "Circadian Rhythm" "Laugh Now Cry Later" "God's Plan" "In My Feelings" "Nice for What" "Controlla" "Find Your Love" "Hold On, We're Going Home" "One Dance" "Blue Green Red" "Who Told You" PartyNextDoor "Break from Toronto" "Wus Good / Curious" "TBH" "Make It to the Morning" "No Chill" Drake and PartyNextDoor "CN Tower" "Something About You" "Spider-Man Superman" "Die Trying" "Somebody Loves Me" "OMW" Drake "Girls Want Girls" "Fancy" "Love Me" "Hours in Silence" "Rich Baby Daddy" "You Broke My Heart" "Knife Talk" "Rich Flex" "IDGAF" "Hotline Bling" "Nokia" "Yebba's Heartbreak"
Notes On the July 11 show in London, Drake performed "Nice for What" with Lauryn Hill. On the July 12 show in London, Drake performed "Who Told You" with J Hus, and "Knife Talk" and "Rich Flex" with 21 Savage. Starting with the July 21 show in Birmingham, "Blue Green Red", "Something About You", "Spider-Man Superman" and "OMW" were removed from the set list and replaced with "Come and See Me". On the July 23 show in Birmingham, "Gimme a Hug" was replaced with "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath in tribute to singer Ozzy Osbourne, who died a day prior. On the July 25 show in Manchester, Drake also performed "Which One" with Central Cee. On the July 30 show in Amsterdam, Drake also performed "Madiba Riddim". Starting with the July 31 show in Amsterdam, "Gimmie a Hug" was replaced by "Over My Dead Body" and "Over" was added to the setlist. On the August 4 and August 5 shows in Manchester, Drake also performed "Signs" and "Which One", additionally performing "The Motto" during the August 5 show. On the August 8 show in Antwerp, Drake also performed "Madiba Riddim", "Energy", "Jumpman", and "Over". On the August 11 show in Zurich and on the August 15 and August 16 shows in Cologne, Drake performed "IDGAF" with Yeat. On the August 16 show in Cologne, Drake also performed "Signs". On the August 21 and August 22 shows in Stockholm, Drake also performed "Which One", "Over", "Started From the Bottom" and "Jumpman". On the August 25 show in Copenhagen, Drake also performed "Madiba Riddim" and "Signs". On the August 30, September 1 and September 2 shows in Assago, Drake also performed "Energy, "Jumpman", "Over", "Started From the Bottom", "Madiba Riddim" and "Signs". On the September 1 and September 2 shows in Assago and the September 5 show in Paris, Drake also performed "Which One", and "IDGAF" and "Flawless" with Yeat. Sfera Ebbasta also made surprise appearances for the Assago shows, performing "G63" and "Non Metterci Becco" on the first night, "Calcolatrici" and "XDVR" on the second night, and "Visiera a Becco" on both nights.
Shows Date (2025)CityCountryVenueSupporting act(s) Attendance RevenueJuly 11LondonEnglandFinsbury Park PartyNextDoorSummer Walker150,000 / 150,000$33,588,832July 12Boy Better KnowJuly 13 Burna BoyVybz KartelJuly 20BirminghamUtilita Arena BirminghamDJ Spade 39,128 / 39,128 $7,150,436July 21July 23July 25ManchesterCo-op Live 35,282 / 35,282 $5,883,675July 26July 30AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome 43,710 / 43,710 $6,400,864July 31August 2August 4ManchesterEnglandCo-op Live 35,282 / 35,282 $5,883,675August 5August 8AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis 19,875 / 19,875 $3,094,001August 11ZurichSwitzerlandHallenstadion 29,000 / 29,000 $5,820,337August 12August 15CologneGermanyLanxess Arena 48,879 / 48,879 $7,501,867August 16August 18August 21StockholmSwedenAvicii Arena 31,443 / 31,443 $5,631,925August 22August 24CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena 31,049 / 31,049 $5,806,754August 25August 29AssagoItalyUnipol Forum 55,798 / 55,798 $9,535,481August 30September 1September 2September 7ParisFranceAccor Arena 34,000 / 34,000 $6,174,854September 8September 11BerlinGermanyUber Arena 46,992 / 46,992 $7,102,703September 12September 14September 16MunichOlympiahalle 45,470 / 45,470 $7,005,170September 18September 19September 22HamburgBarclays Arena 31,749 / 31,749 $5,518,932September 23Total 677,656 / 677,656 $122,099,506
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonAugust 9, 2025ZurichSwitzerlandHallenstadionVenue renovations and setup timelines
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