AUCKLAND (Tuesday 13 October 2026) Today, multi-hyphenate artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon A$AP Rocky announces a December New Zealand date for his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour marks Rocky’s return to the region in eight years, giving fans the chance to experience his fourth studio album, DON’T BE DUMB, live. — listen HERE.
The Don’t Be Dumb World Tour in New Zealand will go down on Saturday 12 December at Auckland’s Spark Arena.
The announcement follows the conclusion of the tour’s sold-out, 25-date European and UK leg, an arena run that brought Rocky to 19 countries and saw him perform tracks from DON’T BE DUMB alongside fan-favourite hits from across his catalogue. The run delivered a series of landmark achievements across Central and Eastern Europe, making Rocky the first rap artist to play eight arena shows in the region. It also included the fastest-selling rap show ever in Greece, the biggest arena sales for a rap artist in Zagreb, Belgrade and Sofia, and the highest-grossing rap tour across the region.
During his Paris stop, Rocky announced his SS27 fashion show, Anti War Global Economics, just hours before the presentation took over Accor Arena. The same-day spectacle drew an unprecedented 6,000 attendees, setting a new record for the most-attended fashion show ever. Rocky then took the stage immediately afterwards for his sold-out show.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an artist and Westpac New Zealand presale (details below) beginning on Wednesday, October 14 at 12pm local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday 16 October at 1pm local, at ASAPROCKY.COM For complete tour, ticket and VIP information, visit livenation.co.nz.
Eligible Westpac New Zealand customers with a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard have special access to presale tickets starting from Wednesday 14 October, 12pm until Friday 16 October at 12pm. Westpac Mastercard cardholders also have access to exclusive preferred tickets from Friday 16 October at 1pm. For more information visit priceless.com/westpacnz
Live Nation presale will commence on Thursday 15 October, 12pm, running until Friday 16 October, 12pm. To purchase presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.co.nz/register.
Westfield members get exclusive access to reserved tickets starting Thursday 15 October, 12pm. Become a Westfield member by downloading the app here: westfield.co.nz/membership.
DON’T BE DUMB WORLD TOUR NEW ZEALAND 2026:
Saturday 12 December — Auckland, Spark Arena, presented by Mai FM
About A$AP Rocky
Multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, has taken the world by storm since his emergence in 2011. Rocky has continued to dominate the music industry by clocking over 25 billion total streams to date. In addition, his music videos have earned a staggering 5 billion combined views on YouTube.
In 2018, with two critically acclaimed, #1 debuts on the Billboard 200 for freshman & sophomore albums, LONG.LIVE.A$AP and AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, Rocky released his highly-anticipated third studio album, TESTING, which has garnered over 1 billion streams worldwide, landing at #1 on the iTunes charts in 16 countries upon release. In August of 2019, Rocky dropped hit single “Babushka Boi.”
Most recently, Rocky released his fourth studio album DON’T BE DUMB to unprecedented global demand, reaching over 1 million pre-saves on Spotify with over 130k vinyls sold before release. Rocky’s first project in 8 years features cover art by the visionary filmmaker and illustrator Tim Burton and features from BossMan Dlow, Brent Faiyaz, Danny Elfman, Doechii, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Jon Batiste, Slay Squad, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator, Westside Gunn, and will.i.am.
Rocky co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala with the theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” showing off a full wardrobe of his own passion project and brand AWGE. The same year saw Rocky demonstrate his incredible acting prowess in two films produced by A24 — Highest 2 Lowest directed by Spike Lee and the Golden-Globe-winning If I Had Legs I’d Kick You directed by Mary Bronstein.
A$AP Rocky is currently the Creative Director of both Ray-Ban and PUMA and has been a part of many high-profile commercial campaigns including Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Gucci, Courvoisier, Dior, Mercedes Benz, Guess and Fenty Skin. Rocky’s creative agency AWGE has launched partnerships with Marine Serre, Amina Muaddi, Selfridges, JW Anderson, MTV, and more. In addition, AWGE has launched the careers of notable artists such as Playboi Carti, slowthai, Smooky MarGielaa, and more. In June of 2025, AWGE put on their second annual Paris Fashion Week show to rave reviews.
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