PARTYNEXTDOOR Opening Act 2026 — Who is the Support?

PARTYNEXTDOOR's opening-act history splits sharply depending on whether the routing is the $ome $exy $ongs 4 U co-headline framework with Drake or the dedicated PND solo headline arena run. On the $ome $exy $ongs 4 U co-headline routing with Drake, PND is the co-headliner — he opens every night with a 40-minute featured solo block before Drake takes the stage for the headline portion, then returns for the collaborative album material across a roughly 40-minute mid-show featured block where the pair perform the $ome $exy $ongs 4 U cuts together. No third opener typically appears on the co-headline routing. On the dedicated PND solo headline arena and theater run, the opening configuration rotates through the OVO Sound roster as the primary framework: Roy Woods, the Brampton, Ontario OVO Sound signee, has appeared on regional legs and OVO Fest cycles since 2014 with the Waking at Dawn and Say Less catalogue. dvsn, the OVO Sound R&B duo of Daniel Daley and Nineteen85 (the same Toronto producer behind Drake's Hotline Bling and Hold On We're Going Home), has opened on multiple PND solo cycles. Beyond the OVO roster, prior touring cycles have featured rotating regional R&B and rap openers including Smino, Brent Faiyaz, Bryson Tiller, and the broader streaming-era melodic R&B circuit. The European and UK legs on the dedicated PND solo routing have featured UK R&B and Afroswing acts including J Hus, NSG, and the broader UK Black music ecosystem. Confirmed openers typically surface on the official Ticketmaster show page 4-8 weeks before each tour stop — your PND ticket covers the full bill including every opener, and the opening set typically runs 30-45 minutes starting 60-90 minutes after doors open on the solo framework. On the $ome $exy $ongs 4 U co-headline framework with Drake, doors typically open 90 minutes before show start with PND taking the stage roughly 60 minutes after doors.

How PARTYNEXTDOOR Tour Openers Get Announced

Most PARTYNEXTDOORtour openers aren't named when tickets go on sale. The supporting act is locked in per-region (sometimes per-show) and surfaces on the official Ticketmaster show page in the weeks before each stop. Click any date above to see whether the opener is confirmed yet — Catch Movement pulls live show pages daily, so the listed support act updates as soon as Ticketmaster does.

For headliners at PARTYNEXTDOOR's scale, expect a single opener doing a 30 to 45 minute set, sometimes with a regional rotation (a Canadian opener for CA dates, a US opener for the American leg). The opener slot doesn't require a separate ticket — your PARTYNEXTDOOR ticket covers the full show.

How to Find the Confirmed PARTYNEXTDOOR Opener for Your City

1. Pick your city from the tour-date list above.
2. Click through to that show's Ticketmaster page.
3. Check the listing — confirmed openers appear under the headline name once added.
4. Watch for updates — openers are sometimes added 2 to 4 weeks out, so check back if it's still TBA.

Do I Need a Separate Ticket for the Opener?

No. The PARTYNEXTDOOR ticket you buy from Ticketmaster covers the entire show — opener + headliner — at the same venue, same night. Doors usually open 60 to 90 minutes before the advertised start time; the opener typically performs first, with a 20 to 30 minute changeover before PARTYNEXTDOOR takes the stage.

PARTYNEXTDOOR Opening Act — FAQ

About PARTYNEXTDOOR

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite was born July 3, 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario to Trinidadian immigrant parents — his mother is from Port of Spain and his father from the South Trinidad oil-and-gas corridor — and he grew up in the Region of Peel northwest of Toronto, primarily in the Brampton and northwest Mississauga corridors that became central reference points across the catalogue's geographic identity. He attended secondary school in Mississauga and started recording music in his late teens under the Jahron B alias, eventually pivoting to the PARTYNEXTDOOR moniker — a reference to the late-night, after-hours, R&B-after-the-party aesthetic that has anchored the catalogue from the first mixtape forward. The pivotal moment was a 2013 connection to Noah '40' Shebib, Drake's longstanding producer and OVO Sound co-founder: '40' heard the early PND demos through a Toronto industry connection, brought the material to Drake, and the OVO Sound founding partnership followed within weeks. PARTYNEXTDOOR was the first artist signed to OVO Sound when the label launched its Warner Bros Records distribution partnership in 2013 — a foundational signing that effectively defined the OVO Sound musical aesthetic for the rest of the decade. The self-titled PARTYNEXTDOOR mixtape in July 2013 dropped as a free download and landed as one of the most influential R&B releases of the streaming era — Break From Toronto, Make a Mil, Welcome to the Party, and Wus Good / Curious fused the Drake-adjacent Toronto sound with PND's distinctive vocal aesthetic. PARTYNEXTDOOR 2 in July 2014 carried Recognize featuring Drake — the song became the first major commercial single of his career, peaking inside the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 30 and certifying platinum. P3 in August 2016 — Come and See Me with Drake, Not Nice, Don't Run, and the Halsey-featuring Lawyers — debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The four-year recording hiatus that followed (P3 in 2016 to PARTYMOBILE in 2020) was filled with the songwriting catalogue that effectively made PND one of the most commercially significant songwriters of the 2010s without releasing his own album: the Rihanna Work co-write, which sat at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks in early 2016 and certified ten-times platinum; the Hold Up co-write for Beyonce's Lemonade album; cuts for Kanye West (Famous), Nicki Minaj (Four Door Aventador), Zayn (Still Got Time), and a long list of catalogue placements across Republic Records, Atlantic, and the OVO Sound roster. The Drake creative partnership has run across the entire catalogue dating back to the first OVO Sound signing — PND has co-written, produced, and featured on Drake's catalogue dating back to Nothing Was the Same and Take Care's later cycles, including Wasted Times on Scorpion, ZONE on Honestly Nevermind, and a substantial back-catalogue contribution across the album cycles. PARTYMOBILE in March 2020 broke the silence with The News and Loyal featuring Drake. PND4 in 2024 — Sorry I'm Outside, Make It to the Morning, Real Woman, and Diamond Heart featuring Drake — returned PND to album-cycle prominence after the four-year PARTYMOBILE-to-PND4 gap. $ome $exy $ongs 4 U in February 2025, the long-rumored collaborative full-length with Drake delivered through OVO Sound and Republic Records, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 246,000 album-equivalent units in its first week — Nokia, Gimme a Hug, Spider-Man Superman, and Crying in Chanel anchored the singles roll-out. PARTYNEXTDOOR has been described across industry coverage as the architect of the modern OVO Sound R&B aesthetic and one of the most commercially significant songwriters of the streaming era despite a relatively limited solo album discography by 2010s superstar standards. He keeps his personal life heavily private — no social media presence beyond the OVO Sound channels, no public interviews of substance since the early 2010s mixtape cycle, and a longstanding refusal to engage celebrity media.

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