Drake Gives Fans $45K at Australia Show Amid Kendrick Halftime Show

Drake might have had to endure a lot during Super Bowl 2025 on Sunday, February 9, but if he was feeling bad about it, he didn’t show it during a concert in Melbourne, Australia.

Hours before Kendrick Lamar took the stage in New Orleans, Drake gave away $45,000 to fans in attendance at his own show, per social media footage. He first spotted a woman in the audience who held a sign that read “Adonis for President” — a reference to his 7-year-old son.

“You’re showing a lot of love to my son, so on behalf of me and Adonis, we’re going to give you 25 grand,” Drake told the fan during the show. He also responded to a second sign that read, “Kiss me, it’s my birthday.”

“It’s a tough read on the kiss, but what I am going to do is I’m going to give you 20 grand, and I’m going to pay for a birthday dinner for you and all your friends,” Drake told the second fan.

On top of the cash, Drake also promised both fans they could come back for another show on the house. “If you want, you can come back to the show again. Both of y’all, if y’all want, we’ll get you tickets,” he added.

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This isn’t the first time Drake has been generous with fans. During a March 2024 concert in Kansas City, he offered to pay a fan’s deceased mother’s mortgage — a six-figure gift.

“You said, ‘[Pay] off my mom’s house, rest in peace.’ Your mom passed away? Alright. And you owe … ,” Billboard reported Drake telling the fan at the time. “Oh, this is the outstanding balance right here. This is a lot of money right here.”

“But you know what, I’ma pay off your mama’s house for you,” he added. “That’s gonna come from me. Rest in peace to your mama. Hold on, wait. Rest in peace to Jennifer Schumer. Rest in peace. I love you.”

Months earlier in February 2024, Drake gave a Nashville fan $100,000 after spotting her “Just finished chemo” sign in the crowd. “I hope my manager doesn’t kill me ’cause I’ve never really done this much, but, listen, I want you to cash this in at the end of the night,” The Tennessean reported he told Lauren Schwallie, who beat breast cancer in 2022.

“One thing led to another and I was at the front of the stage and Drake blew me a kiss and told me that he loved me! That’s all I was focused on … and then just like the money on top of it is just insane,” Schwallie told the outlet.