IShowSpeed Tour Dates & Locations: The Complete World Tour Guide (2024–2026)

IShowSpeed Tour Dates & Locations: The Complete World Tour Guide (2024–2026)

Updated: January 4, 2026 | Current Status: Active (Speed Does Africa Tour)

YouTube phenomenon IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) has redefined the concept of a "world tour." Unlike traditional celebrity tours, Speed’s travels are spontaneous, high-octane "IRL" (In Real Life) livestreams that often shut down city streets and break internet viewership records.

From the chaotic streets of Southeast Asia to his current historic run through Africa, this guide details every major tour, country, and key date in Speed’s global conquest.

1. Speed Does Africa (Current Tour)

Dates: December 29, 2025 – January 26, 2026
Concept: A historic 28-day marathon visiting 20 African nations to connect with his roots and explore the continent.

Speed is currently broadcasting daily, with the tour scheduled to conclude in late January 2026.

• Dec 29, 2025: Angola (Tour Kickoff).
• Dec 31, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026: South Africa (Cape Town & Johannesburg). Celebrated New Year's Eve with a massive crowd.
• Early January 2026: Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana.
• Upcoming Stops (Scheduled): Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Algeria, Benin, Eswatini, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia.

Key Moment: Speed has teased a DNA ancestry reveal to conclude this tour.

2. Speed Does America (USA Marathon)

Dates: August 28, 2025 – October 2, 2025
Concept: A 35-day non-stop 24/7 livestream where cameras never cut, capturing him sleeping, traveling, and performing across the USA.

• Scope: 25 States visited.
• Key Locations: Texas, New York, Florida, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Highlight: A massive collaboration with MrBeast in North Carolina and participating in a rodeo in Texas.

3. Europe Tour: Part 2 (The Twitch Return)

Dates: July 7, 2025 – Late July 2025
Concept: Speed returned to Europe to visit countries he missed during the 2024 Euros, simultaneously streaming on Twitch for the first time in years.

• July 7: Greece (Athens) – Tour Start.
• Mid-July: Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia.
• Late July: Finland, France, Poland, Turkey, and the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).

Highlight: Massive crowds in Athens and Istanbul shut down city blocks.

4. The East Asia Tour (China & Mongolia)

Dates: March 24, 2025 – April 8, 2025
Concept: A rare streaming event where Speed defied the "Great Firewall" to stream from mainland China.

• March 24: China (Tour begins). Visited Changsha, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Chengdu.
• Early April: Hong Kong and Mongolia.

Highlight: Speed immersed himself in local culture, visiting the Great Wall and collaborating with Chinese star Da Zhang Wei.

5. South America Tour

Dates: January 12, 2025 – January 29, 2025
Concept: A high-energy tour through Latin America featuring one of his most bizarre political cameos.

• Jan 12: Tour Begins.
• Countries Visited: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador, Uruguay.
• Key Date (Jan 28): Peru. Speed was essentially named "Mayor for a Day" in Lima, riding in a government motorcade and greeting thousands from the palace balcony.

6. Down Under: Australia & New Zealand

Dates: November 22, 2024 – Late November 2024
Concept: Speed’s first major trip to Oceania.

• Nov 22: Australia (Sydney).
  Viral Moment: Failed a backflip into Sydney Harbour and was rejected by a beachgoer at Bondi Beach.
• Nov 24: New Zealand (Rotorua/Auckland).
  Viral Moment: Performed the Haka with Māori locals and visited the "Hobbiton" movie set.

7. Southeast Asia Tour (The Record-Breaker)

Dates: September 9, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Concept: Widely regarded as his "prime" tour, destroying all previous viewership records.

• Sept 9: Thailand (Bangkok). Crashed a Tuk-tuk into a temple wall.
• Sept 11: Philippines (Manila). Boxed with Manny Pacquiao.
• Sept 14: Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City).
• Sept 15: Cambodia.
• Sept 17: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
• Sept 18–21: Indonesia (Jakarta/Bali).
  History Made: Hit 1 Million concurrent live viewers in Jakarta, the highest for any English-speaking IRL streamer in history.
• Sept 22: Singapore.

8. Europe Tour: Part 1 (UEFA Euro 2024)

Dates: June 15, 2024 – July 14, 2024
Concept: A football-centric tour following the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.

• Primary Hub: Germany (Berlin, Leipzig, Munich).
• Side Trips:
  • Albania: Met Prime Minister Edi Rama (June 20).
  • Norway: (July 3) Resulted in a chaotic assault by fans; Speed vowed never to return.
  • Poland, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Czechia.

9. Early International Trips

Before the structured "Tours" began, Speed made several viral solo trips:

• North Korea Border (May 2024): Attempted to stream near the DMZ but was restrained by military guards.
• Brazil (January 2024): Visited Rio de Janeiro, visited favelas, and met Ronaldo Nazário (R9).
• India (October 2023): His first major Asian trip to support India in the Cricket World Cup; met singer Daler Mehndi and Virat Kohli.

Summary of Continents Conquered

• North America: USA (Home/35-Day Tour)
• South America: Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, etc.
• Europe: Almost all EU nations.
• Asia: India, Japan, Korea, China, SE Asia, Middle East (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE).
• Oceania: Australia, New Zealand.
• Africa: Currently Active (South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, etc.).
• Antarctica: Not yet visited.