The Weeknd: The music superstar is gearing up for Australia and New Zealand concerts
It’s no secret - The Weeknd gets things rocking on weekdays, weekends, holidays and even when the rest of the world is sleeping, they’re still humming his tunes while catching zzz’s. So it’s only right the Canadian superstar gears up for a major Australia and New Zealand live concert rollout.
The Weeknd is hitting up Australia and New Zealand
With the dates going down later this year - specifically in the fall, it’s never too early to start geeking out over The Weeknd’s international plans.
Diamond certified and award-winning artist The Weeknd announced new dates for the expansion of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour with special guests Mike Dean and Chxrry22. The next leg of the tour will kick off Monday, November 20 in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium, with stops across Australia and New Zealand.
The completely sold out global stadium run has been an incredible success, breaking attendance records and grossing more than $350 million dollars in revenue to date. The tour recently broke London Stadium's attendance record with 160,000 concertgoers across two nights. The Weeknd also just wrapped with his largest headline show to date, breaking Wembley Stadium’s record for sales with a traditional concert set up with the stage at one end with 87,000 tickets sold. In Milan, The Weeknd sold over 159,000 tickets, making him the first artist to sell out two nights at Ippodromo La Maura and his shows in Paris marked the biggest sales for Stade de France this year, totaling to 151,000 across the two dates. In addition, The Weeknd’s shows in Nice, France sold 70,000 tickets across two shows - the highest in the city’s history.
TICKETS: All tickets and additional info will be available at TheWeeknd.com/tour. See timing per city below.
Australia/New Zealand: General on sale for the Australia and New Zealand shows begins Friday, September 1st. See ticketing timing per market below.
Brisbane: 11am local time on Friday, September 1st
Sydney: 12pm local time on Friday, September 1st
Melbourne: 10am local time on Friday, September 1st
Auckland: 11am local time on Friday, September 1st
United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye will again contribute funds from this next leg of the tour to the XO Humanitarian Fund, which supports the organization’s response to the unprecedented global food crisis. Over $1 million was raised for the fund via ticket sales during the recently wrapped European leg of the tour
The fund also raised money during the North American leg of the tour through ticket sales, proceeds from an exclusive tour t-shirt, and a $500,000 donation directly from The Weeknd. The Weeknd’s corporate partners, tour venues, World Food Program USA board of directors and supporters also stepped up to contribute, as well as tour sponsor Binance, which contributed US$2 million to the fund. The first grant of $2 million will help provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to the most food-insecure regions of Ethiopia.
The tour celebrates The Weeknd’s 2020 album After Hours (it’s hit single “Blinding Lights” was named the new No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, surpassing Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist”), as well as his critically-acclaimed album Dawn FM, which was released January 2022.
The After Hours Til Dawn Tour is brought to you by Binance, revolutionizing the live entertainment industry with cutting-edge Web 3.0 technology. Binance users in Australia and New Zealand will have access to a special ticket presale for select shows, while supplies last. As a token of appreciation, eligible ticket holders in these countries will also receive limited-edition souvenir NFTs. Furthermore, The Weeknd and Binance are creating a specially designed NFT collection which will be made available for sale later this year to fans and collectors alike (residency restrictions apply). Five percent of the sales will be donated to the XO Humanitarian Fund. You can find out more about what Binance has prepared for its users and others on the Binance Blog.
AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN TOUR 2023 LATIN AMERICA TOUR DATES:*with Kaytranada and Mike Dean
Tue Sep 26 – Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio BBVA
Fri Sep 29 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol
Sat Sep 30 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol
Wed Oct 4 – Bogotá, Colombia – Estadio El Campín
Sat Oct 7 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Estádio Nilton Santos Engenhão
Tue Oct 10 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque
Wed Oct 11 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque
Sun Oct 15 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario La Florida
Mon Oct 16 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario La Florida
Wed Oct 18 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate
Thu Oct 19 - Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate
Sun Oct 22 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos
Wed Oct 25 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Estadio Akron
AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN TOUR 2023 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:
*with Mike Dean and Chxrry22
Mon Nov 20 - Brisbane, Australia - Suncorp Stadium
Fri Nov 24 - Sydney, Australia - Accor Stadium
Fri Dec 1 - Melbourne, Australia - Marvel Stadium
Thur Dec 7 - Auckland, New Zealand - Eden Park
