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CBS News
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Here's when The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn tour tickets go on sale to the public
Tickets to The Weeknd's recently announced After Hours Til Dawn tour, which includes several nights in Los Angeles, will go on sale to the public Friday. Pre-sale tickets went on sale Thursday morning and general on-sale tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. The 26-date North American stadium tour will kick off on May 9 in Phoenix and will wrap up in San Antonio, Tex. on Sept. 3. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, will make stops in cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver before arriving in Los Angeles. He will perform four nights at SoFi Stadium, according to his website. The Weeknd's LA tour dates: June 25 June 26 June 28 June 29 The tour will feature appearances from special guests like Playboi Carti and Mike Dean, his website said. Before announcing his tour, the Toronto native released his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" album, the final piece in his "After Hours" trilogy. The album was originally set to be released on Jan. 24 but in light of the deadly wildfires in the LA area, he postponed the release, according to his social media. A show scheduled at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 25 was also canceled, the venue confirmed. Following the release of the album, The Weeknd donated $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the LA Regional Food Bank and GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund, according to Variety.
USA Today
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Weeknd's final act? New 'Hurry up Tomorrow' album hints at curtain call
After a weeklong delay, The Weeknd dropped a new album Thursday night. "Hurry Up Tomorrow," the third and final chapter in his "After Hours" trilogy, was originally set for a Jan. 24 release. After wildfires destroyed large swaths of land and displaced hundreds in the Los Angeles area, however, the artist postponed the drop and canceled an accompanying show set to take place at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Proceeds from "Take Me Back To LA" − a track on the new album − will be donated to LA Regional Food Bank, according to a release announcing the project. After the concert cancellation, The Weeknd also donated to $1 million to the LAFD Foundation, a firefighter organization, GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund and the LA Regional Food Bank. Now, the project is live across streaming platforms offering fans a look into the elusive artist's musical mind. Following up 2020's "After Hours" and 2022's "Dawn FM," "Hurry Up Tomorrow" has a confessional quality to it − heavy on conflicted love songs, light on ballads. It samples voicemails, heavy breathing and conversation intervals, breaking the fourth wall at times to let listeners in on the emotion behind the music. In an interview with Variety earlier this month, the artist hinted that this album may be the end of The Weeknd − the persona Abel Tesfaye has long employed when performing. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "It's a headspace I've gotta get into that I just don't have any more desire for. I feel like it comes with so much," he told the outlet. "When is the right time to leave, if not at your peak? Once you understand who I am too much, then it's time to pivot.' That pivot was seemingly previewed in the accompanying text for "Hurry up Tomorrow." "Whether it's the end of a trilogy or the end of The Weeknd, Tomorrow is here," the project's description on Apple Music reads. The Weeknd goes deep on 'Enjoy the Show' With his signature falsetto vocals, the music offers an ethereal sound but doesn't hesitate to cut through it periodically with old-school disco loops. Chronicling heartbreak, fear, and industry woes the tracks bleed into one another clearly designed to be listened to as a whole rather than single-by-single. Addiction, a theme long-mined by The Weeknd, weighs heavy on the album, particularly in "Enjoy The Show." In it, the artist alludes to a cyclical battle and seems to gesture at the audience that this is his final act. "And when the curtains call / I hope you mourn," he sings, "but if you don't, I hope you enjoyed the (expletive) show / Let me know." On "Baptized In Fear," either through metaphor or actual recounting, he sings of a near-drowning and a decision to live rather than give in − a theme throughout the project. The Weeknd album features include 'The Abyss,' 'Reflections Laughing' The album is full of surprising features ranging from Florence + The Machine and Travis Scott, to Future and Lana Del Ray. "Reflections Laughing," a mid-album track features Florence while "Abyss," one of the project's final songs features Del Ray. In "Sao Paulo," a previously released single with Playboi Carti, The Weeknd speeds past some of the rest of the album with a heart-pounding techno beat. Later this year, The Weeknd will also release a feature film to accompany the album. He'll star alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in the psychological thriller, which will hit theaters May 16.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch the Weeknd's Enigmatic Performance of ‘Open Hearts' on ‘Kimmel'
The Weeknd appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to play his new song, 'Open Hearts'—with an unusual approach. For the late-night show performance, the musician stripped the color from the video feed and showcased the dynamic track in black and white while wearing a hood cloak and glowing eyeglasses. After sparks ignited from the lights above, the video switched back to color to reveal an empty audience with only a clapping baby watching. Things took an even more surreal turn from there as the singer followed the baby into an animated landscape. More from Rolling Stone Jimmy Kimmel Douses Trump's Claim Military 'Turned On' California's Water Watch Joe Keery's Djo Perform 'Basic Being Basic' on 'Fallon' Watch Nicole Scherzinger Belt 'Sunset Boulevard' Ballad on 'Colbert' 'Open Hearts' appears on Hurry Up Tomorrow, the Weeknd's latest LP. The album, out today via XO/Republic Records, also includes previously-released singles 'Timeless,' featuring Playboi Carti, and 'Sao Paulo,' featuring Anitta. Hurry Up Tomorrow acts as the final of a trilogy, following 2020's After Hours and 2022's Dawn FM. The release of Hurry Up Tomorrow was delayed from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31 due to the California fires. The musician, who also canceled a one-night stadium show in Pasadena, California, said he made the decision 'out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles County.' He has since donated $1 million to relief funds in the city, including to LAFD Foundation, GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund, and LA Regional Food Bank. Additionally, proceeds from album track 'Take Me Back to LA' will be donated to LA Regional Food Bank, who are providing emergency food assistance to those directly impacted by the LA wildfires. The Weeknd recently revealed that Hurry Up Tomorrow will likely be his final album under the moniker of the Weeknd. 'Everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, the Weeknd, whatever that is, it's been mastered,' he told Variety. 'No one's gonna do the Weeknd better than me, and I'm not gonna do it better than what it is right now. I think I've overcome every challenge as this persona.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
