The Weeknd has announced dates for his tour at After Hours Til Dawn, which kicks off in his hometown of Toronto on July 8 and heads to North America before ending in Los Angeles on September 2 and then moving abroad. . Dates for Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the Middle East will be announced in the coming weeks. The full dates for the North American stage of the tour, which is produced by Live Nation, are shown below; Doja Cat supports on all dates.
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger, has partnered with Weeknd, its goodwill ambassador, to launch the $ 1 humanitarian fund XO. of every ticket sold in North America on the tour. The Weeknd will also make a $ 500,000 donation and $ 1 million will be contributed by the US World Food Program to the fund. According to the report, Weeknd set up the fund to support critical food aid from the United Nations World Program on Communities on the Edge of Starvation, in countries such as Ukraine, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Yemen. The fund is administered by the United States World Food Program.
“The purpose of this fund is to provide immediate life-saving support to people on the brink of starvation. I am so grateful to have WFP as a partner and to further expand our reach to those who need it most, ”said Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye). In 2020 and 2021, Weeknd donated more than $ 2.5 million to support Covid-19 and efforts to help the famine in Ethiopia and the August 2020 explosion in Lebanon that killed more than 200 people.
“As he embarks on his global tour, Weeknd not only sheds light on the lives of millions of fans – he also sheds light on the suffering of millions at risk of starvation. The XO, funded by the World Food Program, is a new dawn in the fight to end global hunger, and the WFP is proud to partner with Abel to save lives. He is truly an inspiration to the next generation of humanitarians, “said WFP Executive Director David Beasley in a statement.
Tickets for dates in North America go on sale Thursday, March 10, at 10 a.m. local time. Fans who previously had tickets for a tour of the After Hours arena in North America – which was scheduled for 2020 and then canceled due to the pandemic – will have access to a special pre-sale from March 4 and will receive an email before this date directly with more information.
Verizon will offer an exclusive pre-sale for The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour of the United States through the Verizon Up customer loyalty program. Members will have first access to purchase pre-sale tickets for selected performances, starting Monday, March 7 at 10 a.m. local time, through Wednesday, March 9 at 10 p.m. local time. There will also be a pre-sale of Spotify Fans First for Weeknd’s best streamers from March 8th.
The tour marks the first concerts that Weeknd will play in support of his 2020 album After Hours and his recently released Dawn FM. According to the announcement, “the tour will see his most ambitious production to date, reflecting the creative journey that continues to unfold for the two albums, creating worlds in worlds as we all watched unfold in various television performances, music videos and short films. of these first two parts of his trilogy. ”
Earlier this week, Prime Video debuted “The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience,” a compelling music special.
Courtesy of XO
WEEKEND AFTER HOURS TO DAWN TOUR 2022 NORTH AMERICAN DATES:
PT, July 8, Toronto, ON Rogers Center
TH July 14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lincoln Financial Field
SAT July 16 New York, New York MetLife Stadium
Thu, July 21, Boston, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium
SUN July 24 Chicago, Illinois Soldier Field
WEDNESDAY, July 27, Detroit, Michigan Ford Field
WB July 30 Washington, DC FedexField
THU, Aug. 4 Tampa, Florida, Raymond James Stadium
Sat Aug. 6 Miami, Florida Hard Rock Stadium
THU, Aug. 11, Atlanta, Georgia, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
SUN Aug. 14 Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium
THU, Aug. 18, Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High
SAT Aug. 20 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium
WTO August 23 – Vancouver, BC BC Place
THU Aug. 25 Seattle, WA Lumen Field
Sat Aug. 27 San Francisco, California, Levi Stadium
WTO August 30 Phoenix, AZ State Farm Stadium
Fri September 2 Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium
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