The Weeknd announces Australian leg of After Hours til Dawn Tour

Canadian superstar The Weeknd has finally announced Australian dates as part of his global tour, marking his first time down under in six years.

Lexie Cartwright

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August 22, 2023 - 9:38AM

The Weeknd is headed to Australia as part of his After Hours Til Dawn global tour. Picture: Supplied

The Weeknd has announced he’s bringing his global stadium tour to Australia later this year.

The Canadian singer, 33, will include stops in Australia and New Zealand in November and December as part of his After Hours Til Dawn tour, which first kicked off in North America last year.

The tour is in support of his fourth and fifth studio albums, After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022).

The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – just wrapped the European leg of the tour, and will next head to Latin America from September before kicking off the Australian leg, which includes three shows.

Pop star The Weeknd performing at London Stadium on his After Hours Til Dawn Global Stadium Tour. Picture: Supplied

He first stops in Brisbane, performing at Suncorp Stadium on November 20, before heading to Sydney’s Accor Stadium on November 24. His final show will be at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on December 1, before jetting to New Zealand for one show at Auckland’s Eden Park on December 7.

The Blinding Lights hit maker, who last performed in Australia in 2017, will be supported by special guests Mike Dean and Chxrry22.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale on Friday August 25 to Vodafone customers, which will open to Melbourne customers at 10am, Brisbane at 11am and Sydney at 12pm.

Foxtel Rewards members can purchase exclusive reserved tickets on September 1 at 10am, with general public tickets also going on sale the same day – in Melbourne at 10am, Brisbane at 11am and Sydney at 12pm.

The Weeknd is headed to Australia in November. Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Variety reports the After Hours Til Dawn tour has made over $US350 million in sales as of July, making it the highest grossing tour by a black artist, surpassing Michael Jackson’s HIStory World Tour in the late ‘90s.

Last month, the tour broke London Stadium’s attendance record with 160,000 concertgoers across two nights.

THE WEEKND AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:

Monday, November 20: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD