The Weeknd Is Now Doing Nine Shows In Australia Due To Massive Demand

It was really only a matter of time before mega-successful Canadian artist, The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye), announced the Australian and New Zealand leg for his ongoing After Hours Til Dawn global stadium tour.

Set for late November and early December, the ‘Blinding Lights’ singer is scheduled to play several shows across both countries, showing love to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Auckland. It was originally just going to be four shows but inevitably high demand has pushed for more.

If his current tour is anything to go by, tickets may be tough to get your hands on when they officially go on sale at staggered times from Friday, September 1st.

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Given this is one of the bigger tour announcements of the year, I imagine more shows should be added to meet demand. After all, The Weeknd’s global stadium run has been shattering records this year — including the setting of a new attendance record at London Stadium with 160,000 fans split across two nights.

Mike Dean — who is responsible for many of Kanye West’s greatest productions; recently appeared on Tesfaye’s critically derided HBO series The Idol — will be on support duties across all dates alongside singer Chxrry22, who signed with The Weeknd’s XO Records earlier this year.

The Weeknd Australian & New Zealand Tour

Monday, November 20th — Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (QLD)
Tuesday, November 21st — Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (QLD)
Friday, November 24th — Accor Stadium, Sydney (NSW)
Saturday, November 25th — Accor Stadium, Sydney (NSW)
Monday, November 27th — Accor Stadium, Sydney (NSW)
Friday, December 1st — Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (VIC)
Saturday, December 2nd — Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (VIC)
Monday, December 4th — Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (VIC)
Tuesday, December 5th — Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (VIC)
Thursday, December 7th — Eden Park, Auckland (NZ)
Friday, December 8th — Eden Park, Auckland (NZ)

Vodafone customers will have access to a special pre-sale on Friday, August 25th at staggered times: Melbourne up first from 9 AM, then Brisbane from 11 AM, and Sydney from 12 PM.

Foxtel Rewards members will also have access to a special pre-sale on Friday, September 1st at 10 AM local time, which falls on the same day as when the wider general allocation drops (again, staggered times): Melbourne from 10 AM, Brisbane from 11 AM, and Sydney from 12 PM.