Focus Music Notes: The Weekend announces World Tour, 'The Highlights' Album drops & Super Bowl Headline Performance

THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES HIS RETURN TO THE GLOBAL STAGE WITH AFTER HOURS WORLD TOUR AHEAD OF ‘THE HIGHLIGHTS’ ALBUM & HEADLINING SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE

The 104-date global tour will kick off on January 14th in Vancouver at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena with stops in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Paris, Berlin and more, before wrapping November 16th in London at The O2. The Weeknd’s FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime ShowWATCH HERE

The worldwide tour announcement comes just days ahead of the multi-platinum singer’s headlining Super Bowl performance, and also includes a handful of rescheduled dates shifting from 2021 to be a part of the After Hours World Tour in 2022.

With the addition of 39 new tour dates, The Weeknd will also release The Highlights on Friday, February 5th. The Highlights is a way to present some of The Weeknd’s most notable works in one place.  While this isn’t a “Greatest Hits” album it does provide a new listener a rich foray into some of the iconic artist’s best and favourite work.

AFTER HOURS WORLD TOUR 2022 DATES: 

*New Show

Jan 14 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Jan 15 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Jan 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place

Jan 19 – Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place

Jan 21 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Jan 23 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Jan 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center*

Jan 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum*

Jan 27 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Jan 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

Jan 30 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Feb 01 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Feb 02 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Feb 03 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell

Feb 05 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Feb 06 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun

Feb 08 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Feb 09 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*

Feb 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Feb 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center*

Feb 13 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Feb 15 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

Feb 16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Feb 19 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center*

Feb 20 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

Feb 22 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center*

Feb 24 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Feb 25 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Feb 27 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Mar 01 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena

Mar 03 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

Mar 04 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*

Mar 06 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

Mar 08 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena

Mar 09 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center

Mar 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum*

Mar 13 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena

Mar 15 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center 

Mar 16 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center*
Mar 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Mar 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Mar 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Mar 22 – Glendale, AZ – Gila River Arena
Mar 25 – Ft. Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Mar 28 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Mar 29 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
Mar 30 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
Apr 01 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Apr 03 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center*
Apr 04 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Apr 05 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
Apr 07 – Elmont, NY – UBS Arena*
Apr 08 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Apr 10 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Apr 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*
Apr 14 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Apr 16 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Omaha
Apr 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
Apr 19 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Apr 23 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena*
Apr 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Phoenix Suns Arena*
Apr 27 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center*
Apr 30 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena*
May 01 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Sept 10 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall Arena*
Sep 13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Ericcson Globe
Sep 15 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
Sep 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena*
Sep 18 – Oslo, Norway – Telenor
Sep 20 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclaycard Arena
Sep 21 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Sep 23 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
Sep 24 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena
Sep 26 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle*
Sep 28 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
Sep 29 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis*
Oct 01 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena*
Oct 03 – Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome
Oct 04 – Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome*
Oct 06 – London, UK – The O2
Oct 07 – London, UK – The O2
Oct 08 – London, UK – The O2
Oct 10 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
Oct 11 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
Oct 13 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena Belfast*
Oct 15 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena
Oct 16 – London, UK – The O2
Oct 18 – Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena
Oct 19 – Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena
Oct 20 – Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena
Oct 22 – Bordeaux, France – Arkea Arena*
Oct 24 – Madrid, Spain – Wizink Center*
Oct 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena*
Oct 28 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi*
Oct 29 – Montpellier, France – Sud de France Arena*
Nov 01 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum*
Nov 02 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion*
Nov 04 – Budapest, Hungary – Arena*
Nov 05 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
Nov 07 – Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena*
Nov 10 – Mannheim, Germany – SAP Arena*
Nov 12 – Lyon, France – Halle Tony Garnier*
Nov 13 – Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena*
Nov 15 – Glasgow, Scotland – SSE Hydro*
Nov 16 – London, UK – The O2*

NEW DATES: Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, February 8th at 10AM local time at TheWeeknd.com/Tour

RESCHEDULED DATES: Tickets are on sale now for the rescheduled dates below. All previously purchased tickets will be valid for the corresponding rescheduled dates listed below.  

VERIZON USERS (NORTH AMERICA ONLY): The Weeknd’s partnership with Verizon continues with the announcement of this tour. Members of the Verizon customer loyalty program, VerizonUp, will receive access to this tour. Tickets will be available in the MyVerizon app closer to the date of each event.

Check out THE WEEKND: THE WALK #SBLV COMMERCIAL https://youtu.be/fqdew5smRiw

On February 5th, XO/Republic will be releasing The Highlights, a career spanning album from The Weeknd pulling together his biggest songs from the last ten years. This comes two days before he takes the stage for the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show on Feb 7^th - .The Weeknd’s FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime ShowWATCH HERE

The Highlights will be available both physically and digitally.

Tracklisting:

1. Save Your Tears
2. Blinding Lights
3. In Your Eyes
4. Can’t Feel My Face
5. I Feel It Coming (with Daft Punk)
6. Starboy (with Daft Punk)
7. Pray For Me (with Kendrick Lamar)
8. Heartless
9. Often
10. The Hills
11. Call Out My Name
12. Die For You
13. Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
14. Love Me Harder (with Ariana Grande)
15. Acquainted
16. Wicked Games
17. The Morning
18. After Hours

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 First World Tour Announced for 2022 Includes Extended Outing in North America and Europe

 Tickets On Sale Following His Historic Headlining Super Bowl Performance

Starting Monday, February 8th at 10AM Local at TheWeeknd.com/Tour

Over A Year After Release, “Blinding Lights” Hits Record Breaking 47^th Week In The Top 10 And 38^th Week In The Top 5 On Billboard Hot 100

Career-Spanning Project ‘The Highlights’ Available Everywhere Beginning Friday, February 5th