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THE WEEKND
AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN TOUR
2025
By Curtis Newart
April 1st, 2025
The Weeknd (Photo credit: Mario Testino, Vogue, 2015)
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Official Video)
The After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour,[1] previously titled The After Hours Tour, is the ongoing seventh concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, in support of his fourth, fifth, and sixth studio albums, After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025).[2][3][4] The tour, which primarily visits stadiums, commenced on July 14, 2022, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The tour visited North America in 2022 and is set to continue in 2025. -WIKI
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The Weeknd is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor.
He's won four GRAMMY Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin GRAMMY Award.
He's both an Academy Award-nominee and a Primetime Emmy Award-nominee.
Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009. After co-founding the record label XO, he released three mixtapes—House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence—in 2011, and gained recognition for his blend of contemporary and alternative R&B, as well as the mystery surrounding his identity. He signed with Republic Records to reissue the mixtapes into the compilation album Trilogy (2012), and release his debut studio album, Kiss Land (2013) the following year. After a string of collaborations and film soundtrack contributions from 2013 and 2014, Tesfaye transitioned from alternative R&B to a pop sound with his second and third studio albums, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016), both of which debuted atop the US Billboard 200, spawning the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face", "The Hills", "Starboy", and "Die for You". - WIKI
Official Tour Poster
05/09 — Phoenix, AZ @ State Farm Stadium *@
05/24 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field *@
05/25 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field *@
05/30 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field Stadium *@
05/31 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field Stadium *@
06/05 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium *@
06/06 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium *@
06/07 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium *@
06/10 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium *@
06/11 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium *@
06/14 — Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium *@
06/21 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High *@
06/25 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium *
06/26 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium *
06/28 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium *
06/29 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium *
07/04 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium *@
07/05 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium *@
07/08 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium *@
07/09 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium *@
07/12 — Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field *@
07/15 — Vancouver, BC @ BC Place *@
07/16 — Vancouver, BC @ BC Place *@
07/19 — Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium *@
07/24 — Montréal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau *@
07/25 — Montréal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau *@
07/27 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre *@
07/28 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre *@
07/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field *@
07/31 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field *@
08/02 — Landover, MD @ Northwest Stadium *@
08/07 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre *@
08/08 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre *@
08/12 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium *@
08/15 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium *@
08/16 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium *@
08/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium *@
08/24 — Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium *@
08/27 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium *@
08/28 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium *@
08/30 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium *@
08/31 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium *@
09/03 — San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome *@
* = w/ Mike Dean
@ = w/ Playboi Carti
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Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (Official Music Video)
A press release from Universal Music Canada states that “Disease” (Gaga's second single from Mayhem) was lauded by Vogue as "one of the best videos of the year," while W celebrated its “cinematic, almost theater-like experience.”
“The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” said Gaga.
Lady Gaga - Disease (Official Music Video)
“Die With a Smile”, Gaga’s chart-topping collaboration with Bruno Mars, spent five (non-consecutive) weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Gaga's sixth number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mars' ninth.
“Die With a Smile” has also topped the Billboard Global 200 and Spotify’s Top 50 Global, setting a record as the fastest song to reach one billion streams on Spotify (it's currrently at 1.96 billion streams).
Gaga and Mars took home the 2025 GRAMMY for Best Pop Duo for the song. They were also nominated for Song of the Year.
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars accepting the GRAMMY for "Die With a Smile" (Best Pop Duo). This is Gaga's 14th GRAMMY, and Mars' 13th.
On February 9th, 2025, Gaga gave a surprise tribute performance of "Hold My Hand" on Bourbon Street ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Lady Gaga - "Hold My Hand" (Source: ET)
She also performed at the star-studded FireAid on January 30th, benefitting communities devastated by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
Lady Gaga Fire Aid Full Performance
The day after Mayhem drops, Gaga is scheduled to host and perform as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Watch live on NBC March 8th, at 11:30 PM (EST), or stream the next day on Peacock.
On March 17th, she will be honoured with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
She'll be headlining performances at Coachella on April 11th and 18th, then appearing at Mayhem on the Beach in Rio on May third.
Chromatica was the sixth studio album from Gaga, released in May 2020. The album was number one on iTunes in 80 countries.
Lady Gaga - Chromatica (2020)
The single "Stupid Love" ranked #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Lady Gaga - Stupid Love (Official Music Video)
The single, "Rain on Me" with Ariana Grande, was Gaga's fifth number one song on the US Billboard Hot 100, and won Gaga her second GRAMMY for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande - Rain On Me (Official Music Video)
Joanne is the fifth studio album by Gaga (2016), certified Platinum by RIAA in the US.
Joanne by Lady Gaga (2016)
Singles include "Perfect Illusion", "Million Reasons", and "Joanne"
Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (2013)
Gaga released her fourth album, ARTPOP in 2013.
The two-day album release party, dubbed artRAVE (to kick off the tour of the same name), was hosted by Gaga on November 10th and 11th, 2013, at a warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.
Lady Gaga presents: artRAVE Live from Paris, Bercy FULL DVD
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 (her second consecutive number one album, following Born This Way).
The lead single was her hit song, "Applause", which has been certified 4x Platinum by RIAA in the US.
Lady Gaga - Applause
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Her third album, Born This Way, is certified 4x Platinum by RIAA in the US, and was nominated for three GRAMMY Awards (including Gaga's third consecutive nomination for Album of the Year).
The title track, "Born This Way", held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. She also cracked the top ten with the singles "Judas" (#1), "The Edge of Glory" (#3), and "You and I" (#6).
In 2020, Rolling Stone included the album in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
The Fame Monster (2009), her second album, is a reissue of The Fame (2008), plus eight new tracks.
The first single, "Bad Romance" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. "Telephone" reached the number three position, and "Alejandro" charted at number five.
Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyoncé (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Gaga's debut album, The Fame, is certified 6× Platinum by RIAA in the US. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
The album made Lady Gaga a household name, with hits "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Paparazzi", and "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich".
Lady Gaga - Poker Face (Official Music Video)
On October 28th, 2009, Comedy Central aired a South Park episode with character Eric Cartman singing a politically incorrect version of "Poker Face" involving sea mammals (of course they did).
A hilarious version, true to the original lyrics (except for profanity), made its way onto the internet. Watch below.
Eric Cartman: "Poker Face" (FULL SONG)
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Official Music Video)
Lady Gaga posing next to The Fame poster.
"Born This Way Foundation, co-founded and led by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, empowers and inspires young people to build a kinder, braver world that supports their mental health and wellbeing."
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Curtis Newart is a Gen Xer who grew up listening to 80s music in cowboy country.