The Weeknd Sells Out Five Nights at Wembley, UK Leg Raises Over $350,000
The Weeknd played his fifth and final Wembley Stadium show on Wednesday, August 19, completing a sellout of all five London dates. Those shows were part of the UK leg of his "After Hours Til Dawn" stadium tour, which also included two nights at Manchester's Etihad Stadium in June. According to NME, the seven UK shows drew more than 450,000 attendees, with ticket buyers coming from nearly 150 countries.
Where the fundraising money is going
Every UK ticket sold included a £1 donation, and every European ticket included a €1 donation, raising a combined total of more than $350,000 (roughly £260,000) for the United Nations World Food Programme and Global Citizen.
The funds will go toward the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which supports children's access to education worldwide, as well as The Weeknd's own XO Humanitarian Fund, which backs the World Food Programme's response to the global hunger crisis.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said The Weeknd played more shows in London this year than in any other city in the world, and that the five nights delivered a clear boost to the city's tourism and hospitality sectors.
Tour numbers and remaining dates
The "After Hours Til Dawn" tour ties together three albums: After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025). The tour was named the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist in history last year, with global grosses surpassing $1 billion and more than 7.5 million tickets sold.
- Dublin's Croke Park: two shows this weekend
- Next stops: Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon
- Asia leg: kicking off later this year, dates to be announced by promoters
Fireworks controversy and "I'm not disappearing" remarks
Wembley Stadium drew criticism after one show: the encore fireworks were set off just hours after the UK government issued an emergency wildfire-risk alert for England and Wales urging people not to set off fireworks.
Separately, Abel Tesfaye told a Stockholm crowd earlier this month, "I'll never disappear," saying he tried retiring but didn't like how it felt — effectively walking back his earlier plan to retire the Weeknd name.