Cue the 'blinding lights': The Weeknd is coming to town. On Thursday morning, the R&B/pop superstar announced a 2020 world tour that rolls through San Diego on Sunday, Aug. 9, with a stop at Pechanga Arena.
Tickets for the upcoming show go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. PST at this link, with various pre-sales starting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. PST (pro tip: use the code SOLO to access the Live Nation pre-sale). They're sure to be a hot commodity, since "Starboy" himself hasn't graced San Diego with a show since Oct. 4, 2012, at the then-named Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre.
The Weeknd (the moniker of Abel Tesfaye) announces the tour — which features openers Sabrina Claudio and Don Tolliver — in the wake of dropping his latest album's upcoming release date, March 20. That full-length effort, "After Hours" (from which he's already released three singles, "Blinding Lights," "Heartless" and the title track) follows his last studio album, "My Dear Melancholy," a seven-song EP, in 2018 (the same year he co-headlined Coachella).
Two years prior, he released "Starboy" -- which spawned the hit singles "False Alarm," "Secrets," "I Feel It Coming" and its title track. Needless to say, fans are highly anticipating the forthcoming album (as well as his scheduled March 7 performance on "Saturday Night Live") and it's sure to be one of the biggest-selling releases of the year.
The Weeknd's 2020 'After Hours Tour' Dates:
06-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
06-14 Edmonton, Alberta - Rogers Place
06-17 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Bell MTS Place
06-22 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
06-24 Chicago, IL - United Center
06-26 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
06-27 Detroit, MI - Little Caesar’s Arena
06-29 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena
06-30 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena
07-02 Montreal, Quebec- Bell Centre
07-04 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
07-07 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
07-08 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
07-11 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07-13 Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena
07-15 Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
07-16 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
07-18 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
07-21 Orlando, FL - Amway Center
07-23 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
07-24 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
07-25 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
07-27 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
07-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena
07-31 Portland, OR - Moda Center
08-01 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
08-03 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
08-04 San Jose, CA - SAP Center
08-06 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
08-08 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
08-09 San Diego, CA - Pechanga Arena
08-11 Glendale, AZ - Gila River Arena
08-14 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08-15 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08-19 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
08-20 Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
08-22 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
08-23 Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Omaha
08-25 St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
08-26 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
08-28 Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
09-01 Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Arena
09-03 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
10-11 London, England - O2 Arena
10-12 London, England - O2 Arena
10-13 London, England - O2 Arena
10-15 Newcastle, England - Utilita Arena
10-16 Birmingham, England - Utilita Arena Birmingham
10-18 Glasgow, Scotland - SSE Hydro
10-19 Manchester, England - Manchester Arena
10-26 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
10-29 Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena
10-31 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
11-08 Hamburg, Germany - Barclaycard Arena
11-09 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
11-12 Paris, France - AccorHotels Arena
