Music news: Everything we know about The Weeknd’s final leg of his ‘After Hours til Dawn’ tour
The Weeknd has kicked off his final leg of the ‘After Hours til Dawn’ tour after five years of performing.
The tour started on July 14, 2022, in Philadelphia and is set to end this year on September 6, making the show 153 dates long, and this time he is mainly focusing on South America and Europe.
Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us all we know so far about the upcoming European dates and the performances in South America.
He kicked off the 2026 leg on April 20 in Mexico City, where he performed for three nights, having his last show in South America on May 1 in São Paulo, also visiting Rio de Janeiro, before he reaches Europe in June.
Anitta appearance
During his performance in Rio de Janeiro on April 26, the Weeknd brought out Anitta to perform their successful hit ‘São Paulo’, and also debuted their unreleased track ‘RIO’.
This is the second song that they have created together, and fans across social media are already talking about it.
During the performance, there were animated visuals shown on stage, which were directed by Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike.
He later took to his Instagram on April 27 and posted a video of the performance to the song.
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No information
Though many fans have heard the song, there has been no information on the unreleased single being released on streaming services just yet.
Fans from Europe also get a glimpse of what the setlist will be for their shows, with hit songs such as ‘Starboy’, ‘The Hills’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ having already been performed, though he hasn’t released any official setlist, making it subject to change.
This tour seems more Europe-heavy, with performances in the UK, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Ireland, Spain and Portugal, spanning from June 11 to September 6.
The Europe segment of the tour kicks off in Manchester, UK, on June 11 at the Etihad Stadium until June 12, and then he returns again in London on August 14 to August 19 at Wembley Stadium.
Tickets still available
There are tickets still available to purchase for all UK shows via Ticketmaster, with prices ranging from £82.45 general standing to £378.75 VIP for Manchester and £71.50 general standing to £379 VIP for London.
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande are performing in London at the same time, with some of their shows crossing over, making fans believe that they could perform together at one of their shows, though nothing has been confirmed yet.
A confirmed special guest for the Europe and UK leg of the tour is Playboi Carti, who has collaborated with him on multiple songs, such as ‘Popular’ and ‘Timeless’ and will be a supporting act alongside The Weeknd.
So far, the ‘After Hours til Dawn’ tour has grossed over one billion dollars as of November 2025, making it the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist.
Though The Weeknd has said that this is the last leg of his tour, he clearly has more to come in the future regarding his music career.
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