Key Takeaways
- The Weeknd raised more than $350,000 for the UN World Food Programme and Global Citizen during his seven-show UK run.
- Five Wembley Stadium concerts and two Manchester dates drew more than 450,000 fans from nearly 150 countries, while Global Citizen offered tickets to fans who took action against global poverty.
- The After Hours Til Dawn tour resumes with two sold-out Dublin shows before heading through Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, and Asia.
The Weeknd has wrapped a seven-show UK run, raising more than $350,000 for the United Nations World Food Programme and Global Citizen.
The singer just completed a five-night August residency at Wembley Stadium, following two earlier dates at Manchester's Etihad Stadium on June 11 and 12, capping a stretch that brought over 450,000 fans from nearly 150 countries.
In addition to general ticket sales, Global Citizen gave fans an additional route into the After Hours Til Dawn tour, allowing ticket access to be earned by taking action on campaigns focused on global poverty. The result was over $350,000 raised.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pointed to the residency's economic ripple. "London has been hugely proud to welcome The Weeknd for more shows than any other city in the world this year," Khan said in a statement. "His five performances have brought hundreds of thousands of fans to Wembley Stadium, providing a huge boost to our tourism and hospitality industries, and showing why London is the music capital of the world."
The charitable push extends a giving history tied to The Weeknd's XO Humanitarian Fund, which he seeded with a $500,000 personal donation in March 2022.
The European leg of the After Hours Til Dawn tour is gearing up to resume with the first of two sold-out nights at Croke Park in Dublin on August 22 and 23, before the tour moves through Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon. An Asia leg follows, closing the run on November 5 in Kuala Lumpur.
