The Weeknd isn’t just touring France, he’s taken it over. As part of the extended After Hours Til Dawn stadium run, Abel Tesfaye has locked in seven shows across three French cities, and every single one is sold out.
The takeover starts in Lille at the Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre Mauroy on July 3, before heading south to Nice’s Allianz Riviera for back-to-back nights on July 21 and 22. But the real headline is Paris. The Weeknd will play four nights at the legendary Stade de France.
Playboi Carti is set to open across the European and UK leg, warming up crowds before Abel takes the stage to run through the trilogy that built this era: After Hours, Dawn FM, and Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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This isn’t the first time The Weeknd has lit up the Stade de France he played there back in 2023 too, but four nights in one run is a different kind of statement. It puts him in rare company joining the handful of global acts who can fill a stadium of that size multiple nights running, let alone across three separate cities in the same country.
With over 40 sold-out stadiums already checked off this tour, France just became the latest place to prove The Weeknd doesn’t do quiet arrivals. He shows up and the whole country hands him the keys.
