The Weeknd has announced new support acts for his upcoming North American stadium concerts – dubbed the ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour – after Doja Cat pulled out. Show Back in May, Doja Cat announced that she was to cancel all her 2022 live dates, including festival shows and the tour with The Weeknd, to recover from tonsil surgery. The tour, which begins in Abel Tesfaye’s native Toronto on Saturday night (July 8), will now see support on select dates from Snoh Aalegra, Kaytranada and Mike Dean. After its opening in Toronto, ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ will take The Weeknd to Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more. See the full list of dates below. JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER  According to a press release, the North American dates are just the first leg in a world tour that will also includes stops in Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the Middle East which are yet to be announced. Additionally, the singer – real name Abel Tesfaye – has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to launch the XO Humanitarian Fund. $1 from each ticket sold on the tour will go towards the fund, which works toward ending the global hunger crisis. Tesfaye will also donate $500,000 to the fund. “The goal with this fund is to provide immediate life-saving support to people who are on the brink of starvation,” Tesfaye commented in a statement. “I’m so thankful to have WFP as a partner and to further expand our reach to those who need it most.” The Weeknd’s latest album, ‘Dawn FM’, arrived back in January of this year. In a four-star review, NME said the follow-up to 2020’s ‘After Hours’ “feels like the first steps on a journey for The Weeknd to find peace with himself; perhaps next time we hear from him, he’ll be fully embracing the light of day”.
Trace William Cowen is a writer who also tweets with dramatic irregularity here. Jun 30, 2022Image via Getty/Amy Sussman The full lineup of opening acts for The Weeknd’s upcoming stadium tour has been unveiled. As part of a Variety interview with Abel’s team on Thursday, support for the 19-date North American run was announced. Mike Dean, Snoh Aalegra, and Kaytranada will join the tour on varying dates. As previously reported, Doja Cat—who was originally billed as a “special guest”—dropped off the lineup in May due to surgery. “Unfortunately I have to have surgery on my tonsils ASAP. The surgery is routine but the recovery is going to take awhile due to swelling,” Doja said in an Instagram update at the time. “That means I have to cancel my festival run this summer as well as The Weeknd tour. I feel horrible about this but can’t wait for this to heal and get back to making music and create an experience for y’all.” The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour begins on July 8 in Toronto, with Kaytranada and Mike Dean serving as support. Snoh Aalegra, meanwhile, appears on a number of dates starting with the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Aug. 11. Per Variety, Dean—who’s worked with Abel before and is executive producing the upcoming Pigeons & Planes compilation album—is on all 19 dates of this leg. As seen above, pieces of the stage design have been teased on Instagram in recent days. According to creative director La Mar Taylor, The Weeknd’s 2021 Super Bowl performance provided the team with ideas on how to give fans the best experience for this tour. “We definitely took inspiration from the Super Bowl performance—and expanded it,” Taylor—who also teased that fans can expect “big moments” from earlier in Abel’s discography to be incorporated into the concept-driven, new songs-emphasizing setlist—revealed on Thursday. Still on the horizon for Weeknd fans is the HBO series The Idol, which sees Abel linking up with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. A premiere date for the series has not been announced. Sign up for Complex notifications for breaking news and stories. Who will replace Doja on The Weeknd tour?Kaytranada, Snoh Aalegra & Mike Dean replacing Doja Cat to open The Weeknd's tour. Doja Cat was set to support The Weeknd on his stadium tour this summer, but she dropped off to recover from tonsil surgery. With the tour beginning in just over a week, The Weeknd has now announced new openers for the shows.
Who is opening for The Weeknd now?In a recent interview, The Weeknd's team announced the openers for his upcoming stadium tour, After Hours Til Dawn. The interview reveals that the 19-stop North American tour will feature Mike Dean, Snoh Aalegra, and Kaytranada on varying tour dates.
Who is opening for The Weeknd 2021?The full lineup of opening acts for The Weeknd's upcoming stadium tour has been unveiled. As part of a Variety interview with Abel's team on Thursday, support for the 19-date North American run was announced. Mike Dean, Snoh Aalegra, and Kaytranada will join the tour on varying dates.
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Who is opening for The Weeknd instead of Doja Cat
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