The Weeknd Completes Five-Night Sold-Out Wembley Residency

Overview

• The residency ended on Wednesday night (August 19) after five sold-out shows at Wembley and two earlier Manchester dates, with the seven UK concerts drawing more than 450,000 fans from nearly 150 countries.
• Organisers donated £1 from each UK ticket and €1 from each European ticket, generating over $350,000 for the UN World Food Programme, Global Citizen and The Weeknd’s XO Humanitarian Fund to support hunger relief and education programs.
• London’s mayor said the run delivered a major boost to local tourism and hospitality, and UK audio streams of The Weeknd’s music rose roughly 55% over a recent four-week average.
• Wembley faced criticism after fireworks were used during one show's finale hours after a government emergency alert warned people across England and Wales not to use fireworks because of elevated wildfire risk.
• The After Hours Til Dawn tour, which has surpassed $1 billion in revenue and 7.5 million tickets sold and is the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist, moves next to two shows at Dublin’s Croke Park before dates in Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and an Asian leg later this year.