Canadian pop star the Weeknd will headline U.S. Bank Stadium on June 14 on what could be his final tour, at least under the Weeknd moniker.
Tickets go on sale at 10 p.m. Feb. 7 through Ticketmaster. A presale is available for those who sign up at livemu.sc/theweeknd by 9 a.m. Feb. 4. It runs from 10 a.m. Feb. 5 through 9 a.m. Feb. 6. Playboi Carti And Mike Dean are also on the bill.
The man born Abel Tesfaye adopted the Weeknd name in 2011, when he self-released a trio of mixtapes that led to a major label deal with Republic Records. His long list of hits include “Love Me Harder,” “The Hills,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” “Starboy,” “I Feel it Coming,” “Die for You,” “Pray for Me,” “Call Out My Name,” “Blinding Lights,” “Save Your Tears,” “One Right Now,” “Creepin’” and “Timeless.”
After releasing his fourth album “After Hours” in early 2020, he announced an arena tour that included a stop at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. It was postponed several times during the pandemic before being canceled and retooled into an all-stadium 2022 outing that did not visit the Twin Cities.
On what was supposed to be the final date on that tour, a stop at California’s SoFi Stadium, he lost his voice during the first song. He cut the show short and played two makeup dates a month later, one of which was filmed for an HBO concert special.
The experience clearly rattled the Weeknd, who began hinting he was going to stop making music under that name. In a rare interview with Variety in January, he said: “When is the right time to leave, if not at your peak? Once you understand who I am too much, then it’s time to pivot … I don’t think I can stop (making music), but everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, the Weeknd, whatever that is, it’s been mastered. No one’s gonna do the Weeknd better than me, and I’m not gonna do it better than what it is right now.”
It’s entirely possible he’ll pivot to his longtime passion of film. He co-created and starred in the 2023 HBO drama “The Idol,” which earned a tepid response and was canceled after a single season. But he’s got a feature film coming out May 16 that’s based on his just-released sixth album “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”
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