THE WEEKND KICKS OFF FINAL LEG OF HISTORIC ‘AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN’ STADIUM TOUR ACROSS ASIA WITH BACK-TO-BACK PERFORMANCES AT TOKYO’S BELLUNA DOME
DEBUTS NEW SONG FEATURING YOKO TAKAHASHI, WHO MADE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE ON OPENING NIGHT
EXCLUSIVE JAPANESE TOUR VISUAL BY YOKO TARO
Photo Credit: Sebastian Nagy
September 21, 2026 (Tokyo, Japan) – This weekend, diamond-certified global superstar The Weeknd kicked off the final chapter of his record-breaking After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour, launching the tour’s first-ever Asia leg with back-to-back performances at Belluna Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The 17-date run marks the final leg of the historic stadium tour and the last opportunity for fans to experience the acclaimed production before it comes to a close.
On Saturday’s opening night, The Weeknd brought out Yoko Takahashi for a special performance of her iconic 1995 hit “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” the opening theme from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The Tokyo shows also featured the debut of a new song featuring Takahashi, accompanied by a show visual by Yoko Taro incorporating imagery from NieR:Automata and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The electrifying two-hour set also featured performances of “Popular,” “One of the Girls,” “Less Than Zero,” “Out of Time (with Tomoko Aran)”, “Kiss Land,” “Blinding Lights,” and more.
Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts and acclaimed Japanese DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U joined The Weeknd for the opening shows and will continue as special guests on select dates throughout the Asia run.
Photo Credit: Sebastian Nagy
The Asia leg showcases several production elements created in collaboration with renowned Japanese artists and designers. At the center of the stage is a large-scale sculpture designed by Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, standing approximately 12 meters (40 feet) tall—more than twice the scale of the statue previously featured on previous legs of the tour prior to 2026 and the largest commissioned fine artwork ever incorporated into a live concert production. Hand-carved from polystyrene foam by Japanese craftsmen in Toyama and finished in gold with multiple layers of high-gloss aluminum paint, the sculpture features laser lighting in its eyes and smoke effects from its palms, making it a striking centerpiece of the show.
The production also features work by Japanese contemporary artist Tetsuya Nakamura, who created masks worn by The Weeknd on stage. The collaboration dates back to 2023, when Nakamura designed a chrome-silver mask, microphone and microphone stand, and has since expanded to include masks and armor co-designed with Sorayama. For the 2026 tour, Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME also created special stage looks for The Weeknd, further bringing Japanese artistry and design into the final leg of the production.
The opening shows followed a major rollout surrounding The Weeknd’s first return to Japan in seven years. Ahead of the tour, he appeared across four GQ Asia covers, where he revealed that he is currently remastering his Japan-influenced 2013 debut album, Kiss Land, and confirmed that he has no plans to retire, declaring, “The Weeknd isn’t going anywhere.” In Tokyo, his After Hours Til Dawn pop up store became the first-ever three-floor takeover of Universal Music Store Harajuku, featuring exclusive merchandise, tour exhibits, special music releases and the Yoshitaka Amano-designed After Hours Til Dawn collection. A special Seibu Railway train wrapped in tour visuals and Amano’s artwork also ran throughout the city in celebration of his return.
On September 18, Tokyo Tower was illuminated in the signature green of Kiss Land to welcome The Weeknd back to Japan ahead of his two sold-out shows at Belluna Dome.
The Asia run follows the recently completed 2026 Europe and UK leg, which grossed more than $345 million and welcomed more than 2.3 million fans across 42 shows this summer. Throughout the leg, the tour also raised more than $2.2 million USD in charitable donations benefiting the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Global Citizen. Notably, the After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour topped Billboard’s July Boxscore, grossing more than $120 million and selling nearly 900,000 tickets in July alone.
Since launching in 2022, the After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour has traveled across North America, Europe, the UK, Latin America and Australia, with The Weeknd returning for second runs across nearly every territory. The final leg marks the tour’s first-ever run through Asia, bringing the production to fans across the region for the first time.
Last year, the record-breaking tour surpassed $1 billion in global gross following the addition of 2026 dates across Europe, the UK and Latin America. With more than 7.5 million tickets sold across 153 shows, After Hours Til Dawnbecame the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist, cementing its place among the biggest global tours in history.
Photo Credit: Sebastian Nagy
Following Tokyo, the After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour continues to Jakarta next weekend before making additional stops in Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. Originally announced with 11 stadium shows, the Asia run quickly expanded to 17 dates due to overwhelming demand, including three nights in Bangkok, four nights in Hong Kong and multiple shows in every other market on the run.
As part of the After Hours Til Dawn 2026 Tour, The Weeknd is continuing his partnership with Global Citizen to support access to quality education for children around the world through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. He will also continue his longstanding partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), with funds supporting the XO Humanitarian Fund and WFP’s response to the global hunger crisis.
For each ticket sold across the Asia leg, $1 USD local equivalent will be donated to support these two organizations.*
*Not applicable in Jakarta.
For more information, visit theweeknd.com/tour.
Photo Credit: Sebastian Nagy
THE WEEKND AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN STADIUM TOUR ASIA DATES:
Sat Sep 19 — Tokyo — Belluna Dome *^
Sun Sep 20 — Tokyo — Belluna Dome ^
Sat Sep 26 — Jakarta — Jakarta International Stadium ^
Sun Sep 27 — Jakarta — Jakarta International Stadium ^
Fri Oct 2 — Singapore — National Stadium *
Sat Oct 3 — Singapore — National Stadium *
Wed Oct 7 — Seoul — Goyang Stadium *
Thu Oct 8 — Seoul — Goyang Stadium *
Sun Oct 11 — Bangkok — Rajamangala Stadium *
Mon Oct 12 — Bangkok — Rajamangala Stadium *
Tue Oct 13 — Bangkok — Rajamangala Stadium *
Sat Oct 24 — Hong Kong — Kai Tak Stadium
Sun Oct 25 — Hong Kong — Kai Tak Stadium
Fri Oct 30 — Hong Kong — Kai Tak Stadium
Sat Oct 31 — Hong Kong — Kai Tak Stadium
Wed Nov 4 — Kuala Lumpur — TM Stadium National *^
Thu Nov 5 — Kuala Lumpur — TM Stadium National *^
*with Creepy Nuts
^with ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
ABOUT THE WEEKND:
The Weeknd is a multi-platinum, 7x Diamond-certified artist who reshaped R&B and pop, making him one of the most listened-to, most compelling, and significant artists of the 21st century with 115 million monthly Spotify listeners and the first artist to have 31 songs each with over a billion streams. In 2025 his After Hours Til Dawn tour became the most successful tour in history for a male solo artist and has surpassed $1 billion in ticket sales and is still ongoing in 2026. Named “The Most Popular Artist in the World” by Guinness World Records in 2023, his album After Hours is the most streamed R&B album of all time, while “Blinding Lights” is the Diamond-certified Billboard Hot 100 song of all time. In January 2025, he released Hurry Up Tomorrow, the final and most personal chapter in his acclaimed trilogy following After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022).
Alongside impressive music stats, he’s Emmy and Oscar nominated and has graced the covers of TIME, Vanity Fair, W, Forbes, Variety, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and GQ. His television performances include SNL, the 2020 Super Bowl, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, the MTV VMAs, the Grammys, and the AMAs. In 2022, he launched his first of three menacing mazes at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.
Global Ambassador for the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) and named Humanitarian of the Year by BMAC, he has donated over $12.6 million to various charities from 2020 to now. This includes $2 million to support WFP’s emergency food and nutrition assistance in the most food-insecure regions of Ethiopia and $4.5 million to help WFP provide over 18 million loaves of bread to feed families in Gaza through the XO Humanitarian Fund.
His continuous record-breaking charts, sales, and streams, headlining the biggest festivals and selling out stadiums globally, including the 2020 Super Bowl, along with his mysterious public persona, solidify The Weeknd as one of the most compelling and significant artists of the 21st century.
The Weeknd Continues Record-Breaking After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour
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