THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES STARBOY: LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR – PHASE TWO

THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES STARBOY: LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR – PHASE TWO 

THE WEEKND WILL MAKE STOPS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
TICKETS ON-SALE FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH AT 11AM LOCAL TIME
LATEST ALBUM STARBOY CERTIFIED 2X PLATINUM, TITLE TRACK ‘STARBOY’ CERTIFIED 5X PLATINUM

LOS ANGELES (June 13, 2017) – Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd has announced a second leg to his critically acclaimed Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour, featuring stops throughout North America, New Zealand and Australia.  Phase two will kick off on September 6th in University Park, PA (full routing below). Gucci Mane and Nav will join The Weeknd for all US dates with French Montana and Nav joining him in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. 
 
Phase One of the tour kicked off on February 17th in Stockholm, Sweden and wrapped on June 9th in Cincinnati, Ohio. VARIETY named The Weeknd “a bonafide pop star and an undeniable influence on his contemporaries,” while BRITISH GQ hailed, “this was without-doubt one of the best shows we've seen from a mega star in a seriously long time.” The Weeknd released his fourth full length studio album, Starboy, on November 25, 2016 through XO/Republic Records to rave reviews. The Starboy album has since been streamed over 5 million times and certified 2x-platinum, while the title track ‘Starboy’ is now 5x-platinum.
Tickets for the North American dates of the Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour– Phase Two go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 16th at 11am local time. For the New Zealand and Australian shows, the on-sale date is forthcoming.

For all ticket purchase information, please visit https://www.theweeknd.com.
 
THE WEEKND – STARBOY: LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR PHASE TWO
*All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Tour dates:
9/6 - University Park, PA
9/9 - Toronto, ON
9/12 - Boston, MA
9/15 - Washington, DC
9/16 - Philadelphia, PA
9/`19 - Columbus, OH
9/20 - Indianapolis, IN
9/24 - St. Paul, MN 
9/26 - Kansas City, MO
9/27 - Lincoln, NE
9/29 - Denver, CO
10/2 - Edmonton, AB
10/5 - Vancouver, BC
10/6 - Portland, OR
10/8 - Oakland, CA
10/11 - Sacramento, CA
10/13 - Anaheim, CA
10/14 - Las Vegas, NV
10/17 - Houston, TX
10/19 - San Antonio, TX
10/21 - Tulsa, OK
10/24 - Miami, FL
10/28 - Columbia, SC
10/29 - Nashville, TN
11/1 - Detroit, MI
11/2 - Chicago, IL
11/29 - Auckland, NZ
12/2 - Sydney, AU
12/6 - Brisbane, AU
12/8 - Melbourne, AU
12/11 - Adelaide, AU
12/14 - Perth, AU

For The Weeknd, contact:
Beau Benton
Beau.Benton@umusic.com

Amanda Silverman
amanda.silverman@42west.com
 
Dvora Englefield
dvora.englefield@42west.com

ABOUT THE WEEKND
Starting off his career anonymously, The Weeknd first broke into the music scene with the 2011 mixtape House of Balloons followed by studio album Kiss Land in 2013 and the widely recognized Beauty Behind the Madness that earned him two Grammy Awards in 2015, an RIAA triple-platinum certification for cumulative sales in excess of 3 million, 16 RIAA certifications from tracks alone with “The Hills” [7x-platinum], “Can’t Feel My Face” [5x-platinum], “Often” [2x-platinum], “In The Night” [platinum], and “Acquainted” [platinum]. “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” even garnered The Weeknd his first ever Academy Award® nomination in the category of “Best Original Song.” Late last year, The Weeknd released his fourth full-length album “Starboy” [2x-platinum] which quickly rose to #1 in 90 countries, sold over one million albums globally and broke the global streaming record all in less than one week.

ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Aminé, Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, DNCE, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Gotye, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Julia Michaels, Keith Richards, Kid Cudi, Marian Hill, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Afrojack, Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), John Varvatos Records, Lava Records (Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd), Roc Nation (Belly, Justine Skye, The Dream, T.I.), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift). In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Fifty Shades of GreyThe Hunger Games, Lee Daniels’ STARPitch PerfectSING, and The Voice (NBC TV), as well as other notable film and television franchises.

June 13, 2017 10:18am ET by Pressparty  

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