NEW ALBUM: ‘KISS LAND’ (RELEASED 9TH SEPTEMBER)

ALBUM AVAILABLE TO BUY HERE: HTTP://SMARTURL.IT/THEWEEKNDKISSLANDIT 

*EXTRA FLOOR TICKETS RELEASED FOR THE O2, LONDON ON 26TH NOVEMBER* 

Monday 2nd September - TheWeeknd has announced that he will be playing his biggest UK shows to date in Birmingham, Manchester (additional date added due to phenomenal demand) and London this November. To coincide with album and tour support announcements a limited number of floor tickets for the O2 Arena in London on the 26th of November are on-sale now and available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. 

TheWeeknd will be supported across his November UK tour by BBC Radio 1 DJ, record producer, television presenter and musician Zane Lowe plus critically-lauded, Los Angeles-based songstress Banks. Banks releases her ‘London EP’ on the 10th of September, the release is set to feature collaborations with producers such as: SOHN, TEED, Jamie Woon, Tim Anderson, and Lil Silva. Check them out at www.zanelowe.com and www.facebook.com/hernameisbanks.   

Critically revered Canadian artist TheWeeknd, whose 3 mixtapes established the enigmatic virtuoso as one of the most remarkable, intriguing and soulful artists to emerge in decades, releases his second full-length album ‘Kiss Land’, after months of speculation on September 9th, via XO/Universal Republic/Island Records in the UK. This week TheWeeknd revealed a new track from the album ‘Live For’, featuring fellow Canadian superstar Drake, which sent the internet into a frenzy, clocking up over half a million plays on SoundCloud in one day. ‘Live For’ is available with the standard and deluxe album pre-orders.The full track-listing of ‘Kiss Land’ is as follows: 

01. Professional

02. The Town

03. Adaptation

04. Love In The Sky

05. Belong To The World

06. Live For feat. Drake

07. Wanderlust

08. Kiss Land

09. Pretty

10. Tears In The Rain Deluxe Album Bonus Tracks 

11. Wanderlust (Pharrell remix)

12. Kavinsky feat. The Weeknd – Odd Look

13. Belong To The World – Video *iTunes Only 

Lead single ‘Belong To the World’ is out now, and the video has already had over a million views on YouTube. ‘Kiss Land’ follows his unanimously celebrated platinum-selling 2012 debut, ‘Trilogy’. Tapping into that same signature mystique, ‘Kiss Land’ is an elegant pastiche of love, longing, and lust set to a futuristic soundtrack of shimmering keys, disruptive synths, and airy atmospherics. 

Covering Complex Magazine's August issue, he speaks about the new album, his vision, and what's next for himself. He also recently scored two MTV VMA nominations in the categories of "Artist to Watch" and "Best Visual Effects" for the "Wicked Games" video. 

Hot on the heels of his UK tour earlier this year, which included an incredible four night run at London’s Electric Ballroom, TheWeeknd returns to the UK in November playing shows in Birmingham and Manchester, and ending the tour  at London’s massive O2 Arena.  The dates are as follows:  

THEWEEKND LIVE - NOVEMBER 2013

FRIDAY                     22                    BIRMINGHAM NIA 

SATURDAY               23                    O2 APOLLO MANCHESTER - *SOLD OUT*

SUNDAY                   24                    O2 APOLLO MANCHESTER

TUESDAY                 26                    LONDON O2 ARENA  

For further information please contact:

National Press: Shane on 0207 471 5132 / Shane.ONeill@umusic.com

Online: Monique on 0207 471 5013 / Monique.Wallace@umusic.com 

TheWeeknd tickets are on-sale now priced at £24.50 regionally / £28.50 & £30.00 in London (subject to booking fee) and available from www.livenation.co.uk orwww.ticketmaster.co.uk. 

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