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The Weeknd – has announced a Dublin date at Croke Park for August 2026

Diamond-certified global superstar The Weeknd announced the extension of his record-breaking, sold-out After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour with a series of dates throughout Mexico, Brazil, Europe, and the UK with a Dublin date at Croke Park on Saturday 22nd August, subject to licence.

Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Nespresso, the next leg will kick off on Monday, April 20 in Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguro and include stops in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, London, Madrid and more. Anitta will join The Weeknd for the Mexico and Brazil dates, while Playboi Carti will appear on all Europe and UK shows.

The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour celebrates The Weeknd’s acclaimed album trilogy—After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)—and showcases hits spanning his chart-topping catalog. Listen to Hurry Up Tomorrow HERE.

The North American leg included 40+ sold-out stadium shows, pairing groundbreaking production with an electrifying setlist while shattering attendance and grossing records across the U.S. and Canada. The Weeknd became the top-grossing Black male artist in history at venues in New York, Denver, Santa Clara, Seattle, Edmonton, Montreal, Orlando, Arlington, and Houston, and set the highest attendance mark for an R&B male artist in Boston, Denver, Edmonton, and Orlando. At Toronto’s Rogers Centre, he broke the all-time record for most shows by a male solo artist on a single tour with six, while also setting the record for any Canadian artist. In Los Angeles, he set the record for the most shows played by a male solo artist at SoFi Stadium. In Texas, he sold more tickets than any other artist this year.

The After Hours Til Dawn Tour originally launched in 2022 and has become the biggest R&B tour in history. The tour has traveled to countries all over the world over the last three years, with stadium performances across North America, Europe, the UK, South America, and Australia.

THE WEEKND AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN STADIUM TOUR 2026 DATES

Mon Apr 20 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

Tue Apr 21 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

Sun Apr 26 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Estádio Nilton Santos

Thu Apr 30 – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS

Fri May 01 – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS

Fri Jul 10 – Paris, France – Stade de France

Fri Jul 17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA

Tue Jul 21 – Nice, France – Allianz Riviera

Fri Jul 24 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium

Thu Jul 30 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park

Tue Aug 04 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy

Sat Aug 08 – Stockholm, Sweden – Strawberry Arena

Fri Aug 14 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium

Sat Aug 15 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium

Sat Aug 22 – Dublin, Ireland – Croke Park

Fri Aug 28 – Madrid, Spain – Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Sat Aug 29 – Madrid, Spain – Riyadh Air Metropolitano

TICKETS – EUROPE + THE UK:  Tickets for the Europe and UK dates will first be available via the artist presale beginning Tuesday, September 9 at 12pm local time, followed by a Mastercard presale in select markets at 2pm local time (details below). A Nespresso presale will take place on Thursday, September 11 at 12pm local time. Additional presales will run ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, September 12 at 12pm local time at Ticketmaster.ie  

Tickets for Dublin will cost from €60.85 to €690, subject to Ticketmaster charges.

MASTERCARD PRESALE: Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Paris, Stockholm, Milan and Dublin. Mastercard Presale starts Tuesday, September 9 at 2pm local time. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available in the countries listed and the UK from Friday, September 12 at 12pm local time. Check out priceless.com/music for details.

Ian Mc Donnell

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