Surprise guests at São Paulo, Brazil show include Playboi Carti & Anitta
The Weeknd debuted a never-before-seen production to over 70,000 fans during his sold-out one-night-only event in São Paulo, Brazil at Estádio Morumbi. Special guest Playboi Carti came out to perform two songs before Anitta surprised audiences by appearing on top of the ancient building on stage disguised as one of The Weeknd’s dancers.
Once The Weeknd concluded the show, a massive fleet of 150 drones appeared in the sky, spelling out the name of his highly anticipated next project, Hurry Up Tomorrow. With the project, The Weeknd presents the culmination of his trilogy of studio albums, following 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM. This album represents the creative apex of the project, serving as the third and final chapter crafted with existential and self-referential themes as seen with the latest visionary teasers that have set fans ablaze with anticipation for this concluding installment.
The enigmatic artist officially unveiled the cover art of his heavily anticipated upcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, available for vinyl and CD. In celebration of his special one-night-only São Paulo Brazil concert, The Weekend released a limited edition XO merch collection, with ten percent of net proceeds from all sales being donated to the BrazilFoundation’s Brazilian Soul Fund
As part of The Weeknd’s São Paulo takeover this week, a huge projection of the artist was displayed on the historic Farol Santander building on the evening of September 5th, heightening the anticipation for The Weeknd’s arrival and show on September 7th.
The São Paulo performance, produced by Live Nation, followed The Weeknd’s record-breaking 2022/2023 After Hours Til Dawn Tour which saw incredible success across North America, Europe, the UK, and Latin America with over 60 sold-out stadium dates with over three million attendees. The tour included two stadium dates in São Paulo at Allianz Parque last October. Next month, The Weeknd heads to Australia to perform four shows across Melbourne and Sydney.
United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye again partnered with the UN World Food Programme to contribute funds from the São Paulo show to the XO Humanitarian Fund, which supports the organization’s response to the unprecedented global hunger crisis. $1 local equivalent from each ticket sold has gone to this important cause.
Earlier this week, the diamond-certified artist made his terrifying return to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood with an all-new experience, The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy haunted house and Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse invites guests to step into a slate of popular horror films from Blumhouse Productions. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface, which celebrates 50 years of the iconic maniacal monster, rounds out this year’s gruesome lineup of terrifying haunted houses. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood continues for select nights through Sunday, November 3rd.
ALBUM COVER: https://t.co/GJqYKdluzP pic.twitter.com/eHXBKDEYCP
— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) September 7, 2024
