The Weeknd Announces Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour

- Phase One Of North American & European Tour Spanning 11 Countries and Over 40 Cities Launches Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden -

- Tickets For Both North American and European Dates On Sale Friday, Nov. 4 at LiveNation.com -

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Oct 31, 2016, 05:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd unveiled details behind his first-ever world tour – Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour. Phase one of the North American and European spanning tour will kick off on Friday, Feb. 17 in Stockholm, Sweden at The Globe and visit 14 additional cities across Europe including Paris, London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Oslo, Copenhagen and more before heading to North America on Tuesday, April 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The North American leg of the tour will bring the genre-spanning artist to an additional 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada including stops in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle and more. Promoted exclusively by Live Nation, the Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour 2017 will support the The Weeknd's highly-anticipated new album, Starboy, due out Friday, Nov. 25 on XO/Republic Records.

THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES STARBOY: LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR

A Citi® cardmember pre-sale begins Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets for both the North American and European dates for the Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour 2017 go on sale Friday, Nov. 4 at www.livenation.com.

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." The Weeknd's fourth full-length album "Starboy" is set for release November 25, 2016. The title track featuring Daft Punk broke the record for "Most Release Weekend Streams Ever" upon its release. In less than a week, the single amassed over 17 million streams globally and 6.5 million streams in the United States, becoming #1 Most Added at Top 40, Rhythm, Urban, and Hot AC.

THE WEEKND – LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR
*All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Friday, February 17, 2017	Stockholm, Sweden	The Globe
Sunday, February 19, 2017	Oslo, Norway	Spektrum
Monday, February 20, 2017	Copenhagen, Denmark	Royal Arena
Friday, February 24, 2017	Amsterdam, Holland	Ziggo Dome
Sunday, February 26, 2017	Zurich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion
Tuesday, February 28, 2017	Paris, France	AccorHotels Arena
Thursday, March 2, 2017	Cologne, Germany	Lanxess Arena
Friday, March 3, 2017	Antwerp, Belgium	Sportpaleis
Sunday, March 5, 2017	Manchester, UK	Manchester Arena
Tuesday, March 7, 2017	London, UK	O2 Arena
Wednesday, March 8, 2017	London, UK	O2 Arena
Friday, March 10, 2017	Glasgow, UK	SSE Hydro
Saturday, March 11, 2017	Newcastle, UK	Newcastle Arena
Monday, March 13, 2017	Birmingham, UK	Barclaycard Arena
Tuesday, March 14, 2017	Leeds, UK	First Direct Arena
Tuesday, April 25, 2017	Vancouver, BC	Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Wednesday, April 26, 2017	Seattle, WA	Key Arena
Friday, April 28, 2017	San Jose, CA	SAP Center
Saturday, April 29, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Tuesday, May 2, 2017	Phoenix, AZ	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Thursday, May 4, 2017	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Saturday, May 6, 2017	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Tuesday, May 9, 2017	New Orleans, LA	Smoothie King Center
Thursday, May 11, 2017	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center
Friday, May 12, 2017	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Saturday, May 13, 2017	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
Wednesday, May 17, 2017	Charlotte, NC	Spectrum Center
Thursday, May 18, 2017	Washington, DC	Verizon Center
Friday, May 19, 2017	Atlantic City, NJ	Boardwalk Hall
Tuesday, May 23, 2017	Rosemont, IL	Allstate Arena
Wednesday, May 24, 2017	Detroit, MI	Palace of Auburns Hills
Friday, May 26, 2017	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Sunday, May 28, 2017	Ottawa, ON	Canadian Tire Centre
Tuesday, May 30, 2017	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre
Wednesday, May 31, 2017	Quebec City, QC	Videotron Centre
Friday, June 2, 2017	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun
Saturday, June 3, 2017	Nassau, NY	Nassau Memorial Coliseum
Sunday, June 4, 2017	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
Tuesday, June 6, 2017	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center
Friday, June 9, 2017	Cincinnati, OH	US Bank Arena

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