The Weeknd announces rescheduled Australian tour dates: Presale, how to get tickets, dates, venues, & all you need to know

The Weeknd has announced the rescheduled Australian tour dates for his Global Stadium Tour. The shows in Australia are now set to be held from October 5, 2024, to October 23, 2024, in the cities of Melbourne and Sydney. Due to logistical constraints, no further shows will be added to the tour.

Presale for the previous ticketholders of the original 2023 tour aka the Past Purchaser Presale will be available on August 21, 2024, at 12 pm AEST for the Sydney shows and 1 pm for the Melbourne shows.

Presale for new ticket purchasers for the tour starts on August 22, 2024, at 1 pm AEST for the Sydney shows and 2 pm AEST for the Melbourne shows. Presale registration is currently ongoing via the singer's official website.

Patrons interested in the presale will need to register with their email address, country, and postal code before August 21, 2024, at 11:59 am AEST. There will also be Vodafone, MasterCard, and Westfield Members exclusive presales available simultaneously.

The singer announced the rescheduled tour via a post on his official Instagram page on August 18, 2024:

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The Weeknd Australian tour dates and venues

The dates and venues for the singer's rescheduled Australia tour are as follows:

• October 5, 2024 - Melbourne, Australia, at Marvel Stadium
• October 6, 2024 - Melbourne, Australia, at Marvel Stadium
• October 22, 2024 - Sydney, Australia, at Accor Stadium
• October 23, 2024 - Sydney, Australia, at Accor Stadium

The singer elaborated on the statement in a general press statement on August 18, 2024, stating:

“I feel a strong pull to perform in Australia before moving on to the next chapter and want to make sure you all know I hadn't forgotten about you. When I return now, it will be the right time, and I promise it will be such a special experience. I can’t wait to see you all!”

This will be the singer's first new tour in Australia since 2017. Aside from his Australia tour, the singer will perform for one night at the Estádio MorumBIS in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2024. The singer announced the concert back in July, with $1 from each ticket sale going to the XO Humanitarian Fund in partnership with UN World Food Programme.

The singer, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is currently working on his final album under The Weeknd persona. The singer talked about retiring the persona and the still-to-be-named album in an exclusive interview with W magazine on May 8, 2023, stating:

"I’m going through a cathartic path right now. It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter, I’ll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I’m definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn."

The singer later added:

"The album I’m working on now is probably my last hurrah as The Weeknd. This is something that I have to do. As The Weeknd, I’ve said everything I can say."

The upcoming album was teased recently by the singer via a minute-long video clip on August 5, 2024, on his official Instagram. The video showcases images such as a sports car, red suits, a mannequin, and a young boy surrounded by another host of white mannequins.