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The Weeknd Concludes Sold-Out Five-Night Wembley Stadium Run

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The Weeknd has wrapped up his sold out five night residency at London’s Wembley Stadium, with his final performance taking place on August 19, 2026, bringing his UK summer shows for the After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour to a close. The singer also performed two shows at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, with all seven UK dates drawing more than 450,000 people and attracting ticket holders from almost 150 countries.

The seven UK concerts also generated more than $350,000 for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Global Citizen. London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised the residency for its wider contribution to the city, pointing to the boost it provided to tourism and hospitality businesses.

The Wembley shows also helped push The Weeknd’s music back up the UK streaming charts. His catalogue collected more than 11 million audio streams during the week, representing a 55 percent jump from his average over the previous four weeks. His compilation record The Highlights climbed to Number 8 on the UK Official Albums Chart, while his studio album Hurry Up Tomorrow recorded twice its usual weekly sales. Several of his songs also reappeared on the UK Spotify Top 200, including "House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls," "One Of The Girls," "The Hills," "Starboy," and "Blinding Lights."

The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour has now passed the $1 billion mark in gross earnings, making it the biggest tour ever by a male solo artist. The worldwide production has played 153 stadium shows across North America, Europe, Latin America, and the UK, reaching an audience of more than 7.5 million fans.

The tour has also maintained its charitable focus, with €1 from every European ticket and £1 from each UK ticket going toward the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and the WFP XO Humanitarian Fund. Global Citizen has additionally offered fans the chance to receive free concert tickets by taking part in initiatives focused on tackling poverty around the world.

The European stretch of the tour continues this weekend with two sold out concerts at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. The Weeknd will then perform in Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon before the tour heads into its final stage this autumn, with 17 dates across Asia including stadium performances in Tokyo, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur.

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John Summit takes a break from touring to “recharge” ahead of fall shows

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John Summit revealed on Monday, Aug. 17, that he will no longer perform at his remaining concerts scheduled for August. The decision removes the producer from four European festivals: Pukkelpop in Belgium, UNO Malta in Malta, Creamfields in the U.K. and Touquet Music Beach Festival in France.

Explaining the decision through Instagram Stories, Summit wrote that “after much thought i have decided to take the rest of august off of touring to rest & get ready for my upcoming arena tour. i unfortunately will not be able to make it to pukkelpop, creamfields, radio 1 malta & touquet festivals. i rarely ever do this but there is so much work to do for the tour and i need to recharge my battery a bit before this fall. thanks for understanding.”

The Illinois producer has maintained a particularly demanding concert calendar throughout the summer. His recent appearances have included a headline performance at Lollapalooza, dates from his [UNVRS] Ibiza residency and sets at major events such as Ultra Europe, Tomorrowland and Canada’s Cowboy’s Music Festival, alongside several other headline engagements.

Summit’s upcoming arena run supports his April record CTRL ESCAPE, which reached No. 9 on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums chart. Set to become his largest tour yet, the 21 show North American schedule begins Oct. 1 in Champaign, Ill. Summit recently added an impressive closing performance on Dec. 12 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which can accommodate 77,500 people. The concert is expected to become the biggest headline show of his career so far.

“Over the years LA has made some of the most special moments of my career,” Summit wrote while announcing the Memorial Coliseum concert last week. “From the Palladium to the Shrine, then BMI Stadium to Kia Forum.. we knew we had to end the album tour on the highest note in Los Angeles.”

Ahead of the CTRL ESCAPE tour, Summit still has several performances planned for September. His schedule includes visits to Bogotá, Colombia, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, as well as his Experts Only Festival in New York and an appearance at LIV Nightclub in Las Vegas.

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