The Weeknd Asia Tour
Tour by the Weeknd
Associated albumsMy Dear Melancholy
The Weeknd in Japan
Start dateNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
End dateDecember 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
Legs1
No. of shows6
the Weeknd concert chronology

The Weeknd Asia Tour[1] was the sixth concert tour by Canadian singer the Weeknd, in support of his first extended play My Dear Melancholy and his first greatest hits album The Weeknd in Japan.[2] The tour began on November 30, 2018, in Hong Kong and concluded on December 18, 2018, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.[3] It was the Weeknd's first tour in Asia and it featured a guest appearance from Kenshi Yonezu at the concert in Japan.[4][5]

Set list

This set list is representative of the typical set of each concert. It is not intended to be representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[6]

  1. "Pray for Me"
  2. "Starboy"
  3. "Party Monster"
  4. "Reminder"
  5. "Six Feet Under"
  6. "Low Life"
  7. "Might Not"
  8. "Sidewalks"
  9. "Crew Love"
  10. "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"
  11. "Belong to the World" / "Pretty"
  12. "Secrets"
  13. "Can't Feel My Face"
  14. "In the Night"
  15. "I Feel It Coming"
  16. "The Morning"
  17. "Wicked Games"
  18. "Earned It"
  19. "Or Nah"
  20. "Often"
  21. "Acquainted"
  22. "Wasted Times"
  23. "Call Out My Name"
  24. "The Hills"
Notes
  • Belong to the World and Pretty were not performed during the show in Bali, on December 9, 2018.
  • During the final show at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, on December 18, Japanese singer Kenshi Yonezu opened the show, performing his hits "Flamingo" and "Shunrai", later introducing the Weeknd and then performing the songs "Moonlight", "Fogbound", and "Lemon" before going backstage.[7][8]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts[9]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Estimated Attendance
November 30, 2018 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena — 11,000
December 2, 2018 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena — 10,000
December 5, 2018 Kallang Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium — 7,000
December 9, 2018[a] Bali Indonesia Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park — —
December 15, 2018 Seoul South Korea Gocheok Sky Dome — 24,000
December 18, 2018 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe Kenshi Yonezu[10] —

Cancelled shows

Date City Country Venue Reason
December 7, 2018 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena Stage production issue[11]
December 12, 2018 Taipei Taiwan Nangang C3 Field

Notes

  1. ^ The concert of December 9, 2018, at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is a part of Djakarta Warehouse Project 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Tour". The Weeknd's Official Website. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Weeknd Performs First Japan Show With Special Guest Kenshi Yonezu". www.billboard.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Weeknd Will Kick Off First Asia Tour in Hong Kong". Billboard.
  4. ^ Grant, Shawn (August 15, 2018). "The Source |The Weeknd Set to Tour Asia for the First Time". Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Poster-The Weeknd Asia Tour". August 14, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Weeknd Average Setlists of tour: Asia Tour | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Weeknd Performs Alongside Kenshi Yonezu at First Japan Concert". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON | もしもしにっぽん. December 21, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Weeknd Wraps Up 'Live in Asia' Tour in Tokyo: See Recap Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Weeknd Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Weeknd Performs First Japan Show With Special Guest Makuhari Messe". Billboard. December 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Weeknd's Manila concert canceled". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 23, 2018.
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