The Weeknd 'Starboy' tour will hit Atlanta in 2017
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene
The Weeknd will embark on his first-ever world tour in 2017 and swing through Atlanta on May 13.
The Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour kicks off Feb. 17 in Sweden, then launches in North America in April.
Tickets for the Atlanta show at Philips Arena will go on sale Nov. 4 via the venue box office, www.livenation.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000. A Citi cardmember pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Nov. 1 through its Private Pass Program (www.citiprivatepass.com).
“Starboy,” the third album from the Canadian R&B-pop singer, is slated for release Nov. 25. His 2015 breakthrough, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” has sold more than a million copies and spawned the ubiquitous hits, “Can’t Feel My Face” and “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey).”
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, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Thursday, May 11, 2016 | 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 |
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
