The Weeknd announces concert at Croke Park
Ellen O'Donoghue
The Weeknd has announced a concert at Croke Park.
The concert is set to take place on Saturday, August 22nd 2026, and is part of an extension of the R&B star's record-breaking After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK.
The Weeknd is a multi-platinum and 7x Diamond certified star, and one of the world's most listened-to artists on Spotify, boasting 111 million monthly listeners and holding the record for the highest number of monthly listeners for over two years.
His record-breaking single Blinding Lights went RIAA-certified Diamond and was named the new No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, surpassing Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist.”
The Weeknd will be joined by Playboi Carti on all European and UK dates, including Dublin's Croke Park.
Tickets are set to go on general sale on Friday, September 12th at 12pm.
The tour is produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Nespresso, with the next leg kicking off on Monday, April 20th in Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguro and includes stops in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, London, Madrid and more.
The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour celebrates The Weeknd's acclaimed album trilogy featuring After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025).
The North American leg included over 40 sold-out stadium shows.
The After Hours Til Dawn Tour originally launched in 2022 and has become the biggest R&B tour in history, according to promoters.
Tickets for the Croke Park concert will first be available via the artist presale beginning on Tuesday, September 9th at 12pm local time, followed by a Mastercard presale at 2pm, and a Nespresso presale will take place on Thursday, September 11th at 12pm local time.
General sale of tickets begins on Friday, September 12th at 12pm.
Tickets for Dublin will cost from €60.85 to €690, subject to Ticketmaster charges.
As part of the 2026 tour, promoters have said The Weeknd is partnering with Global Citizen to raise funds to provide access to quality education for children around the world through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
He will also continue to partner with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide funds to the XO Humanitarian Fund, which supports the organisation’s response to the unprecedented global hunger crisis.
€1 from each ticket sold across Europe, £1 in the UK and the $1 equivalent in Mexico and Brazil will be donated to these two organisations.
Fans will also have the opportunity to earn one pair of free tickets to each tour date by taking action to end extreme poverty with Global Citizen. For more information, visit www.globalcitizen.org.