KL gets the final Weeknd: 130,000 fans, two nights, one epic ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour send-off

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — After more than four years of touring the globe, The Weeknd is bringing his blockbuster After Hours Til Dawn tour to a close in Kuala Lumpur, where an estimated 130,000 fans are expected to turn out for its two-night finale.

The Canadian superstar will take over TM National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on November 4 and 5, with concert organiser Live Nation Malaysia anticipating crowds of around 65,000 each night.

For Live Nation Malaysia managing director Paramananthan Rajagopal, securing the tour’s grand finale marks a major milestone for Malaysia’s live entertainment scene.

“Obviously, The Weeknd is one of those shows Malaysian fans have been anticipating for a very long time.

“This is the final stop of his tour, and I feel like the stars aligned for us to secure the grand finale of a five-year global run — it’s going to be epic.

“It’s a major year for both Live Nation Malaysia and Malaysian concertgoers,” he told Malay Mail today.

That anticipation has already spilled over into a dedicated merchandise pre-sale at Bukit Jalil, which organisers added to the schedule to cope with overwhelming demand.

Speaking to Malay Mail at the event, Paramananthan said the additional shopping day was not part of the original plan.

“This wasn’t supposed to happen, but demand was so high that we created a pre-sale ahead of the main show just to accommodate everyone,” he said.

With tens of thousands of concertgoers descending on Bukit Jalil over the next two nights, organisers are also bracing for heavy traffic around the stadium.

Paramananthan urged fans to use public transport instead of driving, with train operating hours extended until 12.30am to ease the post-concert rush.

He thanked Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh and Prasarana Malaysia Berhad for helping coordinate the arrangements, adding that the extension was limited by tight operational schedules ahead of the following working day.

The possibility of rain poses another challenge for the outdoor concerts, although Paramananthan said organisers were prepared to work around Malaysia’s unpredictable weather.

“We also know the weather isn’t ideal for outdoor concerts, but we embrace it. As Malaysians, we understand the weather pattern really well — it rains, and then it stops.

“That’s why we make the most of the dry windows, ensuring everyone can move around smoothly, grab their food and merchandise, and enjoy the experience,” he said.

The After Hours Til Dawn tour, which officially began on July 14, 2022, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has become the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist, raking in approximately US$1.07 billion (RM4.36 billion) as of September 2026, according to Pollstar.

The record-breaking figure is expected to grow further once earnings from the tour’s final Asian leg are tallied.

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吉隆坡，11 月 3 日讯——经过四年多的全球巡演，The Weeknd 的轰动一时的“After Hours Til Dawn”巡回演唱会将在吉隆坡落下帷幕，预计将有约 13 万名歌迷到场观看为期两晚的最终演出。

这位加拿大巨星将于 11 月 4 日和 5 日在武吉加里尔的 TM 国家体育场举行演唱会，演唱会主办方 Live Nation Malaysia 预计每晚将吸引约 65,000 名观众。

对于 Live Nation 马来西亚总经理 Paramananthan Rajagopal 而言，确保此次巡演的盛大闭幕演出标志着马来西亚现场娱乐界的一个重要里程碑。

“显然，The Weeknd 的演出是马来西亚歌迷期待已久的演出之一。”

“这是他巡演的最后一站，我觉得一切都恰到好处，让我们能够为这场为期五年的全球巡演画上一个完美的句号——这将是一场史诗般的盛事。”

“对于 Live Nation Malaysia 和马来西亚的演唱会爱好者来说，今年都是意义非凡的一年，”他今天告诉《马来邮报》。

这种期待已经蔓延到武吉加里尔，组织者专门为此增设了商品预售环节，以应对巨大的需求。

帕拉马南坦在活动现场接受《马来邮报》采访时表示，增加购物日并不在原计划之内。

“这原本不应该发生，但需求量太大，所以我们在正式展会之前进行了预售，以满足所有人的需求，”他说。

接下来两晚将有数万名音乐会观众涌入武吉加里尔，组织者也正在为体育场周围可能出现的交通拥堵做好准备。

帕拉马南坦呼吁歌迷们乘坐公共交通工具而不是开车，火车运营时间已延长至凌晨 12:30，以缓解演唱会后的交通拥堵。

他感谢联邦直辖区部长杨巧双和马来西亚国家基建公司协助协调安排，并补充说，由于下一个工作日之前的运营日程安排紧张，延期受到限制。

降雨的可能性给户外音乐会带来了另一个挑战，不过帕拉马南坦表示，组织者已做好准备应对马来西亚变幻莫测的天气。

“我们也知道这样的天气并不适合举办户外音乐会，但我们欣然接受。作为马来西亚人，我们非常了解这里的天气模式——下雨，然后雨停。”

“这就是为什么我们要充分利用干燥的窗口期，确保每个人都能顺利地四处走动，购买食物和商品，享受购物体验，”他说。

据 Pollstar 报道，截至 2026 年 9 月，After Hours Til Dawn 巡回演唱会于 2022 年 7 月 14 日在宾夕法尼亚州费城的林肯金融球场正式拉开帷幕，已成为收入最高的男歌手个人巡回演唱会，收入约为 10.7 亿美元（43.6 亿令吉）。

预计在统计完巡回赛最后一场亚洲站的收入后，这一破纪录的数字还会进一步增长。

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