Fans, personal shoppers and parents: Huge crowd forms early for The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn merchandise pre-sale in Bukit Jalil

Fans of The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour in Kuala Lumpur eagerly queued up as early as 10 am for merchandise pre-sales, which began at 2 pm at the TM National Stadium.

The queue featured personal shoppers like Ammarcs, securing items for customers, and supportive parents like Nina Ibrahim, ensuring their children's safety.

While some fans came well-prepared for the heat with essentials like umbrellas and power banks, others like Shaqeel from Sri Lanka wished they had done so.

The event marks the final stop for The Weeknd's tour, with upcoming performances on November 4 and 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, November 3 — Despite merchandise sales for The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour in KL opening at 2pm, eager fans began lining up as early as 10am, hoping to secure official concert gear.

Held at Car Park C of the TM National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, today’s merchandise pre-sale drew crowds of eager fans, personal shoppers, and supportive parents, all braving the sweltering afternoon heat.

Fortunately for fans, organiser Livenation Malaysia has prepared several water stations around the area as well as a medic team on standby to accommodate queuing fans.

And not just that, several fans also came prepared with umbrellas, snacks, handheld fans and some even brought along foldable chairs to get through the day.

One of the first in line was Ammarcs, a 23-year-old personal shopper from Kepong who has been waiting in line since 10am.

“I was afraid the line would be massive by the time I got here, but luckily the crowd wasn’t too big yet.

“If I came late, my main concern was missing out on the exact sizes my customers asked for,” Ammarcs told Malay Mail.

Ammarcs who is also a student, said that he has been a personal shopper for around two years now and for today’s session, he decided to open up 20 slots where he would charge RM10 per item.

He pointed out that he could get more customers however he decided to cap his customer list at 20 people only to not stress himself out.

Armed with just an umbrella, a powerbank and a luggage bag, Ammarcs said that these are amongst the essential items he needs whenever he is on the job.

“A mobile phone is a must, followed by a power bank and, of course, a luggage bag—which actually has several other bags packed inside it.

“I also brought a lot of IKEA bags as backups to put all the stuff in along with a pen and notebook just in case my phone freezes, so I still have all the order details written down,” he said.

He added that personal shopping is just a part-time gig for him as it is a great way for him to secure some extra income especially with him still studying at the moment.

Meanwhile, 47-year-old Nina Ibrahim and her husband have been taking shelter under a tree since 12pm while waiting for their 20-year-old daughter who was in queue for the merchandise.

Nina and her family are from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and they are currently in town to visit their relatives here.

“We came to visit relatives, and the concert timing just happened to align.

“My daughter is a big fan of The Weeknd, and since we traveled a long way, I was worried about safety if she queued alone.

“That’s why we decided to join her here today,” Nina said.

Aside from that, 26-year-old Shaqeel from Sri Lanka who was also in the queuing line wished that he came more prepared.

“I really wished I’ve brought an umbrella, a fan and a bottle of water with me because I didnt expect it would be this hot.

“I didnt come prepared at all.

“But I’m wearing shorts so at least I have that going for me and I got my powerbank with me to keep my phone alive, so that’s good enough,” he said.

Shaqeel who has been a fan of The Weeknd since 2013 said that he came all the way from Sri Lanka just to catch The Weeknd live in person and he has been enjoying the Malaysia experience so far.

“I just flew in from Sri Lanka a day before yesterday and although I came here alone, but I am meeting up with a few friends who are living here.

“My experience has been great so far, I’m staying nearby Pavillion in Bukit Bintang and I have to say the food here are great.

“I will be staying here for until Monday and I might be visiting other places such as Melaka and also Genting Highlands while I’m here,” he said.

As the merchandise pre-sale booth opens sharply at 2pm, it only took 20 minutes for 19-year-old Mohd Arfat Abdul Rashid to secure his merchandise.

Arfat who was in queue since 11am initially wanted to buy just a hoodie for himself however ended up buying another jersey because the quality is too good for him to resist.

“It was better than I expected, I really thought the jersey was just going to be a normal jersey but then I found out its a thick layer kind of jersey.

“I’m like wow, the thing is, I wasn’t even planning to buy the jersey but it was actually nice, I just had to buy it,” he said.

Arfat is a student who is also working a part time job and he said that he had to make excuses to his boss in order for him to line up for the merchandise.

“I’m so excited for the show tomorrow, and I’m really proud of myself for making it here.

“I’ve been wanting to see him live for so long, so I saved up for months—it took me eight months to afford the ticket and this jersey.

“Even though I couldn’t get VIP passes, just being able to attend is more than good enough for me,” Arfat said.

The Weeknd will be performing in Malaysia on November 4 and 5 at the TM National Stadium in Bukit Jalil in part of his After Hours Till Dawn Tour.

This will also mark his final stop for the tour which has been ongoing since 2022.

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The Weeknd 的 After Hours Til Dawn 巡回演唱会在吉隆坡举行，歌迷们早在上午 10 点就迫不及待地在 TM 国家体育场排队等候预售商品，预售活动于下午 2 点开始。

排队的人群中，有像 Ammarcs 这样的私人购物员，他们为顾客挑选商品；还有像 Nina Ibrahim 这样尽心尽力的家长，他们确保孩子的安全。

虽然有些球迷做好了充分的防暑准备，带上了雨伞和充电宝等必需品，但像来自斯里兰卡的沙基尔这样的球迷却后悔自己没有带这些。

此次活动是威肯巡回演唱会的最后一站，接下来的演出将于11月4日和5日举行。

吉隆坡，11月3日讯——尽管The Weeknd在吉隆坡的“After Hours Til Dawn”巡回演唱会周边商品销售于下午2点开始，但热情的歌迷早在上午10点就开始排队，希望能买到官方演唱会周边商品。

今天在武吉加里尔TM国家体育场C停车场举行的商品预售活动吸引了大批热情的粉丝、私人购物者和到场支持的家长，他们都无惧午后酷热的天气。

幸运的是，主办方 Livenation Malaysia 在现场周围设置了多个饮水站，并安排了一支医疗队随时待命，为排队的歌迷提供服务。

不仅如此，还有不少球迷自带雨伞、零食、手持扇子，甚至有人带了折叠椅来度过这一天。

排在队伍最前面的人之一是来自甲洞的 23 岁私人购物员 Ammarcs，他从早上 10 点就开始排队了。

“我担心我到的时候队伍会很长，但幸运的是，人群还不算太多。”

“如果我迟到了，我最担心的是无法提供顾客要求的确切尺寸，”阿马克斯告诉《马来邮报》。

同样身为学生的阿马克斯表示，他做私人购物员已经有两年左右的时间了，今天他决定开放 20 个名额，每件商品收费 10 马币。

他指出，他可以获得更多客户，但他决定将客户名单限制在 20 人，以免给自己造成压力。

阿马克斯说，他工作时只需要一把雨伞、一个充电宝和一个行李袋，这些就是他工作时所需的基本物品。

“手机是必备品，其次是充电宝，当然还有行李袋——实际上行李袋里还装着好几个其他的包。”

“我还带了很多宜家购物袋作为备用，用来装所有东西，还带了笔和笔记本，以防我的手机死机，这样我还能把所有订单详情都记下来，”他说。

他还补充说，私人购物只是他的一份兼职工作，因为这对他来说是一个很好的赚取额外收入的方式，尤其是他目前还在读书。

与此同时，47岁的尼娜·易卜拉欣和她的丈夫从中午12点开始就一直躲在树下，等待他们20岁的女儿排队购买商品。

妮娜和她的家人来自沙巴州亚庇，他们目前来这里探望亲戚。

“我们来探亲，碰巧赶上音乐会的时间。”

“我女儿是The Weeknd的忠实粉丝，由于我们远道而来，我担心如果她独自排队会有安全隐患。

“所以我们今天决定来这里陪她，”妮娜说。

除此之外，同样在排队的斯里兰卡26岁小伙沙基尔希望自己当时能准备得更充分一些。

“我真希望我带了把伞、一把扇子和一瓶水，因为我没想到会这么热。”

“我完全没有做好准备。”

“但我穿着短裤，至少这一点还不错，而且我还带了充电宝，可以给手机充电，这就足够了，”他说。

自 2013 年以来一直是 The Weeknd 粉丝的 Shaqeel 表示，他特地从斯里兰卡远道而来，就是为了亲眼观看 The Weeknd 的现场演出，到目前为止，他一直很享受在马来西亚的体验。

“我前天刚从斯里兰卡飞过来，虽然我是独自一人来的，但我会和几个住在这里的朋友见面。”

“到目前为止，我的体验非常棒，我住在武吉免登附近的柏威年酒店，不得不说这里的食物很棒。”

他说：“我将在这里待到周一，期间我可能会去其他地方看看，比如马六甲和云顶高原。”

由于商品预售摊位下午 2 点准时开售，19 岁的 Mohd Arfat Abdul Rashid 只用了 20 分钟就买到了自己的商品。

阿尔法特从上午 11 点就开始排队，最初只想给自己买一件连帽衫，但最终又买了一件球衣，因为质量太好了，他无法抗拒。

“比我想象的要好，我真的以为这件球衣只是一件普通的球衣，但后来我发现它是一件厚实的球衣。”

“我当时就想，哇，其实我本来没打算买这件球衣，但它真的很好看，我忍不住就买了，”他说。

阿尔法特是一名学生，同时也在做兼职工作。他说，为了能去排队购买商品，他不得不向老板找借口请假。

“我非常期待明天的演出，我为自己能走到今天这一步感到非常自豪。”

“我一直很想看他的现场演出，所以我攒了好几个月的钱——我花了八个月才买得起这张票和这件球衣。”

“虽然我没能拿到VIP通行证，但能参加对我来说就已经足够好了，”阿尔法特说。

The Weeknd 将于 11 月 4 日和 5 日在马来西亚武吉加里尔的 TM 国家体育场举行“After Hours Till Dawn”巡回演唱会。

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