MSG Entertainment and The Bowery Presents announced today that R&B superstar The Weeknd will perform on the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, October 7th and Tuesday, October 8th at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 12th at 11:00AM and will be available through Ticketmaster.com, by Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at 1-866-858-0008, or in person at the Radio City Music Hall Box Office.
Canadian R&B performer Abel Tesfaye, known as The Weeknd, began his career with the anonymous release of a few songs on YouTube in 2010. The following year,
The Weeknd released three critically acclaimed mix tapes, House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. The mixtapes' songs were remastered and combined with three additional songs to create 2012's Trilogy, which was released under Universal Republic Records and The Weeknd's own label, XO, and was met with critical and commercial success.
In March 2013,
The Weeknd announced his plans for an upcoming album titled, Kiss Land. The title track debuted on The Weeknd's twitter on May 16, 2013.
The Weeknd has won numerous awards, including the 2012 Sirius XM Indie Award for Solo Artist of the Year and 2013 Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.
The Weeknd was most recently nominated for a 2013 BET Award for Best New Artist.
