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The Weeknd shines blinding lights on 2025 tour coming to Houston

The Weeknd will perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on August 27.

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Enigmatic singer The Weeknd will continue his sprawling After Hours Til Dawn tour into 2025 with stadium dates across North America, including a stop at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday, August 30.

The tour, which has had various dates around the world dating back to 2022, will add 26 more concerts from May through September, starting in Phoenix, Arizona on May 9.

The Weeknd is currently scheduled to end the tour with three stops in Texas: In addition to Houston, he'll visit Dallas on August 27 and San Antonio on September 3.

He will be joined by rapper Playboi Carti and special guest Mike Dean on all dates.

The tour announcement comes in conjunction with the release of his new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, the final chapter in his trilogy, following After Hours in 2020 and Dawn FM in 2022.

The album shares a name with a feature film in which The Weeknd will star alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

Written and directed by Trey Edward Schults (Waves), the psychological thriller is both inspired by and features new music from The Weeknd, and is scheduled for release on May 16.

Fans can sign up for the Artist Presale through Tuesday, February 4 at 9 am ET. The Artist Presale will begin Wednesday, February 5 at 10 am local time and run until Thursday, February 6 at 9 am local time.

The Cash App Card presale will begin Thursday, February 6 at 10 am local time, followed by the general onsale on Friday, February 7 at 10 am local time at theweeknd.com/tour.

THE WEEKND: AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN 2025 TOUR DATES

Fri May 09 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium
Sat May 24 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Fri May 30 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium
Thu Jun 05 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Tue Jun 10 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Sat Jun 14 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
Sat Jun 21 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High
Wed Jun 25 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Thu Jun 26 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Sat Jul 05 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Tue Jul 08 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi's Stadium
Sat Jul 12 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
Tue Jul 15 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
Sat Jul 19 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
Thu Jul 24 – Montréal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
Sun Jul 27 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Mon Jul 28 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Wed Jul 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
Sat Aug 02 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium
Tue Aug 12 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
Fri Aug 15 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
Thu Aug 21 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Sun Aug 24 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium
Wed Aug 27 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Sat Aug 30 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
Wed Sep 03 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome

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In Memoriam

Legendary Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely dies at 78

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Joe Ely was a major figure in Texas' progressive country scene.

Joe Ely, the legendary songwriter, singer and storyteller whose career spanned more than five decades, has died from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. He was 78.

In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico, with his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Marie, at his side.

Born February 9, 1947, in Amarillo, Texas, Ely was raised in Lubbock and became a central figure among a generation of influential West Texas musicians. He later settled in Austin, helping shape the city’s reputation as a hub for live music.

As with many local legends, it's hard to tease out what specifically made Ely's time in Austin so great; Austin treasures its live music staples, so being around and staying authentic from the early days is often the most important thing an artist can do.

Ely got his local start at One Knight Tavern, which later became Stubb's BBQ — the artist and the famous venue share a hometown of Lubbock. He alternated nights with emerging guitar great Stevie Ray Vaughn. He built his own recording studio in Dripping Springs, and kept close relationships with other Texas musicians. Later in his career, Ely brought fans into the live music experience, publishing excerpts from his journal and musings on the road in Bonfire of Roadmaps (2010), and was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2022. Austin blues icon Marcia Ball was among Ely's friends who played the induction show.

"Joe Ely performed American roots music with the fervor of a true believer who knew music could transport souls," said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

In the 1970s, Ely signed with MCA Records, launching a career that included decades of recording and touring around the world. His work and performances left a lasting impact on the music scene and influenced a wide range of artists, including the Clash and Bruce Springsteen, according to Rolling Stone.

"His distinctive musical style could only have emerged from Texas, with its southwestern blend of honky-tonk, rock & roll, roadhouse blues, western swing, and conjunto. He began his career in the Flatlanders, with fellow Lubbock natives Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and he would mix their songs with his through 50 years of critically acclaimed recordings. [...]"

Read the full story at KVUE.com. CultureMap has added two paragraphs of context about the Austin portion of Ely's career.

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