Days after kicking off the final leg of his “After Hours Til Dawn” tour, The Weeknd — aka Abel Tesfaye — stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night for an extended appearance that included a big surprise for some college graduates.
Earlier on Thursday, Tesfaye and Fallon crashed a Fordham University graduation celebration at the school’s Lincoln Center campus, where The Weeknd surprised students with impromptu performances of “Blinding Lights” and “I Can’t Feel My Face.” The scene was captured by The Tonight Show cameras and shown during Thursday night’s episode.
Those weren’t The Weeknd’s only performances of the day, however, as he also took the stage at 30 Rock to sing “Baptized In Fear” and “Open Hearts” from his latest album, Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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Additionally, Tesfaye sat down with Fallon for what was touted as his first-ever late-night television interview, discussing the album, its companion film, and his unabashed love for Tom Cruise.
The Weeknd’s appearance follows the January release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, the third installment in a trilogy of albums that began with 2020’s After Hours and marks Tesfaye’s final release under his “Weeknd” persona before he potentially shifts to releasing music under his birth name. The companion film is in theaters this weekend.
The Weeknd’s “After Hours Til Dawn” tour will next make stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Toronto, Miami, and more cities before wrapping in San Antonio, Texas in September (get tickets here).
For more, revisit the review of Hurry Up Tomorrow by Consequence’s Paolo Ragusa, where he praises it as a “dense and emotional” swan song for Tesfaye’s run as The Weeknd.
The Weeknd 2025 Tour Dates:
May 2025
05/24 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field (Get Tickets)
05/25 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field (Get Tickets)
05/30 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (Get Tickets)
05/31 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (Get Tickets)
June 2025
06/05 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/06 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/07 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/10 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/11 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/21 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High (Get Tickets)
06/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Get Tickets)
06/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Get Tickets)
July 2025
07/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium (Get Tickets)
07/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium (Get Tickets)
07/08 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium (Get Tickets)
07/09 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium (Get Tickets)
07/12 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field (Get Tickets)
07/15 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place (Get Tickets)
07/16 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place (Get Tickets)
07/19 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium (Get Tickets)
07/24 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau (Get Tickets)
07/25 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau (Get Tickets)
07/27 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre (Get Tickets)
07/28 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre (Get Tickets)
07/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field (Get Tickets)
07/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field (Get Tickets)
August/September 2025
08/02 – Landover, MD @ Northwest Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/07 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre (Get Tickets)
08/08 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre (Get Tickets)
08/12 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/15 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/16 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/24 – Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/27 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/28 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/30 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium (Get Tickets)
08/31 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium (Get Tickets)
09/03 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome (Get Tickets)
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