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Haunted House Inspired by The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Album Headed to Universal Studios in Orlando and Hollywood

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The Weeknd is collaborating for the first time ever with Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights to create brand-new, horrifying haunted houses based on his critically acclaimed After Hours album. Visitors can experience The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare starting on September 2 at Universal Orlando Resort and on September 8 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Weeknd is known for creating unique music that combines audacious, provocative lyrics with cutting-edge sounds and menacing undertones. The Weeknd’s fourth straight number-one album, After Hours, produced a series of top-charting singles, including “Too Late,” “Heartless,” “In Your Eyes,” and the hugely successful song “Blinding Lights,” which Billboard named the greatest Hot 100 hit of all time. Select songs from the compelling album are being transformed into a horror movie soundtrack for Halloween Horror Nights’ obscenely eerie experience this fall.

“I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life. I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madness!” said The Weeknd.

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The brand-new Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses on both coasts will be infused with the sinister undercurrent that drives The Weeknd’s mysterious persona. Visitors will enter a surreal living nightmare with grotesque characters and themes inspired by The Weeknd’s music and short films while the spooky sounds of “After Hours” echo throughout the experience. Guests will be challenged to survive the night while trapped within the terrifying, unexpected world of “The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare” – a place that only exists in The Weeknd’s vivid imagination and from which one may never escape. They will be stalked by slashers, bandaged maniacs, gruesome toad-like creatures, and other unfathomable horrors from the artist’s mind.

“We are thrilled to take guests inside of the mind of The Weeknd, who is a Halloween Horror Nights fan himself,” said John Murdy, Executive Producer of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.  “This is an unprecedented haunted house that is going to shatter the expectations of our guests and immerse them in an unforgettable experience that is equally unexpected and terrifying,” added Charles Gray, Senior Show Director for Entertainment Creative Development at Universal Orlando Resort. 

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort starts on Friday, September 2, and all tickets are currently on sale. Online discounts are available for single-night tickets, as well as a number of Frequent Fear Pass options that let visitors experience the horror for several nights.

You can get a preview of the experience below.

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The Weeknd Announces ‘After Hours Nightmare,’ A Haunted House Experience At Universal Studios

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Fans of The Weeknd have described his earlier sounds as “haunted strip club music.” While this may be a fair assessment, the singer has announced he will be taking his music to the realm of haunted houses. Beginning this September, The Weeknd will launch “After Hours Nightmare,” a series of Universal Studios parks’ Halloween Horror Nights series.

The houses will take inspiration from The Weeknd’s After Hours album era and will be set to music from the album. According to a press release, visitors to either of the haunted houses at Universal Studios in Orlando or Universal Studios in Hollywood will be “stalked by slashers, bandaged maniacs, gruesome toad-like creatures and other unfathomable horrors from the mind of the artist.”

“I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life,” said The Weeknd in a statement. “I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madness!”

“After Hours Nightmare” kicks off September 2 at Universal Orlando Resort and September 8 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Check out the official teaser above.

32-Year-Old Man Falls to His Death at The Weeknd’s Philly Tour Stop

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A 32-year-old man fell to his death at Lincoln Financial Field, the host site for The Weeknd’s Philadelphia tour stop. According to CBS 3 Philly, the man was sitting on an escalator rail and fell 40 feet just before 11 p.m.

The man was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after midnight. He was identified as Hugo Sanchez and the incident is believed to be an accident.

The show was the first of The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour, which saw the opening night in Toronto get canceled due to an outage at Rogers Centre. Following the cancellation of opening night, Live Nation and The Weeknd released statements:

The Weeknd was onsite and ready to play but due to the nationwide Rogers network outage The Weeknd show planned for this evening at Rogers Centre will be postponed as the venue’s operations & infrastructure are not possible until full service is back .Please hold on to your ticket. Updates on a new date coming soon.

– Live Nation

“I’m crushed & heartbroken. Been at the venue all day but it’s out of my hands because of the Rogers outage.  Operations and safety are compromised and I tried my absolute best.  This one hurts the most, and we will make this show happen, but unfortunately not tonight. I know how long you’ve been waiting and how hard a lot of you worked to make it to the show and experience this special moment with me.  I can’t wait to see you all.”

– The Weeknd wrote on Instagram

The Weeknd also stopped at Metlife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area, which went on without any issues.

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A Man Died At The Weeknd’s Philadelphia Concert After A Big Fall

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On July 14, The Weeknd kicked off his After Hours Til Dawn tour at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. There was a heartwarming story from that show, as The Weeknd flew out a young fan, who was seen heartbroken outside of The Weeknd’s canceled Toronto concert.

However, the Philadelphia concert also had some tragedy: CBS3 Philly reports a 32-year-old man, who a friend identified to the station as Hugo Sanchez, died at the show. Officials say just before 11 p.m., Sanchez was sitting on an escalator rail and fell about 40 feet. He was rushed to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. Per officials, the incident appears to have been an accident but an investigation is ongoing.

According to a previous CBS3 report, the station reached out to promoter Live Nation for a statement but had yet to hear back, while Lincoln Financial Field representatives declined to comment out of respect for Zanchez’s family.

The Weeknd has yet to offer a public statement about the incident. After the show, though, he did share a gallery of photos from it on Instagram and write, “Philadelphia … we finally did it. thank you for helping me ring in the tour. last night was emotional for all of us. i could feel every single one of you. next stop NEW YORK !”

The Weeknd To Star In HBO Max’s Drama Series “The Idol”

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The Weeknd will be in a drama series that show viewers all aspects of life in Hollywood. The Weeknd has dropped a sneak peek into the drama series titled “The Idol” on Instagram. The new series will stream on HBO Max. In addition, the cast includes Lily-Rose Depp, Troye Sivan, and Debby Ryan. The trailer […]

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Roger Waters Says He’s ‘Far, Far, Far More Important’ Than Drake And The Weeknd ‘Will Ever Be’

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Roger Waters has proven himself to be a fairly mercurial figure, albeit one who’s heart has always seemed to be in the right place. The Pink Floyd vocalist recently took aim at Facebook, who wanted to use a Pink Floyd song for one of their ads and once famously suggested that Marron 5 oughta take a knee when they performed at the Super Bowl halftime show. While Waters has one of the greatest live concert productions on the planet, it might be getting to his head a bit based on his latest comments about his superiority to acts like Drake and The Weeknd.

In an interview with Toronto’s The Globe And Mail paper, Waters seemed to object to the publication and other Canadian media’s decision to give ink to The Weeknd’s After Hours Tour kickoff at the Rogers Centre rather than Waters’ two-night run at Scotiabank Arena. The Weeknd of course had to cancel the hometown tour stop because of Rogers Communications’ outages, while Waters’ show went on as planned. Regardless, Waters’ concern was clearly from a legacy standpoint.

“…With all due respect to the Weeknd or Drake or any of them,” Waters said. “I am far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be, however many billions of streams they’ve got. There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives.”

His comments seem to stem from the inherently political nature of his and Pink Floyd’s music as opposed to what he might be deeming as comparatively vapid output from Drake and The Weeknd. Waters indeed makes powerful statements on stage, but this does feel a bit misguided. “I have no idea what or who the Weeknd is, because I don’t listen to much music,” Waters added. “People have told me he’s a big act. Well, good luck to him. I’ve got nothing against him. Would it not have been possible to review his show one night and my show another night?”

Ah, the age old desire for press coverage. “I’m not trying to make a personal attack. I’m just saying it seemed odd,” Waters said, in a mild backpedal. It does seem strange that Waters would concern himself with these matters. His music speaks for itself and whether or not Canadian media shines the light on his appearance in the country in relation to what other Canadian (and non-Canadian stars) are doing, should really not affect the message he’s trying to get across. He’s too good for that. Ultimately, this rant feels like nothing short of an “old man yells at cloud” moment.

The Weeknd Shares A New Trailer From His Upcoming HBO Show, ‘The Idol’

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Last summer, The Weeknd announced a new show with HBO called The Idol. The series is co-created and co-executive produced with Reza Fahim and Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and the six-episode show is “set against the backdrop of the music industry and centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol”. A little over a year after the show was announced, The Weeknd has now shared a new trailer for it. The 90-second clip features The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, who both star in The Idol, as they go through chaotic moments at a mansion, out in the city, and more.

The road towards The Idol hasn’t been entirely smooth. Back in April, HBO announced that the series would undergo an overhaul due to the decision to head in a “new creative direction.” In a statement, HBO wrote, “The production will be adjusting its cast and crew accordingly to best serve this new approach to the series.” Three months after that update was shared, the series’ cast now includes Troye Sivan, Jennie Kim, Debby Ryan, Rachel Sennott, Steve Zissis, Hari Nef, Juliebeth Gonzalez, Melanie Liburd, Tunde Adebimpe, Elizabeth Berkley, Nico Hiraga, and more.

You can watch the trailer for the upcoming show, which does not have a release date yet, in the video above.