THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES STARBOY: LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR – Phase One Of North American & European Tour Spanning 11 Countries and Over 40 Cities Launches Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden – – Tickets For Both North American and European Dates On Sale Friday, Nov. 4 at LiveNation.com – LOS ANGELES (Oct. 31, 2016) – Grammy Award®- winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd unveiled details behind his first-ever world tour – Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour. Phase one of the North American and European spanning tour will kick off on Friday, Feb. 17 in Stockholm, Sweden at The Globe and visit 14 additional cities across Europe including Paris, London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Oslo, Copenhagen and more before heading to North America on Tuesday, April 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The North American leg of the tour will bring the genre-spanning artist to an additional 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada including stops in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle and more. Promoted exclusively by Live Nation, the Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour 2017 will support the The Weeknd’s highly-anticipated new album, Starboy, due out Friday, Nov. 28 on XO/Republic Records. A Citi® cardmember pre-sale begins Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets for both the North American and European dates for the Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour 2017 go on sale Friday, Nov. 4 at www.livenation.com. Starting off his career anonymously, The Weeknd first broke into the music scene with the 2011 mixtape House of Balloons followed by studio album Kiss Land in 2013 and the widely recognized Beauty Behind the Madness that earned him two Grammy Awards in 2015, an RIAA triple-platinum certification for cumulative sales in excess of 3 million, 16 RIAA certifications from tracks alone with “The Hills” [7x- platinum], “Can’t Feel My Face” [5x-platinum], “Often” [2x-platinum], “In The Night” [platinum], and “Acquainted” [platinum]. “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” even garnered The Weeknd his first ever Academy Award® nomination in the category of “Best Original Song.” The Weeknd’s fourth full-length album “Starboy” is set for release November 25, 2016. The title track featuring Daft Punk broke the record for “Most Release Weekend Streams Ever” upon its release. In less than a week, the single amassed over 17 million streams globally and 6.5 million streams in the United States, becoming #1 Most Added at Top 40, Rhythm, Urban, and Hot AC. THE WEEKND – LEGEND OF THE FALL 2017 WORLD TOUR *All dates, cities and venues below subject to change. Friday, February 17, 2017 Stockholm, Sweden The Globe Sunday, February 19, 2017 Oslo, Norway Spektrum Monday, February 20, 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena Friday, February 24, 2017 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome Sunday, February 26, 2017 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena Thursday, March 2, 2017 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena Friday, March 3, 2017 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis Sunday, March 5, 2017 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena Tuesday, March 7, 2017 London, UK O2 Arena Wednesday, March 8, 2017 London, UK O2 Arena Friday, March 10, 2017 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro Saturday, March 11, 2017 Newcastle, UK Newcastle Arena Monday, March 13, 2017 Birmingham, UK Barclaycard Arena Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Leeds, UK First Direct Arena Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Seattle, WA Key Arena Friday, April 28, 2017 San Jose, CA SAP Center Saturday, April 29, 2017 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena Thursday, May 4, 2017 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Saturday, May 6, 2017 Houston, TX Toyota Center Monday, May 9, 2017 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center Wednesday, May 11, 2017 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center Friday, May 12, 2017 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena Saturday, May 13, 2017 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center Thursday, May 18, 2017 Washington, DC Verizon Center Friday, May 19, 2017 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburns Hills Friday, May 26, 2017 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Sunday, May 28, 2017 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre Friday, June 2, 2017 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Saturday, June 3, 2017 Long Island, NY The New Coliseum Sunday, June 4, 2017 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Friday, June 9, 2017 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. For The Weeknd, contact: Amanda Silverman [email protected] Dvora Englefield [email protected] For Live Nation, contact: Victor Trevino [email protected] .