The Weeknd at Jean-Drapeau Park | Huge triumph

About 45. Therefore, 000 people gathered on Thursday at Jean-Drapeau Park by one of the hottest evenings in the summer to attend the triumph of The Weeknd. Furthermore, His tour After Hours til Dawn Famous not only his most recent album trilogy. Moreover, but a career started more than 15 years ago dotted with already timeless success.

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The Canadian R&B singer entered accompanied by around twenty masked. Consequently, women – his dancers – covered from the head to the foot of red fabric. Moreover, Dressed in a black tunic lined with brilliant gilding. Similarly, The Weeknd, also carrying a mask, hers with weeknd jean-drapeau park | huge luminous eyes, started The Abysssong recorded with Lana Del Rey. Wake M^e Up, After Hours, Starboy, Heartless et Faith followed and the pace has never slowed down.

Then Abel Tesfaye – his real name – withdrew his mask, revealing a face with a sincere smile. In addition, With a Quebec accent inherited from his frequent visits to the metropolis at the start of his career. Moreover, the artist asked: “Montreal, how are you? Similarly, »Then he took over the show with Take My Breathtaken from the underestimated Dawn FMpublished in 2022.

Before continuing, the immensity of the scene deserves to be described. At the back, at the bottom of a screen about 200 feet high, collapsed buildings evoking destruction. In front, a titanic golden statue representing an automaton. Hajime Sorayama’s work recalls the character of the classic of dystopian science fiction Metropolisde Fritz Lang.

And then in front of the “sexy robot” – his little name -. two bridges, one leading to a pyramid in the middle of weeknd jean-drapeau park | huge the crowd, the other resembling a tunnel with his four large circles. Employing games of light. powerful pyrotechnic pieces and a trio of musicians, including the brilliant Mike Dean, added to the impressive scenography.

The most popular artist on the Spotify platform. with more than 111 million listeners per month, continued with extracts from the album Beauty Behind the Madnesssuch Can’t Feel My Face, Often et The Hills. After the latter, that the crowd sang by head kill, The Weeknd launched: “Thank you, Montreal, I really love you! Speaking of our city. he spoke of the room Montreal by singing “drop the girls” at the end of the song Kiss Land.

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Happy. generous

If the singer does not manage to reach the same notes on stage in the studio and which sometimes weeknd jean-drapeau park | huge lacks breath, he compensates for his generosity and his gratitude. He has repeatedly mentioned how much the love he receives with each visit here the height. The Weeknd also went to see the crowd to extend the microphone.

The rest was devoted to Hurry Up Tomorrowpublished at the start of the year. The singer-songwriter sang among other things Open Hearts, Cry for Me, São Paulo et Timeless.

A little later. while he was singing the tube I Feel It Comingmade with Daft Punk, the first rockets of the fireworks fired in the round appeared in the sky. The energy. which nevertheless seemed to its height, climbed a notch with Die for You, Call Out My Name Then Wicked Games et The Morningwhich date from the first mixtape de The Weeknd, House of Balloonspublished in 2011.

Megasuccès Save Your Tears. Less Than Zero et Blinding Lights Then made the crowd dance that was far from having enough. However, The Weeknd left the scene after Without a Warningsong that offers a reflection on his career.

The international star. however, returned to offer four last songs: the recent Reflections Laughingtwo other titles for nostalgic for House of Balloons, High for This and the title piece, then Moth to a Flamemade in collaboration with Swedish House Mafia.

The explosive final was delivered in a rain of fireworks, flames and applause fed by a conquered crowd.

Kaytranada as a replacement

Since the American rapper Playboi Carti was unable to cross the border. Quebecer Kaytranada was called in reinforcement to put the table. Spectators could hardly ask for a better replacement since weeknd jean-drapeau park | huge it is one of the most requested DJs on the planet.

Kaytra had also offered an excellent performance in the same place last September. Still behind his console with the appearance of an elegant work office. a cup support support, the Hip-Hop producer and House has gone among the many catchy pieces of his three solos albums and the one recorded with MC Aminé. Among other things. he played 4^eva, 10 %, Track one, Intimidated, Lite Spots et Drip Sweatby sliding a few words in French and English between the pieces.

To launch the evening. while the sun was still very high, the famous producer Mike Dean made his keyboards roar and chained the successes he concocted. He finished with Iron Manfrom Black Sabbath, in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who has just left us.

The Weeknd, Kaytranada and Mike Dean will be back at Jean-Drapeau Park this Friday.