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Five stars for The Weeknd at Etihad Stadium, Manchester — a singer at the peak of his powers

The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn tour landed in Manchester, where he put on a spectacular show at the Etihad Stadium, performing in a fantasy city set among vertiginous buildings made of stainless steel.

The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn tour made its way to the UK, with Manchester being the first city to host the Canadian star's first UK gigs since 2017.
The Etihad Stadium was transformed into a fantasy city consisting of vertiginous buildings made from stainless steel, with a runway stretching the length of the pitch and a circular stage above it.
The show featured a robot statue designed by Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama, pyrotechnics, and the best light show seen at a stadium gig.
Tesfaye was dressed in white, wore a metallic face mask for the first half of the show and serenaded the robot statue and the audience.
Twenty-eight dancers joined him, dressed in flowing white outfits, and the songs were mixed into one another, creating a brooding yet highly stylized soundscape.

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