On February 20, 2020,
the Weeknd announced through social media plans to tour North America and Europe later that year in support of his fourth studio album,
After Hours (2020).
88Glam,
Sabrina Claudio, and
Don Toliver were announced as supporting acts for the tour. In May 2020, following raising concerns of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic and
lockdowns,
Live Nation announced plans to postpone all concerts to the following year; rescheduled concerts to commence in June 2021 and conclude in November of the same year. Claudio and Toliver were announced to return as supporting acts, with Toliver only performing for concerts in North America;
Black Atlass was announced as co-support for Claudio for European concerts, replacing 88Glam. That November, the
National Football League announced the Weeknd would headline the
Super Bowl LV halftime show on February 7, 2021. On February 3, 2021, four days prior to the halftime show, the Weeknd and Live Nation announced the tour would be postponed a second time due to the continued concern of the pandemic, with 19 new dates added onto the itinerary for 2022. That October, a third postponement was announced, again for 2022, with venue changes from arenas to stadiums. The Weeknd cited ongoing demand and "constraints of arenas" for the change of venue type. In January 2022, the Weeknd released his fifth studio album,
Dawn FM. Two months later, the newly-retitled After Hours til Dawn Tour was announced, with
Doja Cat serving as supporting act. That May, Doja Cat withdrew from the tour as supporting act, citing required surgery on her tonsils. The following month,
Snoh Aalegra,
Mike Dean, and
Kaytranada were announced as the new support acts. During the September 3, 2022, concert at
SoFi Stadium in
Inglewood, California, the Weeknd abruptly ended the show only three songs in, claiming to have lost his voice; he promised a full refund of the concert, and a "real show soon". He subsequently issued a formal apology on his social media accounts. Twenty-four days later, the rescheduled concert was announced, in addition to a second concert at the venue. That November, concerts in Europe and Latin America were announced. Supplemental shows were subsequently announced due to demand. On February 2, 2023, the Weeknd announced that a concert film, titled
The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium, would premiere on
HBO Max on February 25. Seven days later,
HBO dropped the trailer for the film, and announced it would air the concert on the network, in addition to the streaming service. A live album
Live at SoFi Stadium followed on March 3 of the same year. That August, concerts in Australia and New Zealand were announced to take place between November and December of the same year, with Chxrry22 and Dean serving as supporting acts. Due to demand, additional concerts in Australia were announced; two weeks prior to the November 20 kick off in
Brisbane, the dates were postponed to 2024, citing "unforeseen circumstances". In April 2024, it was announced the concerts in New Zealand were cancelled. That August, select concerts in
Melbourne and
Sydney were announced with
Anna Lunoe added as support act, and dates in Brisbane cancelled. On January 31, 2025, the same day his sixth studio album
Hurry Up Tomorrow released, concerts in North America were announced, with Dean and
Playboi Carti as support acts. That September, additional concerts in Europe and Latin America territories were announced for 2026, with Playboi Carti and
Anitta announced as supporting acts, respectively. Additional supplementary dates were subsequently announced. ==Stage and aesthetic==