The Weeknd abruptly ended his performance in Los Angeles last night (September 3), stopping the sold-out stadium show just three songs in.Early on in the concert at Sofi Stadium – the second in a row at that venue and coming as part of The Weeknd’s current ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ global tour – the artist told fans he was cancelling the show, having lost his voice in the middle of a performance of ‘Can’t Feel My Face’.Per fan-shot footage, the artist exited the stage leaving the song to end without him.
Returning to the stage with the venue lights up, The Weeknd told his stunned audience: “I’m going to make sure everyone is good, you’ll get your money back.
But I’ll do a show real soon for you guys.”The footage also showed The Weeknd offering a personal apology, adding he didn’t want to Tweet or Instagram it.Watch the moment below:.@theweeknd just canceled his la show like 2 songs in from the stage at sofi stadium pic.twitter.com/0auaraL6tW— David Viramontes (@davidviramontes) September 4, 2022Later, The Weeknd – aka Abel Tesfaye – posted a statement on Twitter. “My voice went out during the first song [‘Alone Again’],” he explained. “Felt it go and my heart dropped.“My deepest apologies to my fans here.”pic.twitter.com/wJ73kRWxRC— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) September 4, 2022Fans were quick to respond to The Weeknd’s statement, offering their support.come back better and stronger.
the people booing aren’t real fans. we here with you big dawg— . (@pxosted) September 4, 2022You’ve been touring nonstop for a month+ straight, this is totally understandable, please rest up and feel better soon, we love you.
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