You probably won’t be able to feel your face after reading this – after much speculation and hot anticipation, The Weeknd is bringing his Starboy world tour to Australia!

Abel Tesfaye, who performs under the moniker The Weeknd, emerged shrouded in mystery in 2012, when he uploaded three tracks to YouTube that picked up near-immediate buzz – despite the fact that nothing was known about the artist who posted them. The tracks eventually got the attention of fellow Toronto artist Drake, who linked to the songs via his blog. Before the year was out, the songs were getting great write-ups on the music-hipster bible Pitchfork and in The New York Times.

The Weeknd followed up the next year with three mixtapes – House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence – that served to further ramp up his profile. In the midst of the critical acclaim he made his first concert performances, including collaborations with Drake. The three mixtapes eventually became the first Weeknd album, 2011’s Trilogy.

On tour, Abel re-creates his recorded music with the help of some live backing musicians and can be counted on to bring an eye-popping light show. Fans consistently give him kudos for the quality and depth of his live vocals – trust us when we say you will not want to sleep on this.

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