‘I Came Back With a Vengeance’: 7 Best Moments From Launch of The Weeknd’s Sold-Out Run at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium

The Weeknd has a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles. He wanted to flee from the fast life on “Escape From LA” from his 2020 blockbuster album After Hours. Five years later, he reflected on simpler, sun-soaked times on “Take Me Back to LA” off of his latest album Hurry Up Tomorrow. But on Wednesday night (June 25), he seemed genuinely happy to be back in the city he’s called home for years.

“It’s been way too long, Los Angeles. It’s been way too long. We have some memories on this stage right here, don’t we?” he reminded the 70,000 fans at SoFi Stadium.

The Weeknd and SoFi have quite the history. During his second of two sold-out shows at the Inglewood, Calif. stadium in September 2022, the Ethiopian-Canadian superstar lost his voice, an incident that made the pop star feel so defeated that he began debating taking a curtain call on the persona fans have come to know and love and inspired his first feature film Hurry Up Tomorrow that was released in theaters earlier this year. Even though he performed two make-up shows in November 2022, one might expect him to experience PTSD stepping back on that stage three years later. But for The Weeknd, how could he fear a venue he’s now made history at? KTLA 5 reported that the “Blinding Lights” hitmaker now holds the record for the most sold-out shows by a male artist at SoFi Stadium with a total of seven shows, three from the 2022 leg of the After Hours Til Dawn Tour and four from this current 2025 leg.

Here are the seven best moments from The Weeknd’s first SoFi Stadium stop of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour.