The Weeknd kicks off first Asia tour in Hong Kong with seamless set
- The artist performed a polished set made up of numbers from three award-winning albums
Leading Canadian R&B artist The Weeknd kicked off his first Asia tour on Friday with a live show in Hong Kong, showing off his amazing vocal skills before an enthusiastic but often lacklustre crowd.
Born Abel Tesfaye, the singer-songwriter performed a polished set of just under 90 minutes made up of numbers from three of his award-winning albums: Starboy, My Dear Melancholy and Beauty Behind the Madness. He moved seamlessly from one song to the other, cramming in as many as possible, leaving little room for interaction with the band or crowd, and finished the night without an encore.
Still a relatively young artist, The Weeknd broke out in 2011 with a self-released anonymous mixtape, before being spotted by and collaborating with fellow Canadian artist Drake. He has since won three Grammy awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards and has been nominated for one Academy Award.
While fans were ready to join in on the better-known numbers, with energy picking up at the AsiaWorld-Expo venue half an hour in as he started performing more of his classics, The Weeknd tried without too much luck to get the crowd going.
