One of Canada's biggest pop stars of the last 10 years is coming to Vancouver for not one but two nights.
The Weeknd is here Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16, (notably not the weekend), for two massive shows at BC Place.
The Toronto-born singer has been putting out music since 2009, when he started anonymously uploading music to YouTube and gaining buzz in the Ontario capital with a series of mixtapes.
He went on to release three albums in four years, which launched him into international stardom, with songs like "Can't Feel My Face," "Starboy," and "Die for You."
He's gone on to win multiple Grammys, Junos and MTV Video Music Awards. He's also been nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy, and has the second most monthly listeners on Spotify (just behind Bruno Mars).
Opening for him is producer Mike Dean and Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti.
Gates
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. (though merch will be open in advance, see Merchandise).
The shows will start at 7 p.m.
Tickets
Both shows are almost sold out for original tickets, but there are lots of resale tickets available via Ticketmaster or other resellers.
The cheapest tickets right now for both shows are just under $100. There are either side-view seats in the lower bowl (only for the Tuesday show) or some tickets in the upper bowl. It appears the Tuesday show has more of the lowest-cost tickets.
Tickets on the floor range from a couple of hundred dollars to thousands.
Transportation
No additional transit is planned. TransLink does have an alert that may affect those heading home from the concerts. Oakridge 41st Avenue Station will be closed at 11 p.m. both nights. SkyTrains will not stop at that location as work is ongoing overnight.
Hullo has late-night trips for those travelling to and from Vancouver Island for the shows. The ferry leaves the Vancouver Harbour dock at 11:59 p.m. each night.
Restrictions
BC Place has a firm bag policy, with bags no larger than 6.5 inches by 8.5 inches allowed, unless they are transparent bags. Clear bags are allowed to be 1 foot by 1 foot by 6 inches. BC Place's full bag policy is on its website.
Staff will be outside alerting people to the bag size restrictions and directing people with larger bags to a bag check, which costs $10 and must be done before entering the stadium.
Exceptions can be made for medically necessary bags.
Certain items are prohibited, including large cameras with detachable lenses, posters and signs, drones, outside food, selfie sticks, and large bottles (even empty).
Cashless venue
BC Place is a cashless venue, so be sure to bring a different way to pay. Cash is no longer king in the stadium.
Merchandise
Good news for fans who want to check out the merch in advance, tour gear will be on sale on the Terry Fox Plaza and outside Gate D (on the east side of BC Place).
The outside shops will open at noon each day.
Merch will be on sale inside BC Place on levels one, two, and four.
It'll be available outside sections:
- 103
- 205
- 221
- 232
- 249
- 405
- 443
- 448
