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music · Saturday 22 August 2026 · 5:00pm 
The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Croke Park
At Croke Park · Jones' Road, Dublin 3
At Croke Park · Jones' Road, Dublin 3
The Weeknd brings the After Hours Til Dawn Tour to Croke Park for two nights in August 2026, with Playboi Carti in support. This is one of the biggest stadium shows Dublin has hosted in years - the kind of night that fills the 80,000-capacity ground and spills out across the Northside. Abel Tesfaye has been touring this production globally since 2022, and the European leg is the final stretch. If you have been waiting to see him live, this is it.
The After Hours Til Dawn production is built around spectacle. Expect a stage setup that dominates the Croke Park pitch end, massive LED screens visible from anywhere in the stadium, pyrotechnics, and a setlist that pulls from the full run of hits - Blinding Lights, Save Your Tears, Starboy, Can’t Feel My Face, The Hills, and material from his later albums. The show runs to around two and a half hours. Playboi Carti opens, bringing an intense, high-energy set of his own.
Gates open at 5pm; the curfew for concerts at Croke Park is typically 10:30pm. The Saturday night (22 August) is sold out, but Sunday 23 August still has availability as of publishing. Croke Park operates as a cashless venue for major concerts - cards and mobile payments only. Bags must be no larger than A4 size and are subject to search on entry. Umbrellas are not permitted inside the stadium. The pitch and lower tiers are open to the sky, so layers and a light waterproof are sensible for a late-August evening in Dublin.
As part of the tour, €1 from every ticket sold across Europe goes to The Weeknd’s XO Humanitarian Fund, in partnership with Global Citizen and the UN World Food Programme.
Croke Park is on Jones’ Road, Dublin 3, about 15 to 20 minutes’ walk from O’Connell Street through Parnell Street and Dorset Street. The surrounding streets are closed to private cars on concert nights, so driving is not a realistic option. Dublin Bus routes 1, 11, 13, 16, 33, 41, and 44 all serve the area. Connolly Station (DART and commuter rail) is a 20 to 25 minute walk; Drumcondra DART station is closer, about 10 to 15 minutes on foot from the main gates. Plan to arrive early - entry queues for a full-house Croke Park show can take time to clear.
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