wowed the group on Wednesday night time as he hit the stage for the primary of two concert events in Milan, as a part of his ongoing After Hours Til Daybreak tour.
The Canadian musician — whose ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid — carried out on the Ippodromo Snai Maura, the racecourse monitor that’s usually used as a live performance venue.
The hitmaker, 33, channeled Russell Crowe from Gladiator as he belted out hit after hit in an eerie chrome masks.
He paired the weird accent with a white cloak layered over a beige tactical vest, a plain white tee and dishevelled pants.
To finish his stage look, the Flashing Lights singer slipped on a pair of stark white gloves and boots.
Present-stopping: The Weeknd wowed the group on Wednesday night time as he hit the stage for the primary of two concert events in Milan, Italy as a part of his ongoing After Hours Til Daybreak tour
The Canadian musician — whose ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid is newly single — carried out on the Ippodromo Snai La Maura, the racecourse monitor that’s usually used as a live performance venue
The Weeknd — born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye — wielded a futuristic silver mic stand throughout his stage time.
At one level throughout the sold-out present, he carried out atop a platform and slowly positioned the mic stand above his head.
Abel briefly eliminated his masks and confirmed it off to concertgoers by holding it up within the air.
For a haunting really feel, The Weeknd utilized dramatic pink stage lights and an awe-inspiring visible of a Hajime Sorayama-inspired robotic.
Different aesthetics for the stage included an inflatable moon and a bunch of backup dancers (known as The Weeknd’s ‘Imperial Guards’) donned in white outfits from head to toe the place solely their eyes have been seen.
Following his first present in Milan, The Weeknd shared some footage of the live performance in a on his Instagram account.
‘Milan Again to Again… tonight 🇮🇹.’ The 33-year-old wrote because the caption for his July 26 Instagram publish.
The video confirmed shut ups of the singer sporting the silver masks as fireplace erupted from the stage.
Along with the video publish, The Weeknd additionally uploaded some content material on his Instagram Tales earlier than and after the efficiency.
One publish featured a photograph from a scene of the Oscar-winning movie Gladiator that confirmed Russell Crowe (who received the Oscar for Greatest Actor for his efficiency as Maximus, the movie’s protagonist) sporting a silver masks that resembled the masks that The Weeknd wore for the Milan present.
He additionally shared a video of himself with a police escort as he made his option to Ippodromo Snai La Maura.
Aesthetics: For a haunting really feel, The Weeknd utilized dramatic pink stage lights and an awe-inspiring visible of a Hajime Sorayama-inspired robotic
Inspiration: The hitmaker, 33, channeled Russell Crowe from Gladiator as he belted out hit after hit in an eerie chrome masks
Footage: The Weeknd shared some footage from the live performance on Instagram after the present
Do all of it once more! Wednesday’s present is the primary of his two concert events in Milan for the European leg of his ongoing live performance tour After Hours til Daybreak