The Weeknd books two Etihad Stadium shows on June 11 and 12
The Weeknd will play two back-to-back shows at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Thursday, June 11, and Friday, June 12. The weeknd's return ends a three-year gap since his last Manchester performance and lands as the first major music concerts at the stadium in three years.
Etihad Stadium on June 11
VIPs can access the stadium from 4:40pm, with turnstiles opening at 5pm. Prince 85 opens at 6:15pm, then Playboi Carti follows at 7pm before The Weeknd is due on at 20:10pm, leaving a 10:30pm curfew to work against any delay.
That schedule gives ticket holders a narrow runway if they are arriving after work or relying on last-minute transport, because the first support slot starts just 1 hour and 35 minutes after turnstiles open. For a stadium that has gone three years without major music concerts, the timing puts the evening on a fixed clock from the moment doors open.
Abel Makonnen Tesfaye returns
Abel Makonnen Tesfaye, who performs as The Weeknd, brings six studio albums and a tour résumé that includes four Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy Award and 22 Juno Awards. He headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2021, then launched the After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour in 2022 to support After Hours, Dawn FM and Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Prince 85 and Playboi Carti are the support acts for both Manchester dates, which keeps the lineup compact rather than turning the night into a festival bill. That matters for anyone planning a late arrival: there are only two support sets before the headliner, not a long rollout of openers.
Food, water and prices
Food and drink cannot be brought into the stadium, but an empty refillable water bottle of up to 750ml can go inside. Outside the ground, food ranges from chicken burgers for £8.95 and hot dogs from £8.95 to chicken and chips for £13.95, spiced vegan burgers for £9.95, and jumbo chicken strips with fries for £11.95 medium or £14.95 large.
The setup points to a straightforward stadium night rather than a flexible one: arrive early, plan around entry times, and expect to buy inside or outside the venue instead of bringing supplies in. For Manchester, the bigger shift is simple enough — after three years without The Weeknd in the city, Etihad Stadium is getting two consecutive dates and a full evening built around a hard 20:10pm start.
