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The Weeknd to livestream Brazil concert on YouTube

By Jessica Inman
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Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, will live stream his concert from Brazil in September. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI
1 of 3 | Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, will live stream his concert from Brazil in September. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Viewers from around the world can join The Weeknd for his concert in Brazil in September, as the singer will live stream his performance.

"Feast your eyes," Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) wrote on X. "São Paulo will be live streamed Sept. 7. Only on YouTube."

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He said the decision to broadcast his show online was motivated by a desire "to come to every city and town on earth," Variety reported.

"Everyone around the world can be a part of this special night," he said.

He will perform fan favorites as well as previews of his new work.

The Weeknd plans to donate a dollar per ticket toward the U.N. World Food Programme's XO Humanitarian Fund. His is a goodwill ambassador for the program and also plans to donate 10 percent of his merchandise earnings to the Brazilian Soul Fund.

The show will begin streaming at 8 p.m. EDT.

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