He performed numerous tracks from his forthcoming sophomore album and covered Beyonce's "Drunk In Love."
The Weeknd closed out the first night of Billboard Hot 100 Festival in style with a mesmerizing, after-dark set beside the Atlantic Ocean.
The allure of hits like "Can't Feel My Face" proved so strong that even the U.S. Coast Guard pulled up alongside the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Pyrotechnics accompanied set closer "The Hills," as the artist born Abel Tesfaye transitioned from woozy dirges to radio picks with relative ease.
Billboard Hot 100 Fest Breaks Single Day Attendance Record at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater