The Weeknd @ The Warfield 12/18/2012

The Weeknd, Toronto's seductive, somewhat raunchy R&B  recording artist/record producer delivered a pretty solid set to a nearly sold out crowd at The Warfield on Tuesday night.

Keyshia Cole's last minute cancellation pushed the show's schedule back so when The Weeknd hit the stage close to 10:00pm the place erupted in a thunderous uproar of shouts and applause.

 Starting the show with Enemy a track that didn't make it to his 2012 album, Trilogy The Weeknd had ladies hollering and guys shouting out every word. The rest of set list on Tuesday night consisted mostly of tracks off of Trilogy and every time Abel Tesfaye introduced the next song blood curdling shrieks arose from every knook and cranny.

When Tesfaye told San Francisco to put their hands up before going into, Loft Music they listened and when he asked SF how they were doing he seemed surprised by the overwhelming response. Ushers at The Warfield had their hands full with fans spilling into isles and blocking stair cases, they ended up closing off the jam packed  main floor before the third song of the night, What You Need.  

The 22 year old R&B crooner clearly knows how to engage and excite his like aged fans and ceased every chance to do just that with playful stage presence and plentiful banter.


As an apology for his antics from The Fillmore show earlier this year, The Weeknd told Tuesday night's audience "tonight is a very special night... I didn't show you enough love during the last tour so I'm going to make it up to you tonight. This next song has never been played live in the states. . . " and just about everybody started cheering as female back up vocals qued Twenty Eight. 

Monday and Tuesday night's Weeknd shows extended the 2-day weekend into a 4-day holiday and definitely left young SF R&B fans satisfied.