The Weeknd has teamed up with Universal Studios to bring ‘The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare’ to life.  Taking over Universal’s Horror Nights, the haunted house is inspired by several of his music videos like ‘Heartless’ and ‘Blinding Lights.’

 


 

 

John Murdy, the creative director and executive producer for Universal Studios Hollywood explained, “The first line of my pitch to Abel is, ‘If we, the audience, could be inside your head, when you were conceiving and creating [2020 album] After Hours and all the darkness that that represents – cause, to me, as someone who grew up in L.A., a lot of the album speaks very much to L.A. culture: our obsession with appearance and preserving looks, the cosmetic surgery, the over-focus on appearance, even the nightclub life, all of that is in After Hours – but, I said, ‘If we could be inside your head, what would that be like? What would that look like? What would that feel like? And would we survive that experience?”” 

 

 

 

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The Weeknd told Universal that he’s beyond excited, “I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house, as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life.  I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madness!”

 

‘The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare’ will feature experiences that will include the After Hours Club, based on the ‘In Your Eyes’ video, and another section called the After Hours Hotel.

 

 

 

 

 

‘The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare’ is currently open at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.

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