Friday 7th December 2012 by Michael Baggs

Tags: The Weeknd

Tickets for The Weeknd's seven date 2013 UK tour are on sale now. Full details below.

The 'High for This' star, who has stunned music fans with his slick, laidback sounds in a world crammed with 'Pound The Alarms' will return to the UK in March 2013. His short tour begins on the 20 March at the Manchester Ritz before performing dates in Glasgow and Birmingham before hitting London for four shows at the Electric Ballroom - three of which were added after huge demand from UK fans.

His recent London show was an exclusive performance for fans following the release of Trilogy, a collection of the mixtapes he has released over the past year.

Speaking to the NME after his recent London show at The Supper Club in London on 25 November has spoke of the pressure of performing his first ever UK show.

"There was so much pressure coming in," he told the magazine. "But I've played it well because being off the circuit has allowed me to practise with this band back home in Toronto for months."

The Weeknd's Trilogy is one of 2012's best r&b releases

He also added that his Trilogy had been planned since his first release, saying: "I knew the second I finished the first record – 'House Of Balloons' – and had all this material leftover that a trilogy would be best."

Tickets for The Weeknd's short 2013 tour are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets. Full dates are as follows.

Wednesday 20th Manchester Ritz
Thursday 21st Glasgow 02 ABC
Friday 22nd Birmingham HMV Institute
Sunday 24th London Electric Ballroom
Monday 25th London Electric Ballroom
Tuesday 26th London Electric Ballroom
Tuesday 27th London Electric Ballroom

Watch The Weeknd's Jools Holland performance of 'Wicked Games' below.

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