Brice's World no, this was his first ever show. WRONG. This was his first ever show, no media was allowed, tickets were sold out of no where a week before the show at a random store in Toronto. First ever proper show.
+haleigh I'm hoping he can go back to his roots in chapter 4. in his open letter he stated that his deal still allows him to do whatever he wants. his new sound is tarnishing everything ):
The show that introduced me to the Weeknd. Got dragged to it without knowing a song or who the hell he was. One of my favorite artists since that day. Good times.
You can just watch as he goes from scared to even say anything to singing the first line. It’s like something clicks in him and he goes into concert mode
I was dragged to this show without knowing anything about him and it turned out to be the most amazing hip-hop/r&b show i've been to in my life. I'm pretty sure he was indeed "High For This" though, but he still put on a great show!
i’m literally crying. he looked so proud of himself at the end, i cant even imagine what was going through his head. this was his first impression and he ate that shit up. i love him sm
If someone is underground don't you wanna see them become successful in their art? Im proud of where he has gone in his career and yes his music isn't the same but I still thinks he makes great and original music
roger yasser No, he isn’t back in terms of underground, he never will be, but that doesn’t mean he has gotten worse. After Hours is probably one of his best albums.
He still sings from the heart, it’s just much harder when trying to entertain thousands and thousands of fans, most of which are drowning your voice out.
@@anthok6911 it’s a shame he sold his soul and is just another slave to the industry. Turns out he headed up being another gullible weak minded fame hungry singer. Shame.
And I've been there since the beginning . Through my drug addiction, the darkest times of my life, and now sobriety. He started making upbeat songs when I got sober. It's like the soundtrack of my growth. 🥰
And now he's releasing Chapter 6 soon, had some crazy ass relationships and still doing XO till eventuallly he overdoses. Take it easy Abel , we just lost Juice Wrld, i don't want to see you go too. It would be so cool to see you transition from music to acting.
This video is so perfectly The Weeknd somehow and he’s not even involved with whoever filmed it. The pan and zooms in the beginning were like if this was planned and the suspense leading up to the first word coming out of his mouth so crazy to film something that was this era’s style
HOLY insane to see him go from this to an international mega superstar in a short time... Been a Weeknd fan since Starboy but I am just now going through and listening to HoB, Thursday, EoS, and Kiss Land... WOW have I been missing out. Literally all I can say is wow, his style, his voice, his sound is just so good and different.
So this is how the Legend begins. In the beginnings, there was Abel. He began high for this journey and made a promise to be a starboy and never to stop after hours. The Legend still continues... xo
crazy how he went from performances like that to his after hours til dawn tour which is sold out in so many states! if anyone knows how to bring energy to a crowd, it’s him.
+WTFiamabanana no. actually any of his fans prior to his pop/ mainstream transition has every right to be upset. He was a really good artist and it's understandable that he wants to be successful and dominate the music industry, it just kinda sucks cause you cant help but yearn for him to make the music he used to make because its like being sold on a lie or an empty promise. I'm not a hipster, I just really enjoy music and I spend hours listening and searching for good music. I promoted the fuck outta the weeknd but I guess his fan base wasn't enough
+Sophie Luxe why do a lot of his older fans have like a superiority complex over newer fans. You all get so angry that since you "discovered" him, you guys are the only ones that are allowed to listen to him
Yea 99% European fans heard for him since Earned it and The Hills same for me because he didn't had any concerts in Europe.But even now he still didn't had any concert in my or around my country I would love to go on one.
It’s so crazy to see him come this far. I’m so proud of Abel 🥺😭 he would get drunk to calm his nerves and now he literally does whatever he wants and he doesn’t care 😂 XO 🖤
The Weeknd is the kind of success story that encourages me as an underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to The Weeknd🔥
the crowd singing along at his first show ever... damn
Michael Peltier right. 😍
Michael Peltier MICHAEL IS THAT YOU LMAOO or - idek
First show in toronto not his first show ever
Brice's World no, this was his first ever show. WRONG. This was his first ever show, no media was allowed, tickets were sold out of no where a week before the show at a random store in Toronto. First ever proper show.
Brice's World smh fake
CHAPTER ONE.
+haleigh its.... different.
+haleigh we have the same name holla
+haleigh I'm hoping he can go back to his roots in chapter 4. in his open letter he stated that his deal still allows him to do whatever he wants. his new sound is tarnishing everything ):
Google 'the weeknd open letter'
+cheechn chong that letter made me cry, first time a singer made me cry...
He is now the number 1 artist in Spotify...
Marketing
I know 🥺
@@cianofarrell9124 plus hard work and insane talent
@@cianofarrell9124 smh you don't know shit about this nigga fuck outta here
And in the world🔥
The crowd is all original xo fans
Facts
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Well duh lmao
I mean this is his first concert and in June of 2011 so ofc lmao
Including me bruh I was the guy with the phone recording him on the left
He looked so fucking shy, you got to love The Weeknd xo
Right? That was dope about him...ande was basically anonymous and didn't do interviews. When everyone in Winter 2010 thought he was a group. ha
He revealed that when he was so shy on his first concerts he drank a shit load of alchohol because of shit stage friggt
The show that introduced me to the Weeknd. Got dragged to it without knowing a song or who the hell he was. One of my favorite artists since that day. Good times.
+Peter Bandulj you lucky, lucky man.
😭😭😭😭 u are legend
Lucky af dude
Who ever dragged you into it deserves an award.
Wow cool!
I don't realize how old these songs are until I see people's phones.
Lol
Back when Blackberry was relevant lol.
Right lol
😂😂😂
@@Kiki-reads window phones, too lol
man look at the kid now
maaaan look at the kid now lmaooo
Daniel ghy you killed me 😂🙌🏻🙌🏻
Man look at the kid now lmaooo
Can nobody stop me
Man look at him NOW
You can see his confidence grow throughout just this one song
You can tell how nervous he was
MrBaseballfan84 wouldn't you be nervous?
@@blackrain457 I think his point was it fun watching him in a different time
I mean it was his first show...
Now, he dances and does crazy things, his confidence increased a lot because he’s heartless Xd
You can just watch as he goes from scared to even say anything to singing the first line. It’s like something clicks in him and he goes into concert mode
7 years and swimming with the sharks now.
10 year now
@@cekken No it's barely 9 years
@@J.C.117 10 now
18 now
This is what I call real talent.
Xiu Time Xiumin? Are you an EXO fan?
yes, i am.
+Xiu Time right!😉😉😎
Facts 🔥
i want to cry oh how I wish i could have been there in these days
Courtney Johnson trust me, if I could go back to any one show ever probs this
I wish the same
Ms Bananabread i wishing the same
Ms Bananabread me too girl 😥
I'm literally heartbroken ugh he makes me so emotional lol watching this brings tears to my eyes I would give anything to have been there
He started from the bottom and now look where he is now.
Loren Baker kinda like Connor Mcgreggor
Loren Baker Started from the bottom now were here, unlike drake
from bikini bottom to ur noggin nigga
Livin Large corny niggas still talkin like drake ain’t the goat lol
@@Tylerf962 After Tootsie Roll he's not even in the conversation for goat
imagine being this good in your first live performance.
dont be silly
he performed alot before this actually
You can tell that he was slowly opening up because of how supportive his fans are. Especially at 3:45
Damn I'm too late. Tickets use to be $30 now they are $200 at the lowest. And $200 seats you can't see shit. Looks like I gotta start saving
yea man , 58 euros in Central Europe for standing
not saving dude
u need to earn more.
StarK CF thats not ordinary price for standing mate , you probs bought silver ticket or something those cost more
It's Dre I just bought some for a $1000
StarK CF bought mine in Sweden for 80 euros
this would be the first place that I would visit if had a time machine.
underrated comment
UNDERRATED
look at him now - dawn
YESSSS
I was dragged to this show without knowing anything about him and it turned out to be the most amazing hip-hop/r&b show i've been to in my life. I'm pretty sure he was indeed "High For This" though, but he still put on a great show!
DeadTownDevil he was drunk
He said he used to get drunk to combat the nerves.
What other artists were present and what other songs he sang at the concert???
@@girljr8815 pretty sure post Malone also does that
I bet I'm the oldest one on here
5 years later... he's on the forbes list... 55 million made this year. much love.. xo
He deserves it... from being homeless to having a mclaren p1 and over 50 million
Michael White "from homeless to Forbes list
Lewis Claxton that happens to be cleaner than my church shoes
more like, from being homeless, to selling his soul and getting his fame.
Michael White its so much deeper than this, he predicted it and it breaks my heart and makes me love him more at the same time
And today, exactly 9 years later, he's the most streamed artist in the whole freaking world. 🔥
XO 🤍
Yassss😍😍😍😍😍
In a day, will turn a decade old🔥❌⭕️
Still is today.
I didn't realize this was his first live performance. I was there. This was my first concert
So was I it was 👍 great
after listening to after hours, this is wild.
🥺✌🏽
At the end how he smiles cause he realizes that he did amazingly and everyone loved him
Imagine the nerves he had here. It was the beggining, his first "big" gig. I bet he was thinking about so many things
i’m literally crying. he looked so proud of himself at the end, i cant even imagine what was going through his head. this was his first impression and he ate that shit up. i love him sm
I remember watching this dude's performances in highschool,like man this guy is gonna blow. 5 years later. he's at the top of the top.
this guys is gonna blow, call that Joey Stylez xD
You are so full of shit. You didn't know him or see him in high school
Look at abel now 🥺
This aged like wine.
damn another 5 years later he is still at the top 💀🔥
Fucking good times man. I miss this Abel so much
This the underground Weeknd is gone forever...
you're witnessing the growth of an artist
Shub Virk listen to Rolling Stones get over it lol
If someone is underground don't you wanna see them become successful in their art? Im proud of where he has gone in his career and yes his music isn't the same but I still thinks he makes great and original music
He's back
roger yasser No, he isn’t back in terms of underground, he never will be, but that doesn’t mean he has gotten worse. After Hours is probably one of his best albums.
Wow Abel. Look at you now.
And now
Look at him now 🥺✌🏽
@@moojins Now he's setting historic records w/ After Hours songs... >_
Now
i love Abel's music now, but omg i miss how he would sing with so much emotion. xotwod
He still sings with emotion
Alejandro Serrano not as much
Look at his live Coachella performance and tell me you don't see emotion
He still sings from the heart, it’s just much harder when trying to entertain thousands and thousands of fans, most of which are drowning your voice out.
hell yeah XOTWOD
Those dance moves at 3:48 lol
Haha a little hop scotch 😂😂
I honestly died 😂😂😂
My nigga was beating up a ghost 😂
Lolll
The Weeknd played Fortnite in 2011.
3:17: best part of the song
Bless him, it's apparent he was so nervous...look at him now..what a long way he has come.
It's been 7 years since your comment... Look at him NOW! :D
@@xokyle its been half a year since you commented ... look at him now🤣
New chapter
This comment is gold now
@@anthok6911 it’s a shame he sold his soul and is just another slave to the industry. Turns out he headed up being another gullible weak minded fame hungry singer. Shame.
I wish I knew about the weeknd when he first started, but I didn't even have a lot of internet access at 10. I only knew what my mom listened too.
Same here
i lived near him in Parkdale and also went to his house alot because my soccer coach lived there too. GEEZ
You lucky af
Minal Karsan Haha, yea in someway but i didnt know he lived there. Rip me
Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV if you're being serious. That's pretty cool
And I've been there since the beginning . Through my drug addiction, the darkest times of my life, and now sobriety. He started making upbeat songs when I got sober. It's like the soundtrack of my growth. 🥰
Beat drop gave me full body goosebumps
And now he's releasing Chapter 6 soon, had some crazy ass relationships and still doing XO till eventuallly he overdoses.
Take it easy Abel , we just lost Juice Wrld, i don't want to see you go too.
It would be so cool to see you transition from music to acting.
Nos reme I think he has a future in acting
Man this dude just gives me a vibe I can’t explain, it’s just there... I almost feel like I can push through anything listening to this man
Why couldn’t I have been of age to see him back then 🥲😭
The journey he's been on is incredible. Now he's number 1 in the world on Spotify. Well deserved.
Came back to this gem after the Heartless performance. The confidence growth is amazing.
This video is so perfectly The Weeknd somehow and he’s not even involved with whoever filmed it. The pan and zooms in the beginning were like if this was planned and the suspense leading up to the first word coming out of his mouth so crazy to film something that was this era’s style
Been my favorite artist since 2011
He deserves it man. He’s the best
HOLY insane to see him go from this to an international mega superstar in a short time... Been a Weeknd fan since Starboy but I am just now going through and listening to HoB, Thursday, EoS, and Kiss Land... WOW have I been missing out. Literally all I can say is wow, his style, his voice, his sound is just so good and different.
he will go down this generation as the modern MJ for sure, his talent is beyond this world
RumbleRish same I missed out on these till last year
So this is how the Legend begins.
In the beginnings, there was Abel. He began high for this journey and made a promise to be a starboy and never to stop after hours. The Legend still continues... xo
XOTWOD
I swear his voice is better in this video that it is live now
I disagree
As a vocalist your absolutely correct it's less pitchy more soothing in key and natural
Rob Black absolutely. He's not too pitchy, he sings with sincerity, passion, and the tone that comes from those feelings is incredible.
***** Agreed.
you're kidding. he's way more in tune now. plus he's singing out of his mouth here. his tone is not good.
I'm sure Abel eventually performing the halftime show was inevitable to everyone in that crowd.
Its amazing seeing how far he has come. Best thing that has happened to music in a long time.
crazy how he went from performances like that to his after hours til dawn tour which is sold out in so many states! if anyone knows how to bring energy to a crowd, it’s him.
It's amazing, at 4:37 he was really saying to himself "Damn, did it"
First show and he KILLED it!
Most artists get better over the years, but has always had the talent, amazing. He's just developed character over the years
2:02
The way he slammed his hands down was when he really started to let loose and start feelin' himself more
And that subtle head up... That was damn cool
bro got the guinness world record for the most popular artist
i wish i have found him earlier...
+ihatebitches lol what? You're angry at this guy for discovering new music? Lol hipsters are so dumb
+WTFiamabanana no. actually any of his fans prior to his pop/ mainstream transition has every right to be upset. He was a really good artist and it's understandable that he wants to be successful and dominate the music industry, it just kinda sucks cause you cant help but yearn for him to make the music he used to make because its like being sold on a lie or an empty promise. I'm not a hipster, I just really enjoy music and I spend hours listening and searching for good music. I promoted the fuck outta the weeknd but I guess his fan base wasn't enough
+Sophie Luxe why do a lot of his older fans have like a superiority complex over newer fans. You all get so angry that since you "discovered" him, you guys are the only ones that are allowed to listen to him
exactly. souldn't they be happy for him getting a bigger fan base.
Yea 99% European fans heard for him since Earned it and The Hills same for me because he didn't had any concerts in Europe.But even now he still didn't had any concert in my or around my country I would love to go on one.
This makes me so emotional, my babys first show 😩
It’s so crazy to see him come this far. I’m so proud of Abel 🥺😭 he would get drunk to calm his nerves and now he literally does whatever he wants and he doesn’t care 😂 XO 🖤
I am a great admirer of him. His voice is amazing to hear. His talent is impressive. How I wish I could hug him and congratulate him.
It’s nice to see people still come back to these
Always. But I get a kick of those who have never seen this before checking it out for the first time,.
@@Hibbs4Prez fr bro I remember watching this for the first time I rewatch this like every day😭
Watching in 2019, what a crazy feeling he felt knowing all those long nights paid off.
the terror in his eyes...baby ;_; look how far hes come AH I LOVE HIM
The Weeknd is the greatest Artist to ever do it,This video is manifestation.
He is a beautiful man.
i think the crowds reaction to a guy singing his very first song at his very first show says it all
He was so damn nervous
Favourite performance ever
10 years later, he won 10 billboards and is the top artist XOTWOD
favorite artist now and forever
Omg u can see how nervous he was , he’s so cuteee 😭❤️❤️
every knows the lyrics and singing along is the best moment of that time. 💞
3:50 I respect a man is fearlessly living his dreams. 👏👏👏
Never stop dreaming. We've seen him grow to the #1 artist itw
Damn, this totally inspires me, I love this guy
Its amazing to see how far hes come!!! XOTWOD
+Ale N stop
nah
Ale N shh.. stop
nah nah lol
@@alen4246 don't stop :D
His voice is amazing omfg
It's still crazy bruh!! Like he started from nothing and look at him now. I'm proud of him
This makes me so happy
I live this video i comeback every now ans then to see it
Come back and watch it again :D
I'm crying hes so beautiful
i wish i was a teenager around this time just so i could see him during his trilogy era
Amazing performance
This is pure gold
Can't help but be proud of this guy.
Every time a new album comes out I gotta come back to this masterpiece
3:49 Abel Showing how it’s done Lmao
best rendition of this song!
hes come so far. I'm so proud
Yeah today in history 🔥🔥🔥
This guy. XO for life.
Awesome to see how over the years his singing got better and better he damn near perfected it
This was the root to XO
This guys story is just amazing how he was so enigmatic and made waves with just the music no clout chasin or nothin
Listening to The Weeknd at the weekend is the best!! :)
Here in May 2022 and he’s still on fire! All his songs are irresistible to sing too
I love him so much 😩💞
I remember this show....and now he's big!!
Gives me chills...
The Weeknd is the kind of success story that encourages me as an underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to The Weeknd🔥