Breaking records and rules?
This past weekend became The Weeknd, when the R&B pop star began his five-night stint at Wembley Stadium in London.
The night was filled with absolute hits from Abel’s trilogy of After Hours, Dawn FM and Hurry Up Tomorrow, along with a lot more earlier favourites.
But, while fans filmed the spectacle on their phones, other citizens got an emergency alert on their phones for a ‘severe’ wildfire warning.
“Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks,”
“Even a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk.”
Regardless of the alert, citizens in the area were concerned when Wembley Stadium lit up like the Fourth of July during the show’s final moments of ‘Moth To A Flame’.
The spectacle even ended up breaking the record for the biggest firework display in all of concert history.
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In response to the severe criticism online and blowback, Wembley Stadium representatives told LADBible that an official meeting was held between the London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police on the ground regarding the alert.
The meeting resulted in a go-ahead for all firework related activities at the stadium.
The representatives stated that “last night’s firework and pyrotechnic display was a controlled performance…and subject to the stadium’s established safety procedures”.
In actuality, the alert was used as a safety guidance message, offering a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, not fireworks.
With this, The Weeknd will continue with three more performances at Wembley, before heading to Croke Park in Dublin for the ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’.
Hopefully, there’s no further hiccups until the tour wraps up on November 5, 2026.
