The Weeknd Draws Drake to Sold-Out Debut in Toronto

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It was with quiet confidence that the Weeknd mastermind Abel Tesfaye executed his very first show Sunday night (July 24) in Toronto at the Mod Club. But the hour-plus, outrageously anticipated performance itself was anything but timid. No one knew what to expect from the stealthy, press-shy R&B singer. We've never seen him. He's never even performed live.

Scheduled to open next Sunday's massive OVO Fest at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre, alongside rapper Drake (who throws the annual to-do) and Miami don Rick Ross, Tesfaye clearly needed this debut to calm his nerves. Perhaps even as much as his fans needed to hear tracks off his much-hyped 'House of Balloons' mixtape finally unleashed live.

Source: http://www.theboombox.com/2011/07/25/the-weeknd-draw-drake-diddy-to-sold-out-debut-in-toronto/

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