The Weeknd Debuts First Artist Site About Fans, For Fans, Featuring Fans!!

[Jennie Boddy]

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THE WEEKND XO LAUNCHES THE FIRST SITE DEDICATED ENTIRELY TO FANS
KISSLANDFANS.COM


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(Kiss Land fans photo)

October 11th, 2013...The Weeknd turns the spotlight back on the fans today with the announcement of his new website devoted wholly and entirely to fans – Kisslandfans.com. Part documentary, part art installation, the website is Abel Tesfaye's way to continue the mutual dedication he shares with his fiercely loyal following.
Kisslandfans.com is powered by LastNightsParty and is a special collaboration between photographer Merlin Bronques and Abel. The site is a virtual hang-out for loyalists to be seen and heard, to share and for The Weeknd to turn the tables of appreciation back toward fans. Users can click the "FAN MAIL" icon on Kisslandfans.com allowing them to send messages to Abel that get incorporated between city galleries. In addition, The Weeknd has partnered with LastNightsParty to provide compelling photos of fans while on his North American Fall tour. These stunning photos are captured in such a way the viewer feels they were at the show themselves and eventually will be highlighted in a gallery show. And, of course, there is nothing like getting a shout out if you find yourself amid the shots.

Abel may be be a man of few words, but his communication with his fans is brashly honest. With appreciation for listeners, The Weeknd gave away his first mix tapes online to his followers, yet, when sold, the album Trilogy still went platinum. The mutual love skyrocketed The Weeknd to the top of the charts on fan power alone, neck-and-neck for the number one spot in one of the closet races The Billboard Top 200 has seen.

Those at The Weeknd’s chilling live performance this fall are aware of the passion invoked at each concert. At his very first stop on the tour, fire trucks were called not once, but twice, as the heat and smoke set off the venue's fire alarms. Still, after each performances Abel sits for hours meeting fans and signing CDs after every single show. It's respect and payback.

"The defining ethic of R&B today...with an absolutely one-of-a-kind voice," says the Los Angeles Times of his live show earlier this month. "He vaults from an angry, sinewy mid-range to top notes unsettling in their purity and beauty. Beneath it the music could stutter and seize, or wash over in sample-soaked ennui."

Someone found themselves in a Kiss Land shot:

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The Weeknd Fall Tour dates:
10/13 Chicago, IL                               Chicago Theatre
10/14 Chicago, IL                               Chicago Theatre
10/15 Detroit, MI                                  Fox Theatre
10/17 Toronto, ON                     Massey Hall
10/18 Toronto, ON                     Massey Hall
10/19 Toronto, ON                               Massey Hall
10/20 Toronto, ON                               Massey Hall
11/22 Birmingham, UK               NIA
11/23 Manchester, UK               Manchester Apollo
11/24 Manchester, UK                         Manchester Apollo
11/26 London, UK                                 The O2 Arena

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