The Weeknd Makes Late Night Debut On Jimmy Fallon After 15 Years

Perhaps abstaining late at night from any other gigs would be putting it too politely: The Weeknd was just in the limelight for his first-ever late-night interview scheduled on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, next Thursday. The world was in uproar on the social media circuits, most doubting whether the thing could possibly come true, since Abel Tesfaye has very rarely embraced the press.

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The tweet announcing the interview from the official The Tonight Show account went shortly viral, attracting thousands of excited but skeptical replies. User @d0stoevski expressed disbelief: “Can’t believe he’s doing late night interview, it’s insane how he hasn’t done one in almost 15 years.” The disbelief continued in the replies, @inyoureyesfanXO screamed “OMG FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER” in all caps – because, honestly, same energy.

Things went into crazy territory when @abelsglasstable asked, half-joking: “how are yall getting him out of his house, is this ai ?!?!;$:&;;&;;&;;&;;&”. An intelligent question. The Weeknd is all about remaining enigmatic; seeing him somehow participate in the mainstream Fallon interview is like a sighting of Bigfoot in Starbucks being endorsed.

Then, the dissenting crowd came as well. The comments section immediately became a battlefield when @marblur1 dropped a comment saying, “We want morgan wallen not this flop,” which sparked several responses of clapping back. @samfaulkns2698 came back with, “ye ok ur the flop hes literally one of the biggest artists now,” while @mse_xo hit Wallen in the throat too by calling him a “Local raciste fraud.” In fact, the ratio did point to many of the responses being different renditions of “WE WON” from excited Weeknd supporters.

Then on the other side of the Atlantic, growing loud was the Brazilian contingent, with @edssnitto calling for a “São Paulo feat Anitta”—which honestly would be insanely good. Meanwhile, @taythastargirl nailed the sentiment with “debut is crazy 😭 we love a mysterious legend” because, let’s be real—An interview in 2024? With The Weeknd?! It’s basically like that reclusive uncle finally coming downstairs for Thanksgiving.

The timing, though, makes this all the juicier. The After Hours Til Dawn tour was such a huge success, and The Weeknd has been pretty silent since then, aside from a few rather cryptic teasers about new tunes. Does this interview mean that the new era is just around the corner? Or maybe he just feels like chatting? Either way, it’s gonna be a worldwide moment when The Weeknd actually shows his face to the camera.

Now just the right timing to make this very interesting indeed. The Weeknd has been pretty silent, save for some rather cryptic teases about the new music, since the huge After Hours Til Dawn tour ended. Does this interview mean the new era is around the corner? Or is he just feeling chatty? Whatever, the world will collectively lose its mind as soon as he shows his face on screen.

That being said, the performance should be just as exhilarating because Fallon has been home to many of The Weeknd’s biggest television moments, from the spectacular quarantine performance of “Blinding Lights” to the newly released rehearsal footage of the Super Bowl halftime show. So now that this is his interview AND musical performance debut, expectations are high.

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Next Thursday, that ominous star shall be tuning in at some point during the broadcast. Whether watching the performance, the interview, or just for that one moment just to see if this whole thing was an elaborate prank, all eyes shall be on Fallon as one of music’s most enigmatic stars finally lands on his couch. Start setting that DVR. This is the making of history.