The Weeknd Jolts CinemaCon Awake With Surprise Performance

The largely corporate crowd at CinemaCon, rocking credential lanyards and jeans and button-ups, got to live the Sin City fantasy on Tuesday morning with a surprise performance from The Weeknd.

The top-selling artist thrilled the Colosseum theater at Caesars Palace Las Vegas during a presentation for Lionsgate, the distributor releasing his upcoming film “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”The Grammy winner performed two songs, an original from the new project and “Blinded by the Light.”

“I can’t believe I’m looking at Mark Hamill right now that’s crazy,” the artist screamed from stage. “The force is with you, brother.”

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