In April 2012, Tesfaye began his first tour of the United States with a performance at the Coachella Festival, where he performed the "Balloons Trilogy". The tour reached a high point in New York City with back-to-back sold-out shows, which were positively reviewed by "Rolling Stone". Tesfaye expanded his tour to include Europe, and he performed at various European festivals, including the Primavera Sound Festivals in Spain and Portugal, and the Wireless Festival in London, all during Summer 2012. He received positive responses from both Katy Perry and Florence Welch over his performance of "Dirty Diana" in London, who noted his ability to successfully undertake a complex song. In June, the "Balloons Trilogy" was revealed to have been downloaded over 8 million times, which allowed Tesfaye to initiate formal commercial release of the projects later that year.