MADE 2015 World Tour

Big Bang MADE 2015-16 World Tour

Promotional poster for the MADE 2015 World Tour
Tour by Big Bang
Location Worldwide
Associated album MADE
Start date April 25, 2015
End date
Legs 3
Shows 34 in Asia
1 in Oceania
35 Total
Big Bang concert chronology
Japan Dome Tour: X
(2014-15)		 Big Bang MADE 2015 World Tour
(2015-16)

Big Bang MADE 2015-16 World Tour[1] is the upcoming second world tour by South Korean boy band Big Bang, in support of their third Korean studio album (seventh in total), MADE (2015).[2][3] The Asia shows were announced in April 2015. The tour is expected to visit at least 15 countries including China, Japan, and the United States.[4] The first two concerts are scheduled to begin on April 25 and 26, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.

Background

The tour was announced via YG Entertainment's Twitter on April 1, 2015: The first two concerts will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena on April 25 and 26 and is sponsored by Naver. On April 27, the rest of Asia leg was released with a total of 30 shows with new dates in Japan. The tour will continue into 2016. On April 16, the first trailer of the tour was released on BIGBANG's youtube channel. The shoot took a total of four days in Los Angeles. The song featured in the trailer was created by Kush and Seo Won Jin, with lyrics written by G-Dragon.[5][6]

Before announcing the dates, it was also revealed highly claimed crew will be joining the tour, including LeRoy Bennett, Ed Burke, Gil Smith II, and Jonathan Lia. They also worked with Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their On The Run Tour.

Concerts

The tickets for the first two concerts in Seoul was opened on April 6-7. The concerts tickets were sold out on both days within a matter of minutes with servers crashing.[7] The demand for tickets continues to increase, which made YG Entertainment to make an interview, saying, "As it′s a concert held by Big Bang in a long time, the interest in it is as great as ever." He continued, "We′re being flooded with inquries on ways to get tickets." [8]

The Tour become the largest scale that a Korean artist has ever made[9], with 1.4 fans coming, big bang breaks their previous record in Alive Tour[10], which gathered 800,000 fans around the world.[11]

After announced the Japanese Dome Tour, Big Bang Becomes first foreign artist to hold Japanese dome tour three years straight.[12]

Setlist

This setlist is representative of their first show in Seoul.

  1. "Fantastic Baby"
  2. "Tonight"
  3. "Stupid Liar"
  4. "Haru Haru"
  5. "How Gee"
  6. "Feeling"
  7. "Loser"
  8. "Blue"
  9. "Bad Boy"
  10. "Cafe"
  11. "Lies"
  12. "Strong Baby" (Seungri)
  13. "Let's Talk About Love" (Seungri ft: G-Dragon & Taeyang)
  14. "Wings" (Daesung)
  15. "Doom Dada" (T.O.P)
  16. "Eyes Nose Lips" (Taeyang)
  17. "Good Boy" (G-Dragon & Taeyang)
  18. "Crooked" (G-Dragon)
  19. "Bae Bae"
  20. "Last Farewell"
Encore
  1. "Hands Up"
  2. "Heaven"
  3. "Bae Bae"
  4. "Fantastic Baby"
  5. "Loser"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance
Asia [1][13]
April 25, 2015 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 26,000
April 26, 2015
May 30, 2015 Guangzhou China Guangzhou International Sports Arena
May 31, 2015
June 6, 2015 Beijing MasterCard Center
June 7, 2015
June 12, 2015 Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena
June 13, 2015
June 14, 2015
June 20, 2015 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena
June 21, 2015
June 26, 2015 Dalian Zhongsheng Centre
June 28, 2015 Wuhan Wuhan Gymnasium
July 11, 2015 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena
July 12, 2015
July 18, 2015 Kallang Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
July 19, 2015
July 25, 2015 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium
July 30, 2015 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
August 1, 2015 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition
Oceana [1][14]
September 25, 2015 Sydney Australia Allphones Arena
Asia [1]
November 12, 2015 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
November 13, 2015
November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015
November 20, 2015 Osaka Kyocera Dome
November 21, 2015
November 22, 2015
November 20, 2015 Fukuoka Fukuoka Dome
November 21, 2015
December 5, 2015 Nagoya Nagoya Dome
December 6, 2015
January 9, 2016 Osaka Kyocera Dome
January 10, 2016
January 11, 2016

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BIGBANG MadeTour". facebook.ygfamily.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ serendipity. "Big Bang leave fans in a frenzy with theatrical trailer for 'MADE' tour + YGE explains the meaning behind the album title". Allkpop. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ock Hyun-ju. "Big Bang to release new album in May". news.asiaone.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "K-pop icons BigBang announce world tour with Southeast Asian stops". straitstimes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "BIGBANG - 'MADE' TOUR TRAILER". BIGBANG Youtube Channel. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "BIGBANG drop theatrical trailer for new album & tour "MADE"". sbs.com.au. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Big Bang Fans Grappled to Get Concert Tickets". sg.kpopstarz.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fans Struggle to Get Tickets to Big Bang′s Upcoming Concert". http://mwave.interest.me/. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "BIGBANG Reflect on Their World Tour in Exclusive Q&A". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ JinHo, Lee. "Big Bang Becomes First Foreign Artist to Hold Japanese Dome Tour Three Years Straight". Mwave. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "BIGBANG Reflect on Their World Tour in Exclusive Q&A". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kim, Ji-Min. "빅뱅, 해외 아티스트 최초 3년 연속 일본 돔투어 개최". metroseoul.co.kr. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Big Bang present Made". http://facebook.ygfamily.com/. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "BIGBANG TO BRING MADE WORLD TOUR TO SYDNEY IN SEPTEMBER?". http://www.theaureview.com/asia. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

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