White Night World Tour

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White Night World Tour
Tour by Taeyang
Associated albumWhite Night
Start dateJuly 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)
End dateOctober 29, 2017
Legs3
No. of shows14 in Asia
9 in North America
23 in Total
Taeyang concert chronology

The White Night World Tour is the second world tour by South Korean singer Taeyang. The tour began in Japan with four stadium shows[1] and is set to visit 19 cities around the world.[2]

Background[edit]

In Asia, it was announced through YGEX that Taeyang will go on a stadium tour in Japan on March 31, with two shows set to be in Chiba Marine Stadium.[3][4] On April 21, two new shows were announced on Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, with 140,000 fans are expected to come from 4 shows.[5] His labelmates Winner performed as the opening act for the shows in Chiba on July 8 and 9, while Blackpink opened for him for Kobe shows.[6][7] On July 6, Taeyang announced via his Instagram two shows in Seoul, on August 26 and 27.[8] The rest of Asia leg was announced on August 10, and to visit 8 countries including Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Macau, Singapore, and Taiwan.[9]

On July 4, it was confirmed that the tour will be a full-scale world tour,[10] and would visit 19 cities around the world.[2] The North America shows were announced on July 12, and set to visit 8 cities with 2 stops in Canada and 6 in the United States.[1] On July 28, the concert in Los Angeles was rescheduled from September 13 to September 12, and the venue was changed from Hollywood Palladium to The Wiltern.[11] The show in Vancouver was sold out. Due to high demand, a second show was added on September 14.[12]

Set list[edit]

First show in Chiba, Japan
  1. "Ringa Linga"
  2. "Body"
  3. "Superstar"
  4. "Break Down"
  5. "Only Look At Me"
  6. "Wedding Dress"
  7. "1AM"
  8. "You’re My"
  9. "I Need A Girl"
  10. "So Good" (Lexus Song)
  11. "Love You to Death"
  12. "Fear" (Mino feat. Taeyang)
  13. "Last Dance"
  14. "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
Encore
  1. "Good Boy"
  2. "Stay with Me"
  3. "Body"
  4. "Bang Bang Bang"
  5. "Fantastic Baby"
  6. "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
First show in Seoul, South Korea
  1. "Ringa Linga"
  2. "Body"
  3. "Super Star"
  4. "Wake Me Up"
  5. "Only Look at Me"
  6. "Wedding Dress"
  7. "Amazin'"
  8. "1AM"
  9. "Naked"
  10. "So Good"
  11. "I Need A Girl"
  12. "Empty Road"
  13. "Ride"
  14. "Tonight"
  15. "Love You to Death"
  16. "Fear"
  17. "Last Dance"
  18. "Darling"
Encore
  1. "Super Star"
  2. "Good Boy"
  3. "Stay With Me"
  4. "Bang Bang Bang"
  5. "Fantastic Baby"
  6. "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
San Jose, California, United States
  1. "White Night"
  2. "Ringa Linga"
  3. "Body"
  4. "Super Star"
  5. "Wake Me Up"
  6. "Only Look at Me"
  7. "Wedding Dress"
  8. "Amazin'"
  9. "1AM"
  10. "Naked"
  11. "So Good"
  12. "I Need A Girl"
  13. "Empty Road"
  14. "Ride"
  15. "Tonight"
  16. "Love You to Death"
  17. "Last Dance"
  18. "Darling"
Encore
  1. "Break Down"
  2. "Good Boy"
  3. "Stay With Me"
  4. "Bang Bang Bang"
  5. "Fantastic Baby"
  6. "Eyes, Nose, Lips"

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue Attendance
Asia[13]
July 8, 2017 Chiba Japan Chiba Marine Stadium 50,000[14]
July 9, 2017
August 5, 2017 Kobe Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium 90,000
August 6, 2017
August 26, 2017 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena 19,000
August 27, 2017
North America
August 30, 2017 Toronto Canada International Centre 3,000
September 1, 2017 New York City United States The Theatre at Madison Square Garden 3,509[13]
September 3, 2017 Chicago Aragon Ballroom 1,756[13]
September 6, 2017 Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2,500
September 8, 2017 Dallas The Bomb Factory 3,000
September 10, 2017 San Jose City National Civic 2,500
September 12, 2017 Los Angeles The Wiltern 1,500
September 14, 2017 Vancouver Canada The Orpheum 5,000
September 15, 2017
Asia
September 22, 2017 Manila Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum 8,000
September 24, 2017 Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 10,000
September 30, 2017 Bangkok Thailand Impact Challenger Hall 1 8,000
October 13, 2017 Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta International Expo 5,000
October 15, 2017 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara 5,000[15]
October 21, 2017 Cotai Macau Studio City Event Center 5,000
October 27, 2017 one-north Singapore Star Theatre 5,000[16]
October 29, 2017 Taipei Taiwan Linkou Stadium 5,000[17]
Total 242,765

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Taeyang 2017 World Tour: White Night". YG Entertainment. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "[공식입장] 태양, 3년만의 서울 단독 콘서트 'WHITE NIGHT' 개최". Naver News. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "『SOL JAPAN STADIUM LIVE 2017』". YGEX - BIGBANG. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. ^ "SOL(BIGBANG)自身初のスタジアムライブを2DAYS開催". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ^ "BIGBANGのSOLソロライブに神戸2DAYS追加". Tatalie. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  6. ^ "[공식] 블랙핑크, 日 스타디움 입성…태양 월드투어 게스트 출연" (in Korean). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "WINNER to Perform the Opening Stage on TAEYANG's Solo World Tour as a Token of their Friendship". YG Life. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "TAEYANG 2017 WORLD TOUR <WHITE NIGHT> IN SEOUL". Taeyang Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "TAEYANG 2017 WORLD TOUR <WHITE NIGHT> IN ASIA". YG Family. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "태양, 두번째 월드투어 'WHITE NIGHT' 개최 확정". MK News. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "TAEYANG 2017 WORLD TOUR <WHITE NIGHT> - NEW DATE & VENUE for LA". YG Fmily. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  12. ^ "TAEYANG 2017 WORLD TOUR <WHITE NIGHT> 밴쿠버 추가 공연 표!". TAEYANG. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c Box score:
  14. ^ "TAEYANG's world tour successfully began in Chiba, Japan… Captivated 50,000 fans". YG Life. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  15. ^ "Taeyang makin berbisa". My Metro. 17 October 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  16. ^ "K-EXCLUSIVE: VIPs mesmerized by Taeyang in 'WORLD TOUR White Night 2017' in Singapore!". My Metro. 29 October 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  17. ^ 自由娛樂 (29 October 2017). "太陽露肌來台開唱 勝利助陣自嘲「沒工作」 - 自由娛樂". ent.ltn.com.tw. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

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