New Evolution Global Tour

New Evolution Global Tour was the first world tour and second concert tour overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It saw shows in 11 cities across 7 countries in Asia and North America spanning from July to December 2012, and marked the first world tour by a Korean girl group. The New Evolution tour attracted around 180,000 attendees in total.

Background
The New Evolution Global Tour was officially announced on June 13, 2012 through the YG Family website. Marking the first world tour by a Korean girl group, the announcement revealed that the group would hold concerts throughout Asia, North America and Europe. The tour kicked off at the Olympics Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul on July 28 and 29, following the group's "I Love You" promotions. The tour was originally set to conclude on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur, however the concert was cancelled due to unresolved technical issues and ended instead on December 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Three-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Travis Payne, served as the main director for production and choreography, along with Divinity Roxx (who previously worked on Beyonce's world tour) and Michael Cotten (who worked on production design for the Olympic Games). Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as the creative director and concert organizer.

The tour costumes were designed by long-time fashion collaborator Jeremy Scott. The stages were transformed into a theme park, a club, a sporting arena, and a fantasy world which incorporated use of giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a video wall—where it simulated a rollercoaster ride during CL and Minzy's performance of "Please Don't Go".

Reception
The tour was well received following its conclusion, with The New York Times listing the tour's stop at the Prudential Center in New Jersey their second favorite concert in all of 2012. SSTV stated that tour were some of the best concerts among any girl group and Newsis commented the tour was reminiscent of a summer rock festival and "the performance was more complete than anything else".

Set list
Main set Encore
 * 1) "I Am the Best"
 * 2) "Fire"
 * 3) "Clap Your Hands"
 * 4) "I Don't Care" (Reggae Mix Ver.)
 * 5) "Don't Stop the Music"
 * 6) Club DJ (CL solo)
 * 7) "Don't Cry" and "You & I" (Bom solo)
 * 8) "Follow Me"
 * 9) "Please Don't Go" (CL & Minzy)
 * 10) "Pretty Boy"
 * 11) Dance (Minzy Solo)
 * 12) "Kiss" (Dara Solo)
 * 13) "It Hurts"
 * 14) "Lonely"
 * 15) "In the Club"
 * 16) "Stay Together"
 * 17) "I Love You"
 * 18) "Ugly"
 * 19) "Let's Go Party"
 * 20) "Scream"
 * 21) "Hate You"
 * 22) "Go Away"
 * 23) "Can't Nobody"
 * 1) "I Don't Care"
 * 2) "I Am the Best"

Personnel

 * Artist: CL, Minzy, Dara, Bom
 * Tour organizer: YG Entertainment, Running Into The Sun (Singapore)
 * Music director/bassist: Divinity Roxx
 * Keyboardist: DANiiVORY
 * Engineer: Eric Racy
 * Drummer: Gabriel "Manuals" Wallace
 * Guitarist: Sharon Aguilar
 * Creative director: Beatrice Chia Richmond
 * Production: Travis Payne, Divinity Roxx, Michael Cotten
 * Tour guest performers : Will.i.am (Los Angeles only)

Broadcast and recordings
2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) is the second live album of South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by YG Entertainment. The live album sold 10,613 copies in South Korea, while in Japan, it sold 6,000 copies.

The album was recorded during the group's first world tour New Evolution during their Seoul dates on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.