MADE 2015 World Tour

MADE World Tour
Tour by Big Bang

Big Bang Made Tour 2015 Official Poster
Associated album
Start date April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
End date March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)
Legs 4
Number of shows
Big Bang concert chronology

Big Bang MADE 2015-16 World Tour[1] is the second world tour by South Korean boy band Big Bang, in support of their third full-length Korean studio album MADE.[2][3] The first Asian leg was announced in April 2015. The tour is expected to visit at least 15 countries including China, Japan, and the United States.[4] The tour kicked off with two shows in Seoul on April 25 and 26. The tour gathered 1.5 million fans around the world, making it the largest tour by any Korean act.[5][6]

Background

The tour was first announced via YG Entertainment's Twitter on April 1 with the reveal of the first two concerts in Seoul on April 25 and 26. On April 16, the first trailer of the tour was released on BIGBANG's YouTube channel. On April 27, the remainder of the Asian leg was revealed with a total of 30 shows.[7][8] It was also revealed a highly acclaimed crew would be joining the tour, including LeRoy Bennett, Ed Burke, Gil Smith II, and Jonathan Lia. They previously worked with Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their On The Run Tour as well as with Big Bang during their Alive Galaxy Tour.[9][10]

In July, a total of 9 new dates were confirmed in Mexico, Australia, China, Taiwan and Macau. It's the first time for the group to visit Mexico, Toronto, Australia and Macau.[11][12][13]

Commercial performance

For the Seoul dates, all 26,000 tickets sold out in a matter of minutes, resulting in server crashes due to high traffic.[14] In Mainland China, Big Bang gathered a record-breaking 280,000 fans on 13 tour dates,[6] with sold-out shows in Guangzhou,[15] Beijing,[16] Shanghai,[17] Dalian and Wuhan. Further sold out shows include all three shows in Hong Kong,[18] two nights in Macau leading to a third show being added[19] and Toronto.[20]

In Singapore, demand was so high that so-called "audio seats" were put on sale after initial tickets quickly sold out.[21] In Malaysia, hundreds of fans lined up in advance to purchase tickets for the July 25 concert, which eventually sold out in a matter of hours. Due to high demand, a second show was added on July 24.[22][23] In Australia, a second show was added in Sydney after high demand.[24]

The tour listed on Pollstar's year end list, on the Top 200 North American Tours, Big Bang ranked 126 and earned 7.8 million from four shows. In Macau the band earned 5.3 million, and become one of the highest International Boxoffice Grosses.[25]

Live Stream

On December 2, 2014 YG Entertainment held a press conference in Hong Kong to announce a collaboration between YG Entertainment and Tencent’s QQ Music.[26][27] Tencent QQ is the largest online platform in the country. On June 21, 2015, during a joint press conference, YG Entertainment and Tencent QQ announced Tencent QQ would exclusively live stream Big Bang's last concert in Shanghai on June 21. The live stream attracted 18,8 million viewers, becoming the most viewed online concert in history.[28]

On October 25, a second live stream was held for the Macau concert. The live stream attracted over 975,000 viewers through QQ Music.[29]

On the last show on South Korea, the concerts was aired live on Chinese portal site Tencent and Naver's V App in Korea the live broadcaste, with total six camera angles to follow the individual artist and one that shows all the members. In V app, the concert was streamed by 3.62 million fans, making it the highest streamed video in V App.[5][30]

Records

Big Bang Made Tour 2015 Second Poster

With the MADE Tour, Big Bang once again proved their worldwide popularity by breaking many K-pop records. Some of which are listed below.

Critical reception

The tour was highly acclaimed by music critics. The New York Times called Big Bang the "Smooth K-Pop Criminals"[39] and described the concert as an "extreme, intense, overwhelming Korean pop carnival",[40] It was listed as one of the best tours in 2015.[41] The Guardian gave the Newark concert four out of five stars and described it as "K-pop heroes delivering candyfloss hooks with a sharp edge" while praising all five members' individual talents.[42] The Los Angeles Times described Big Bang as "One of the most inventive, aesthetically visionary acts in its genre" and called their Anaheim concert an "incredibly significant moment for K-Pop", praising the diversity of their songs and performances.[43] Billboard gave the concert a 4.5/5, calling Big Bang "five individuals that are separately complex, but together an undeniable supergroup".[44] Vibe called Big Bang the "Kings of K-Pop" and praised their solo performances as the most interesting moments of the night.[45] The Michigan Daily called Big Bang a rare group that "both innovates and defines the direction a genre takes" and described the concert as an "electric, out-of-body experience".[46] The Village Voice described the show as unique and "unlike anything in the western pop schema" saying that the concert "served to reflect the rainbow spectrum of human emotion".[47] The AU Review called the show "A fantastic concert by a fantastic group of talented individuals" while praising the production of the concert as well as the group's musical direction.[48]

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance
Leg 1 — Asia [1][49]
April 25, 2015 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 26,000[50]
April 26, 2015
May 30, 2015 Guangzhou China Guangzhou International Sports Arena 24,000[51]
May 31, 2015
June 6, 2015 Beijing MasterCard Center 23,000[16]
June 7, 2015
June 12, 2015 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena 36,000[52]
June 13, 2015
June 14, 2015
June 19, 2015 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena 30,000[53]
June 20, 2015
June 21, 2015
June 26, 2015 Dalian Zhongsheng Center 10,000[54]
June 28, 2015 Wuhan Wuhan Gymnasium 10,000[55]
July 11, 2015 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena 20,000[56]
July 12, 2015
July 18, 2015 Kallang Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 20,000[57]
July 19, 2015
July 24, 2015 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium 45,000[58]
July 25, 2015
July 30, 2015 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
August 1, 2015 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition
August 7, 2015 Shenzhen China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center 12,000[59]
August 9, 2015 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 10,000[60]
August 14, 2015 Chengdu Chengdu Sports Centre 30,000[61]
August 25, 2015 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 21,000[62]
August 28, 2015 Changsha Hunan International Convention & Exhibition Centre 7,000[63]
August 30, 2015 Chongqing Chongqing International Expo Center 10,000[64]
September 24, 2015 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 44,000[65]
September 25, 2015
September 26, 2015
September 27, 2015
Leg 2 — North America [66]
October 2, 2015 Las Vegas United States Mandalay Bay Events Center 9,000[67]
October 3, 2015 Los Angeles Staples Center 14,000[67]
October 4, 2015 Anaheim Honda Center 11,000[67]
October 7, 2015 Mexico City Mexico Mexico City Arena 15,000[68]
October 10, 2015 Newark United States Prudential Center 24,000[69]
October 11, 2015
October 13, 2015 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 14,000[70]
Leg 3 — Oceania [1]
October 17, 2015 Sydney Australia Allphones Arena 23,000[71]
October 18, 2015
October 21, 2015 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 12,000[71]
Leg 4 — Asia [1]
October 23, 2015 Cotai Macau CotaiArena 30,000[72]
October 24, 2015
October 25, 2015
November 12, 2015 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 911,000[73][74]
November 13, 2015
November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015
November 20, 2015 Osaka Kyocera Dome
November 21, 2015
November 22, 2015
November 28, 2015 Fukuoka Fukuoka Dome
November 29, 2015
December 5, 2015 Nagoya Nagoya Dome
December 6, 2015
January 9, 2016 Osaka Kyocera Dome
January 10, 2016
January 11, 2016
February 6, 2016 Fukuoka Fukuoka Dome
February 7, 2016
February 23, 2016 Tokyo Tokyo Dome
February 24, 2016
March 4, 2016 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 39,000[5]
March 5, 2016
March 6, 2016
Total 1,500,000[5][6]

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
August 16, 2015 Yanji China Yanji People's Stadium unforeseen circumstance[75]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue[76][25]
Staples Center Los Angeles, California 13,361 / 13,535 (99%) $1,715,587
Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey 21,903 (91%) $3,397,699
CotaiArena Cotai, Macau 28,598 (98%) $5,311,145

Gallery

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