| BigBang concert tours | |
|---|---|
 BigBang performing during theirMade World Tour, which set a record attendance of 1.5 million people at the time | |
| Concert tours | 11 |
| Concerts | 5 |
| Other tours | 3 |
South Koreanboy bandBigBang have embarked on eleven headlining concert tours, two of which have been worldwide, and six others in Japan. The group made their headlining debut in December 2006 through The R.E.A.L concert atOlympic Gymnastics Arena. In 2008, they embarked on their first Asian tour, The Global Warning Tour, visitingSouth Korea,Japan andThailand. In 2009 and 2010, the band toured Japan on The Electric Love Tour and began annual concerts inSeoul called The Big Show.[1][2][3] In 2011, after a two-year hiatus, the group released their EPTonight, and planned to support the album with a world tour. However, multiple members encountered legal issues and the tour was cancelled. They visited Japan on their Love and Hope Tour, with part of the proceeds going to the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster relief.[4][5]
In 2012, BigBang embarked on their first world tour, TheAlive Galaxy Tour, in support of their albumAlive, which marked the first time for the group to tour North America, Europe, and South America. In total, 800,000 people attended the tour worldwide.[6] In 2013 and 2014, the members focused on their solo careers, withG-Dragon,Taeyang andDaesung undertakingsolo concert tours. Meanwhile, the group toured Japan twice, on theirJapan Dome Tour andJapan Dome Tour “X”, which grossed $73 million and $71 million respectively.[7][8] In 2015, the group began releasing material from their third Korean-language studio albumMade, and embarked on their second world tour, TheMade World Tour. The concert was critically acclaimed and received rave reviews fromThe New York Times,The Guardian,Los Angeles Times,Grantland, andBillboard. The tour broke multiple records, becoming the most attended tour headlined by a Korean artist in history with a record attendance of 1.5 million people worldwide, and listed onPollstar's Year-end Top 200 North American Tours for 2015.[9][10] In 2016, BigBang celebrated their tenth anniversary, embarking on the0.TO.10 tour, holding concerts in Japan, Seoul, andHong Kong, which were attended by more than 1.1 million people.[11] In 2017, four members of BigBang (excludingT.O.P) embarked on TheLast Dance Tour, their last tour before their upcoming hiatus due tomandatory military service in Korea.[12] Throughout their career, the band as a group and as solo acts, have performed to over 10 million people worldwide, and since their first Japanese dome tour in 2013, the band has performed to over 4.2 million fans for five consecutive years until 2017 in the country.[13]
| Year | Title | Duration | Setlist | Attendance | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Want You Tour | May 15, 2007 – July 15, 2007 |
| 40,000 | 5 |
| The Want You Tour was BigBang's first nationwide concert tour inSouth Korea, in support of their debut albumBigbang Vol.1 (2006). The tour was attended by 40,000 people from five cities:Incheon,Daegu,Changwon,Jeonju, andBusan.[14] | |||||
| 2008 | Global Warning Tour | March 28, 2008 – June 22, 2008 | — | 70,000 | 10 |
| The Global Warning Tour was BigBang's first concert tour inAsia, in support of their albumFor the World (2008). The tour visitedJapan,South Korea,Thailand and was attended by 70,000 people.[15][14][16] | |||||
| 2008 | Stand Up Tour | October 28, 2008 – November 1, 2008(Japan) |
| 20,000 | 3 |
| The Stand Up Tour was BigBang's first concert tour inJapan, in support of their debut Japanese-language albumNumber 1 (2008). The concert on November 1, 2008 inTokyo was filmed and released on DVD in March 2010. The tour visitedOsaka,Nagoya,Tokyo, and was attended by 20,000 people.[17] | |||||
| 2010 | Electric Love Tour | February 10, 2010 – February 17, 2010(Japan) |
| 60,000 | 6 |
| The Electric Love Tour was BigBang's second concert tour inJapan which visitedYokohama,Kobe, andTokyo. The production cost for the tour was approximately ¥300 million (~US$3.3 million).[18] Notably, BigBang performed arena shows atYokohama Arena andNippon Budokan only four months after their Japanese debut.[19] The tour was attended by many Japanese celebrities.[20]2NE1 andW-inds appeared as special guests on the tour.[21] The tour was attended by 60,000 people.[3] | |||||
| 2011 | Love and Hope Tour | May 10, 2011 – May 19, 2011(Japan) |
| 100,000 | 8 |
| The Love and Hope Tour was BigBang's third concert tour inJapan, in support of their third Japanese studio album,Big Bang 2 (2011). The tour was previously titled the Love & Pain Tour, but was changed due to the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Part of the proceeds were donated to disaster relief.[22] The tour visitedOsaka,Chiba,Nagoya, and gathered 100,000 people in attendance.[5] | |||||
| 2012 | Alive Galaxy Tour | March 2, 2012 – January 27, 2013 | — | 800,000 | 48 |
| The Alive Galaxy Tour was BigBang's first worldwide concert in support of their extended play,Alive (2012), and their fourth Japanese-language studioalbum of the same name. The tour travelled to four continents:Asia,North America,South America andEurope. Famed choreographer and creative directorLaurieann Gibson directed the show, which also consisted of a live backing band led by music director Gil-Smith II. The tour was sponsored bySamsung Galaxy and received positive reviews from Western music critics, receiving praise for the spectacle of the concert.Billboard estimated that 800,000 people worldwide attended the tour.[23][24] | |||||
| 2013–2014 | Japan Dome Tour | November 16, 2013 – January 26, 2014 | — | 807,000 | 19 |
| The Japan Dome Tour was BigBang's fourth concert tour inJapan. The tour visited six of Japan's major concert domes, making BigBang the first foreign artists to headline their own six-dome tour. The sold-out tour was one of the country's highest-grossing concert tours of the year, and grossed over US$70.6 million from sixteen shows.[7] Two additional shows in Korea were announced, under the name BigBang+α in Seoul.[25] However, both shows sold-out which led to a third show being added for January 26, 2014.[26]Winner was the opening act for the Japanese shows. The two-leg tour was attended by 807,000 people.[7][27] | |||||
| 2014–2015 | Japan Dome Tour “X” | November 15, 2014 – January 18, 2015(Japan) | — | 741,000 | 15 |
| The Japan Dome Tour “X” was BigBang's fifth concert tour inJapan. The tour visited five of Japan's biggest domes and made BigBang the first foreign artist to hold dome arena concerts for two consecutive years. The production costs totalled about US$25.5 million. FrequentMadonna collaboratorJamie King, served as the creative director, while Roy Bennett was in control of the stage lighting, and Veneno produced the videos. The tour utilized a 30-meter circular 360° stage, and six 50-meter protruding stages, spreading out from the centre stage to the audience. Sophisticated technology were utilized including LED screens being installed on moving stages, and use of multi-cellular speakers ‘MLA’.[28]iKON was the opening act for the tour. The tour drew 741,000 people in attendance.[29][30] | |||||
| 2015–2016 | Made World Tour | April 25, 2015 – March 6, 2016 | — | 1,500,000 | 66 |
| The Made World Tour was BigBang's second worldwide concert tour, in support of their third Korean-language studio albumMade (2017). The tour visited 15 countries includingChina,Japan,Australia,Mexico,United States, andCanada.[31] The tour was first announced on April 1, 2015. LeRoy Bennett and Ed Burke, both having previously worked withBeyoncé andJay-Z on theirOn The Run Tour, served as co-creative directors.[32] The Band Six, led by music director Gil Smith II, joined as the live band, having regularly performed with BigBang since their first collaboration on theAlive Galaxy Tour in 2012. The tour was received universal acclaim from Western music critics, who praised their meticulous execution and the individual talent of each of the five members, and was ranked as one of the best tours of the year inThe New York Times. The tour listed onPollstar's year end list, on the Top 200 North American Tours, BigBang ranked 126 and earned 7.8 million from four shows.[9] The final concert in Seoul was the most simultaneously live-streamed concert in Korean history, with more than 3.64 million live viewers.[33] The tour broke numerous concert attendance records for a Korean act in foreign countries, and became the highest-attended tour in history by a Korean act gathering 1.5 million people worldwide.[33] | |||||
| 2016–2017 | 0.TO.10 | July 29, 2016 – January 22, 2017 | — | 1,115,500 | 24 |
| 0.TO.10 was BigBang's tenth anniversary concert tour. The tour visited four cities inJapan, as well asSeoul andHong Kong. In March 2016, it was announced that BigBang will hold two special concerts atYanmar Stadium Nagai inOsaka in July, however a third show was added after the first two shows sold-out.[34] In June 2016, a one-off concert in South Korea was announced to be held on August 20 atSeoul World Cup Stadium marking the day after the 10th anniversary of the group's debut.[35] The tickets were available on July 14 with all available tickets sold out in under 30 minutes.[36] On July 18, a portion of the tickets were opened for fans in China, and all tickets sold out in nine minutes. Due to high demand, 5,000 additional seats were added despite the obstructed view. The concert inSeoul attracted 65,000 fans and became the biggest audience ever for a single headliner's concert in the South Korea.[37] On July 28, BigBang announced a dome tour in Japan to be held in November and December 2016. The concerts made BigBang the act with the biggest concert mobilization power for the year in Japan, the first time a non-Japanese act has topped the list.[38] The final concerts were announced to be held in January 2017 inSeoul andHong Kong. The tour was attended by more than 1.1 million people.[39] | |||||
| 2017 | Last Dance Tour | November 18, 2017 – December 31, 2017 | — | 766,000 | 16 |
| The Last Dance Tour was BigBang's sixth concert tour inJapan. On August 8, 2017 it was announced that BigBang will be holding their last tour in Japan before their expected hiatus due to military conscription. On this tour, BigBang becomes the first foreign artist in Japan to hold a dome tour for the fifth consecutive year.[40] The concert atTokyo Dome on December 13 was screened live in more than a hundred cinemas throughout Japan.[41] On October 19, two final concerts atGocheok Sky Dome inSeoul on December 30 and 31 was announced.[42]T.O.P did not perform on this tour due to hismandatory military service in South Korea.[43] | |||||
The following concerts were held atOlympic Gymnastics Arena inSeoul,South Korea.
| Date | Title | Associated album | Set list | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2006 | The R.E.A.L | Bigbang Vol.1 |
| N/A |
| December 28–30, 2007 | The G.R.E.A.T |
| N/A | |
| January 30 – February 1, 2009 | Big Show 2009 |
| $3.56 million[44] | |
| January 29–31, 2010 | Big Show 2010 | N/A |
| N/A |
| February 25–27, 2011 | Big Show 2011 | Tonight |
| $2.8 million[4] |
| Year | Title | Duration | Number of performances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2016 | Fantastic Babys | July 1, 2012 — July 3, 2012(2012) February 11, 2014 — February 26, 2014(2014) April 22, 2016 — May 29, 2016(2016) | 45 |
| Fantastic Babys was BigBang's first fan-meeting tour for members of their official Japanese fan club. The events began in 2012 and was last held in 2016. Only G-Dragon, Sol, V.I and D-Lite attended the shows. There were 42,000, 141,000, and 280,000 fans in attendance at the 2012, 2014, and 2016 shows respectively.[45][46] | |||
| 2016 | Made V.I.P Tour | March 11, 2016 — July 21, 2016(China) July 22, 2016 — October 2, 2016(Asia) October 22, 2016(United States) | 41 |
| The Made V.I.P Tour was BigBang's first worldwide fan-meeting tour. On February 6, 2016, the first leg of the tour inMainland China was announced. In May, additional shows were added forHong Kong andTaiwan. On July 7, it was announced that the tour would visitMacau. On August 12, it was announced that the fan meeting will visitHonolulu,United States. On August 29 and 30, it was announced that the tour would visitMalaysia andSingapore. The tour attracted over 500,000 people in Mainland China alone, breaking BigBang's own record for the most attended tour by a foreign language act of all time in China. | |||
| 2016–2017 | Big Bang Special Event | November 6, 2016 — December 29, 2016(0.to.10 Final in Japan) January 8, 2017(0.to.10 Final in Seoul) May 27, 2017 — June 4, 2017(Japanese fan-meeting) December 13 & 23, 2017(Last Dance Tour) | 15 |
| BigBang Special Event was a series of fan-meeting events which began in 2016. The events were initially held alongside their tenth anniversary concert tour0.TO.10. On February 14, 2017, it was announced that BigBang will hold fan meetings in 2017, marking the band's first show withoutT.O.P after his enlistment in February 2017. On October 5, 2017, two shows were announced to be held in conjunction with their sixth Japanese concert tour, theLast Dance Tour. | |||
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