Be The Sun World Tour

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Be The Sun Tour
Tour by Seventeen
SEVENTEEN Be The Sun Tour Poster.png
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Face the Sun
Start dateJune 25, 2022 (2022-06-25)
End dateDecember 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)
Legs4
No. of shows17 in Asia
12 in North America
29 total
Box office$57,087,739
Seventeen concert chronology

The Be The Sun Tour (stylized as Seventeen World Tour Be The Sun, in all caps) was the third world concert tour headlined by South Korean boy group Seventeen. The tour began on June 25, 2022, at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, and concluded on December 28, 2022, at Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Contents

Demonstrating significant growth in Seventeen's popularity, the tour included the group's first performances at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome in Japan, as well as at the world's largest indoor arena, the Philippine Arena, where they became the first K-pop act to perform. [1]

Background

Following multiple tour cancellations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Be The Sun tour marked Seventeen's return to concert tours following the release of Face the Sun in May 2022. The first announcement included stops in South Korea, Canada, and the United States, [2] with further stops in Southeast Asia and Japan announced later. [3]

Promotion

To commemorate the tour, Seventeen and Pledis Japan collaborated with local businesses and attractions to arrange activities for fans in the lead-up to the shows in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo. [4] Events included stamp rallies, themed cafes, and photo zones, while attractions such as the Tokyo Skytree and Osaka's Hep Five Ferris Wheel were lit up in orange colours for the tour. [5]

Reception

Franchesca Judine Basbas reviewed the Seoul concerts for Bandwagon Asia, describing the concerts as "an insanely high precedent for what's to come", highlighting the live band and the group's energy throughout the four-hour performance. [6] Teta Alim reviewed the concert in Washington D.C. for the Washington Post , noting that the group lived up to their reputation, making it "impossible for any bad mood to persist during their nearly three-hour set", despite two of the group's members being absent after having contracted COVID-19. [7] Sara Delgado of Teen Vogue wrote that the group "radiated as much energy as the tour's moniker". [8]

Set list

The following set list is from the shows in Seoul, South Korea. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour. [9]

Tour dates

Key
Indicates performances streamed simultaneously on Weverse Concerts
Indicates performances streamed simultaneously or delayed in cinemas
Concert dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenueRef.
June 25, 2022 ‡ Seoul South Korea Gocheok Sky Dome 35,000$27,062,717 [10] [11]
June 26, 2022 ‡
August 10, 2022 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 188,013 [11]
August 12, 2022 Seattle United States Climate Pledge Arena
August 14, 2022 Oakland Oakland Arena
August 17, 2022 Los Angeles Kia Forum
August 20, 2022 † Houston Toyota Center
August 23, 2022 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
August 25, 2022 Chicago United Center
August 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
August 30, 2022 Atlanta State Farm Arena
September 1, 2022 Elmont UBS Arena
September 3, 2022 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
September 6, 2022 Newark United States Prudential Center
September 24, 2022 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition
September 25, 2022
October 1, 2022 Bangkok Thailand Impact Challenger Hall
October 2, 2022
October 8, 2022 Pasay [lower-roman 1] Philippines SM Mall of Asia Arena
October 9, 2022
October 13, 2022 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
November 19, 2022 Osaka Japan Kyocera Dome Osaka 316,859$30,025,022 [12] [13] [14]
November 20, 2022
November 26, 2022 Tokyo Tokyo Dome
November 27, 2022 ‡
December 3, 2022 Nagoya Vantelin Dome Nagoya
December 4, 2022
December 17, 2022 Bocaue [lower-roman 1] Philippines Philippine Arena
December 28, 2022 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium
Total539,872$57,087,739

Notes

  1. 1 2 Labelled as Manila in promotional material.

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