World tour by Stray Kids | |
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Associated albums | Ate Giant Hop |
Start date | August 24, 2024 |
End date | July 30, 2025 |
Legs | 6 |
No. of shows | 55 |
Website | straykidsworldtour |
Stray Kids concert chronology |
The Dominate World Tour (stylized as Stray Kids World Tour <dominATE>) is the ongoing third world tour and fourth overall concert tour by South Korean boy band Stray Kids in support of their ninth Korean-language extended play Ate , second Japanese-language studio album Giant and first mixtape Hop (all 2024). The tour began in Seoul, South Korea on August 24, 2024, and scheduled to conclude in Rome, Italy, travelling in Asia, Australia, Latin America, North America, and Europe.
Stray Kids uploaded the video "Step Out 2024" to their social media on January 1, 2024, outlining their accomplishments in 2023 and plans for the next year, including a world tour. [1] In May, during Stray Kids and American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger interview at the 2024 Met Gala, Hilfiger accidentally revealed that the group would go on a 40-city tour. [2] Later, they confirmed the tour during an appearance at Good Morning America a few days later. [3]
The world tour, titled Dominate, was formally announced on July 8, alongside the first Asia and Australia leg shows from August 2024 to January 2025, as well as teasing the upcoming shows in Latin America, North America, and Europe. [4] According to JYP Entertainment, the tour title "Dominate" referred to "Stray Kids' unique ambition and determination as 'global top artists' who will dominate the stage." [5] On November 19, the group added the addition 20 tour dates across Latin America, North America, and Europe. [6] Due to overwhelming demand, additional show dates for New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico City were added on November 23, [7] [8] and London, Paris, Santiago, and São Paulo four days later. [9] [10]
Stray Kids uploaded the video "Step Out 2025" to their social media on January 6, 2025, outlining their accomplishments in 2024 and plans for the next year, revealing that the group would held the upcoming encore concert in Seoul in 2025. [11] On January 30, Stray Kids announced additional dates for Arlington and Madrid. They also added two new stops, which is four dates for Shizuoka, Japan and one date for Rome, Italy. [12]
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The Dominate show is around three hours long, [13] beginning with Stray Kids, wearing beige and white glittering outfits inspired by Greek and Roman draping, performing "Mountains", "Thunderous", and "Jjam". [14] Following the group welcoming to the concerts, it is continued by "District 9", and "Back Door", which the latter utilizes rollable doors on the stage. [13] It is followed by four members premiering each of their then-unreleased tracks: Han's "Hold My Hand", Lee Know's "Youth", Seungmin's "As We Are", and Hyunjin's "So Good". [14]
In the second act, the group arrives to the stage in a black classic car to perform "Chk Chk Boom", "Topline", "Super Bowl", "Comflex", "Lalalala", "Twilight", "Lonely St.", and the Korean version of "Social Path". [13] The show continues by other four members' solo stage: Bang Chan's "Railway", I.N's "Hallucination", Felix's "Unfair", and Changbin's "Ultra". [14] The final act includes "Get Lit", "Item", "Domino", "God's Menu", "S-Class", "Venom", and concludes with "Maniac". [15] Stray Kids end the concert with an encore from "I Like It", "Case 143", "My Pace", "Stray Kids", "Miroh", the Festival version of "Chk Chk Boom", "Star Lost", and "Haven". [16]
Hwang Hye-jin from Newsen praised the members in the Dominate tour "proved their excellent stage management skills by diligently moving around the center stage, the raised stage, and even the two sides, based on the experience they gained through the Japanese dome and North American stadium performances during their second tour. [16] Writing for The Straits Times , Joanne Soh called the Singapore show the "commanding presence, high energy and elaborate numbers that were heavy on theatrics," [17] and Ashley Cheah from HallyuSG noted the camera works, live band, members' solo stages, and performance details as the four highlights of the show. [18]
This set list is representative of the show in Seoul on August 24, 2024. It is not intended to represent all shows. [19]
Notes
Date (2024) | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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August 24 | Seoul | South Korea | KSPO Dome Beyond Live [A] | — |
August 25 | ||||
August 31 | ||||
September 1 | ||||
September 28 | Singapore | National Stadium | 30,000 [17] | |
October 19 | Melbourne | Australia | Marvel Stadium | — |
October 26 | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | — | |
November 3 [B] | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 40,000 [33] |
November 14 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome Online [C] | 165,000 [35] |
November 16 | ||||
November 17 | ||||
November 23 | Bocaue [D] | Philippines | Philippine Arena | 55,000 [36] |
November 29 | Macau | China | Galaxy Arena | — |
November 30 | ||||
December 5 | Osaka | Japan | Kyocera Dome Online [E] | 150,000 [38] |
December 7 | ||||
December 8 | ||||
December 14 | Bangkok | Thailand | Suphachalasai Stadium | 20,000 [39] |
December 21 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Indonesia Arena [F] | — |
Stray Kids
Band
Stray Kids is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The band consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. For undisclosed personal reasons, Woojin left the band in October 2019. Stray Kids primarily self-produce its recordings; the main production team is named 3Racha and consists of Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, and the other members frequently participate in songwriting.
South Korean boy group Stray Kids have released five studio albums, four compilation albums, one reissue, fourteen extended plays, one mixtape, two single albums, and thirty-seven singles. As of December 2024, Stray Kids sold over 31 million album shipments, consisting of 28 million copies of Korean releases and 3 million of Japanese releases. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Stray Kids as the seventh best-selling artist globally of 2022, and the third best-selling artist globally of 2023.
Hwang Hyun-jin, known mononymously as Hyunjin, is a South Korean rapper, dancer and singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. Hyunjin has contributed to the group both as a performer and a lyricist.
Kim Woojin is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. After leaving the group in late 2019, Kim debuted as a soloist in 2021 with the release of his first extended play (EP) The Moment: A Minor. Kim has since released two additional EPs. Outside of music, Kim has ventured into acting, most notably with a starring role in HBO Max's Brazilian TV series Além do Guarda-Roupa(English: My Magic Closet). Originally signed to 10x Entertainment for solo activities, Kim has been under contract to Kustomade since the label's acquisition by SM Entertainment in 2024.
Oddinary is the sixth extended play and ninth overall recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released on March 18, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, seven months after the band's second studio album Noeasy (2021). The EP is Stray Kids' first release on Republic Records, which they signed in February 2022. A blend of "odd" and "ordinary", Oddinary represents "all of us who have something odd about ourselves" and the concept "odd things will soon become ordinary".
"Maniac" is a song recorded by the South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was the second track released from their sixth Korean extended play (EP), Oddinary, and was its lead single on March 18, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. Written by Stray Kids' in-house production team 3Racha and Versachoi, "Maniac" is a trap, EDM and pop song about "odd" people who break the "ordinary" social norms set by the world, referring to Frankenstein's monster.
The Maniac World Tour, officially Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac", was the second concert tour by South Korean boy band Stray Kids in support of their 2022 extended plays Oddinary, Circus and Maxident and 2023 album The Sound. The group played 42 shows across Asia, North America, and Australia. The tour began at Jamsil Arena in Seoul on April 29, 2022, and concluded at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on April 2, 2023. It was the group's first in-person concert tour since District 9: Unlock (2019–2020).
Maxident is the seventh Korean-language extended play and eleventh overall by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released on October 7, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, seven months after the release of their preceding EP, Oddinary (2022). A portmanteau of "max" or "maximum" and "incident" or "accident", the EP saw the band take on a "love" concept for the first time. The album was written and produced primarily by 3Racha, alongside the group's other members and producers Raphael, Daviid, Yosia, Tak, 1Take, Kim Park Chella, Hong Ji-sang, Earattack, Chan's, and Darm. It consists of eight tracks, including the lead single "Case 143" and the Korean version of "Circus", originally from the band's Japanese EP of the same name.
"Case 143" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids and the lead single from the group's seventh extended play Maxident, which was released on October 7, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. Written by 3Racha, Raphael of Producing Lab, and Daviid and Yosia of 3scape, "Case 143" is an electrohop and pop track, likening the confusion one feels when falling in love to an unsolved "case", referencing the number 143, a code for "I love you". The accompanying music video, directed by 725, premiered on the same day. The Japanese version was released on December 15.
The 5-Star Dome Tour was the first all-dome tour and third overall concert tour by South Korean boy band Stray Kids in support of their third studio album 5-Star and their third Japanese-language EP Social Path / Super Bowl . It began in Fukuoka on August 16, 2023, and concluded in Tokyo on October 29, 2023. The tour received 341,000 attendees in Japan.
Rock-Star is the eighth Korean-language extended play by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, released on November 10, 2023, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, five months after their third studio album 5-Star (2023). Based on Korean four-character idiom of emotions huiroaerak, 3Racha, an in-house production team of the group, worked on the EP with Versachoi, Cubeatz, Willie Weeks, Millionboy, Nickko Young, and Jun2.
Yang Jeong-in, known professionally as I.N, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.
Felix Yongbok Lee, known mononymously as Felix (Korean: 필릭스), is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. Felix has contributed to the group both as a performer and a lyricist.
Ate is the ninth Korean-language extended play by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released on July 19, 2024, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, eight months after its predecessor Rock-Star (2023). Described as "definitely" something they have not done, the in-house production team 3Racha worked on the EP with collaborators including Versachoi, DallasK, Restart, Chae Gang-hae, and Space Primates. "Chk Chk Boom" was promoted as Ate's lead single, accompanied by a music video co-starring actors Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
"Chk Chk Boom" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their ninth Korean-language extended play Ate (2024). It was released as the EP's lead single on July 19, 2024, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. A Latin-influenced hip-hop and reggaeton track, the song was written by 3Racha, DallasK, Ronnie Icon, and BB Elliot. The accompanying music video, premiered on the same day, features actors Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman appearing in Deadpool and Wolverine costumes, respectively.
Hop is the first mixtape by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 13, 2024. Marketed as the group's "special album" and first "SKZhop Hiptape" record, the mixtape features songs of "Stray Kids' only new genre", and a guest appearance from Canadian–Korean rapper Tablo.
"Walkin on Water" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids from their first mixtape Hop (2024). It was released as the mixtape's lead single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 13, 2024.