Ephemeral Gaze

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Ephemeral Gaze
World tour by Taemin
Location
  • Asia
  • South America
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated album Eternal
Start dateAugust 31, 2024 (2024-08-31)
End dateMarch 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)
Legs4
No. of shows36
Taemin concert chronology
  • Metamorph
    (2023–2024)
  • Ephemeral Gaze
    (2024–2025)
  • ...

Ephemeral Gaze is the sixth concert tour by South Korean singer Taemin, in support of his fifth Korean EP, Eternal . It began on August 31, 2024, in Incheon, South Korea, and is set to conclude on March 12, 2025, in Paris, France. It is Taemin's first world tour, spanning shows across Asia, South America, North America and Europe.

Contents

Background

Taemin's contract with his agency, SM Entertainment, expired in March 2024. [1] He signed a new contract with BPM Entertainment for his solo promotions. [2] At a fan meeting in July, he announced the release of his fifth EP, Eternal , and revealed that he was planning to embark on his first world tour as a soloist. [3] Taemin said in an interview that he had wanted to go on a world tour since first aspiring to become a singer. [4] On July 19, BPM announced through social media that Taemin would commence his tour, titled Ephemeral Gaze, on August 31, beginning with concerts in Incheon and continuing to various locations across Asia. They said the title was chosen to reflect a performance in which Taemin remains himself despite the varying perspectives of others. [5] At the Incheon shows, Taemin performed songs from Eternal, as well as past releases such as "Move", "Criminal", "Advice" and "Guilty". [6]

On November 1, BPM announced dates for the South American, North American and European legs, covering 14 cities in 10 countries. [7] The North American leg will be conducted in collaboration with entertainment technology company Knowmerce. [8] Tickets for the North American concerts went on sale on December 15 and sold out instantly. The South American and European concerts also sold out. [9] Additional tickets for the Houston and Los Angeles concerts went on sale on December 21 to accommodate demand. [10]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [11]
DateCityCountryVenue
August 31, 2024 Incheon South KoreaInspire Arena
September 1, 2024
September 7, 2024 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malawati Stadium
September 14, 2024 Taipei Taiwan NTSU Arena
September 21, 2024 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
September 22, 2024
September 23, 2024
September 28, 2024 Bangkok ThailandIdea Live, Bravo BKK
October 5, 2024 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Expo
October 19, 2024 Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka Convention Center
October 20, 2024
October 26, 2024 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
November 9, 2024 Singapore Arena @ Expo – Hall 7
November 24, 2024 Manila Philippines Araneta Coliseum
January 4, 2025 Macau China Studio City Event Center
January 28, 2025 Mexico City Mexico Pepsi Center WTC
February 1, 2025 São Paulo Brazil Vibra São Paulo
February 4, 2025 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán
February 13, 2025 New York City United States King's Theatre
February 16, 2025 Chicago Chicago Theatre
February 18, 2025 Houston Smart Financial Centre
February 21, 2025 Oakland Paramount Theatre
February 23, 2025 Los Angeles Kia Forum
March 4, 2025 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
March 7, 2025 Offenbach am Main Germany Stadthalle Offenbach
March 9, 2025 London United Kingdom Troxy
March 11, 2025 Tilburg Netherlands 013 Poppodium
March 12, 2025 Paris France Zénith Paris

March 15, 2025

Brussels Belgium ING Arena

March 18, 2025

Manchester United Kingdom AO Arena
March 22, 2025 Honolulu United States Neal S. Blaisdell Center

Encore

DateCityCountryVenue
April 5, 2025TokyoJapan Ariake Arena
April 6, 2025
April,19, 2025Kobe World Memorial Hall
April 20, 2025
SeoulSouth Korea

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts
DateCityCountryReason
November 1, 2024 Abu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesEscalation of violence in the Middle East [12]

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