IKon 2018 Continue Tour

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iKON 2018 Continue Tour
Tour by iKON
IKON 2018 Continue Tour Poster.jpg
Poster of iKON 2018 Continue Tour in Seoul
Associated album
Start dateAugust 18, 2018 (2018-08-18)
End dateJanuary 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)
No. of shows
  • 10 in Asia
  • 2 in Oceania
  • 12 total
iKON concert chronology

iKON 2018 Continue Tour is the first world tour by South Korean boy band iKON, in support of second studio album Return . The tour is set to visit South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia, with more countries to be announced. The tour began on August 18, 2018 in Seoul at KSPO Dome [1]

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Background

On July 2, it was announced by YG Entertainment that iKON will held an Asia tour and will visit eight cities. It marks the group second Asia tour after their 2016 iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour , during the time they did two years intensive touring mostly in Japan as they gathered around 800,000 fans. [2] [3] [4] [5] A series of teasers were released in July, revealed members thoughts on the upcoming world tour and reveling the concept of the tour is A Road with No End, which indicates iKON's future path. [6]

On August, iKON announced that the tour will visit Australia for the first time, with two shows in Sydney and Melbourne. [7]

Concerts dates

Date [8] CityCountryVenueAttendance
Asia
August 18, 2018 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome —
September 22, 2018 Taipei Taiwan NTSU Arena 3,500 [9]
October 13, 2018 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malawati Stadium 7,000 [10]
October 19, 2018 Bangkok Thailand Thunder Dome 5,000 [11]
October 20, 20185,000 [12]
Oceania
October 25, 2018 Sydney Australia Big Top Sydney —
October 27, 2018 Melbourne Festival Hall
Asia
November 4, 2018 Singapore Singapore The MAX Pavilion —
November 11, 2018 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena 18,000 [13]
November 18, 2018 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Senayan TBA
November 25, 2018 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena
January 6, 2019 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome —

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References

  1. ↑ "iKON To Bring "2018 CONTINUE TOUR" To 8 Asian Cities In August". HelloKPop. 3 July 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "iKON メンバー感涙、大阪城ホールにてサプライズ尽くしの日本ツアーファイナル". excite. 16 March 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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  6. ↑ "iKON, "Overseas Tour Was Possible Due to Our Fans, Who Are Light and Salt… We're Very Excited"". YG Life. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "iKON Adds 'Australia' as Tour Location Beyond Asia… First Concerts in Sydney·Melbourne For the First Time". YG Life. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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