Pagtatag! World Tour

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Pagtatag! World Tour
World tour by SB19
SB19 Pagtatag! World Tour poster.png
Promotional poster for Quezon City shows
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
Associated album Pagtatag!
Start dateJune 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)
End dateMay 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)
No. of shows18
SB19 concert chronology

The Pagtatag! World Tour was the second world tour headlined by the Filipino boy band SB19, launched to support their second extended play (EP), Pagtatag! (2023). The world tour comprises 18 shows that commenced on June 24, 2023, in Quezon City, Philippines, stopping by in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The tour concluded on May 19, 2024.

Contents

The boy band began sharing details about the tour's development in 2022 while embarking on their first world tour with WYAT (Where You At) Tour. The tour was announced via the band's social media accounts, initially having 12 dates, after posting a trailer revealing their EP's release. The boy band began rehearsing for the tour a month before the EP's release, which they stated would have a longer production from their previous tour. The tour's two kickoff shows at Smart Araneta Coliseum were sold-out.

The tour's set list consists mainly of songs from the boy band's catalog, including all from Pagtatag!, and featured solo performances from each band member of songs from their own solo discography, which all spanned around two hours in run time. Band members Stell and Justin performed cover versions of songs from Idina Menzel and One Direction, respectively. The tour received positive reviews from critics, who praised the boy band's stage presence and concert performances.

Background and development

Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City hosted the first two sold-out shows of the tour. Araneta Coliseum (Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City)(2017-08-13).jpg
Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City hosted the first two sold-out shows of the tour.

The Filipino boy band SB19 embarked on their first world tour with the WYAT (Where You At) Tour in 2022. Amidst touring, the boy band revealed plans for 2023 in an interview with CNN Philippines, hinting over a new music release and embarking on another concert tour, describing the latter as a "bigger" one. [1] In a press conference, the band's leader, Pablo, revealed that their forthcoming music release would revolve around the word "pagtatag" (lit.'establishment') and is said to continue to explore more genres and life experiences. [2]

On April 29, 2023, the boy band posted a trailer, revealing the title for their second extended play (EP), Pagtatag! , and its release date. [3] Later, the Pagtatag! World Tour and its concert dates were announced officially on April 30, 2023, through SB19's social media accounts to support the EP. [4] The concert tour initially consists of 12 concert dates, [5] starting with two shows at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on June 24 and 25, 2023, with stops across the United States and Canada. [4] TicketNet handled the tour's opening nights' ticket sales, with prices ranging from ₱1,000 up to ₱6,500. [5] [6] Eventually, both shows were sold-out. [7] Various ticketing outlets, including SM Tickets, AXS, and Ticketmaster, handled the ticket sales for the remaining shows. [8]

The boy band gradually announced additional dates for the tour in the Philippines and parts of Asia. On May 24, 2023, the group announced added shows for Davao City and Bacolod. [9] The group made multiple announcements for additional shows in Asia; on October 3, 2023, they announced additional shows for cities Singapore, Bangkok, and Dubai, and on October 30, 2023, for Tokorozawa. [10] [11]

Sony Music Philippines released the boy band's second EP, Pagtatag!, on June 9, 2023. [12] The EP spanned various music genres, which included songs with pop, hip hop, EDM, soul, R&B, ballad, and acoustic elements. [13] [14] In a press launch for the EP, band member Justin revealed that the group began rehearsing for the tour a month before the EP's release and commented on the development of the Pagtatag! World Tour, assuring a longer production and would exceed performances they had on their previous tour for the upcoming tour: "The preparation, compared [from] our WYAT Tour, it is a bit longer [...] we always accompany that with rehearsals, so we can ensure that what we expect for ourselves in our upcoming tour would exceed, or we can surprise everyone—levelling up from before." [15]

To further promote the Pagtatag! World Tour, SB19 made appearances on television, performing at variety shows All-Out Sundays and ASAP Natin 'To. [16] [17] The tour was produced with a production team based in the Philippines. [18] Each concert has a run time of approximately two hours. [19]

Concert synopsis

SB19 performing "Mana" with their backup dancers SB19 performing Mana at the Pagtatag! World Tour, 2023 (cropped).jpg
SB19 performing "Mana" with their backup dancers

Each concert begins with a brief video introduction of SB19 at a gold mine. The boy band opened each concert with a performance of "Gento" (2023), accompanied by yellow stage lighting and visuals resembling a cave. A dancer then performed an interpretive dance routine, after which Ken and Pablo returned on stage to begin performing "Mana" (2021)—followed by the rest of the band members. The boy band followed it with slower numbers, performing their ballads—a mashup of "Hanggang sa Huli" (2020) and "Tilaluha" (2018), "Ilaw" (2023), "Liham" (2023), "Mapa" (2021), and "Nyebe" (2022). They changed into black and neon green outfits and later performed upbeat tracks, "Crimzone" (2023) and "Bazinga" (2021). [19] [20]

Each band member proceeded with their solo performances. Stell performed a cover of Idina Menzel's "Defying Gravity" (2003), followed by Josh's performance of "Get Right" (2023) and his debut single "Wild Tonight" (2023). Ken then performed his songs "Criminal" (2023) and "Straydogs" (2023), after which Justin performed a cover of One Direction's "Little Things" (2012). Pablo finished the act with his performance of "La Luna" (2022). The rest of the band members returned on stage to perform "I Want You" (2023), accompanied by sensual choreography. Afterward, they performed their earlier releases, "WYAT (Where You At)" (2022) and "Go Up" (2019), followed by a performance of "Freedom" (2023). SB19 closes each concert with an encore performance of "What?" (2021). [19] [20]

Critical reception

The concert tour was met with positive responses from critics. Rafael Bautista of Nylon Manila praised the boy band's stage presence on the tour's opening nights in Araneta Coliseum, writing, "the concerts proved again that SB19 will always command that stage". Bautista also commended the looks, choreography, production, vocals, and storytelling, arguing that the boy band "rocked the Big Dome". [18] Chlarine Gianan of Mega magazine described the tour's opening nights as "filled with the group's individual and collective talents" and commented that the tour proved that the group is in the right place for P-pop. [20] For the show in Davao, SunStar Davao 's Allan Joseph Albior remarked that the boy band "delivered an intense show", asserting that they delivered "breathtaking performances" and "[had] left the audience with awe". [21]

Set list

The following set list is from the June 24 and 25, 2023 shows in Quezon City. It is not representative of all shows throughout the tour. [19] [20] [22]

  1. "Gento"
  2. "Mana"
  3. "Hanggang sa Huli" / "Tilaluha"
  4. "Ilaw"
  5. "Liham"
  6. "Mapa"
  7. "Nyebe"
  8. "Crimzone"
  9. "Bazinga"
  10. "Defying Gravity" (solo cover performance by Stell)
  11. "Get Right" (solo performance by Josh)
  12. "Wild Tonight" (solo performance by Josh)
  13. "Criminal" (solo performance by Ken)
  14. "Straydogs" (solo performance by Ken)
  15. "Little Things" (solo cover performance by Justin)
  16. "La Luna" (solo performance by Pablo)
  17. "I Want You"
  18. "WYAT (Where You At)"
  19. "Go Up"
  20. "Freedom"
  21. "What?"

Film

Pagtatag!: The Documentary is an upcoming Philippine documentary concert film directed by Jed Regala, documenting the Pagtatag! World Tour. It is scheduled for release to theaters in the Philippines on August 28, 2024. [23]

Shows

List of concert tour dates, showing city, country, and venue [8] [10] [11] [24] [25] [26]
DateCityCountryVenue
June 24, 2023 Quezon City [lower-alpha 1] Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum
June 25, 2023
July 5, 2023 Davao SMX Convention Center Davao
July 9, 2023 Bacolod SMX Convention Center Bacolod
July 21, 2023 Chicago United States Copernicus Center
July 22, 2023 Arlington [lower-alpha 2] Center for Visual & Performing Arts
July 28, 2023 Redwood City [lower-alpha 3] Fox Theatre
July 29, 2023 Anaheim [lower-alpha 4] City National Grove of Anaheim
August 5, 2023 New York City Webster Hall
August 6, 2023 Washington, D.C. Lisner Auditorium
August 11, 2023 Pickering [lower-alpha 5] Canada The Arena
August 13, 2023 Winnipeg Club Regent Event Centre
August 18, 2023 Vancouver The Centre
August 20, 2023 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 24, 2024 Dubai United Arab EmiratesThe Agenda
April 29, 2024 [lower-alpha 6] Tokorozawa Japan Pavilion Tokorozawa Sakura Town
May 18, 2024Quezon City [lower-alpha 1] PhilippinesSmart Araneta Coliseum
May 19, 2024

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concert tour dates, showing city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 15, 2023 Singapore Capitol Theatre Unforeseen circumstances [28]
November 19, 2023 Bangkok ThailandKBank Siam Pic-Ganesha TheatreCurrent complexities [29]
November 24, 2023 Dubai United Arab Emirates Sheikh Rashid Auditorium Undisclosed reasons [30]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Promoted as Manila
  2. Promoted as Dallas
  3. Promoted as San Francisco
  4. Promoted as Los Angeles
  5. Promoted as Toronto
  6. The Tokorozawa show was originally scheduled for December 9, 2023, but was postponed to April 29, 2024. [27]

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