Synk: Hyper Line

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Synk: Hyper Line
World tour by Aespa
Aespa Synk Hyper Line Tour.jpg
Promotional poster
Associated albums
Start dateFebruary 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)
End dateSeptember 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)
Legs4
No. of shows31
Aespa concert chronology

Synk: Hyper Line was the first worldwide concert tour by South Korean girl group Aespa, in support of their extended plays Savage (2021), Girls (2022), and My World (2023). The tour began on February 25, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea and concluded on September 30, 2023, in Paris, France. The tour consisted of 31 concerts in 21 cities in 12 countries around the world.

Contents

Background

On December 1, 2022, Aespa's official Japanese website announced that the group would hold their first concert tour in Japan. It was confirmed as part of the Aespa Live Tour 2023 "Synk: Hyper Line" on January 20, 2023. [1] On the same day, SM Entertainment announced that Aespa would hold concerts in South Korea for the first time since their debut at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium on February 25 and 26. [2] In April, two shows were added at the Tokyo Dome, [3] and a show in Jakarta was added the following month. [4] On May 19, the tour was expanded to North America, South America, and Europe with 14 dates. [5]

Set list

Setlist

The section below contains the setlist of the concert.

Setlist in Seoul
  1. "Girls"
  2. "Aenergy"
  3. "I'll Make You Cry"
  4. "Savage"
  5. "Menagerie" (Karina solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  6. "Illusion"
  7. "Lucid Dream"
  8. "Thirsty"
  9. "Dreams Come True"
  10. "Lips" (Winter solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  11. "Life's Too Short" (Korean version)
  12. "I'm Unhappy"
  13. "Don't Blink"
  14. "Lingo"
  15. "2Hot4U" (Giselle solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  16. "Iconic"
  17. "Hot Air Balloon"
  18. "Yeppi Yeppi"
  19. "Yolo"
  20. "Wake Up" (Ningning solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  21. "Salty & Sweet"
  22. "Next Level"
  23. "Black Mamba"

Encore

  1. "Till We Meet Again"
  2. "ICU"
Setlist in Tokyo Dome
  1. "Girls"
  2. "Aenergy"
  3. "I'll Make You Cry"
  4. "Savage"
  5. "Menagerie" (Karina solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  6. "Illusion"
  7. "Lucid Dream"
  8. "Thirsty"
  9. "Dreams Come True"
  10. "Keep Going" (Giselle new solo)
  11. "Life's Too Short"
  12. "I'm Unhappy"
  13. "Lingo"
  14. "Don't Blink"
  15. "Shine We Are!" (Winters solo) (BoA cover)
  16. "Iconic"
  17. "Hot Air Balloon"
  18. "Yeppi Yeppi"
  19. "Hold On Tight (remix)"
  20. "Spicy"
  21. "Yolo"
  22. "Wake Up" (Ningning solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  23. "Salty & Sweet"
  24. "Next Level" (band remix)
  25. "Black Mamba" (orchestra version)

Encore

  1. "Till We Meet Again"
  2. "Welcome To My World"
  3. "ICU"
Setlist in North America
  1. "Girls"
  2. "Aenergy"
  3. "I'll Make You Cry"
  4. "Savage"
  5. "Menagerie" (Karina solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  6. "Illusion"
  7. "Lucid Dream"
  8. "Thirsty"
  9. "Dreams Come True"
  10. "Lips" (Winter solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  11. "Life's Too Short" (English version)
  12. "Welcome To My World"
  13. "Don't Blink"
  14. "2Hot4U" (Giselle solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  15. "Yeppi Yeppi"
  16. "Yolo"
  17. "Hold On Tight"
  18. "Spicy"
  19. "Better Things"
  20. "Wake Up" (Ningning solo) [upper-alpha 1]
  21. "Salty & Sweet"
  22. "Next Level"
  23. "Black Mamba"

Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue [6] Attendance
Asia
February 25, 2023 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena
Beyond Live [upper-alpha 2] 		10,000 [7]
February 26, 2023
March 15, 2023 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall 110,000 [8]
March 16, 2023
March 18, 2023
March 19, 2023
April 1, 2023 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
April 2, 2023
April 15, 2023 Saitama Saitama Super Arena
April 16, 2023
April 29, 2023 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
April 30, 2023
June 24, 2023 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition 7,000 [9]
July 29, 2023 Bangkok Thailand Thunder Dome 10,000 [10]
July 30, 2023
August 5, 2023TokyoJapan Tokyo Dome 94,000 [11]
August 6, 2023
North America
August 13, 2023 Los Angeles United States Crypto.com Arena 10,000 [12]
August 18, 2023 Dallas The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory —
August 22, 2023 Miami James L. Knight Center —
August 25, 2023 Atlanta Fox Theatre —
August 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. The Theater at MGM National Harbor —
August 30, 2023 Chicago Rosemont Theatre —
September 2, 2023 Boston MGM Music Hall —
September 5, 2023 New York City Barclays Center —
September 8, 2023 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes —
South America
September 11, 2023 São Paulo Brazil Espaço Unimed  [ pt ]—
September 14, 2023 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán —
Europe
September 25, 2023 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle  [ de ]—
September 28, 2023 London England The O2 10,000 [13]
September 30, 2023 Paris France Dôme de Paris 5,000 [14]
Total256,000

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Unreleased song
  2. ↑ February 26 only.

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