Synk: Parallel Line

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Synk: Parallel Line
World tour by Aespa
Aespa Parallel Line Tour Poster.jpeg
Promotional poster for the Seoul concert
Associated album
Start dateJune 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)
End dateMarch 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)
Legs3
No. of shows41
Aespa concert chronology

Synk: Parallel Line is the ongoing second worldwide concert tour by South Korean girl group Aespa, in support of their first studio album Armageddon (2024). The tour began on June 29, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea and will conclude on March 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The tour consists of 41 concerts around Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe.

Contents

Background

On February 19, 2024, Aespa officially announced via X (formerly Twitter) and Weverse the first dates of their upcoming world tour, with more dates to come. [1] On April 11, Aespa announced via their Japan fanclub two additional shows on August 17 and 18, 2024, held at Tokyo Dome, as a "Special Edition" of the concert. [2] Full event and ticketing information for the initial legs was announced May 1, via their Weverse fanclub page. [3] On May 10, an additional show was announced for Sydney due to demand. [4]

On May 11, Aespa announced that a concert scheduled for July 7 in Fukuoka, Japan, would be postponed, due to feedback on social media. [5] The show later rescheduled to July 30 and a new show added on July 31. [6]

Set list

The following set list is from the concert on June 29, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea, and is not intended to represent all shows throughout the tour.

  1. "Drama"
  2. "Black Mamba"
  3. "Salty & Sweet"
  4. "Supernova"
  5. "Mine"
  6. "Illusion"
  7. "Thirsty"
  8. "Prologue"
  9. "Long Chat (#♥)"
  10. "Dopamine" (Giselle solo)
  11. "Up" (Karina solo)
  12. "Bored!" (Ningning solo)
  13. "Spark" (Winter solo)
  14. "Spicy"
  15. "Licorice"
  16. "Hold on Tight"
  17. "Regret of the Times"
  18. "Live My Life"
  19. "We Go"
  20. "Trick or Trick"
  21. "Set the Tone"
  22. "Next Level"
  23. "Armageddon"

Encore

  1. "Aenergy"
  2. "Bahama"
  3. "Melody"

Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance and gross revenue [7] [8]
Date (2024)CityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
June 29 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Indoor Stadium 12,600 / 12,600$1,324,742
June 30
July 6 Fukuoka Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka 10,293 / 10,293$758,350
July 10 Nagoya Aichi Sky Expo 15,997 / 15,997$1,176,471
July 11
July 14 Saitama Saitama Super Arena 38,281 / 38,281$2,872,221
July 15
July 20 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 8,500 [9]
July 27 Osaka Japan Asue Arena Osaka 25,872 / 25,872$1,992,083
July 28
July 30FukuokaMarine Messe Fukuoka12,155 / 12,155$936,508
July 31
August 3 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Expo, Hall 10
August 4
August 9 Taipei Taiwan NTSU Arena 27,000 [10]
August 10
August 11
August 17 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 93,639 / 93,639$7,480,884
August 18
August 24 Jakarta Indonesia Beach City International Stadium
August 30 Sydney Australia Qudos Bank Arena 20,053 / 21,672 [lower-alpha 1] $2,542,330
August 31
September 2 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 15,000 [lower-alpha 1]
September 21 Macau China Macau Studio City Event Centre
September 22
September 28 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena 20,000 [13]
September 29
List of 2025 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance and gross revenue
Date (2025)CityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
January 28 Kent [lower-alpha 2] United States accesso ShoWare Center
January 30 Oakland Oakland Arena
February 1 Inglewood [lower-alpha 3] Kia Forum
February 4 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
February 6 Orlando United States Kia Center
February 8 Charlotte Spectrum Center
February 11 Newark Prudential Center
February 13 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
February 15 Chicago United States United Center
March 2 London England OVO Arena Wembley
March 4 Paris France Zénith Paris
March 6 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
March 9 Frankfurt Germany myticket Jahrhunderthalle
March 12 Madrid Spain WiZink Center
Total228,890 / 230,509 (99,30%)$19,083,589

Notes

    1. 1 2 All 3 shows in Australia reached a total audience of 35,000, of which approximately 20,000 attendees were at the 2 shows in Sydney, leaving 15,000 attendees at Melbourne's singular show. [11] [12]
    2. Labelled as Seattle in promotional material.
    3. Labelled as Los Angeles in promotional material.

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    12. Hyun Jeong-min (September 1, 2024). "에스파, 첫 호주 공연서 증명한 '쇠맛 에너지'…2만 관객과 완벽 호흡" [Aespa, Proves 'Iron-flavored Energy' at First Australian Concert... Perfect Synergy with 20,000 Audience] (in Korean). Sports World. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024 via Naver. 에스파는 8월 30~31일 호주 시드니 쿠도스 뱅크 아레나(Qudos Bank Arena)에서 두 번째 월드 투어 '2024 aespa Live Tour – Synk: Parallel Line – in Australia '(2024 에스파 라이브 투어 – 싱크 : 패러렐 라인 – 인 오스트레일리아)'를 개최, 이틀간 약 2만 명의 관객과 만났다.[aespa held their second world tour, '2024 aespa Live Tour – Synk: Parallel Line – in Australia', at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia from August 30th to 31st, meeting an audience of about 20,000 people over the two days.]
    13. Park Seo-yeon (September 30, 2024). "에스파, 亞 투어 성공적 마무리…'Whiplash' 컴백 카운트다운 돌입" [Aespa, Asia Tour Successfully Concluded… 'Whiplash' Comeback Countdown Begins] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024 via Naver. 에스파는 지난 9월 28~29일 태국 방콕 임팩트 아레나 (Impact Arena) 에서 '2024 aespa Live Tour – Synk: Parallel LIne –'(2024 에스파 라이브 투어 – 싱크 : 패러렐 라인 –)을 개최, 양일간 전석 매진을 기록하며 약 2만 명의 관객을 동원하고 '글로벌 히트메이커'다운 티켓 파워를 다시 한번 입증했다.[aespa held '2024 aespa Live Tour – Synk: Parallel Line –' at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand from September 28th to 29th, selling out all tickets for both days and drawing an audience of approximately 20,000, once again proving their ticket power as a 'global hitmaker'. Ahead of the concert, aespa]