World tour by Monsta X | |
Location | North America • South America • Europe • Asia |
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Associated album | The Connect: Dejavu |
Start date | May 26, 2018 |
End date | October 10, 2018 |
Legs | 4 |
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Monsta X concert chronology |
The Connect World Tour, also known as Monsta X World Tour: The Connect, is the second worldwide concert tour by the South Korean boy group Monsta X following their successful and sold out world tour for the previous year Beautiful World Tour . The tour commenced on May 26, exactly two months after the release of the group's sixth EP The Connect: Dejavu , kicking off in Seoul, and visiting twelve more countries including United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Japan.
On February 22, their second world tour was announced, including eighteen cities, having their first show held in Seoul at Jangchung Arena on May 26 and 27. [1] On April 13, Starship Entertainment revealed that the tickets for the two days Seoul concert had sold out within a minute upon the release on April 12 for three consecutive years. [2]
For the tour, Monsta X collaborated with Swarovski for their customized jackets. The total number of Swarovski crystals used for their jackets amounted to 500,000 for eleven outfits that were created by hand for the group. [3]
Before the concert on June 30 in Bangkok, they visited local TV shows and held a press conference to promote their album and concert. The press conference was held on April 29 at the GCP Hall of the Grande Centre Point Hotel in Sukhumvit 55 and more than 100 reporters from local TV channels, radios, and major newspapers covered the event, including Thai media channels such as Daily News, True Music, Tofupop Radio, and True Inside that had separate interviews with Monsta X. In addition, the TV channels such as Channel 3, Channel 7, and Channel 9, while newspapers such as Daily News , Kom Chad Luek , Kapook, Sanook, and Mthai joined the conference. On the same day, Monsta X also appeared through the program Rueng Lao Chao Nee of Thailand's national television channel, Channel 3. [4]
On August 25 and 26, Monsta X completed their two days encore concert held at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul where they were greeted by over 10,000 fans. [5]
The group was initially scheduled for eighteen cities and twelve countries for the tour but Japan was added for a four-day concert starting from October 5 to October 7 in Chiba and October 10 in Osaka. [6]
In May, after Monsta X began their tour in Seoul, they headed to Europe. The group were in London on June 17, in Amsterdam on June 20, and in Madrid on June 23. Their tour in Europe gathered over 15,000 fans who came all over the continent to see the boys. [2]
In Europe, the concert brought the group media attention, including coverage by UK’s daily newspapers The Guardian and Metro . [7]
Monsta X held the tour around the United States of America, which started on July 20 at Rosemont Theatre in Chicago then ended on August 3 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. During their stay, they had sold out shows and interviews, with local and nationwide TV programs such as BUILD Series, FOX5's Good Day New York , Access Hollywood , and FOX 11's Good Day L.A. , popular magazines such as Billboard and Allure , also internet and radio shows such as BuzzFeed , 102.3 KIIS-FM's Jojo on the Radio, 104.3 MYFM’s Valentine in the Morning, Radio Disney , Wild 94.9 , Rhythm 105.9 , iHeartRadio's ON With Mario Lopez, and Q 106.1's The Zach Sang Show. They ended their North American leg on August 5 in Mexico. [8] [9]
The group was able to film for the Viki Original mini music documentary When You Call My Name featuring Gallant during the tour in North America. [10]
After the North American leg, the group went to South America, beginning on August 8 in Argentina, followed by August 10 in Chile, and end it on August 12 in Brazil. [8]
Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave them and praised Monsta X's performance in London, noting that they are "a group that is skilled in singing, rapping, and dancing among various musical genres". [11]
Sarah Deen of Metro gave them and described Monsta X's performance as "spectacular", giving their all in performing and very dedicated to their fans, also commending the group's "uniqueness", calling them "chameleons" for being "convincing and unforced when trying out different concepts", owning every one. [12]
According to Maeil Business Newspaper , the tour gathered an estimated total of 102,493 attendees (not including Japan), which accumulated an estimated total revenue of ₩ 11,270,000,000. [13]
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Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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Asia | ||||
May 26, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Jangchung Arena | 7,000 [14] |
May 27, 2018 | ||||
Europe | ||||
June 17, 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Eventim Apollo | 15,000 [2] |
June 20, 2018 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AFAS Live | |
June 23, 2018 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio Vistalegre | |
Asia | ||||
June 30, 2018 | Bangkok | Thailand | Thunder Dome | Undisclosed |
July 10, 2018 | Hong Kong | KITEC Star Hall | ||
July 14, 2018 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Tennis Center | |
North America | ||||
July 20, 2018 | Chicago | United States | Rosemont Theatre | Undisclosed |
July 22, 2018 | Newark | New Jersey Performing Arts Center | ||
July 25, 2018 | Atlanta | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | ||
July 27, 2018 | Dallas | Verizon Theater | ||
July 29, 2018 | Houston | Smart Financial Centre | ||
August 1, 2018 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | ||
August 3, 2018 | Los Angeles | Microsoft Theater | ||
August 5, 2018 | Monterrey | Mexico | Auditorio Pabellón M | |
South America | ||||
August 8, 2018 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Obras | Undisclosed |
August 10, 2018 | Santiago | Chile | Polideportivo Estadio Nacional | |
August 12, 2018 | São Paulo | Brazil | Espaço Das Américas | |
Asia | ||||
August 25, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium | 10,000 [5] |
August 26, 2018 | ||||
October 5, 2018 | Chiba | Japan | Makuhari Event Hall | 30,000 [6] |
October 6, 2018 | ||||
October 7, 2018 | ||||
October 10, 2018 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall |
Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
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Eventim Apollo | London, England | 4,348 / 4,465 | $486,814 [15] |
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