The World Tour (Jay Chou)

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The World Tour
Tour by Jay Chou
The World Tour.jpg
Associated album On the Run!
Start date10 November 2007
End date28 August 2009
No. of shows
Jay Chou concert chronology

The World Tour was the fourth concert tour by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou, held in support of his eighth studio album On the Run! (2007). The tour visited various countries including Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada and the United States from November 2007 to August 2009.

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Background

On 16 February 2008, Chou became the second Mandopop artist to perform at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. In response to the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, the concert held in Chongqing on 24 May 2008, was changed to a charity fundraising concert. All proceeds from the concert were donated to the disaster area.

A live album, recorded at the Banqiao Stadium concert in Taipei on 10 November 2007, was released by Sony Music Taiwan and JVR Music on 31 January 2008.

Tour dates

List of concert dates
DateCityCountryVenueVenue
10 November 2007 New Taipei City Taiwan Banqiao Stadium 30,000 [1]
24 November 2007 Shanghai China Shanghai Stadium 80,000 [1]
5 December 2007Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum
6 December 2007
7 December 2007
8 December 2007
9 December 2007
11 December 2007
12 December 2007
24 December 2007Los AngelesUnited States Galen Center
12 January 2008 Guangzhou China Tianhe Stadium
18 January 2008Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
19 January 2008
16 February 2008TokyoJapan Nippon Budokan 30,000 [2]
17 February 2008
18 February 2008
23 February 2008 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka
5 April 2008 Macau China Venetian Arena
19 April 2008 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
26 April 2008 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
1 May 2008 Beijing Workers' Stadium
24 May 2008 [upper-alpha 1] Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
21 June 2008 Changsha Helong Stadium
28 June 2008 Guiyang Guiyang New Stadium
5 July 2008 Wenzhou Wenzhou Sports Centre
5 September 2008 Xi'an Shaanxi Arena
2 October 2008 Yangzhou Yangzhou Sports Centre
18 October 2008 Xiamen Xiamen Sports Centre Stadium
25 October 2008 Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
7 November 2008 Chengdu Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium
15 November 2008 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium
22 November 2008 Nanning Old Guangxi Stadium
29 November 2008 Kunming Kunming Tuodong Sports Centre Stadium
18 December 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
21 December 2008 Montville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
14 February 2009 Shenzhen China Shenzhen Stadium
25 April 2009 Luoyang Luoyang Stadium
1 May 2009 Kunshan Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium
16 May 2009 Quanzhou Straits Sports Centre Stadium
3 July 2009 Sydney Australia Acer Arena
22 August 2009 Foshan China Century Lotus Stadium
28 August 2009 Shenyang Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
TotalN/A

Live album

2007 the World Tour
Jay Chou-2007 Live-cover.jpg
Live album by
Released31 January 2008 (2008-01-31)
Recorded10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
Venue Banqiao Stadium
Genre Mandopop
Length94:00
Label Sony, JVR
Jay Chou chronology
On the Run!
(2007)
2007 the World Tour
(2008)
Capricorn
(2008)

2007 the World Tour (simplified Chinese :2007世界巡回演唱会; traditional Chinese :2007世界巡迴演唱會) is the third live album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, released on 31 January 2008 by Sony Music Taiwan and JVR Music and included a date filmed at Banqiao Stadium on 10 November 2007 from the 2007 World Tour. [3] [4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "Golden Armor" (黃金甲) – 3:17
  2. "Incomparable" (無雙) – 5:06
  3. "A Secret That Can't Be Told" (不能說的秘密) – 4:57
  4. "A Step Back" (退後) – 4:24
  5. "Sweet" (甜甜的) – 4:11
  6. "The Longest Movie" (最長的電影) – 4:01
  7. "A Dandelion's Promise" (蒲公英的約定) – 4:13
  8. "White Windmill" (白色風車) – 4:38
  9. "Chrysanthemum Terrace" (菊花台) – 5:02
  10. "Malt Sugar" (麥芽糖) – 4:23
  11. "Cowboy is Very Busy" (牛仔很忙) – 2:45
  12. "Listen to Mom" (聽媽媽的話) – 3:25
  13. "Herbalist Manual" (本草綱目) feat. Alan Ko – 3:30
  14. "A Thousand Miles Away" (千里之外) feat. Fei Yu–ching – 4:17
  15. "Nocturne" (夜曲) – 3:43
  16. "Rosemary" (迷迭香) – 4:12
  17. "Sunshine Homeboy" (陽光宅男) – 5:54
  18. "Hair Like Snow" (發如雪) – 6:06
  19. "Fearless" (霍元甲) – 3:18
  20. "Nunchucks" (雙截棍) – 3:04
  21. "Master Chou" (周大俠) feat. Funky Tu – 2:15

Notes

  1. Concert was renamed "抗震救災周杰倫慈善募捐演唱會 Jay Chou Donation Drive Concert" due to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

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