Twicelights World Tour

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Twicelights World Tour
World tour by Twice
Twicelights poster.jpg
Associated album
Start dateMay 25, 2019 (2019-05-25)
End dateFebruary 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)
Legs3
No. of shows21 in Asia
4 in North America
25 in total
Twice concert chronology

Twicelights World Tour was the first world tour by South Korean girl group Twice. It saw 25 concerts in 16 cities across various countries in Asia and North America, spanning from May 2019 to February 2020. Four encore shows in Seoul and Tokyo that were originally scheduled for early 2020 were cancelled following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Background

On April 8, 2019, JYP Entertainment announced that Twice would hold their first world tour in 9 cities including Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, Los Angeles, and Chicago starting from May 25. [1] On July 17, the 7 cities in Japan including Hokkaido, Chiba, and Osaka were adding to the tour schedule. [2] Member Mina wasn't able to participate in Singapore, North American leg and Kuala Lumpur concerts as she was struggling with "extreme anxiety" at the time. [3] [4] On October 18, it was announced that Twice would hold additional concerts in Tokyo on March 3 and 4, 2020; [5] additional concerts in Seoul for March 7 and 8 were added a month later.

On February 24, 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the final shows in Seoul were cancelled; it was followed by the announcement of the cancellation of the Tokyo shows two days later. [6]

Set lists

Set list in Seoul

Main Set

  1. Stuck in My Head (Rock remix)
  2. Cheer Up (Rock remix)
  3. Touchdown (Rock remix)
  4. BDZ (Korean version)
  5. Yes or Yes (remix)
  6. Like Ooh-Ahh (Ooh-Ahh하게) (remix)
  7. I Want You Back (remix)
  8. Knock Knock (remix)
  9. Dance The Night Away (Dance intro version)
  10. After Moon
  11. You in My Heart (널 내게 담아)
  12. Be as One (Korean version)
  13. Sunset
  14. Heart Shaker (Ballad remix)
  15. Heart Shaker (remix)
  16. Strawberry
  17. Woohoo (remix)
  18. Dance for You (Beyoncé cover) (Sana, Dahyun & Tzuyu)
  19. Goodbye (Taemin cover) (Momo & Jihyo)
  20. Born This Way (Lady Gaga cover) (Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Mina & Chaeyoung)
  21. Likey
  22. What Is Love?
  23. Ho!
  24. Signal
  25. TT
  26. Fancy (remix)

Encore

  1. Heart Shaker
  2. Title track medley
  3. Stuck
Set list in Japan

Main Set

  1. Stuck in My Head (Rock remix)
  2. Touchdown (Rock remix)
  3. BDZ
  4. Yes or Yes (remix)
  5. I Want You Back (remix)
  6. Dance The Night Away (Dance intro version)
  7. Breakthrough
  8. The Reason Why
  9. Wishing
  10. What You Waiting For
  11. Heart Shaker (Ballad remix)
  12. Heart Shaker (remix)
  13. Strawberry
  14. Woohoo (remix)
  15. Dance for You (Beyoncé cover) (Sana, Dahyun & Tzuyu)
  16. Goodbye (Taemin cover) (Momo & Jihyo)
  17. Born This Way (Lady Gaga cover) (Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Mina & Chaeyoung)
  18. Likey
  19. What Is Love?
  20. Feel Special
  21. TT
  22. Fancy (remix)
  23. Fake & True

Encore

  1. Happy Happy

(Japanese Title Track Medley)

  1. One More Time
  2. Candy Pop
  3. Wake Me Up
  4. Stay by My Side
Set list in Singapore, USA & Kuala Lumpur

Main Set

  1. Stuck in My Head (Rock remix)
  2. Cheer Up (Rock remix)
  3. Touchdown (Rock remix)
  4. BDZ
  5. Yes or Yes (remix)
  6. I Want You Back (remix)
  7. Dance The Night Away (Dance intro version)
  8. After Moon
  9. You in My Heart
  10. Sunset
  11. Heart Shaker (Ballad remix)
  12. Heart Shaker (remix)
  13. Strawberry
  14. Woohoo (remix)
  15. Dance for You (Beyoncé cover) (Sana, Dahyun & Tzuyu)
  16. Goodbye (Taemin cover) (Momo & Jihyo)
  17. Born This Way (Lady Gaga cover) (Nayeon, Jeongyeon & Chaeyoung)
  18. Likey
  19. What Is Love?
  20. Like Ooh-Ahh
  21. TT
  22. Fancy (remix)

Encore

  1. Signal
  2. Knock Knock
  3. Stuck
Notes
  • During the show in Bangkok and Manila, "Like OOH-AHH" (Ooh-Ahh하게) was removed after "Yes or Yes". Twice also removed "Be as One" (Korean version) after Ment 2. They also removed "Ho!" and "Signal" and performed "Like OOH-AHH" (Ooh-Ahh하게) instead after Ment 3. For the Encore in Bangkok and Manila they removed "Heart Shaker" and performed "Knock Knock" instead.
  • During the show in Bangkok, Twice removed from the encore "Medley" and they performed "Signal" (remix) instead after the ending ment.
  • Mina didn't participate in Singapore, USA, Mexico & Malaysia dates due to health issues.
  • Chaeyoung didn't participate at the dates in Sapporo & Nagoya due to health issues.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
Asia
May 25, 2019 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome 20,000 [7]
May 26, 2019
June 15, 2019 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena 8,000 [8]
June 29, 2019 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena 10,000 [8]
July 13, 2019 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 10,000 [8]
North America
July 17, 2019 Inglewood United States The Forum 11,827 [9]
July 19, 2019 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes 8,000 [10]
July 21, 2019 Newark United States Prudential Center 10,000 [10]
July 23, 2019 Chicago Wintrust Arena 5,911 [11]
Asia
August 17, 2019 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Axiata Arena 8,000 [12]
October 23, 2019 Sapporo Japan Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
October 27, 2019 Chiba Makuhari Messe
October 29, 2019
October 30, 2019
November 6, 2019 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
November 7, 2019
November 16, 2019 Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena
November 17, 2019
November 29, 2019 Nagoya Nagoya International Exhibition Hall
November 30, 2019
December 1, 2019
February 11, 2020 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
February 12, 2020
February 22, 2020 Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
February 23, 2020
TotalN/A

Cancelled dates

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
March 7, 2020SeoulSouth Korea KSPO Dome COVID-19 pandemic [13]
March 8, 2020
April 15, 2020
(March 3, 2020)
TokyoJapan Tokyo Dome
April 16, 2020
(March 4, 2020)

Boxscore

List of shows with boxscore data [9] [11]
DateCityTickets Sold / AvailableGross Revenue
July 17, 2019 Inglewood, California 11,827 / 11,827 (100%)$1,388,228
July 23, 2019 Chicago, Illinois 5,911 / 6,045 (97.7%)$781,922

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