WYAT (Where You At) Tour

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WYAT (Where You At) Tour
Tour by SB19
SB19 Where You At Tour poster.png
Poster for the tour's Araneta Coliseum show
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
Start dateSeptember 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
End dateDecember 18, 2022 (2022-12-18)
No. of shows10
SB19 concert chronology

WYAT (Where You At) Tour was the first major concert tour headlined by Filipino boy band SB19. Commenced on September 17, 2022, in Quezon City, the tour consisted of 10 shows across Asia and North America.

Contents

Background

For the first whole week of August, SB19 has been teasing their comeback. On August 12, SB19 released the single comeback title "WYAT (Where You At)", a disco-pop song that highlights the urgency of disconnection to reconnection of the times that should be releasing on September 2 with an official music video and a global concert tour kickoff in Manila on September 17 in Araneta Coliseum. [1] The group's social media, especially Twitter, has erupted over the last few days after the boy group released a series of cryptic riddles and videos that led fans to speculate about a world tour. [2] As a result, the hashtag #WhereIsSB19 has been trending on Twitter worldwide daily. SB19 released their final video of the series announcing that the single and tour will be launched in September. Few cities in the Philippines were included on the tours after Quezon City Metro Manila. [3] The group announced the remaining concert dates for Clark City, Cebu City and Davao City on September 4, 2022. [3] After which, the band will bring the concert internationally with additional tour dates placed for Singapore, UAE and United States. [3] Member, Josh revealed that this would be their first time holding their own concert overseas and expressed his excitement to meet their international fans. [4] The group also teases more additional leg for the tour which is still unannounced. [3]

Marketing

On August 18, 2022, the group released the official poster for the world tour in their Facebook account officially announcing its kick-off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. [5] On September 2, they released the music video for their comeback single "WYAT (Where You At)", from which the tour name was derived from. [6] This is SB19's first comeback since the release of their EP Pagsibol in 2021. [7] On September 4, a one-minute teaser has been uploaded in their Twitter account, unveiling the confirmed cities and dates for the tour. [8] The first show held at Smart Araneta Coliseum was sold out within 24 hours after ticket released to the general public. [9] [10]

Set list

The following set list is from the September 17, 2022 show in Quezon City. It is not representative of all shows throughout the tour. [11] [12]

  1. "What?"
  2. "Mana"
  3. "Hanggang sa Huli"
  4. "Nyebe"
  5. "Attention"
  6. "Bazinga"
  7. "Mapa"
  8. "Alab (Burning)"
  9. "Tilaluha"
  10. "Bakit Ba Ikaw"
  11. "WYAT (Where You At)"
  12. "Love Yours" (with Ohwon Lee)
  13. "Go Up"
  14. "SLMT"

Shows

List of concert tour dates, showing city, country, and venue [13] [14] [15]
Date (2022)CityCountryVenue
September 17 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
October 1 Cebu City Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
October 8 Angeles [lower-alpha 1] SMX Convention Center Clark
October 15 Davao City SMX Convention Center Davao
October 29 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai World Trade Centre
November 5 New York City United States Palladium Times Square
November 12 Los Angeles Avalon Hollywood
November 18 Redwood City [lower-alpha 2] Fox Theatre
November 27Singapore Resorts World Sentosa
December 18Quezon CityPhilippinesAraneta Coliseum

Notes

  1. Promoted as Clark.
  2. Promoted as San Francisco.

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