Welcome Back Tour

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Welcome Back Tour
Tour by 2NE1
Start dateOctober 5, 2024
End date2025
No. of shows6
2NE1 concert chronology

The Welcome Back Tour is the fourth concert tour by South Korean girl group 2NE1. Held in support of the group's 15th anniversary of debut, it is the group's first headlining concert tour since the All or Nothing World Tour in 2014. It will kick off in Seoul and Japan in October and November 2024, and is slated to extend into other countries in 2025.

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Background

On July 22, 2024, YG Entertainment officially announced the reunion of 2NE1 for their 15th debut anniversary, after having been disbanded for eight years since November 2016. [1] It was announced that the group would embark on a world tour beginning in South Korea October 2024 and in Japan the following month, with shows slated to be scheduled in other countries throughout 2025. [2]

Three days later, it was unveiled that the tour would kick off at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, the first venue which 2NE1 performed at for their first concert tour Nolza in August 2011. Fans expressed discontent regarding the venue's capacity after the announcements were made; in response, YG Entertainment issued a statement explaining that all larger venues in Seoul had "already been booked". [3] [4] 2NE1's Japanese fanclub, Nolza, was re-opened the following day. [5]

Tour dates

List of concert dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
October 5, 2024 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall
October 6, 2024
November 30, 2024 Kobe Japan World Memorial Hall
December 1, 2024
December 14, 2024 Tokyo Ariake Arena
December 15, 2024
TotalN/A

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