Tour by Yoasobi | |
![]() Los Angeles and San Francisco promotional poster | |
Location | United States |
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Start date | April 18, 2024 |
End date | August 8, 2024 |
Duration | c. 90 minutes |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 4 |
Website | yoasobi-music |
Yoasobi concert chronology |
The Yoasobi Live in the USA was the fourth concert tour by Japanese duo Yoasobi. Consisting of four shows, it began at Los Angeles on April 18, 2024, and concluded at Boston on August 8. Like the previous Pop Out Zepp Tour, the concerts featured 3D display by wearing 3D glasses. [1]
Yoasobi first performed in the United States at Head in the Clouds Festival in August 2023 at Pasadena, California, [2] and participated the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April 2024. [3] In early 2024, Yoasobi announced that they would perform at two major music festivals in the United States–Coachella in April and Lollapalooza in August. [4] [5] On February 21, 2024, Crunchyroll announced that they would powered the two concert shows in the United States for Yoasobi on April 18 at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, Los Angeles, and April 21 at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco. [6] [7] It was reported that the tickets were sold out in 30 minutes. [8]
On April 22, following the San Francisco show concluded, Yoasobi announced two additional shows in East Coast of the United States in August, the same month as Lollapalooza performance—Radio City Music Hall at New York City on August 6 and MGM Music Hall at Fenway at Boston on August 8—. [9] Pre-sale began on April 25 and general ticket sales began the next day. [10]
This set list is representative of the show in San Francisco on April 21, 2024. It is not intended to represent all shows. [1]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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April 18, 2024 | Los Angeles | United States | Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall | 5,000 [1] |
April 21, 2024 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | 5,000 [13] | |
August 6, 2024 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | 6,000 [14] | |
August 8, 2024 | Boston | MGM Music Hall at Fenway |
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