A concert tour (or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
59-548: The In Your Area World Tour (also known as Blackpink World Tour [In Your Area] ) was the first worldwide concert tour and the second overall by South Korean girl group Blackpink . The tour began on November 10, 2018, in Seoul , South Korea , and ended on February 22, 2020, in Fukuoka , Japan , in support of their albums Square Up (2018) and Kill This Love (2019). The group held 36 shows in 26 cities in 17 countries around
118-483: A Billboard editor, the song is "heavily indebted to the world of Latin hip hop ." Bad Bunny and J Balvin perform in Spanish and English. "I Like It" received critical acclaim. Writing for Rolling Stone , Brittany Spanos deemed it "the song of the summer" and commented "[it] sounds like it was chemically concocted in a mad scientist's lab to be 2018's reigning song of the summer. [...] Everything about this song
177-663: A cover of AKMU 's " How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love ". After the release of their Kill This Love EP in April 2019, Blackpink opens the next segment of the show with " Kill This Love " in street-style costumes. The main screen features different scenes from the song's official music video as a backdrop. A group of dancers join Blackpink for the ending beat drop of the song in marching band costumes before leaving
236-540: A lane for Spanish language in the American pop mainstream ." In 2019, Vulture writer Gary Suarez stated that "I Like It" marked the introduction to a mainstream, massive audience of "a musical movement otherwise unknown to their ears", "transformed" Bad Bunny into "a household name" and "set the stage" for his full-length debut X 100pre . El Mundo newspaper also opined that the song made him connect with an international Gen Z audience. Similarly, Gary Suarez for
295-467: A live band composed by trumpet and bongo players. Cardi started the performance by lying atop a rotating circular stage; she then ripped off the voluminous tulle and performed a salsa dance . Bad Bunny was wheeled in for his verse in a grocery cart, while J Balvin joined hanging by the DJ booth. The Billboard article reviewing the ceremony named it the best performance of the night. Bad Bunny performed
354-799: A new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled the 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. I Like It (Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin song) " I Like It "
413-452: A new peak of number seven on the chart, For the chart issue dated June 16, with "I Like It" and " Girls Like You ", her collaboration with Maroon 5 charting at number four, Cardi B scored two concurrent Hot 100 top-five singles for the second time in 2018. It ascended to number two the next week, blocked from the top by XXXTentacion 's " Sad! ". It reached number one in its twelfth week, earning Cardi her second chart-topper, thus making her
472-434: A remixed version of "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du". Blackpink introduces members of the touring band and dancers to the audience and thank them before enjoying an instrumental performance by The Band Six. Only the group remains onstage afterwards to sing the final song, "Hope Not"; they say goodbye to the audience before departing the stage. The concert received generally positive reviews from the critics. Variety drew comparisons between
531-527: A single, the song debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Cardi B's fifth top-ten entry on the chart and the highest debut of the songs from the album, which all debuted on the Hot 100 during the album's first week of release. Bad Bunny and J Balvin earned their first and second top 10s, respectively. Following the release of the single's accompanying music video, the song rose to
590-471: A soloist is Jennie with her single " Solo " alongside multiple dancers in front of a dance hall backdrop. The Band Six plays an interlude after Jennie returns backstage for her costume change. Most members' solo set numbers changed for the final leg in Japan: Rosé with a cover of Lewis Capaldi 's " Someone You Loved ", Lisa with a choreography to a medley of " Good Thing " and " Señorita ", and Jisoo with
649-453: A tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In the largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on
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#1732794440746708-485: Is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of the Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place
767-400: Is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to the collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However,
826-443: Is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of the tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time
885-439: Is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and the fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced
944-437: Is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on a concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour
1003-466: Is a song by American rapper Cardi B , Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Colombian singer J Balvin . It was released on May 25, 2018, to radio stations through Atlantic Records as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018). "I Like It" is a Latin trap and hip hop song that comprises a trap drum beat and boogaloo music. It was written by the three performers along with Pardison Fontaine and Klenord Raphael, while
1062-486: Is perfect for summer: the trap-meets-salsa beat, features from two of reggaeton 's biggest stars, a sample of Pete Rodriguez's half-century-old boogaloo hit 'I Like It Like That'." In The Atlantic , Hannah Giorgis also deemed it "song of the summer" considering "[the song] is irresistible because it channels the rapper at her best: when she feels at home." She also noted that the verses from both Bad Bunny and J Balvin "match Cardi's energy" and "add complementary dynamism to
1121-458: Is the most-streamed song by a female rapper in the UK. Rolling Stone ranked it on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 384. We must have gone through so many different version of the mix. We mixed this over and over and over again. We wanted to make sure the low end was right and the clarity was right and the mid range was right, and it had real dynamic range and great stereo separation with
1180-551: Is the second live album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink . It was released digitally on August 8, 2019, and was released on DVD on August 30, 2019. Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome is the third live album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink . It was released on May 14, 2020. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of
1239-612: The Forbes website said that the song "essentially introduced Latin trap to the masses." In Slate , Chris Molanphy considered that the artists produced "a different and more interesting animal" than previous Latin-influenced chart-toppers in the Anglo-market, and deemed it "a Trojan Horse distinct from any of the crossover records either of the 2017 – 18 wave or of the Latin Boom 1.0. in 1999 ." Pitchfork cited it among
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#17327944407461298-498: The Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart for Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin, reaching that summit in its September 1, 2018 issue, benefitting from the support from both the 80 reporting stations (dual Top 40/CHR and Rhythmic outlets who submit their mix show hours or incorporate it in their playlist) and the core full-time Dance/EDM stations, the latter utilizing the remixed Dance versions of
1357-768: The Radio Songs chart. Internationally, the single also charted within the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, "I Like It" reigned in the charts for 51 weeks, which made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a song chart that long. "I Like It" became the first Latin trap song to top the Hot 100. Editor Leila Cobo for Billboard explained its notability, "it's part of an accelerated spike of Spanish and Spanish-infused songs on
1416-401: The hook a number of times and cut vocals, eventually choosing the chorus she was most comfortable with. The three producers looped the "I Like It" part as they felt that was the catchiest part of the sample. Machuca proposed to add Bad Bunny and J Balvin to the track, with both artists contributing with their verses and ideas. Tainy and Invincible finished working on the production focusing on
1475-617: The Japan leg were also sold out. The North American setlist was performed at the show at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 1, 2019. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. Two live albums were released for the In Your Area World Tour: Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul , and Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome . Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul
1534-507: The Summer list in the United States, and ranked fifth globally. As of September 2022, it has received over 1.5 billion views. Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin gave the first live performance of "I Like It" at the 2018 Coachella Music Festival during its second weekend, on April 22. The trio delivered the first televised performance of the song at the 2018 American Music Awards . Featuring colorful outfits and visuals, they were accompanied by
1593-426: The US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Cardi B's second number one—the first time a female rapper achieved this in the chart's history, and the first for both Bad Bunny and J Balvin. It also reached the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Critically acclaimed, Billboard staff, Los Angeles Times , and Apple Music 's editorial selection ranked it as
1652-465: The all-dancing concert to Beyonce 's 2018 Coachella performance , calling it "within the realm of earthly aspirational possibility" with "semi-rigid, semi-relaxed synchronization" and "major charm offensive from four quintessential Girls Next Door". Evan Real, writing for The Hollywood Reporter , stated that the girl group delivered "impressive vocals, dancing" that "not even the stage's extravagant light display or frequent bursts of fireworks could pull
1711-600: The best song of the year, while Rolling Stone named it the 11th- best summer song of all time. "I Like It" was nominated for Record of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards . The song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021 for selling more than 10 million units, becoming the second song from the album to receive this certification, following " Bodak Yellow ", thus extending Cardi B's record as
1770-406: The chart [...] This surge can be attributed at least in part to streaming, which has broadened the scope for Latin music that is still shunned from major mainstream outlets. But it also reflects the times, the moment and the new openness of the world, despite the entrenchment at the border ." "I Like It" also became the first number one single—and the first Latin trap song in this genre to do so—on
1829-705: The concert dates and venues for the European leg; the tour kicked off in Amsterdam on May 18, 2019. The group later shared the tour's North American shows, on February 11, 2019, via social media. The North American leg kicked off in Los Angeles on April 17, in between the two weekends of Coachella , where the group performed. On February 22, 2019, it was reported that all 60,000 tickets for the group's first North American tour were sold out. Blackpink announced tour dates for Australia on February 25. Kia Motors served as
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1888-478: The dance number changed to "Take Me" and " Swalla " from the first Bangkok show onwards. Rosé is third, rising to the stage with Dante Jackson from The Band Six on piano to sing a cover medley of " Let It Be " by the Beatles , "You & I" by former label mate Park Bom and "Only Look At Me" by Taeyang . Starting on April 17, 2019, Rosé opens the solo performances in place of Jisoo. The final member to perform as
1947-400: The female rapper with the most Diamond-certified songs, as her third, and earning her a Guinness World Record for a tie for the most among female artists. It became the first female rap song to surpass a billion streams on Spotify , also making Cardi B the first woman in hip hop with a pair of billion-streamers on the service, joining her collaboration " Girls Like You ". As of 2021, it
2006-437: The first female rapper in history to do so. Bad Bunny and J Balvin scored their first number one. She also became the first female soloist to reach number one with two songs from a debut album since Lady Gaga , who did it in 2009. "I Like It" reached number one on Digital Songs in its 20th chart week, claiming the sixth-longest wait to the summit since the chart began in 2004. It also became Cardi B's second number one song on
2065-403: The group's focus from their exceptionally polished routine". Billboard described the concert as "hugely engaging" and applauded Blackpink's "remarkably natural aura" as opposed to the usual rigidity that K-pop concerts usually have, thanks to the group's improvisations and audience interaction. However, the magazine criticized the solo performances, calling Lisa's dance number "as baffling as it
2124-515: The instrumentals. Work on the record started in October 2017, and finished in early April 2018. "I Like It" is a Latin trap and hip hop song. It is a blend of trap and salsa , and interpolates 1967 boogaloo song " I Like It Like That ". By replaying the sample instead of using the physical sample, its owners receive compensation and credit for their composition, with production saving money and retaining publishing ownership. As noted by
2183-434: The local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in
2242-429: The main stage at the end. The group departs the stage for a costume change. Depending on the leg of the tour, the order of the solo performances changes. In the first Asian leg, Jisoo commences, singing a cover of " Clarity " by Zedd on a platform of disco balls. She is followed by Lisa , who dances to a medley of songs, both solo and with dancers. In Seoul, Lisa performed to " I Like It ", "Faded", and " Attention ";
2301-518: The production was handled by J. White Did It , Tainy , Craig Kallman and Invincible. The song contains a sample from " I Like It Like That ", replayed by musicians during production, with Tony Pabón , Manny Rodriguez, and Benny Bonnilla being credited as co-writers. Work on the song took from October 2017 to early April 2018. Its music video was filmed in Little Havana , Miami and has received more than 1.6 billion views. The single topped
2360-410: The right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited the United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to
2419-508: The screens. Blackpink, in sparkly costumes, returns to the stage from below and performs " Playing with Fire " with a gate-like setting on-screen. The backdrop changes to kaleidoscope-like graphics as the group sings "Kick It". They move to the B-stage and perform the final two songs, " Boombayah " and " As If It's Your Last ", after a short interaction with the audience. For the encore, the group reappears on stage in casual clothes to perform
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2478-431: The show; it was revealed that the title of the tour, In Your Area, was chosen by the members themselves. Tickets became available to the group's fan club members for pre-sale on September 14 via Auction Ticket and to the general public on September 18. All 20,000 tickets for the two concerts quickly sold out. During the two-day concert at Seoul, member Jennie performed for the first time her debut solo song " Solo ", which
2537-661: The song with Shakira during the Super Bowl LIV halftime show . Julyssa Lopez of Remezcla opined that "I Like It" leading the American charts "helps buttress the position of Spanish-language music in the Anglo and international pop spheres —and signals that [2017]'s moments en español could have more staying power" as it "adds another moment of renewed visibility for Latino artists and bilingual music." Stereogum staff also noticed that it "continued to firm up
2596-433: The song. It was Billboard ' s top song of the year by a female artist on both Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . "I Like It" was 2018's most streamed song by a female artist on Apple Music globally, and sixth overall. It was also the year's most streamed song by a female artist in Canada, and sixth among all artists. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Eif Rivera and filmed during
2655-525: The stage for Blackpink to perform "Don't Know What To Do". The group then interacts with the audience. " Kiss and Make Up " is performed next, with each member standing on moving raised platforms while the screen displays tropical patterns and imagery. The Band Six and dancers later return to the main stage to accompany Blackpink for "Really" and "See U Later". They all exit the stage as a video interlude featuring Blackpink racing and drifting in Kia motorcars plays on
2714-538: The tour's official sponsor. On April 15, the group announced they would hold four dome concerts in three cities in Japan, starting in Tokyo on December 4, 2019. On January 22, 2020, it was announced that the tour's last concert at Fukuoka Dome would be broadcast live in 96 movie theaters in Japan. A live album, DVD and Blu-ray of the Tokyo Dome concert, Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour In Your Area – Tokyo Dome – ,
2773-499: The touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring
2832-407: The track." Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic considered it a "notable highlight" of the album. At the end of the year, Entertainment Weekly opined, "[the song] will be on summer rotation long past 2018." Rolling Stone staff ranked "I Like It" among the best songs of the 2010s, deeming it Cardi's "hugely expansive vision of hip-hop as a multicultural, worldwide block party." Prior to its release as
2891-406: The two verses and the second chorus on the main stage, Blackpink returns to the raised platforms with dancers to sing the final part of the song. The group then greets the audience and introduces themselves on the main stage, performing " Stay " on chairs and walking to the B-stage during the final chorus. At the B-stage, the group begins " Whistle " before being accompanied by dancers and returning to
2950-577: The venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from the respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024)
3009-508: The vocals just sitting right in the pocket. After the truly thousandth listen, I'm like, "This really works. There's nothing more we can do to this to make it better". —Kallman in an interview with Billboard . During the recording sessions of Invasion of Privacy , Cardi and her team were listening to beats and song ideas. Craig Kallman proposed to include a track that pays homage to her Latin heritage and searched among his Latin music collection of records that he used to play when he
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#17327944407463068-405: The week of March 27, 2018 in Little Havana , Miami . A preview of the clip was featured on YouTube Music 's announcement video on May 23. Released on May 29, 2018, the music video opens with Cardi B in a neighborhood, followed by scenes of Bad Bunny in the streets and J Balvin in a club. It also features scenes of the trio performing together. Director Eif Rivera stated in an interview that he
3127-548: The world. The tour became the highest-grossing tour by a Korean girl group, before it was surpassed by Blackpink's Born Pink World Tour (2022–2023). On September 12, it was announced that the group would hold their first concert in Seoul, titled Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card , on November 11 and 12 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena . Each member of the group played an active role in planning
3186-423: Was a DJ. Decided for Pete Rodriguez's " I Like It Like That " and "Oh That's Nice", he added J. White to the production process. The sample of the former song "over a very rough instrumental" and with a Cardi verse on it was sent to musician Edgar Machuca. White and Machuca worked on the production, chopping up the sample and trying to "make the song sound better and cohesive and beef up the production." Cardi re-wrote
3245-406: Was boring" and Jisoo's cover of Clarity "uncomfortably close to a filler". The Guardian shared similar sentiments regarding the solo segment and gave the concert three stars out of five, stating that while the show had "brilliant moments throughout", it did not "take enough risks". On the other hand, Jan Lee of The Straits Times felt the solo performances were enjoyable and the concert's energy
3304-596: Was infectious; he described the members of Blackpink as "exuberant, charming and visually stunning onstage", though he felt the show needed more original material from the group. The In Your Area World Tour became the most successful tour by a Korean female group in history. It recorded a 96.6% rate of seat occupancy for the first 32 concerts, excluding the concerts in Japan. Among them, 22 concerts in cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Chicago, Hamilton, Newark, Fort Worth, Paris, Macau, and Melbourne were sold out. All four dome concerts for
3363-500: Was inspired by the movie I Like It Like That (1994), which opening scene centered in a neighborhood of the South Bronx . People en Español stated that the video "transports" the viewer "to be part of scenes and traditions worthy of a tropical afternoon." The magazine and Vibe noted Cardi B's garments and "traditional rumba clothing accessories" inspired by Celia Cruz . "I Like It" topped YouTube 's 2018 Songs of
3422-523: Was released later on November 12, 2018. Blackpink released a 14-track live album recorded during the Seoul concerts, Blackpink 2018 Tour In Your Area Seoul , on August 30, 2019. On October 31, 2018, Blackpink announced their first tour dates for the Asian leg, with shows in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur commencing in mid-January 2019. On January 28, 2019, Blackpink officially announced
3481-491: Was released on May 6, 2020. The DVD ranked first on Oricon DVD Weekly Chart (May 4–10). The show begins with a montage of a Rubik's Cube spelling out "Blackpink" and the names of the members on the main stage's screen. The cube then explodes into pink glitter and rising smoke as the group rises to the stage to perform " Ddu-Du Ddu-Du " in light pink outfits. On elevated platforms, Blackpink then performs " Forever Young " in front of an outer space-like backdrop. After performing
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