New Evolution Global Tour
Tour by 2NE1 | |
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Associated album | Various |
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Start date | July 28, 2012 |
End date | December 1, 2012 |
No. of shows |
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Attendance | 180,000 |
2NE1 concert chronology |
New Evolution Global Tour was the first world tour and second concert tour overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It saw shows in 11 cities across 7 countries in Asia and North America spanning from July to December 2012, and marked the first world tour by a Korean girl group. The New Evolution tour attracted around 180,000 attendees in total.
Background
The New Evolution Global Tour was officially announced on June 13, 2012 through the YG Family website.[1] Marking the first world tour by a Korean girl group, the announcement revealed that the group would hold concerts throughout Asia, North America and Europe.[2] The tour kicked off at the Olympics Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul on July 28 and 29, following the group's "I Love You" promotions.[3] The tour was originally set to conclude on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur, however the concert was cancelled due to unresolved technical issues and ended instead on December 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Three-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Travis Payne, served as the main director for production and choreography, along with Divinity Roxx (who previously worked on Beyonce's world tour) and Michael Cotten (who worked on production design for the Olympic Games). Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as the creative director and concert organizer.[4]
The tour costumes were designed by long-time fashion collaborator Jeremy Scott. The stages were transformed into a theme park, a club, a sporting arena, and a fantasy world which incorporated use of giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a video wall—where it simulated a rollercoaster ride during CL and Minzy's performance of "Please Don't Go".[5][6]
Reception
The tour was well received following its conclusion, with The New York Times listing the tour's stop at the Prudential Center in New Jersey their second favorite concert in all of 2012.[7] SSTV stated that tour were some of the best concerts among any girl group[8] and Newsis commented the tour was reminiscent of a summer rock festival and "the performance was more complete than anything else".[9]
Set list
Main set
- "I Am the Best"
- "Fire"
- "Clap Your Hands"
- "I Don't Care" (Reggae Mix Ver.)
- "Don't Stop the Music"
- Club DJ (CL solo)
- "Don't Cry" and "You & I" (Bom solo)
- "Follow Me"
- "Please Don't Go" (CL & Minzy)
- "Pretty Boy"
- Dance (Minzy Solo)
- "Kiss" (Dara Solo)
- "It Hurts"
- "Lonely"
- "In the Club"
- "Stay Together"
- "I Love You"
- "Ugly"
- "Let's Go Party"
- "Scream"
- "Hate You"
- "Go Away"
- "Can't Nobody"
Encore
- "I Don't Care"
- "I Am the Best (Remix)"
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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July 28, 2012 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 20,000[10] | — |
July 29, 2012 | |||||
August 17, 2012 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center | 10,000[11] | — |
August 24, 2012 | Los Angeles | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | 6,680[12] | $653,716[12] | |
August 31, 2012 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | 120,000[13] | — |
September 1, 2012 | |||||
September 2, 2012 | |||||
September 7, 2012 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | — | ||
September 8, 2012 | |||||
September 11, 2012 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena | — | ||
September 12, 2012 | |||||
September 29, 2012 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | — | ||
September 30, 2012 | |||||
November 16, 2012 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 8,500[14] | $1,000,000[15] |
December 1, 2012 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 8,200[16] | — | |
Total | 180,000[17] | N/A |
Cancelled shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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November 24, 2012 | Jakarta | Indonesia | MEIS Ancol | Unresolved technical issues[18] |
December 8, 2012 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Malawati Stadium |
Boxscore
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | Los Angeles, California | 6,680 / 6,714 (99.4%) | US$653,716[12] |
Personnel
- Artist: CL, Minzy, Dara, Bom
- Tour organizer: YG Entertainment, Running Into The Sun (Singapore)
- Music director/bassist: Divinity Roxx
- Keyboardist: DANiiVORY
- Engineer: Eric Racy
- Drummer: Gabriel "Manuals" Wallace
- Guitarist: Sharon Aguilar
- Creative director: Beatrice Chia Richmond
- Production: Travis Payne, Divinity Roxx, Michael Cotten
- Tour guest performers : Will.i.am (Los Angeles only)
Broadcast and recordings
2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 4, 2012 | |||
Recorded | July 2012 | |||
Length | 58:52 | |||
Label | YG | |||
Producer | Teddy Park, e.knock | |||
2NE1 chronology | ||||
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2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) is the second live album of South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by YG Entertainment. The live album sold 10,613 copies in South Korea, while in Japan, it sold 6,000 copies.[19]
The album was recorded during the group's first world tour New Evolution during their Seoul dates on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.[20]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Am the Best (Live)" (내가 제일 잘 나가) | 3:32 |
2. | "Fire (Live)" | 3:43 |
3. | "Clap Your Hands (Live)" (박수쳐) | 4:08 |
4. | " I Don't Care (Reggae Remix) [Live]" | 3:57 |
5. | "Don't Stop the Music (Live)" | 4:15 |
6. | " It Hurts (Slow) [Live]" (아파 (Slow)) | 4:55 |
7. | "Lonely (Live)" | 4:16 |
8. | "In the Club (Live)" | 5:01 |
9. | "Stay Together (Live)" | 3:33 |
10. | "I Love You (Live)" | 6:01 |
11. | "Ugly (Live)" | 3:30 |
12. | "Hate You (Live)" | 3:19 |
13. | "Go Away (Live)" | 3:52 |
14. | "Can't Nobody (Live)" | 4:50 |
Total length: | 54:53 |
References
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- ^ "2NE1's Global Tour 2012 – New Evolution Hits Malaysia". MTV Asia. October 19, 2012.
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- ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Chinen, Nate (December 26, 2012). "Pop's Big Nights (Published 2012)". The New York Times.
- ^ Park, Soo-ji (December 23, 2015). "투애니원, 군더더기 없는 알찬 공연...'더욱 진화된 2NE1". SSTV (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ Lee Jae-hoon (July 30, 2012). "[초점]2NE1 콘서트, 록페스티벌 방불케하다". Naver TV (in Korean).
- ^ "월드스타 2NE1, 2만 블랙잭과 함께한 광란의 2시간(종합)" [World Star 2NE1, 2 hours of madness with 20,000 Blackjacks (Total)]. TV Report (in Korean). July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Citations for Prudential Center attendance:
- Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (October 16, 2012). "Bigger Than Psy: 2NE1 And The Future Of K-Pop". Forbes.
- Yun, Tan Kee (November 1, 2012). "Are 2NE1 bigger than Psy?". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c "2NE1 ranked 29 on Billboard Boxscore". Yahoo! News Singapore. September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "투애니원, 첫 월드투어로 20만 관객 동원" [2NE1's first world tour expected to mobilize 200,000 spectators]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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- ^ "2NE1 attracted 8,200 Fans In Singapore New Evolution Global Tour 2012". SuperAdrianMe. December 2, 2012.
- ^ "[텐아시아] 가요권력 재편…이수만·양현석 양강체제로". Hankyung (in Korean). January 30, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Yeo, Natalie (November 30, 2012). "2NE1 Global Tour 2012 - New Evolution in Malaysia Cancalled". MTV Asia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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