Life Tour
The Life Tour was the tenth concert tour by Taiwanese-band Mayday, in support of the band’s ninth studio album History of Tomorrow (2016). The tour began on March 18, 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and concluded on January 6, 2019 in Taichung, Taiwan, comprising 122 concerts.
Tour by Mayday | |
Associated album | History of Tomorrow |
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Start date | March 18, 2017 |
End date | January 6, 2019 |
Legs | 8 |
No. of shows | 110 in Asia 7 in North America 2 in Europe 3 in Oceania 122 total |
Box office | US $250 million |
Mayday concert chronology |
Background
On December 31, 2016, during their show in Taipei, Mayday announced their brand new headlining tour under name of Life Tour,[1] which would kick off in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on March 18, 2017.
After tickets went on sale for the Kaohsiung show on January 21, it sells-out in just few minutes, resulting in one extra date being added.[2] Furthermore, the band also announced shows in China. On May 31 the band announced seven dates for North America. In late October, the band announced shows in Paris[3] and London.[4] On March 5, 2018 the band announced shows in Melbourne and Sydney. On September 22, 2018 the band announced the last 10 shows in Taichung which will begin on December 22, 2018. The tour will be conclude on January 6, 2019.
Due to overwhelming demand, the extra shows were added in Kaohsiung, Singapore, Taoyuan, Macau, Suzhou, Changsha, Hong Kong, Tianjin and Changzhou.
Concert synopsis
The concert begin with Mayday performing "Party Animal". "Best Day of My Life", "OAOA", "Enter Battle", "Here, After, Us" and "Superman" are subsequently performed. Between sets and costume changes, interlude videos which starring Huang Bo and Mayday, were played on the LED Screen. "You’re Not Truly Happy", "Cheers", "Brotherhood" were performed next, which then seamlessly transition into "Life Co.Ltd". During this part, the band would doing acoustic performance by guitar or short talk with fans. The next act the bassist, Masa, appeared on the left of the stage, performed the first verse of "Almost Famous" with piano. The vocalist, Ashin lifted up then and performed the rest of the song. "The Unbroken Part of My Heart", "Contentment", "Sun Wukong", "Life of Planet" and covered "The Dark Knight" from the collaboration of Ashin and JJ Lin. "Tough" were performed next.
Another costume change took place, and the show continued with Mayday performing Mandarin version of "Do You Ever Shine?". The song was performed with the band members solo performances with their instruments. The collaboration of Mayday and Jam Hsiao, "Song of Ordinary People", "(Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)", “Anywhere Door" and "People Life, Ocean Wild" were performed next. After Mayday down the stage, the fans shouts Jia Ban, which means overtime work in Mandarin, instead of shouts Enocre.
Mayday appeared on stage again and performed the encore part. The encore songs they played, such as "Don’ts Don’ts (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Songs)" and "Stubborn", were different in every shows. Usually the band encore twice. As the concert conclude, a video with samples of "Best Day of My Life" were played to say Good-bye to the fans.
Commercial performance
This tour has visited 55 cities and comprising 122 shows in total. It has become the biggest scaled and the most attendees tour that the band ever had, nearly 90 shows were held in the massive outdoor stadiums, and attracted more than 4.15 million people. All tickets were nearly sold-out, resulting extra shows in few cities were added. Including Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing, the band visited two times in this tour. The tour grossed around USD$250-275 million.
Boxscore
Date | City | Region | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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September 21, 2018 | Sydney | Australia | Qudos Bank Arena | 10,408 / 11,724 | $2,739,840[5] |
Filming
MAYDAY LIFE 3D
On August 26, 2018, after the show in Beijing, the band held a press conference to announce the tour will be filmed and is set to be released in theaters as a movie in 2019. At the same day's show was the last day of filming, they decided to hold the press conference on this day. The band hope to express the real feelings to the audiences, so the movie will be released in 3D.
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on March 18, 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Party Animals"
- "Best Day of My Life"
- "OAOA (Right Now is Eternity)"
- "Loneliness Terminator"
- "Enter Battle"
- "2012"
- "I Won't Let You Be Lonely"
- "Superman"
- "You're Not Truly Happy"
- "Here, After Us"
- "Song About You"
- "Cheers"
- "Brotherhood"
- "Life. Co Ltd."
- "Almost Famous"
- "The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart"
- "Sun Wukong"
- "Contentment"
- "Life of Planet"
- "The Dark Knight"
- "Tough"
- "Do You Ever Shine? (Mandarin version)"
- "Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)"
- "What If We Had Never Met"
- "Anywhere Door"
- "Final Chapter"
- "People Life, Ocean Wild"
- Encore
- "Do Mi So"
- "Don'ts Don'ts (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Song)"
- "Crazy World"
- "Stubborn"
- "Motor Rock"
- "This is Love"
- "Fool"
This set list is representative of the show on June 23, 2018 in Shijiazhuang, China. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Party Animals"
- "Don'ts Don'ts (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Song)"
- "OAOA (Right Now is Eternity)"
- "Enter Battle Song"
- "Here, After Us"
- "Superman"
- "You're Not Truly Happy"
- "Tenderness"
- "Cheers"
- "Brotherhood"
- "Life. Co. Ltd."
- "Almost Famous"
- "The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart"
- "Contentment"
- "Life of Planet"
- "The Dark Knight"
- "Tough"
- "I Will Carry You (A Sole Faith)"
- "Song of Ordinary People (Jonathan Lee cover)"
- "Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)"
- "OK La!"
- "Anywhere Door"
- "People Life, Ocean Wild"
- Encore
- "Beginning of the End"
- "I Won't Let You Be Lonely"
- "Final Chapter"
- "Love ing"
- "Onion (Aska Yang cover)"
- "Suddenly I Miss You"
- "Stubborn"
- March 20, 2017 – Kaohsiung: "Song of Ordinary People" with Jam Hsiao
- April 29, 2017 – Dalian: "Peter&Mary" and "Suddenly Missing You So Bad" with Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung
- May 13, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Peter&Mary" and "Suddenly Missing You So Bad" with Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung
- May 16, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Tuo Tai Huan Gu"and "Love Trap" with Alan Tam
- May 22, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Dont's Dont's" and "Fold Up" with Richie Jen and Edmond Leung
- August 19, 2017 – Beijing: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills"with Jonathan Lee
- December 5, 2017 – Shanghai: "Eternal Summer"/"Hip Hop Man" with MC Jin
- January 1, 2018 – Taoyuan: "The Dark Knight" and "Shines Through The Night" with JJ Lin
- January 5, 2018 – Taoyuan: "Dont’s Dont’s" and "Eternal Summer" with Sandy Lam
- January 7, 2018 – Taoyuan: "You Are Not Truly Happy"/"Rhythm of the Rain" and "Nunchucks" with Jay Chou
- March 2, 2018 – Paris: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
- March 4, 2018 – London: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
- April 14, 2018 – Changsha: "Here, After, Us" and "Later"(without Ashin) with Rene Liu
- April 29, 2018 – Tianjin: "Step Aside" and "Here, After, Us" with Rene Liu
- May 11, 2018 – Hong Kong: During the show, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung appeared on stage
- May 20, 2018 – Tokyo: "Dancin' Dancin'" with GLAY
- June 2, 2018 – Singapore: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
- July 25, 2018 – Shanghai: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Teng Ai" with Jam Hsiao
- July 27, 2018 – Shanghai: "Jump!", "Peter&Mary" and "Li Bai"(without Ashin) with "Li Ronghao"
- July 28, 2018 – Shanghai: "Dont's Dont's"/"Dancin' Dancin'" and "I'm In Love" with TERU of GLAY
- July 29, 2018 – Shanghai: "Suddenly Missing You So Bad", "Eloping To The Moon" and "Groupies"(without Ashin) with Cheer Chen
- August 24, 2018 — Beijing: "Jump!"/"Three Days and Three Nights" and "Here, After, Us" with A-mei
- August 25, 2018 — Beijing: "You Are Not Truly Happy"/"Tian Kong" and "The Great Artist" with Jolin Tsai
- August 26, 2018 — Beijing: "Don'ts Don'ts" and "Every Star" with Huang Bo
- October 6, 2018 — Bangkok: "Don'ts Don'ts" with Slot Machine
- December 22, 2018 – Taichung: "A Little Happiness"(without Ashin) and "This is Love" with Hebe Tien
- December 24, 2018 – Taichung: "Jump!", "Breaking Beart"/"I Will Miss You"/"Wonder If You Will Miss Me in That Night"/"Nunchucks" and "Stupid Child" with Jacky Wu
- December 29, 2018 — Taichung: "Live&Life" with Mickey Huang
- December 30, 2018 — Taichung: "Sun Wu Kong" and "Your Call" with Sambora of TOLAKU
- January 1, 2019 — Taichung: "Norwegian Forest" and "Viva Love" with Wu Bai
- January 4, 2019 — Taichung: "Party Boy"/"Don'ts Don'ts" and "Peter&Mary" with Show Lo
Tour dates
Dates | City | Region | Venue | Opening acts |
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Leg 1 — Asia | ||||
March 18, 2017 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | National Stadium | Jia Jia |
March 19, 2017 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
March 20, 2017 | ||||
March 21, 2017 | Jia Jia | |||
March 25, 2017 | Guangzhou | China | Guangzhou University Town Stadium | |
March 26, 2017 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
April 2, 2017 | Xiamen | Xiamen Stadium | ||
April 8, 2017 | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium | ||
April 9, 2017 | ||||
April 15, 2017 | Hefei | Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Jia Jia | |
April 22, 2017 | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Sports Center Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
April 29, 2017 | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center Stadium | ||
May 1, 2017 | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | ||
May 6, 2017 | Taiyuan | Sanxi Sports Center Stadium | Jia Jia | |
May 10, 2017 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | #GBOYSWAG | |
May 11, 2017 | ||||
May 13, 2017 | ||||
May 14, 2017 | — | |||
May 16, 2017 | ||||
May 17, 2017 | ||||
May 19, 2017 | Jia Jia | |||
May 20, 2017 | ||||
May 22, 2017 | ||||
May 23, 2017 | — | |||
May 27, 2017 | Harbin | China | Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium | #GBOYSWAG |
July 7, 2017 | Hohhot | Hohhot City Stadium | Jia Jia | |
July 15, 2017 | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | ||
July 22, 2017 | Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
July 29, 2017 | Nanning | Guangxi Sports Center Stadium | Jia Jia | |
August 5, 2017 | Qingdao | Qingdao Sports Center Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
August 18, 2017 | Beijing | Beijing National Stadium | Jia Jia | |
August 19, 2017 | Li Jian Qing | |||
September 10, 2017 | Shenzhen | Longgang Universiade Sports Centre Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
September 11, 2017 | The Last Day of Summer | |||
September 16, 2017 | Luoyang | Luoyang Stadium | Jia Jia | |
October 6, 2017 | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | #GBOYSWAG | |
October 7, 2017 | Jia Jia | |||
October 14, 2017 | Fuzhou | Fuzhou Strait Olympic Sports Center Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
October 28, 2017 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Stadium Merdeka | |
Leg 2 — North America[6] | ||||
November 8, 2017 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | Jia Jia |
November 10, 2017 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | |
November 11, 2017 | Anaheim | Honda Center | ||
November 15, 2017 | Houston | Smart Financial Centre | — | |
November 18, 2017 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | Jia Jia | |
November 21, 2017 | Chicago | Auditorium Theatre | — | |
November 26, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | |
Leg 3 — Asia [7] | ||||
December 2, 2017 | Shanghai | China | Hongkou Football Stadium | Li Jian Qing |
December 3, 2017 | ||||
December 5, 2017 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
December 6, 2017 | ||||
December 8, 2017 | Cosmos People | |||
December 15, 2017 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | #GBOYSWAG | |
December 16, 2017 | ||||
December 17, 2017 | — | |||
December 23, 2017 | Taoyuan | Taiwan | Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium | HUSH |
December 24, 2017 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
December 26, 2017 | Jia Jia | |||
December 27, 2017 | Cosmos People | |||
Dacember 29, 2017 | ||||
December 30, 2017 | Jia Jia | |||
December 31, 2017 | Wonfu | |||
January 1, 2018 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
January 5, 2018 | Jia Jia | |||
January 6, 2018 | Cosmos People | |||
January 7, 2018 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
January 26, 2018 | Macau | CotaiArena | — | |
January 27, 2018 | ||||
January 28, 2018 | ||||
February 1, 2018 | ||||
Leg 4 — Europe | ||||
March 2, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | — |
March 4, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | |
Leg 5 — Asia | ||||
March 24, 2018 | Quanzhou | China | Quanzhou Sports Center Stadium | Jia Jia |
April 6, 2018 | Suzhou | Suzhou Sports Center Stadium | Cosmos People | |
April 7, 2018 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
April 14, 2018 | Changsha | Helong Sports Center Stadium | Li Jian Qing | |
April 15, 2018 | #GBOYSWAG | |||
April 21, 2018 | Jinhua | Jinhua Stadium | Cosmos People | |
April 29, 2018 | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Li Jian Qing | |
April 30, 2018 | Jia Jia | |||
May 4, 2018 | Hong Kong | Fantasy Road Outdoor Venue Hong Kong Disneyland |
— | |
May 5, 2018 | ||||
May 6, 2018 | ||||
May 11, 2018 | ||||
May 12, 2018 | ||||
May 13, 2018 | ||||
May 19, 2018 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | |
May 20, 2018 | ||||
May 26, 2018[lower-alpha 1] | Shenyang | China | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Xiao Bing Chih |
June 2, 2018 | Singapore | Singapore National Stadium | ||
June 23, 2018 | Shijiazhuang | China | Hebei Olympic Sports Center Stadium | |
June 30, 2018 | Foshan | Century Lotus Stadium | Cosmos People | |
July 1, 2018 | Xiao Bing Chih | |||
July 7, 2018 | Kunming | Kunming Tuodong Stadium | Li Jian Qing | |
July 8, 2018 | Ann | |||
July 13, 2018 | Changzhou | Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | Xiao Bing Chih | |
July 14, 2018 | HUSH | |||
July 20, 2018 | Chengdu | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium | Xiao Bing Chih | |
July 21, 2018 | Li Jian Qing | |||
July 25, 2018 | Shanghai | Jinshan Sports Centre Stadium | Cosmos People | |
July 27, 2018 | Ann | |||
July 28, 2018 | Ezu | |||
July 29, 2018 | Xiao Bing Chih | |||
August 11, 2018 | Xiangyang | Xiangyang Sports Center Stadium | Cosmos People | |
August 18, 2018 | Nanchang | Nanchang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | HUSH | |
August 24, 2018 | Beijing | Beijing National Stadium | Xiao Bing Chih | |
August 25, 2018 | Ezu Li Jian Qing | |||
August 26, 2018 | Cosmos People | |||
September 8, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall | #GBOYSWAG |
Leg 6 — Oceania | ||||
September 18, 2018 | Melbourne | Australia | Melbourne Arena | — |
September 21, 2018 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | ||
September 23, 2018 | Auckland | New Zealand | The Trusts Arena | |
Leg 7 — Asia | ||||
October 6, 2018 | Bangkok | Thailand | IMPACT Exhibition Hall 1 | Xiao Bing Chih |
Leg 8 — Asia | ||||
December 22, 2018 | Taichung | Taiwan | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Ann |
December 23, 2018 | Ezu | |||
December 24, 2018 | Jia Jia | |||
December 29, 2018 | Mickey Huang | |||
December 30, 2018 | Xiao Bing Chih | |||
December 31, 2018 | Ann | |||
January 1, 2019 | Jia Jia | |||
January 4, 2019 | Ann | |||
January 5, 2019 | Ezu | |||
January 6, 2019 | Xiao Bing Chih |
Cancelled shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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May 29, 2017 | Chongqing | China | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | Venue Grass Damaged |
Note
- The show in Shenyang was originally scheduled to take place on August 26, 2017, but was rescheduled to May 26, 2018 for unknown reason.[8]
References
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