R to V

R to V (stylized as Red Velvet 4th Concert 'R to V') was the fourth concert tour headlined by South Korean girl group Red Velvet, in support of their 2022 EPs The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm, and The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday. The tour kicked off in April 2023 in the Seoul and ended in June 2023 in London, it was the group's first in-person concert tour in three years since the "La Rouge Tour".

Red Velvet 4th Concert
"R to V"
Tour by Red Velvet
Associated albumThe ReVe Festival 2022
Start dateApril 1, 2023 (2023-04-01)
End dateJune 6, 2023 (2023-06-06)
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 7 in Asia
  • 4 in Europe
  • 11 in total
Red Velvet concert chronology

Background

Prior to the release of The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm, Red Velvet planned to hold special live concert "2022 The ReVe Festival: Prologue" at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium on March 19 to 20,[1] but was cancelled after members Irene, Joy, and Yeri were tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

On March 3, 2023, SM Entertainment announced the tour titled "R to V" would begin from April 1, 2023, starting with two shows in Seoul,[3] before heading to Singapore on April 21, followed by two shows in Japan on May 3 and 4, Philippines on May 7, two shows in Bangkok on May 13 and 14, Jakarta on May 20, Paris on May 24, Berlin on May 27, Amsterdam on May 30, and ending in London on June 6.[4]

On April 26, it was announced that Joy would take a break due her poor health condition with the remaining shows continuing as a four-member group.[5] On May 12, it was announced that Bangkok shows would be postponed indefinitely after Wendy was tested positive for COVID-19.[6] On May 31, it was announced that Bangkok shows would be cancelled due to rescheduling issues.[7]

Reception

The Guardian gave the Wembley Arena concert in London five stars out of five, writing that "Despite Joy's absence, the show doesn't suffer. The perfection is mesmerising: even though their music is the kind that gets you moving, this is a theatrical spectacle you sit down to watch."[8] WhyNow gave the same concert four stars out of five.[9]

Setlist
Set list in Seoul (April 1, 2023)
  1. "Feel My Rhythm"
  2. "Bamboleo"
  3. "LP"
  4. "Ice Cream Cake"
  5. "Oh Boy"
  6. "On a Ride"
  7. "Eyes Locked, Hands Locked"
  8. "Queendom"
  9. "Bing Bing"
  10. "Birthday"
  11. "Red Flavor"
  12. "Pose"
  13. "Beg For Me"
  14. "Zoom"
  15. "Bye Bye"
  16. "In & Out"
  17. "I Just"
  18. "Peek-A-Boo"
  19. "Bad Boy"
  20. "Psycho"
    Encore
  21. "Celebrate"
  22. "My Dear"
  23. "Russian Roulette"
  24. "You Better Know"
Set list in Seoul (April 2, 2023)
  1. "Pose"
  2. "Beg For Me"
  3. "Zoom"
  4. "Bye Bye"
  5. "In & Out"
  6. "I Just"
  7. "Peek-A-Boo"
  8. "Bad Boy"
  9. "Psycho"
  10. "Feel My Rhythm"
  11. "Bamboleo"
  12. "LP"
  13. "Ice Cream Cake"
  14. "Oh Boy"
  15. "On a Ride"
  16. "Eyes Locked, Hands Locked"
  17. "Queendom"
  18. "Bing Bing"
  19. "Birthday"
  20. "Red Flavor"
    Encore
  21. "Celebrate"
  22. "My Dear"
  23. "Russian Roulette"
  24. "Zimzalabim"
  25. "You Better Know"

Shows
List of concert dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance
Asia
April 1, 2023 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome 14,000[10]
April 2, 2023
April 21, 2023 Singapore The Star Theatre 4,000[11]
May 3, 2023 Yokohama Japan Pia Arena MM —
May 4, 2023
May 7, 2023 Manila Philippines SM Mall of Asia Arena 10,000[12]
May 20, 2023 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition —
Europe
May 24, 2023 Paris France La Seine Musicale —
May 27, 2023 Berlin Germany Verti Music Hall —
May 30, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live —
June 6, 2023 London United Kingdom OVO Arena Wembley —
Total N/A

Cancelled shows
List of cancelled dates
Date City Country Venue Reason
May 13, 2023 Bangkok Thailand Thunder Dome Joy's hiatus & Wendy testing positive for COVID-19[7]
May 14, 2023
Amsterdam concert gallery

References
  1. Yang, Haley (February 21, 2022). "Red Velvet to hold offline concert on March 19 and 20". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. Lee, Nam-kyung (March 14, 2022). "레드벨벳 측 "아이린‧조이‧예리, 코로나19 확진..슬기X웬디는 '음성'"(전문)[공식]" [Red Velvet side “Irene, Joy, and Yeri are confirmed to have COVID-19...Seulgi X Wendy is 'Voice'" (professional) [Official]] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Kwak, Hyeon-su (March 3, 2023). "레드벨벳 네 번째 단독 콘서트 개최...3년 5개월 만" [Red Velvet's 4th solo concert held...3 years and 5 months] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Puah, Ziwei (April 10, 2023). "Red Velvet announce dates, venues for 'R to V' world tour". NME. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. Yoon, Ki-baek (April 26, 2023). "레드벨벳 조이, 컨디션 난조로 당분간 스케줄 중단 [전문]" [Red Velvet Joy, suspended schedule for the time being due to poor physical condition [Full text]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. Cho, Yong-jun (May 12, 2023). "Red Velvet indefinitely postpones concert in Bangkok". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. Puah, Ziwei (May 31, 2023). "Red Velvet cancel 'R to V' Thailand concerts". NME. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. Walker, Sophie (June 7, 2023). "Red Velvet review – a mesmerisingly perfect K-pop extravaganza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. Oladele, Bashirat (June 7, 2023). "Red Velvet at OVO Wembley Arena review | R to V takes us to their Queendom". WhyNow. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. Lee, Jae-hoon (April 2, 2023). "가장 클래식한 K팝 걸그룹...레드벨벳, '퀸덤'인 이유" [The most classic K-pop girl group...The reason why Red Velvet is 'Queendom'] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. Chia, Elisa (April 23, 2023). "Concert review: K-pop group Red Velvet deliver, despite one member dropping out midway". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. Hicap, Johnathan (May 9, 2023). "K-pop group Red Velvet draws huge crowd at first concert in Manila". Manilla Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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