The Welcome Back Tour is the fourth concert tour by South Korean girl group 2NE1. Held in support of the group's 15th anniversary of debut, it is the group's first headlining concert tour since the All or Nothing World Tour in 2014. It will kick off in Seoul and Japan in October and November 2024, and is slated to extend into other countries in 2025.
| Tour by 2NE1 | |
| Start date | October 5, 2024 |
|---|---|
| End date | 2025 |
| No. of shows | 6 |
| 2NE1 concert chronology | |
Background
editOn July 22, 2024, YG Entertainment officially announced the reunion of 2NE1 for their 15th debut anniversary, after having been disbanded for eight years since November 2016.[1] It was announced that the group would embark on a world tour beginning in South Korea October 2024 and in Japan the following month, with shows slated to be scheduled in other countries throughout 2025.[2]
Three days later, it was unveiled that the tour would kick off at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, the first venue which 2NE1 performed at for their first concert tour Nolza in August 2011. Fans expressed discontent regarding the venue's capacity after the announcements were made; in response, YG Entertainment issued a statement explaining that all larger venues in Seoul had "already been booked".[3][4] 2NE1's Japanese fanclub, Nolza, was re-opened the following day.[5]
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2024 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall | — |
| October 6, 2024 | ||||
| November 30, 2024 | Kobe | Japan | World Memorial Hall | — |
| December 1, 2024 | ||||
| December 14, 2024 | Tokyo | Ariake Arena | — | |
| December 15, 2024 | ||||
| Total | N/A | |||
References
edit- ^ Aniftos, Rania (July 22, 2024). "2NE1 Is Reuniting With a World Tour". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (July 25, 2024). "2NE1 announce kick-off dates for 2024 to 2025 comeback world tour". NME. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "'데뷔 15주년' 2NE1, 귀환 일정 못 박았다 "더 큰 공연장 탐색했지만..."" ['15th Debut Anniversary' 2NE1, Nails Down Return Date "We Explored Bigger Concert Venues But..."]. MHN Sports (in Korean). July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "'8년만 컴백' 2NE1, 10월 15주년 콘서트 개최" ['Comeback after 8 years' 2NE1 to hold 15th anniversary concert in October]. JTBC (in Korean). July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "2NE1 Japan 15th Anniversary Website" (in Japanese). 2NE1 Japan. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) 2NE1 15th Anniversary Japan Website