Tour by Monsta X | |
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Location | Asia • North America |
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Associated album | No Limit |
Start date | May 21, 2022 |
End date | September 4, 2022 |
Legs | 2 |
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Monsta X concert chronology |
No Limit Tour, also known as Monsta X Tour: No Limit, is the fourth concert tour by the South Korean boy group Monsta X following their successful online live concert Live From Seoul With Luv in 2020, and their first since We Are Here World Tour in 2019, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, it was supposed to be a U.S. tour only, which started on May 21, six months after the release of their tenth EP No Limit, is presented by Lexus, kicking off in New York City, and then visiting eight more states including Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and California, but on a later date, Seoul had been added.
Background
2020
On January 13, Starship Entertainment released the teaser poster for Monsta X's world tour through the group's official SNS channel, with their first performance to be held in Seoul, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena from May 9 to 10.[1]
On April 6, the agency posted a notice on its official Twitter that the Seoul concert in May had been cancelled due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and they would secure a new Seoul concert schedule while monitoring the situation.[2]
In May, Starship Entertainment announced that their North American tour, which was scheduled to be held in the U.S. and Canada from June to July, is temporarily postponed. This decision was made to protect the health of the audience, artists, and staff.[3]
On July 14, Monsta X had decided to hold an overseas tour, which has been postponed due to COVID-19, in the end of next year. Their agency announced this news through their official SNS.[4]
On August 9, Monsta X held their first online live concert Live From Seoul With Luv, presented by LiveXLive (now LiveOne).[5][6]
2021
As announced from last year, Monsta X was scheduled to hold their world tour in the U.S. and Canada, beginning April 20 until May 21, and will be visiting fourteen cities, starting in Washington, D.C. and then hold their final concert in Los Angeles.[7]
As it was postponed for the second time, Monsta X released their first documentary film and concert film Monsta X: The Dreaming to appease the disappointment of the face-to-face meeting with their fans, who are limited by the current situation.[8]
2022
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After postponing their planned North American tour twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monsta X announced the new dates, beginning January 20 until February 27, and will be visiting thirteen cities, starting in New York and then hold their final concert in Los Angeles.[9]
After the postponement at a later date, Monsta X successfully conducted their U.S. tour in three years, which began on May 21 until June 11, starting in New York and then held their final concert in Los Angeles.[10]
In September, Monsta X held their Seoul tour for three days, at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, located at Seoul Olympic Park, on September 2, 3 and 4.[11]
Promotion
During Monsta X's 3-days Seoul tour, Dalcomsoft's rhythm game Superstar Starship held field event, wherein booth at the group's concert site, their physical card goods are provided when you purchase a song play event, mission certification, and promotional products that are only held on site.[12]
Release
On the last day of Monsta X's Seoul performance, it has received a lot of response from field communication after a long time, as well as a LAN communication through the online live concert streaming service and concert series Beyond Live.[13]
Commercial performance
The tour gathered 29,229 attendees, with a gross sales of $3,302,773 for six reported shows out of thirteen total shows.[14]
Impact
Monsta X earned their highest grossing concert of all time, with $1,318,000 from 11,600 tickets sold at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on June 11.[15]
Monsta X also showed overwhelming ticket power by selling out all seats for the 3-days Seoul tour, at the same time as the fan club pre-sale tickets were opened.[16]
Setlist
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Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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North America | ||||
May 21, 2022 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 5,257[17] |
May 24, 2022 | Fairfax | EagleBank Arena | 5,747[18] | |
May 26, 2022 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | Undisclosed | |
May 28, 2022 | Chicago | Chicago Theatre | 6,580[17] | |
May 29, 2022 | ||||
June 1, 2022 | Sunrise | FLA Live Arena | Undisclosed | |
June 4, 2022 | Duluth | Gas South Arena | ||
June 6, 2022 | Fort Worth | Dickies Arena | 10,068[19] | |
June 8, 2022 | Phoenix | Arizona Federal Theatre | Undisclosed | |
June 11, 2022 | Inglewood | Kia Forum | 11,645[18] | |
Asia | ||||
September 2, 2022 | Seoul | South Korea | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium Beyond Live[a] |
Undisclosed |
September 3, 2022 | ||||
September 4, 2022 |
Notes
- ^ September 4 only.
References
- ^ Cha, Hye-mi (January 14, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 오는 5월 서울콘서트 시작으로 '2020 월드투어' 스타트! [MONSTA X's '2020 World Tour' starts with the Seoul concert in May!]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Su-jeong (April 7, 2020). 몬스타엑스 5월 서울 콘서트, 코로나19로 취소 [MONSTA X Seoul concert in May canceled due to COVID-19]. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Hong, Yeon-woo (May 14, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 코로나19로 월드투어 일정 연기 [MONSTA X postpones world tour schedule due to COVID-19]. Maeil Business News (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Jin-young (July 14, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 연기된 해외투어 내년 개최 확정 [MONSTA X confirmed to hold postponed overseas tour next year]. Korea Sports Economy (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ Rowley, Glenn (June 22, 2020). "Monsta X Announce 'Live From Seoul With Luv' Virtual Concert". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jun-hyun (June 26, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 온라인 콘서트 '몬스타엑스 라이브 프롬 서울 위드 러브' 개최 [MONSTA X to hold online concert 'Monsta X Live From Seoul With Love']. Korea Economy (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Im, Ra-ra (July 14, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 코로나19 연기된 북미투어 새 일정 공지…"2021년 4월엔 가능하나" [Monsta X announces new schedule for North American tour postponed due to COVID-19... "Is it possible in April 2021?"]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Da-hye (October 29, 2021). 몬스타엑스 영화 '몬스타엑서:더 드리밍', 다음달 전 세계 개봉 [MONSTA X's movie 'Monsta X: The Dreaming' will be released worldwide next month]. Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (May 25, 2021). "Monsta X Announce Rescheduled 2022 North American Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (June 12, 2022). 몬스타엑스, 3년만 美 투어로 또 성장➝글로벌 '믿듣퍼' 존재감 [Oh!쎈 레터] [Monsta X, growth again with US tour for the first time in 3 years➝The presence of global 'believers' [Oh! Strong Letter]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, Hyo-yi (August 12, 2022). 몬스타엑스, 9월 단독 콘서트 'NO LIMIT' 개최[공식] [Monsta X to hold solo concert 'NO LIMIT' in September [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Im, Sang-hoon (September 1, 2022). '슈퍼스타 스타쉽', 몬스타엑스 콘서트 NO LIMIT TOUR in SEOUL 지원사격 ['Superstar Starship', MONSTA X concert NO LIMIT TOUR in SEOUL support shooting]. This is Game (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Park, Dong-sun (September 5, 2022). 몬스타엑스, '노 리밋 서울' 성료…'몬베베와의 한계없는 드라마라마' [MONSTA X successfully completed 'No Limit Seoul'... 'Drama without limits with Monbebe']. Electronic Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Touring Data [@touringdata] (July 15, 2022). "NO LIMIT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Touring Data [@touringdata] (July 12, 2022). "NO LIMIT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (August 30, 2022). 몬스타엑스, '노 리밋' 선예매 전회차 매진..뜨거운 인기 입증 [Monsta X, 'No Limit' pre-order sold out...]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Touring Data [@touringdata] (July 15, 2022). "NO LIMIT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Touring Data [@touringdata] (July 12, 2022). "NO LIMIT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Touring Data [@touringdata] (September 7, 2022). "NO LIMIT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Twitter.