Truthfully, not even a stadium can contain the energy Stray Kids bring to the stage. "We're not satisfied because we have so much more to give you guys," the dimpled leader tells the crowd, adding with a cheeky smile, "In even bigger venues." (It seems kismet that Swift's Eras Tour would overlap with theirs - both are maximalist storytellers with doctorates in fanfare.)īy the end of the night, Bang Chan is already manifesting their next stadium-sized romp around the globe. 1 on the Billboard 200, with Maxident becoming the fourth highest-selling album globally last year, right behind Taylor Swift's Midnights. Their 2022 albums Oddinary and Maxident both debuted at no. the Maniac tour has solidified Stray Kids as one of the most successful Korean pop acts of their generation, and their global influence only continues to grow. Spanning 42 shows across Asia and North America, including two sold-out stadium concerts in Los Angeles - the group's first headlining stadium performances in the U.S. It's such an earnest display of affection, the kind of sentimental confessions that fandom tends to inspire. "Stray Kids are my forever home," says another. "Stray Kids added color to my life," one fan says over clips of concert footage and music videos. Fans have just surprised the Korean group with a homemade video, projecting their heartfelt sentiments to members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N across the venue's large outdoor screens. The awe strikes toward the end of Stray Kids' three-hour encore concert on Sunday night - the final stop of their Maniac world tour, which kicked off last April in Seoul. To be fair, if there was ever a scene to render one speechless, it would be this: tens of thousands of fans illuminated by the glow of their lightsticks and the moon above them, whose screams hang in the crisp spring air inside BMO Stadium. For once, the prolific lyricist is all out of words. He's not one to let silence linger, always quick with a risible response. It's an unusual sensation for Stray Kids' agile rapper, who's known for his witty turns of phrase and incisive wordplay. " Waiting for Us" ( Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin and I.Han can't describe what he's feeling. The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber "Love Again" (Felix) JP Saxe "If the World Was Ending" ( Felix)į.HERO x MILLI "Mirror Mirror" (Changbin) Leg 5 (Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Australia, Manila) Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone "City of Stars" ( Bang Chan, Felix) The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber "STAY" (Bang Chan, Seungmin, I.N)Ĭhicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Anaheim The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber "STAY" (Seungmin) Nirvana "Smells like Teen Spirit" (Bang Chan) Justin Bieber "Baby" (Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin and I.N) Kanye West "All of the Lights" (Bang Chan) Harry Styles "Falling" (Lee Know and I.N) JP Saxe "If the World Was Ending" (Felix) " Muddy Water" (Changbin, Hyunjin, Han and Felix) " Muddy Water" (Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix) " Waiting for Us" ( Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin and I.N)ġ0CM "Love In The Milky Way Cafe" (Bang Chan, I.N)ĭAY6 "You Were Beautiful" (Bang Chan, Seungmin) " THE SOUND" + " CASE 143 (Japanese ver.)" (for ENCORE Japan)ĢPM "Again & Again" ( Changbin, Hyunjin, Han and Felix)ĢPM "Again & Again" (Changbin, Hyunjin, Han and Felix)ġ0CM "Stalker" (Mosquito Bite Impromptu) (Han) " CASE 143" (for Leg 5, 6 & ENCORE Los Angeles) The countries and dates included in each of the 6 legs is indicated in the "Tour Dates" section below. It doesn't acknowledge the two "Seoul Special (UNVEIL 11)" concerts for clarity purpose. This overview presents the main setlist and its changes over the course of the 40 concerts of the tour. It was reported that the tour earned a total of $71.5 million from 776,000 tickets sold across all formats (in-person and online). The encore concert on Februin Osaka was livestreamed on Beyond LIVE. The tour's extension began on Novemin Jakarta and ended on Apin Los Angeles. On September 30, 2022, the tour was extended to include new dates in South East Asia and Oceania, rescheduled shows in Atlanta and Fort Worth, and additional "ENCORE" shows to conclude the tour. On September 17 and 18, 2022, the group held two special " Seoul Special (UNVEIL 11)" concerts as part of the tour, to reveal their upcoming seventh mini album, MAXIDENT. On July 2, 2022, during the North American leg of the tour, Lee Know, Felix and I.N were tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of Atlanta and Fort Worth shows. The concerts on May 1 in Seoul and July 27 in Tokyo were livestreamed on Beyond LIVE. The original tour began on Apin Seoul, travelled to Japan and North America, and ended on Jin Tokyo.
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