Rain performing during The Squall Tour in Shenzhen in 2015 | |
| Asia tours | 4 |
|---|---|
| World tours | 2 |
After the release of It's Raining, Rain embarked on his first concert tour in support of the album in January 2005, titled the Rainy Day Tour. His concert at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing held that October drew an audience of 40,000 people. The tour expanded internationally in February 2006 with two concerts at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, making Rain the first South Korean idol singer to have played at a major venue in the city.
In 2006, Rain embarked on his second concert tour titled the Rain's Coming World Tour in support of his album Rain's World (2006). It held shows in various Asian countries including South Korea, Japan, China, as well as the United States and Australia. On May 25, 2007, he became the first South Korean singer to hold a solo concert at the Tokyo Dome, which attracted 40,000 people.[1] The tour concluded in October 2007 at the Daegu Stadium with 25,000 people in attendance.[2] Rain has held several concert tours since, including the Still Raining Tour that began in November 2023, which saw him performing in the United States for the first time in nearly 15 years.
| Concert Tour Name: | Rainy Day Tour |
| Artist: | Rain |
| Album: | It's Raining |
| Start Date: | January 29, 2005 |
| End Date: | February 26, 2006 |
| Number Of Shows: | 19 |
| This Tour: | Rainy Day Tour (2005–06) |
| Next Tour: | Rain's Coming World Tour (2006–07) |
To promote It's Raining, Rain held his first concert tour, the Rainy Day Tour, that spanned Seoul, the US, Japan, China, Singapore, and more, for a total of 19 concerts in several countries in Asia and North America.[3] His first show in Japan held at the Tokyo International Forum sold out in 30 seconds.[4] His New York show at The Theater at Madison Square Garden was the largest concert by a K-pop artist in New York City at the time, and featured appearances from Park Ji-yoon, as well as JoJo, P. Diddy and Omarion.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2005 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall | 80,000 | |
| January 30, 2005 | |||||
| February 26, 2005 | Busan | KBS Busan Hall | |||
| February 27, 2005 | |||||
| July 30, 2005 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum | ||
| July 31, 2005 | |||||
| August 3, 2005 | Osaka | Orix Theater | |||
| August 4, 2005 | |||||
| September 2, 2005 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |||
| September 3, 2005 | |||||
| October 8, 2005 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||
| October 9, 2005 | |||||
| October 22, 2005 | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 40,000[5] | ||
| December 29, 2005 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 28,000[6] | |
| December 30, 2005 | |||||
| February 2, 2006 | New York City | United States | Theater at Madison Square Garden | 10,000[7] | |
| February 3, 2006 | |||||
| February 25, 2006 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | 20,000[8] | |
| February 26, 2006 | |||||
| Total | 178,000 | ||||
See main article: Rain's Coming World Tour.
| Concert Tour Name: | Legend of Rainism Tour |
| Album: | Rainism |
| Start Date: | August 29, 2009 |
| End Date: | April 18, 2010 |
| Number Of Shows: | 14 |
| Last Tour: | Rain's Coming World Tour (2006–07) |
| This Tour: | Legend of Rainism Tour (2009–10) |
| Next Tour: | The Best Show Tour (2011) |
In support of his fifth album Rainism, Rain kicked off his third concert tour titled "The Legend of Rainism Tour" in August 2009.[9] It continued with concerts in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the United States and Taiwan.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2009 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | 34,000[10] | |
| August 30, 2009 | |||||
| October 9, 2009 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 16,000[11] | |
| October 10, 2009 | |||||
| November 28, 2009 | Hong Kong | China | AsiaWorld-Expo | 18,000[12] | |
| November 29, 2009 | |||||
| December 3, 2009 | Jakarta | Indonesia | JITEC Mangga Dua Square | 5,000[13] | |
| December 24, 2009 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 8,000 | |
| December 25, 2009 | |||||
| January 23, 2010 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | 16,000[14] | |
| January 24, 2010 | |||||
| January 30, 2010 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 30,000[15] | |
| April 17, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | 20,000[16] | |
| April 18, 2010 | |||||
| Total | 147,000 | ||||
| Concert Tour Name: | The Best Show Tour |
| Artist: | Rain |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Album: | Back to the Basic |
| Start Date: | March 26, 2011 |
| End Date: | October 9, 2011 |
| Number Of Shows: | 16 |
| Last Tour: | Legend of Rainism Tour (2009–10) |
| This Tour: | The Best Show Tour (2011) |
| Next Tour: | The Squall World Tour (2015–16) |
As a farewell to his fans before going into the military, Rain held his fourth concert tour in Asia, titled "The Best Show Tour". The tour held shows in numerous countries including South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2011 | Beijing | China | MasterCard Center | — | |
| May 8, 2011 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | — | |
| May 14, 2011 | Macau | China | Cotai Arena | — | |
| May 15, 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | Nangang Exhibition Center | 7,000[17] | |
| May 22, 2011 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 5,000[18] | ||
| May 25, 2011 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Indoor Stadium | — | |
| May 28, 2011 | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Gymnasium | — | ||
| August 13, 2011 | Busan | South Korea | Busan Exhibition & Convention Center | — | |
| August 14, 2011 | |||||
| August 27, 2011 | Daegu | Daegu Convention & Exhibition Center | — | ||
| September 3, 2011 | Jeju City | International Convention Center Jeju | — | ||
| September 17, 2011 | Gwangju | Gwangju Rosary Gymnasium | — | ||
| September 18, 2011 | Daejeon | Daejeon Convention Center | — | ||
| September 24, 2011 | Seoul | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 10,000[19] | ||
| September 25, 2011 | — | ||||
| October 9, 2011 | Yongdong Avenue, Gangnam | — | |||
| Total | N/A | ||||
| Concert Tour Name: | The Squall World Tour |
| Artist: | Rain |
| Number Of Legs: | 1 |
| Start Date: | November 7, 2015 |
| End Date: | December 30, 2016 |
| Number Of Shows: | 17 |
| Last Tour: | The Best Show Asia Tour (2011) |
| This Tour: | The Squall World Tour (2015–16) |
| Next Tour: | Still Raining Tour (2023–24) |
The Squall World Tour is a concert tour by Korean singer Rain. The tour is to travel Southeast Asia with more dates to be added. This is Rain's first full concert tour after his compulsory military service.
Since ending his military service, Rain has done small tours in Japan and China as well as performing at various events. After parting ways with Cube Entertainment and starting his own company,[20] [21] it was announced that Rain would be going on his first world tour in years.[22] [23] The tour begins in China with dates in Hong Kong and South Korea. Several of the tour dates were sold out, including the shows in Hong Kong.[24]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2015 | Changsha | China | Hunan International Conference & Exhibition Center | 8,000[25] | |
| November 14, 2015 | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | — | ||
| December 11, 2015 | Seoul | South Korea | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium | 15,000[26] | |
| December 12, 2015 | |||||
| December 13, 2015 | |||||
| December 19, 2015 | Guangzhou | China | Guangzhou International Sports Arena | — | |
| December 26, 2015 | Shanghai | Shanghai Indoor Stadium | 8,000[27] | ||
| January 9, 2016 | Wuhan | Wuhan Culture and Expo Center | — | ||
| January 23, 2016 | Shenyang | Liaoning Gymnasium | 10,000[28] | ||
| January 30, 2016 | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Arena | — | ||
| January 31, 2016 | |||||
| March 5, 2016 | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | — | ||
| April 23, 2016 | Chengdu | Sichuan Gymnasium | — | ||
| May 21, 2016 | Genting Highlands | Malaysia | Arena of Stars | 5,000[29] | |
| May 24, 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum | — | |
| May 25, 2016 | |||||
| June 4, 2016 | Macau | China | Cotai Arena | — | |
| June 18, 2016 | Beijing | LeTV Sports Ecological Center | 5,000[30] | ||
| December 30, 2016 | Singapore | Resorts World Convention Centre | 4,000[31] | ||
| Total | N/A | ||||
Rain announced that he would be holding a tour titled the Still Raining Tour in September 2023. Two concerts in the United States were announced in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, marking the first time he performed in the country since the Legend of Rainism Tour in 2009.[32] [33]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2023 | Atlantic City | United States | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena | — | |
| November 25, 2023 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | — | ||
| Total | N/A | ||||