New Evolution Global Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:New Evolution Global Tour
Album:Various
Start Date:July 28, 2012
End Date:December 1, 2012
Attendance:180,000
Last Tour:Nolza!
(2011)
This Tour:New Evolution Global Tour
(2012)
Next Tour:All or Nothing World Tour
(2014)

New Evolution Global Tour was the first world tour and second concert tour overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It saw shows in 11 cities across 7 countries in Asia and North America spanning from July to December 2012, and marked the first world tour by a Korean girl group. The New Evolution tour attracted around 180,000 attendees in total.

Background

The New Evolution Global Tour was officially announced on June 13, 2012 through the YG Family website.[1] Marking the first world tour by a Korean girl group, the announcement revealed that the group would hold concerts throughout Asia, North America and Europe.[2] The tour kicked off at the Olympics Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul on July 28 and 29, following the group's "I Love You" promotions.[3] The tour was originally set to conclude on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur, however the concert was cancelled due to unresolved technical issues and ended instead on December 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Three-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Travis Payne, served as the main director for production and choreography, along with Divinity Roxx (who previously worked on Beyonce's world tour) and Michael Cotten (who worked on production design for the Olympic Games). Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as the creative director and concert organizer.[4]

The tour costumes were designed by long-time fashion collaborator Jeremy Scott. The stages were transformed into a theme park, a club, a sporting arena, and a fantasy world which incorporated use of giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a video wall—where it simulated a rollercoaster ride during CL and Minzy's performance of "Please Don't Go".[5] [6]

Reception

The tour was well received following its conclusion, with The New York Times listing the tour's stop at the Prudential Center in New Jersey their second favorite concert in all of 2012.[7] SSTV stated that tour were some of the best concerts among any girl group[8] and Newsis commented the tour was reminiscent of a summer rock festival and "the performance was more complete than anything else".[9]

Set list

Main set

  1. "I Am the Best"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Clap Your Hands"
  4. "I Don't Care" (Reggae Mix Ver.)
  5. "Don't Stop the Music"
  6. Club DJ (CL solo)
  7. "Don't Cry" and "You & I" (Bom solo)
  8. "Follow Me"
  9. "Please Don't Go" (CL & Minzy)
  10. "Pretty Boy"
  11. Dance (Minzy Solo)
  12. "Kiss" (Dara Solo)
  13. "It Hurts"
  14. "Lonely"
  15. "In the Club"
  16. "Stay Together"
  17. "I Love You"
  18. "Ugly"
  19. "Let's Go Party"
  20. "Scream"
  21. "Hate You"
  22. "Go Away"
  23. "Can't Nobody"

Encore

  1. "I Don't Care"
  2. "I Am the Best (Remix)"

Shows

List of tour dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
July 28, 2012SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena20,000[10]
July 29, 2012
August 17, 2012NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center10,000[11]
August 24, 2012Los AngelesNokia Theatre L.A. Live6,680$653,716
August 31, 2012OsakaJapanOsaka-jō Hall120,000[12]
September 1, 2012
September 2, 2012
September 7, 2012NagoyaNippon Gaishi Hall
September 8, 2012
September 11, 2012YokohamaYokohama Arena
September 12, 2012
September 29, 2012SaitamaSaitama Super Arena
September 30, 2012
November 16, 2012TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Arena8,500[13] $1,000,000[14]
December 1, 2012SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium8,200[15]
Total180,000[16] N/A

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 24, 2012JakartaIndonesiaMEIS AncolUnresolved technical issues[17]
December 8, 2012Kuala LumpurMalaysiaMalawati Stadium

Boxscore

Personnel

Broadcast and recordings

Italic Title:no
2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul)
Type:live
Artist:2NE1
Cover:2NE1NewEvolutionLive.jpg
Recorded:July 2012
Label:YG
Producer:Teddy Park, e.knock
Prev Title:Collection
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Crush
Next Year:2014

2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) is the second live album of South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by YG Entertainment. The live album sold 10,613 copies in South Korea, while in Japan, it sold 6,000 copies.[19]

The album was recorded during the group's first world tour New Evolution during their Seoul dates on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.[20]

Track listing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Benjamin . Jeff . 2NE1 Invades America: Behind the Scenes With the K-Pop Phenomenon . Billboard . en . August 23, 2012 . 2020-12-04.
  2. Web site: 2012-06-13 . 2NE1, First Korean Group To Hold World Tour . 13 December 2023 . . en.
  3. News: Hong. Grace Danbi. Second Round of Ticket Sales for 2NE1's 'New Evolution' To Start. https://archive.today/20130216111448/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=8958. dead. February 16, 2013. January 31, 2013. enewsWorld. July 3, 2012. CJ E&M.
  4. Web site: 2NE1's Global Tour 2012 – New Evolution Hits Malaysia . MTV Asia . October 19, 2012.
  5. Web site: Ureta . Angela Blardony . Review: 2NE1 bigger than Psy? . ABS-CBN News . en . 8 December 2012 . 2020-12-05 .
  6. Web site: Lieu . Ning . Review: 2NE1 New Evolution Global Tour 2012 Singapore . Her World Singapore . December 1, 2012 . 2020-12-05 .
  7. Web site: Pareles . Jon . Caramanica . Jon . Ratliff . Ben . Chinen . Nate . Pop's Big Nights (Published 2012) . The New York Times . December 26, 2012.
  8. Web site: Park . Soo-ji . 투애니원, 군더더기 없는 알찬 공연...'더욱 진화된 2NE1 . SSTV . ko . 23 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091528/http://sstv.tvreport.co.kr/index.html?page=news%2Fflypage&cid=34&nid=147852 . December 22, 2015 . dead.
  9. Web site: Lee Jae-hoon . [초점]2NE1 콘서트, 록페스티벌 방불케하다 ]. Naver TV . ko . July 30, 2012.
  10. Web site: 29 July 2012. 월드스타 2NE1, 2만 블랙잭과 함께한 광란의 2시간(종합). World Star 2NE1, 2 hours of madness with 20,000 Blackjacks (Total). 2020-12-04 . TV Report. ko. Naver .
  11. Citations for Prudential Center attendance:
  12. Web site: 2012-10-19 . 투애니원, 첫 월드투어로 20만 관객 동원 . 2NE1's first world tour expected to mobilize 200,000 spectators . 2022-06-10 . Yonhap News Agency . Naver . ko.
  13. Web site: November 17, 2012 . 2NE1 首次登台魅力無法擋 . 2NE1's debut charm is irresistible . https://web.archive.org/web/20121121130223/http://kpopn.com/2012/11/17/153063/ . November 21, 2012 . 2022-01-20 . Kpopn . zh-TW.
  14. Web site: 2012-11-17 . 2NE1動感攻蛋 吸金2890萬 - 4人輪流個人秀 勁歌熱舞high翻8500名粉絲 - 自由娛樂 . 2NE1 earned 28.9 million in revenue--the four of them took turns singing and dancing in solo shows and attracted 8,500 fans . 2024-05-19 . Liberty Times Net . zh-TW.
  15. Web site: 2NE1 attracted 8,200 Fans In Singapore New Evolution Global Tour 2012 . SuperAdrianMe . 2 December 2012.
  16. Web site: [텐아시아] 가요권력 재편…이수만·양현석 양강체제로 ]. Hankyung . 16 August 2023 . ko . 2013-01-30 . Naver .
  17. Web site: Yeo . Natalie . 2NE1 Global Tour 2012 - New Evolution in Malaysia Cancalled . MTV Asia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529210602/http://www.mtvasia.com/news/2ne1-global-tour-2012-new-evolution-in-my-cancelled/ . 29 May 2016 . 30 November 2012.
  18. Web site: 2NE1 ranked 29 on Billboard Boxscore . Yahoo! News Singapore . en-SG . September 15, 2012. September 15, 2012.
  19. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon. Japanese . subscription . February 4, 2018.
  20. Web site: 2NE1's live CD from 'New Evolution in Seoul' to be released . allkpop . December 4, 2012 . August 26, 2013.