| Concert Tour Name: | Sanctuary World Tour |
| Album: | Message in a Bottle |
| Artist: | JJ Lin |
| Type: | World |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 66 |
| Attendance: | 1,600,000 |
| Last Tour: | Timeline World Tour (2013–2015) |
| This Tour: | Sanctuary World Tour (2018–2019) |
| Next Tour: | JJ20 World Tour (2022–2024) |
Sanctuary World Tour is the fifth concert tour by Singaporean singer and songwriter JJ Lin. It began on 17 March 2018, in Shanghai, China, and spanned a total of 66 performances across Asia and Australia.[1] The tour attracted a total of approximately 1,600,000 attendees.
The Sanctuary World Tour officially kicked off on 17 March 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Due to the enthusiastic response from the audience, additional performances were added in Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, and other cities. In Singapore and Taipei, the shows were extended to four performances each, setting a new record for JJ Lin's solo concerts. The first stage of the tour concluded on 11 March 2019, in Melbourne.
The second stage of the tour, titled Sanctuary 2.0, began on 23 March 2019, at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou. On 11 November, it was announced that the Australian leg would take place at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on 7 March of the following year. On 21 and 22 December, the tour reached the Singapore National Stadium. This marked JJ Lin's first solo concert at the venue, making him the first Chinese singer to hold two consecutive concerts there. The tour was scheduled to perform in stadiums across more than 20 cities in Asia in 2019, marking JJ Lin's first large-scale stadium tour since his debut.
On 31 December 2019, JJ Lin announced via a social media live broadcast that the third phase of the Sanctuary concert, "Sanctuary: Wonderland", would commence, with performances planned in seven cities. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was officially announced on 31 January 2020, that the Shanghai and Nanning stops, which had already sold out, would be postponed. On 7 February, it was further announced that the Australian stop would also be postponed.
On 27 March 2021, JJ Lin held an online press conference to announce that the Sanctuary Finale online concert would be launched globally on 6 June. However, on 18 May, the organizer announced another postponement due to COVID-19. The concert was finally broadcast on 10 July through Sistic Live Stream and TME Live under Tencent Music.
The Sanctuary World Tour sold 995,402 tickets and grossed US$107.57 million in 2019 alone, making it the top-grossing Chinese tour of the year and ranking 16th worldwide.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2018 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | — |
| 18 March 2018 | |||||
| 30 March 2018 | Wuhan | Optics Valley International Tennis Center | 20,000[2] | — | |
| 31 March 2018 | |||||
| 20 April 2018 | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 21 April 2018 | |||||
| 5 May 2018 | Dalian | Dalian Sports Centre Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 19 May 2018 | Beijing | Wukesong Arena | — | — | |
| 20 May 2018 | |||||
| 2 June 2018 | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 3 June 2018 | |||||
| 16 June 2018 | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 30 June 2018 | Nanning | Guangxi Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 14 July 2018 | Changsha | Hunan Int'l Conference & Exhibition Center | — | — | |
| 21 July 2018 | Chengdu | Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre | — | — | |
| 28 July 2018 | Chongqing | Chongqing International Expo Center | — | — | |
| 4 August 2018 | Tianjin | Tianjin Arena | — | — | |
| 5 August 2018 | |||||
| 11 August 2018 | Wuxi | Wuxi Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 15 August 2018 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 32,000[3] | — | |
| 16 August 2018 | |||||
| 18 August 2018 | |||||
| 19 August 2018 | |||||
| 7 September 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Axiata Arena | — | — |
| 8 September 2018 | |||||
| 15 September 2018 | Dongguan | China | Dongguan Sports Center Gymnasium | — | — |
| 23 September 2018 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | — | — | |
| 24 September 2018 | |||||
| 25 September 2018 | |||||
| 30 September 2018 | Shaoxing | Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium | — | — | |
| 14 February 2019 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | — | — |
| 15 February 2019 | |||||
| 16 February 2019 | |||||
| 17 February 2019 | |||||
| 9 March 2019 | Sydney | Australia | Qudos Bank Arena | 11,528 / 11,740 | $2,233,420[4] |
| 11 March 2019 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 10,874 / 11,278 | $1,719,320[5] | |
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2020 | Sydney | Australia | Stadium Australia | COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 27 March 2020 | Shanghai | China | Hongkou Football Stadium | |
| 28 March 2020 | ||||
| 29 March 2020 | ||||
| 25 April 2020 | Nanning | Guangxi Sports Center Stadium | ||
| 26 April 2020 | ||||
| 9 May 2020 | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium | ||
| 10 May 2020 | ||||
| 23 May 2020 | Xianyang | Xianyang Stadium | ||
| 24 May 2020 | ||||
| 30 May 2020 | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | ||
| 31 May 2020 |