The Connect World Tour (2018)

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Monsta X World Tour: The Connect
World tour by Monsta X
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Associated albumThe Connect: Dejavu
Start dateMay 26, 2018
End dateOctober 10, 2018
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 6 in Asia
  • 3 in Europe
  • 7 in North America
  • 4 in South America
  • 20 in Total
Monsta X concert chronology

The Connect World Tour, also known as Monsta X World Tour: The Connect, is the second worldwide concert tour by the South Korean boy group Monsta X following their successful and sold-out world tour the previous year Beautiful World Tour. The tour commenced on May 26, two months after the release of the group's sixth EP The Connect: Dejavu, kicking off in Seoul, and visiting twelve more countries including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Japan.

Background[]

Asia[]

On February 22, their second world tour was announced, including eighteen cities with the first show was to be held in Seoul at Jangchung Arena on May 26 and 27.[1] On April 13, Starship Entertainment revealed that the tickets for the two Seoul concerts had sold-out within a minute of their release on April 12, meaning the group's tickets had sold out for three consecutive years.[2]

For this tour, Monsta X collaborated with Swarovski for their specially tailored jackets. The total number of Swarovski crystals used for their jackets amounted to 500,000 for eleven outfits that were created by hand for the group.[3]

Before the concert on June 30 in Bangkok, they visited local TV shows and held a press conference to promote their album and concert. The press conference was held on April 29 at the GCP Hall of the Grande Centre Point Hotel in Sukhumvit 55 and more than 100 reporters from local TV channels, radios and major newspapers covered the event. These include Thai media channels such as Daily News, True Music, Tofupop Radio, and True Inside that had separate interviews with Monsta X. Also, the TV channels such as Channel 3, Channel 7, and Channel 9 and newspapers such as Daily News, Kom Chad Luek, Kapook, Sanook, and Mthai joined the conference. On the same day, Monsta X also appeared on the program Rueng Lao Chao Nee of Thailand's national television channel, Channel 3.[4]

On August 25 and 26, Monsta X completed their two-day encore concert held at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul where they were greeted by over 10,000 fans.[5]

The group was initially scheduled for eighteen cities and twelve countries for the tour but Japan was added for a four-day concert starting from October 5 to October 7 at Chiba and October 10 at Osaka.[citation needed]

Europe[]

After Monsta X began The Connect World Tour in Seoul in May, they headedto Europe. They were in London on June 17, in Amsterdam on June 20, and in Madrid on June 23. Their 3-country tour in Europe gathered over 15,000 fans who came all over the continent to see the boys.[6]

In Europe, the concert brought the group media attention, including coverage by UK’s daily newspapers The Guardian and Metro. In particular, The Guardian praised Monsta X’s performance in London, noting that they are a group that is skilled in singing, rapping and dancing among various musical genres.[7][8]

Americas[]

Monsta X held a tour around the United States of America which started on July 20 at Rosemont Theatre in Chicago and ended on August 3 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. During their stay, they had sold-out shows and interviews with local and nationwide TV programs such as BUILD Series, FOX5's Good Day New York, Access Hollywood, and FOX 11's Good Day L.A., magazines such as Billboard and Allure, as well as internet and radio shows such as BuzzFeed, 102.3 KIIS-FM’s Jojo on the Radio, 104.3 MYFM’s Valentine in the Morning, Radio Disney, Wild 94.9, Rhythm 105.9, iHeartRadio's ON With Mario Lopez, and Q 106.1's The Zach Sang Show.[9][10][11]

The group was able to film for the Viki Original mini music documentary When You Call My Name featuring Gallant during the tour in North America.[12]

After the North American leg, the group toured South America, beginning on August 5 in Mexico, followed by August 8 in Argentina, August 10 in Chile, and end it on August 12 in Brazil.[citation needed]

Setlist[]

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross Sales
Asia
May 26–27, 2018 Seoul South Korea Jangchung Arena Undisclosed Undisclosed
Europe
June 17, 2018 London United Kingdom Eventim Apollo 4,348[13] 15,000+[6] $486,814[13]
June 20, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live 3,800[14] $508,734[14]
June 23, 2018 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre Undisclosed Undisclosed
Asia
June 30, 2018 Bangkok Thailand Thunder Dome Undisclosed Undisclosed
July 10, 2018 Hong Kong KITEC Star Hall
July 14, 2018 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Tennis Center
North America
July 20, 2018 Chicago United States Rosemont Theatre Undisclosed Undisclosed
July 22, 2018 Newark New Jersey Performing Arts Center
July 25, 2018 Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2,527[14] $322,275[14]
July 27, 2018 Dallas Verizon Theater Undisclosed Undisclosed
July 29, 2018 Houston Smart Financial Centre
August 1, 2018 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
August 3, 2018 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater
August 5, 2018 Monterrey Mexico  [es]
South America
August 8, 2018 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Obras Undisclosed Undisclosed
August 10, 2018 Santiago Chile Polideportivo Estadio Nacional
August 12, 2018 Sao Paulo Brazil Espaço Das Américas
Asia
August 25–26, 2018 Seoul South Korea SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium 10,000+[5] $1,110,000+[a]
October 5–7, 2018 Chiba Japan Makuhari Event Hall 30,000[15] Undisclosed
October 10, 2018 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall

Accolade[]

Billboard Hot Tour
Event Date Report Date Artist Venue City/State Gross Sales Attend/Capacity Rank Ref.
June 17, 2018 August 25, 2018 Monsta X Eventim Apollo London $486,814 4,348 (4,465) 22 [13]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Typical concert tickets for Monsta X sell for $110 in South Korea.

References[]

  1. ^ Kim, Yeong-rok (May 24, 2018). "서울·런던·상파울루"…몬스타엑스, 18개 도시 'THE CONNECT' 월드투어 출격. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "MONSTA X Sells Out Upcoming Concerts In Under 1 Minute". Soompi. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "MONSTA X will be sparkling in 500,000 'Swarovski' crystals throughout their world tour!". Allkpop. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Jo, Yeon Kyung (July 3, 2018). "MONSTA X ends their concert in Thailand successfully". V Live. JTBC Plus. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "MONSTA X greets over 10,000 fans at their encore concert". Allkpop. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "MONSTA X wrap up sold-out Europe tour". Allkpop. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Monsta X Becomes The Global Trend Via 'The Connect' World Tour". Hellokpop. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (June 18, 2018). "Monsta X review – K-pop princes deliver an uplifting night of east-west harmony". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Monsta X Takes Over North America With Interviews From Billboard, Access Hollywood & More!". Hellokpop. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Monsta X Finishes Seven Sold Out Shows In USA, Heads To South America To Conclude World Tour". Hellokpop. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Monsta X Shows Appreciation To United States Fans In Recent Radio Visits". Hellokpop. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Monsta X and Gallant Bring Their Worlds Together in 'When You Call My Name' Mini-Doc: Exclusive". Billboard. SoompiTV. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. April 17, 2018. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Touring Data [@touringdata] (August 12, 2019). "THE CONNECT TOUR, @OfficialMonstaX" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Kwon, Hye-min (October 14, 2018). "몬스타엑스(MONSTA X), 월드투어 日 아레나 공연 성료…본격적인 국내 컴백 돌입!". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 14, 2018.

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