B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour

B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour was a 2014 concert tour headlined by the South Korean boyband B.A.P. The tour was held from March to June 2014 in Seoul, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Düsseldorf, Paris, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Taipei, Singapore, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Chiba, and Bangkok. The concert's main theme was 'Earth Needs You,' and six keywords (Justice, Emotion, Passion, Love, Happiness, and You) related to the theme made up the continuity.[1]

B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour
World tour by B.A.P
Promotional posters for the tour
Associated albumFirst Sensibility
Start dateMarch 8, 2014
End dateJune 28, 2014
No. of shows23
B.A.P concert chronology
  • B.A.P 1st Japan Tour Warrior Begins
    (2013)
  • B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour
    (2014)
  • B.A.P Live on Earth 2016 World Tour
    (2016)

A week before the start of their South American leg, TS Entertainment released an official statement canceling B.A.P's tour in South America due to insufficient time for the artists to rest and recharge. TS Entertainment stated that they placed their artists condition as top priority when canceling this tour.

Reception

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On March 9, B.A.P's Seoul concert was broadcast in movie theaters in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan.[2] It is estimated that 20,000 global fans were able to view the concert in real-time with B.A.P. After 11 months, BAP returned to America with their first stop in New York city selling out.[3] The European leg of the tour was the largest concert tour by a Korean artist in Europe at the time, with 20,000 fans expected to attend.[4]

"The six B.A.P boys exceeded all my expectations by proving that they are not just an average K-pop boy band. It's rare to find a group where each member can not only dance, but is also an incredible singer, but B.A.P has that one down. B.A.P had a powerful stage presence that no one at the concert is soon to forget!"

About this tour Bang Yong Guk, the group's leader said:

"More cities and countries have been added to our tour this year so we're really excited. That's probably the biggest change, the scale and size of the tour versus last year. I think we've added new images that we haven't been able to show in our past concerts. So, with our upgraded setlist our show will be more diverse."

Setlist

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South Korea (March 8–9, 2014)

Main Set
Act 1 (Justice)

  1. "One Shot"
  2. "Badman"
  3. "Power"

Act 2 (Love)

  1. "Lovesick"
  2. "Coffee Shop"
  3. "Body & Soul"

Act 3 (Passion)

  1. "Punch"
  2. "No Mercy"
  3. "Bangx2"

Act 4 (Emotion)

  1. "Rain Sound"
  2. "Jongup Solo Dance Stage"
  3. "Save Me"

Act 5 (Happiness)

  1. "Check On"
  2. "Excuse Me"
  3. "Spy"
  4. "Hurricane"
  5. "Dancing in the Rain"
  6. "Stop it"
  7. "Crash"

Encore

  1. "1004"
  2. "Warrior"
  3. "With You"

Concerts

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Date City Country Venue
Asia
March 8, 2014 Seoul South Korea SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
March 9, 2014
North America
April 13, 2014 New York City United States Best Buy Theater
April 16, 2014 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 19, 2014 Chicago Star Plaza Theater
April 22, 2014 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Europe
April 27, 2014 London United Kingdom Brixton Academy
April 30, 2014 Paris France Zénith de Paris
May 3, 2014 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Oceania
May 8, 2014 Melbourne Australia Festival Hall
May 10, 2014 Sydney Luna Park Sydney Big Top
Asia
May 18, 2014 Taipei Taiwan Nangang 101
May 31, 2014 Singapore The Star Performing Arts Centre
June 4, 2014 Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka Sunpalace
June 5, 2014
June 10, 2014 Nagoya Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall
June 11, 2014
June 13, 2014 Osaka Osaka International Convention Center
June 14, 2014
June 15, 2014
June 21, 2014 Chiba Makuhari Messe
June 22, 2014
June 28, 2014 Bangkok Thailand Siam Paragon Royal Paragon Hall 2-3

References

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  1. ^ "B.A.P to Meet With 100,000 fans in Four Continents". Mwave. March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "B.A.P to Live Broadcast Seoul Concert to 20,000 Fans in Asia". Mwave. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff. "B.A.P Discusses Stateside Love, Busy Schedule at World Tour Kickoff". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "B.A.P, 유럽 투어 일정 확정. 국내 아티스트 사상 최초-최대 규모 공연" [BAP confirms European tour schedule. The first-largest concert in the history of a Korean artist]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. March 18, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "B.A.P attacks New York City on the first stop of their "Live on Earth 2014" tour". DramaFever. Retrieved April 20, 2014.