The Carnival World Tour (Chinese: 嘉年華世界巡迴演唱會) is the eighth concert tour by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou. The tour began in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 17, 2019, and spans 82 dates in Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Initially halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, the concert tour resumed in Singapore in December 2022.

The Carnival World Tour
Tour by Jay Chou
Associated albumVarious
Start dateOctober 17, 2019
End date2025
No. of shows
Jay Chou concert chronology

Chinese media sources have highlighted the surge in economic activities and the significant boost in tourism experienced by the cities that were visited by the Carnival World Tour.

Commercial performance

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General sale

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Over 890,000 users were recorded queuing for the Taipei Dome concerts scheduled for December 2024, with Tuoyuan Ticketing System commenting, "We used more than 10,000 virtual machines and the largest bandwidth in history". 150,000 tickets for the four shows were sold out in five minutes.[1]

Economic impact

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Civil transport

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Chou's concerts in Shanghai in October 2023 brought elevated economic effects to the city's tourism sector. According to statistics from Tongcheng Travel, despite the tourism off-season following the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, the bookings of hotels in Shanghai from October 12 to 15 ranked amongst the top three nationwide, surging approximately 80%. Demand for taxi travel in the Shanghai area increased by more than 70%, while the demand to and from the Shanghai Stadium increased by as much as 300%. Demand for trips to and from large transportation hubs such as airports and train stations in the city increased by 110%.[2]

Tourism

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In Haikou, Hainan, the tour brought a significant tourism boost to the city. The concerts attracted 95,100 tourists from outside of the province and brought ¥976 million (US$134 million) in tourism revenue, nearly triple the amount earned during the Dragon Boat Festival and ¥100 million more than during Labour Day.[3]

In Tianjin and Hohhot, the Carnival World Tour brought ¥3 billion and ¥2.88 billion in tourism revenue, respectively.[4] More than 100,000 tourists travelled to Taiyuan, Shanxi to attend the concerts.[5] Tourist attractions in Fuzhou saw a significant increase in visitors due to the tour; the Sanfang Qixiang saw a 77% increase in foot traffic, Yantai Mountain saw an increase of 64%, whereas West Lake Park saw an increase of 90.4% in visitors.[6]

Tour dates

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List of concert dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance
October 17, 2019 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena
October 18, 2019
October 19, 2019
October 20, 2019
October 26, 2019 Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
October 27, 2019
November 2, 2019 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
November 3, 2019
November 9, 2019 Changsha Helong Sports Center Stadium
November 10, 2019
November 16, 2019 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium
November 17, 2019
November 23, 2019 Xiamen Xiamen Sports Centre Stadium
November 24, 2019
December 29, 2019 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 88,000[7]
December 30, 2019
January 10, 2020 Singapore National Stadium
January 11, 2020
December 17, 2022 60,000[8]
December 18, 2022
January 15, 2023 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium 45,000[9]
March 4, 2023 Sydney Australia Sydney Showground Stadium 24,000[10]
May 5, 2023 Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Event Space
May 6, 2023
May 7, 2023
May 10, 2023
May 11, 2023
May 13, 2023 20,000[11]
May 14, 2023
June 29, 2023 Haikou China Wuyuan River Stadium 154,600[3]
June 30, 2023
July 1, 2023
July 2, 2023
August 17, 2023 Hohhot Hohhot City Stadium 184,000[5]
August 18, 2023
August 19, 2023
August 20, 2023
September 7, 2023 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center 185,000[12]
September 8, 2023
September 9, 2023
September 10, 2023
September 21, 2023 Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium
September 22, 2023
September 23, 2023
September 24, 2023
October 12, 2023 Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 320,000[13]
October 13, 2023
October 14, 2023
October 15, 2023
December 8, 2023 Bangkok Thailand Rajamangala Stadium 70,000[14]
December 9, 2023
January 9, 2024 London United Kingdom The O2 Arena
January 10, 2024
January 13, 2024 Paris France Paris La Défense Arena
March 2, 2024 Sydney Australia Sydney Showground Stadium
March 16, 2024 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
March 17, 2024
April 6, 2024 Yokohama Japan K-Arena Yokohama
April 7, 2024
April 18, 2024 Hangzhou China Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center 200,000[15]
April 19, 2024
April 20, 2024
April 21, 2024
May 16, 2024 Fuzhou Haixia Olympic Center
May 17, 2024
May 18, 2024
May 19, 2024
May 30, 2024 Changsha Helong Sports Center Stadium 148,900[16]
June 1, 2024
June 2, 2024
June 3, 2024
September 12, 2024 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
September 13, 2024
September 14, 2024
September 15, 2024
September 26, 2024 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
September 27, 2024
September 28, 2024
September 29, 2024
October 11, 2024 Singapore National Stadium[17]
October 12, 2024 28,000[18]
October 13, 2024
October 26, 2024 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium 60,000[19]
December 5, 2024 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Dome
December 6, 2024
December 7, 2024
December 8, 2024
February 20, 2025 Haikou China Wuyuan River Stadium
February 21, 2025
February 22, 2025
February 23, 2025
Total N/A

References

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