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Suga Agust D Tour

Suga Agust D Tour (also known as SUGA | AGUST D TOUR 'D-DAY' after the album release) was the first worldwide concert tour by South Korean rapper Suga, also known as Agust D, in support of his debut studio album, D-Day. The tour began on April 26, 2023, in New York City, and ended on August 6, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3]

Suga Agust D Tour
Tour by Suga
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Asia
Associated album
Start dateApril 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)
End dateAugust 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)
No. of shows
  • 17 in Asia
  • 11 in North America
  • 28 in total
Attendance318,000[1]
Box office$57.1 million[1]
Suga concert chronology
  • Suga Agust D Tour
    (2023)
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Background and development

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On February 14, 2023, Big Hit Music announced that Suga would be embarking on a world tour with a poster listing dates for 20 shows in the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and South Korea.[3] On March 10, 2023, new shows were announced for June 2–4 at the Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa, Japan.[4] Additional shows in Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand were announced on April 5, 2023.[5] On June 25, 2023, during the artist's then-last worldwide concert tour date in Seoul, 3 additional encore shows at KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea were announced, bringing the total number of shows to 28.[6]

Ticketing

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Tickets to the U.S. leg of the tour were made available for pre-sale to BTS' global fan club members on March 1 via Ticketmaster, with a general public on-sale scheduled for March 3. On March 1, Ticketmaster reported that all tickets would be released during the first pre-sale because "the demand exceeded the number of available tickets"; the general verified fan pre-sale and public on-sale were subsequently cancelled due to continued high demand.[7] Media outlets noted the fan criticism that Ticketmaster faced for their handling of the sales, particularly in light of the 2022 controversy.[8][9]

Critical reception

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Critics appreciated the tour's production value and artistic direction. Tamar Herman of the Variety thought that "the concert unveils itself like a noir musical with a storm of thunder and lightning amid a purple haze".[10] Likewise, Jae-ha Kim of Teen Vogue, compared it to a rock opera and theater, because of the "pyrotechnics, a backup band and a nine-panels stage that will eventually disappear".[11] Giving it a five star rating, Rhian Daly from NME praised Suga's "underrated vocal skills and rap bar-spitting abilities are second to none".[12] Naming the tour as one the best concerts of 2023, Freya Rinaldi of Atwood Magazine praised the uniqueness of Suga's "performance and his breathtaking stage presence" and the lights and stage production of the show as "incomparable to any other current running tour", deeming it as "one of the best tours to hit the United States in 2023".[13] Kayti Burt of Paste also dubbed Suga's performance of Snooze on stage during the final show on his world tour as "one of the year’s most powerful moments in pop music—the culmination of an arduous journey of self-knowledge and healing, and a testament to one musician’s deep connection to his art."[14] Based on tour data provided to Pollstar, the tour is 9th on the 2023 Top 20 Global Concert Tours list, which ranks artists by average box office gross per number of cities.[15]

Set list

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  1. "Haegeum"
  2. "Daechwita"
  3. "Agust D"
  4. "Give It to Me"
  5. "Trivia: Seesaw" (acoustic)
  6. "SDL"
  7. "People"
  8. "People Pt. 2"
  9. "Moonlight"
  10. "Burn It"
  11. "Interlude: Shadow"
  12. "BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer" / "BTS Cypher 4" / "UGH!" / "Ddaeng" / "HUH?"
  13. "Life Goes On" (piano)
  14. "Snooze"
  15. "Polar Night"
  16. "Amygdala"

Encore

  2. "D-Day"
  3. "Intro: Never Mind"
  4. "The Last"

Notes

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  • May 11: Max joined Suga on stage performing their song "Burn It" together.[16]
  • May 14: Halsey joined Suga on stage performing their song "Suga's Interlude" together.[17]
  • June 24: Psy joined Suga on stage performing their song "That That" together.[18]
  • August 4: Jungkook joined Suga on stage performing the song "Burn It" together, Jungkook also performed "Seven" solo after that.[19]
  • August 5: Jimin joined Suga on stage performing the song "Tony Montana" together, Jimin also performed "Like Crazy" solo after that.[20]
  • August 6: RM joined Suga on stage performing the song "Strange" together, RM also performed his unreleased song after that.[21]
  • August 4, 5, 6: Suga performed "Dear My Friend" instead of "Polar Night".[22]

Shows

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Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 – North America
April 26, 2023 New York City[a] United States UBS Arena 155,000[23] —
April 27, 2023
April 29, 2023 Newark Prudential Center —
May 3, 2023 Rosemont Allstate Arena
May 5, 2023
May 6, 2023
May 10, 2023 Inglewood[b] Kia Forum —
May 11, 2023
May 14, 2023
May 16, 2023 Oakland Oakland Arena —
May 17, 2023
Leg 2 – Asia
May 26, 2023 Banten[c] Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition — —
May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023
June 2, 2023 Yokohama Japan Pia Arena MM 27,000[24] —
June 3, 2023
June 4, 2023
June 9, 2023[25] Nonthaburi[d] Thailand Impact Arena — —
June 10, 2023
June 11, 2023
June 16, 2023[25] Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 28,000 —
June 17, 2023
June 18, 2023
June 24, 2023 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Indoor Stadium 15,000[26] —
June 25, 2023
August 4, 2023[27] KSPO Dome 38,000[28] —
August 5, 2023[27]
August 6, 2023[27]
Total $57,100,000[29]

Notes

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  1. ^ Promoted as Belmont Park.
  2. ^ Promoted as Los Angeles.
  3. ^ Promoted as Jakarta.
  4. ^ Promoted as Bangkok.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts". Billboard. November 30, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Blistein, Jon (February 14, 2023). "BTS' Suga to Make History With Upcoming Solo Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (February 14, 2023). "BTS' Suga Sets Dates For First Solo Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Suga Is Bringing His Agust D Tour to Japan". Billboard. March 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Ziwei, Puah (April 5, 2023). "BTS' Suga adds new Singapore, Bangkok shows to his 2023 world tour". NME. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Kim, Jihye (June 26, 2023). "BTS 슈가, 서울서 월드투어 대장정 마무리→ 8월 앙코르콘 깜짝 예고". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Ticketmaster [@Ticketmaster] (March 2, 2023). "UPDATE for SUGA| Agust D TOUR IN U.S. — Due to extremely high demand during today's ARMY MEMBER Presale, there will not be a General Verified Fan Presale or General Onsale" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
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  10. ^ Herman, Tamar (April 28, 2023). "BTS' Suga Holds His Own in Moody, Theatrical Concert Debut". Variety. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Kim, Jae-ha (May 11, 2023). "Suga's D-Day Concert Review: Agust D, Yoongi, and BTS Suga in One Glorious Fusion". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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  13. ^ Rinaldi, Freya (December 20, 2023). "Atwood Magazine's Best Concerts of 2023". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  14. ^ Burt, Kayti (December 23, 2023). "The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2023". Paste. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar". AP News. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  16. ^ Yeo, Gladys (August 5, 2023). "Halsey makes surprise appearance at BTS member Suga's LA concert". NME. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  17. ^ Paul, Larisha (August 5, 2023). "Suga Welcomes Halsey to the Stage for 'Suga's Interlude' Live Debut in Los Angeles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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