Life Tour

The Life Tour was the tenth concert tour by Taiwanese-band Mayday, in support of the band’s ninth studio album History of Tomorrow (2016). The tour began on March 18, 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and concluded on January 6, 2019 in Taichung, Taiwan, comprising 122 concerts.

Life Tour
Tour by Mayday
Associated albumHistory of Tomorrow
Start dateMarch 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)
End dateJanuary 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)
Legs8
No. of shows110 in Asia
7 in North America
2 in Europe
3 in Oceania
122 total
Box officeUS $350 million
Mayday concert chronology

Background

On December 31, 2016, during their show in Taipei, Mayday announced their brand new headlining tour under name of Life Tour,[1] which would kick off in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on March 18, 2017.

After tickets went on sale for the Kaohsiung show on January 21, it sells-out in just few minutes, resulting in one extra date being added.[2] Furthermore, the band also announced shows in China. On May 31 the band announced seven dates for North America. In late October, the band announced shows in Paris[3] and London.[4] On March 5, 2018 the band announced shows in Melbourne and Sydney. On September 22, 2018 the band announced the last 10 shows in Taichung which will begin on December 22, 2018. The tour will be conclude on January 6, 2019.

Due to overwhelming demand, the extra shows were added in Kaohsiung, Singapore, Taoyuan, Macau, Suzhou, Changsha, Hong Kong, Tianjin and Changzhou.

Concert synopsis

The concert begin with Mayday performing "Party Animal". "Best Day of My Life", "OAOA", "Enter Battle", "Here, After, Us" and "Superman" are subsequently performed. Between sets and costume changes, interlude videos which starring Huang Bo and Mayday, were played on the LED Screen. "You’re Not Truly Happy", "Cheers", "Brotherhood" were performed next, which then seamlessly transition into "Life Co.Ltd". During this part, the band would doing acoustic performance by guitar or short talk with fans. The next act the bassist, Masa, appeared on the left of the stage, performed the first verse of "Almost Famous" with piano. The vocalist, Ashin lifted up then and performed the rest of the song. "The Unbroken Part of My Heart", "Contentment", "Sun Wu Kong", "Life of Planet" and covered "The Dark Knight" from the collaboration of Ashin and JJ Lin. "Tough" were performed next.

Another costume change took place, and the show continued with Mayday performing "Do You Ever Shine?". The song was performed with the band members solo performances with their instruments. The collaboration of Mayday and Jam Hsiao, "Song of Ordinary People", "Jump!", “Dokodemo Door" and "People Life, Ocean Wild" were performed next. After Mayday down the stage, the fans shouts Jia Ban, which means overtime work in Mandarin, instead of shouts Enocre.

Mayday appeared on stage again and performed the encore part. The encore songs they played, such as "Don’ts Don’ts" and "Jue Jiang", were different in every shows. Usually the band encore twice. As the concert conclude, a video with samples of "Best Day of My Life" were played to say Good-bye to the fans.

Commercial performance

This tour has visited 55 cities and comprising 122 shows in total. It has become the biggest scaled and the most attendees tour that the band ever had, nearly 90 shows were held in the massive outdoor stadiums, and attracted more than 4.15 million people. All tickets were nearly sold-out, resulting extra shows in few cities were added. Including Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing, the band visited two times in this tour. The tour grossed around USD$333.33 million.

Boxscore
Date City Region Venue Attendance/Capacity Revenue
September 21, 2018 Sydney Australia Qudos Bank Arena 10,408/11,724 $2,739,840[5]

Filming

MAYDAY LIFE 3D

On August 26, 2018, after the show in Beijing, the band held a press conference to announce the tour will be filmed and is set to be released in theaters as a movie in 2019. At the same day's show was the last day of filming, they decided to hold the press conference on this day. The band hope to express the real feelings to the audiences, so the movie will be released in 3D.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on March 18, 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Party Animal"
  2. "Best Day of My Life"
  3. "OAOA"
  4. "Loneliness Terminator"
  5. "Enter Battle"
  6. "2012"
  7. "I Won't Let You Be Lonely"
  8. "Superman"
  9. "You Are Not Truly Happy"
  10. "Here, After, Us"
  11. "Song About You"
  12. "Cheers"
  13. "Brotherhood"
  14. "Life. Co Ltd."
  15. "Almost Famous"
  16. "The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart"
  17. "Sun Wu Kong"
  18. "Contentment"
  19. "Life of Planet"
  20. "The Dark Knight"
  21. "Tough"
  22. "Do You Ever Shine?"
  23. "Jump!"
  24. "What If We Had Never Met"
  25. "Dokodemo Door"
  26. "Final Chapter"
  27. "People Life, Ocean Wild"
Encore
  1. "Do Mi So"
  2. "Don'ts Don'ts"
  3. "Crazy World"
  4. "Jue Jiang"
  5. "Motor Rock"
  6. "This Is Love"
  7. "Fool"
Special guests
  • March 20, 2017 – Kaohsiung: "Song of Ordinary People" with Jam Hsiao
  • April 29, 2017 – Dalian: "Peter&Mary" and "Suddenly Missing You So Bad" with Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung
  • May 13, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Peter&Mary" and "Suddenly Missing You So Bad" with Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung
  • May 16, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Tuo Tai Huan Gu"and "Love Trap" with Alan Tam
  • May 22, 2017 – Hong Kong: "Dont's Dont's" and "Fold Up" with Richie Jen and Edmond Leung
  • August 19, 2017 – Beijing: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills"with Jonathan Lee
  • December 5, 2017 – Shanghai: "Eternal Summer"/"Hip Hop Man" with MC Jin
  • January 1, 2018 – Taoyuan: "The Dark Knight" and "Shines Through The Night" with JJ Lin
  • January 5, 2018 – Taoyuan: "Dont’s Dont’s" and "Eternal Summer" with Sandy Lam
  • January 7, 2018 – Taoyuan: "You Are Not Truly Happy"/"Rhythm of the Rain" and "Nunchucks" with Jay Chou
  • March 2, 2018 – Paris: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
  • March 4, 2018 – London: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
  • April 14, 2018 – Changsha: "Here, After, Us" and "Later"(without Ashin) with Rene Liu
  • April 29, 2018 – Tianjin: "Step Aside" and "Here, After, Us" with Rene Liu
  • May 11, 2018 – Hong Kong: During the show, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung appeared on stage
  • May 20, 2018 – Tokyo: "Dancin' Dancin'" with GLAY
  • June 2, 2018 – Singapore: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Hills" with Jonathan Lee
  • July 25, 2018 – Shanghai: "Song of Ordinary People" and "Teng Ai" with Jam Hsiao
  • July 27, 2018 – Shanghai: "Jump!", "Peter&Mary" and "Li Bai"(without Ashin) with "Li Ronghao"
  • July 28, 2018 – Shanghai: "Dont's Dont's"/"Dancin' Dancin'" and "I'm In Love" with TERU of GLAY
  • July 29, 2018 – Shanghai: "Suddenly Missing You So Bad", "Eloping To The Moon" and "Groupies"(without Ashin) with Cheer Chen
  • August 24, 2018 — Beijing: "Jump!"/"Three Days and Three Nights" and "Here, After, Us" with A-mei
  • August 25, 2018 — Beijing: "You Are Not Truly Happy"/"Tian Kong" and "The Great Artist" with Jolin Tsai
  • August 26, 2018 — Beijing: "Don'ts Don'ts" and "Every Star" with Huang Bo
  • October 6, 2018 — Bangkok: "Don'ts Don'ts" with Slot Machine
  • December 22, 2018 – Taichung: "A Little Happiness"(without Ashin) and "This is Love" with Hebe Tien
  • December 24, 2018 – Taichung: "Jump!", "Breaking Beart"/"I Will Miss You"/"Wonder If You Will Miss Me in That Night"/"Nunchucks" and "Stupid Child" with Jacky Wu
  • December 29, 2018 — Taichung: "Live&Life" with Mickey Huang
  • December 30, 2018 — Taichung: "Sun Wu Kong" and "Your Call" with Sambora of TOLAKU
  • January 1, 2019 — Taichung: "Norwegian Forest" and "Viva Love" with Wu Bai
  • January 4, 2019 — Taichung: "Party Boy"/"Don'ts Don'ts" and "Peter&Mary" with Show Lo

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
Dates City Region Venue Opening acts
Leg 1 — Asia
March 18, 2017 Kaohsiung Taiwan National Stadium Jia Jia
March 19, 2017 #GBOYSWAG
March 20, 2017
March 21, 2017 Jia Jia
March 25, 2017 Guangzhou China Guangzhou University Town Stadium
March 26, 2017 #GBOYSWAG
April 2, 2017 Xiamen Xiamen Stadium
April 8, 2017 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
April 9, 2017
April 15, 2017 Hefei Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium Jia Jia
April 22, 2017 Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Sports Center Stadium #GBOYSWAG
April 29, 2017 Dalian Dalian Sports Center Stadium
May 1, 2017 Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
May 6, 2017 Taiyuan Sanxi Sports Center Stadium Jia Jia
May 10, 2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum #GBOYSWAG
May 11, 2017
May 13, 2017
May 14, 2017 N/A
May 16, 2017
May 17, 2017
May 19, 2017 Jia Jia
May 20, 2017
May 22, 2017
May 23, 2017 N/A
May 27, 2017 Harbin China Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium #GBOYSWAG
July 7, 2017 Hohhot Hohhot City Stadium Jia Jia
July 15, 2017 Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
July 22, 2017 Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium #GBOYSWAG
July 29, 2017 Nanning Guangxi Sports Center Stadium Jia Jia
August 5, 2017 Qingdao Qingdao Sports Center Stadium #GBOYSWAG
August 18, 2017 Beijing Beijing National Stadium Jia Jia
August 19, 2017 Li Jian Qing
September 10, 2017 Shenzhen Longgang Universiade Sports Centre Stadium #GBOYSWAG
September 11, 2017 The Last Day of Summer
September 16, 2017 Luoyang Luoyang Stadium Jia Jia
October 6, 2017 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre #GBOYSWAG
October 7, 2017 Jia Jia
October 14, 2017 Fuzhou Fuzhou Strait Olympic Sports Center Stadium #GBOYSWAG
October 28, 2017 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka
Leg 2 — North America[6]
November 8, 2017 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena Jia Jia
November 10, 2017 San Jose United States SAP Center
November 11, 2017 Anaheim Honda Center
November 15, 2017 Houston Smart Financial Centre N/A
November 18, 2017 Brooklyn Barclays Center Jia Jia
November 21, 2017 Chicago Auditorium Theatre N/A
November 26, 2017 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
Leg 3 — Asia [7]
December 2, 2017 Shanghai China Hongkou Football Stadium Li Jian Qing
December 3, 2017
December 5, 2017 #GBOYSWAG
December 6, 2017
December 8, 2017 Cosmos People
December 15, 2017 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium #GBOYSWAG
December 16, 2017
December 17, 2017 N/A
December 23, 2017 Taoyuan Taiwan Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium HUSH
December 24, 2017 #GBOYSWAG
December 26, 2017 Jia Jia
December 27, 2017 Cosmos People
Dacember 29, 2017
December 30, 2017 Jia Jia
December 31, 2017 Wonfu
January 1, 2018 #GBOYSWAG
January 5, 2018 Jia Jia
January 6, 2018 Cosmos People
January 7, 2018 #GBOYSWAG
January 26, 2018 Macau CotaiArena N/A
January 27, 2018
January 28, 2018
February 1, 2018
Leg 4 — Europe
March 2, 2018 Paris France AccorHotels Arena N/A
March 4, 2018 London England The O2 Arena
Leg 5 — Asia
March 24, 2018 Quanzhou China Quanzhou Sports Center Stadium Jia Jia
April 6, 2018 Suzhou Suzhou Sports Center Stadium Cosmos People
April 7, 2018 #GBOYSWAG
April 14, 2018 Changsha Helong Sports Center Stadium Li Jian Qing
April 15, 2018 #GBOYSWAG
April 21, 2018 Jinhua Jinhua Stadium Cosmos People
April 29, 2018 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Li Jian Qing
April 30, 2018 Jia Jia
May 4, 2018 Hong Kong Fantasy Road Outdoor Venue
Hong Kong Disneyland		 N/A
May 5, 2018
May 6, 2018
May 11, 2018
May 12, 2018
May 13, 2018
May 19, 2018 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
May 20, 2018
May 26, 2018[lower-alpha 1] Shenyang China Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Xiao Bing Chih
June 2, 2018 Singapore Singapore National Stadium
June 23, 2018 Shijiazhuang China Hebei Olympic Sports Center Stadium
June 30, 2018 Foshan Century Lotus Stadium Cosmos People
July 1, 2018 Xiao Bing Chih
July 7, 2018 Kunming Kunming Tuodong Stadium Li Jian Qing
July 8, 2018 Ann
July 13, 2018 Changzhou Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium Xiao Bing Chih
July 14, 2018 HUSH
July 20, 2018 Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium Xiao Bing Chih
July 21, 2018 Li Jian Qing
July 25, 2018 Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre Stadium Cosmos People
July 27, 2018 Ann
July 28, 2018 Ezu
July 29, 2018 Xiao Bing Chih
August 11, 2018 Xiangyang Xiangyang Sports Center Stadium Cosmos People
August 18, 2018 Nanchang Nanchang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium HUSH
August 24, 2018 Beijing Beijing National Stadium Xiao Bing Chih
August 25, 2018 Ezu
Li Jian Qing
August 26, 2018 Cosmos People
September 8, 2018 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall #GBOYSWAG
Leg 6 — Oceania
September 18, 2018 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Arena N/A
September 21, 2018 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
September 23, 2018 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts Arena
Leg 7 — Asia
October 6, 2018 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Exhibition Hall 1 Xiao Bing Chih
Leg 8 — Asia
December 22, 2018 Taichung Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Ann
December 23, 2018 Ezu
December 24, 2018 Jia Jia
December 29, 2018 Mickey Huang
December 30, 2018 Xiao Bing Chih
December 31, 2018 Ann
January 1, 2019 Jia Jia
January 4, 2019 Ann
January 5, 2019 Ezu
January 6, 2019 Xiao Bing Chih

Cancelled shows
Date City Country Venue Reason
May 29, 2017 Chongqing China Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Venue Grass Damaged

Note
  1. The show in Shenyang was originally scheduled to take place on August 26, 2017, but was rescheduled to May 26, 2018 for unknown reason.[8]
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References
  1. "Tour Dates". Mayday' Life Tour Official Website. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. "Mayday added one extra show in Kaohsiung". sent.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. "Accueil Culture Concert/Musique Mayday en concert à l'AccorHotels Arena Bercy de Paris en mars 2018 MAYDAY EN CONCERT À L'ACCORHOTELS ARENA BERCY DE PARIS EN MARS 2018". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  4. "Mayday announce O2 Arena show on Life World Tour - how to get tickets". Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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