Utopia World Tour

Utopia World Tour
Tour by A-Mei
Associated albumFaces of Paranoia
Amit 2
Start dateApril 4, 2015
End dateDecember 30, 2017
No. of shows104
Attendance2.5 million
Box office$202.2 million
A-Mei concert chronology
  • Ameizing World Tour
    (2011–13)
  • Utopia World Tour
    (2015–17)
  • ASMR World Tour
    (2022–24)

The Utopia World Tour (Chinese: 乌托邦世界巡城演唱会) is the seventh headlining concert tour by Taiwanese singer A-Mei (張惠妹). The tour began on April 4, 2015, the same day as the release of her studio album, Amit 2. An extension of the tour, titled Utopia 2.0 Carnival World, commenced in Shanghai in December 2016.

The tour attracted a total of around 2.5 million people and grossed around NT$6 billion (US$202 million), making it one of the highest-grossing concert tours by a female artist.[1][2]

Commercial performance

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The ten shows at the Taipei Arena in Taipei in April 2015 sold out 120,000 tickets in twelve minutes.[3] The concerts in Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the Kaohsiung Arena sold out around 100,000 tickets and grossed NT$200 million.[4]

Economic effects

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Following the conclusion of the concerts in Kaohsiung, Taiwanese media outlets reported that the concerts brought around NT$1 billion in tourism revenue to the city.[4]

Tour dates

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Utopia World Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance
April 4, 2015 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 120,000[3]
April 5, 2015
April 6, 2015
April 8, 2015
April 9, 2015
April 10, 2015
April 11, 2015
April 13, 2015
April 14, 2015
April 15, 2015
May 2, 2015 Shanghai China Shanghai Stadium
May 9, 2015 Chengdu Chengdu Sports Center
May 16, 2015 Fuzhou Fuzhou Stadium
May 23, 2015 Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
May 30, 2015 Xi'an Shaanxi Provincial Stadium
June 6, 2015 Mianyang Mianyang New Convention & Exhibition Center
June 13, 2015 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
June 20, 2015 Jinan Shandong Provincial Stadium
July 4, 2015 Shenyang Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
July 11, 2015 Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium
July 18, 2015 Harbin HICEC Stadium
September 12, 2015 Zhengzhou Henan Provincial Stadium
September 19, 2015 Nanjing Wutaishan Stadium
September 30, 2015 Dalian Dalian Sports Center Stadium
October 11, 2015 Beijing Workers' Stadium
October 24, 2015 Nanchang Nanchang International Sports Center Stadium
November 7, 2015 Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
November 14, 2015 Nanning Guangxi Sports Center Stadium
November 21, 2015 Xiamen Xiamen Sports Center Stadium
November 28, 2015 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Stadium
December 12, 2015 Hefei Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium
December 19, 2015 Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium
January 9, 2016 Singapore National Stadium 20,000[5]
January 16, 2016 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Coliseum
January 17, 2016
January 24, 2016 Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo
April 3, 2016 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts Arena
April 8, 2016 Sydney Australia Sydney SuperDome
April 10, 2016 Melbourne Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center
April 16, 2016 Bangkok Thailand Siam Paragon
April 30, 2016 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka 18,000[6]
May 7, 2016 Changzhou China Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre
May 28, 2016 Changsha Helong Sports Center Stadium
June 11, 2016 Macau Cotai Arena
June 18, 2016 Xuzhou Xuzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
July 9, 2016 Baotou Baotou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
August 27, 2016 Liuzhou Liuzhou Sports Centre
September 3, 2016 Kunming New Asia Sports City Stadium
September 18, 2016 Quanzhou Quanzhou Sports Center
October 15, 2016 Xi'an Shaanxi Provincial Stadium
November 19, 2016 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center
November 24, 2016 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
November 26, 2016 Los Angeles Pechanga Resort and Casino
November 29, 2016 Vancouver Canada Thunderbird Sports Centre
Utopia 2.0 Carnival World Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance
December 16, 2016 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena
December 17, 2016
December 24, 2016 Guangzhou Guangzhou International Sports Arena
December 25, 2016
February 17, 2017 Genting Highlands Malaysia Arena of Stars
February 18, 2017
March 22, 2017 London England Hammersmith Apollo
March 25, 2017 Milan Italy Teatro Linear4 Ciak
March 28, 2017 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
April 22, 2017 Shenzhen China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium
April 23, 2017
April 29, 2017 Chongqing Chongqing Expo Center Central Hall
April 30, 2017
May 3, 2017 Macau Studio City Arena
May 5, 2017 Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
May 6, 2017
May 13, 2017 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
May 20, 2017 Beijing LeTV Sports Ecological Center
May 21, 2017
June 3, 2017 Nanchang Nanchang In'tl Sports Center Gymnasium
June 9, 2017 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 14,400[7]
June 10, 2017
June 17, 2017 Changsha China Hunan In'tl Convention & Exhibition Center
July 1, 2017 Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium
July 2, 2017
July 8, 2017 Hefei Binhu In'tl Convention & Exhibition Center
July 9, 2017
July 15, 2017 Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Int'l Convention & Exhibition Center
July 28, 2017 Foshan Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium
July 29, 2017
August 12, 2017 Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung Arena 100,000[8]
August 13, 2017
August 18, 2017
August 19, 2017
August 20, 2017
August 25, 2017
August 26, 2017
August 27, 2017
September 2, 2017 Taiyuan China Shanxi Provincial Sports Center Gymnasium
September 9, 2017 Qingdao Conson Gymnasium
October 7, 2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum
October 8, 2017
November 25, 2017 Jinhua Jinhua Sports Center Gymnasium
December 2, 2017 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre
December 16, 2017 Xiamen Jiageng Stadium
December 23, 2017 Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center Gymnasium
December 24, 2017
December 29, 2017 Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena
December 30, 2017
Total 2,500,000[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "华语乐坛单轮巡演场数最多的十大演唱会 张学友称霸 巡回" [Jacky Cheung dominates the top ten concerts with the most number of tours in a single round in the Chinese music industry]. Hong Kong Coliseum (in Chinese). December 12, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Sohu.
  2. ^ Chen, Yu-qiang (November 22, 2021). "【獨家】【小巨蛋迎妹神】半夜直播透露巡迴開唱 阿妹明年初重返小巨蛋" [[Exclusive] [Little Arena welcomes the goddess] Midnight live broadcast revealed that the touring singer A-mei will return to the Little Arena early next year]. Mirror Media (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "巨星開唱票難搶!江蕙、張惠妹開賣創紀錄" [Tickets for superstar concerts are hard to get! Jody Chiang and Zhang Huimei hit record sales]. China Times (in Chinese). February 1, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "阿妹「很堅固」跳爆巨蛋 招10億觀光財進貢高雄" [A girl is "very strong" and jumps to the dome to attract 1 billion in tourism revenue to pay tribute to Kaohsiung]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). August 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Hong, Jing-yi (January 10, 2016). "Concert review: aMEI/Amit Utopia World Tour". Today Online. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "阿妹演唱会:实力足以覆盖胖身焦点" [Amei Concert: Powerful enough to cover the focus on fat body]. RTM Chinese News (in Chinese). May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Facebook.
  7. ^ Chan, Boon (June 10, 2017). "A-mei turns back the clock in a concert celebrating her two decades as a singer". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "张惠妹开唱赞高雄巨蛋坚固 带来逾两亿观光效益" [Zhang Huimei sings at the Kaohsiung Arena and brings more than 200 million]. NetEase Entertainment. August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2024.