Where did Stray Kids go for their world tour?

Stray Kids have unveiled a new batch of dates for their ‘Maniac’ world tour in Asia, Australia and the USA – find the full list below.

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Today (September 29) the K-pop boyband revealed that they will play two stadium shows in Jakarta, Indonesia this November. In February, they will head to arenas in Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore and then Melbourne and Sydney in Australia.

Stray Kids had to reschedule shows in Atlanta, Georgia and Forth Worth, Texas while touring the US in July as three of their eight members tested positive for COVID-19. They’ve now confirmed rescheduled shows and added one additional show in each city.

Ticketing details – including prices and on-sale dates – for the new shows have yet to be announced.

This tour announcement lands in the lead-up to Stray Kids’ new mini-album ‘Maxident’, which is due out October 7. Preview the eight-song record through this mashup video.

Stray Kids’ new ‘Maniac’ world tour dates are:

NOVEMBER 2022
Saturday 12 – Jakarta, Indonesia, Beach City International Stadium
Sunday 13 – Jakarta, Indonesia, Beach City International Stadium

FEBRUARY 2023
Thursday 2 – Bangkok, Thailand, Impact Arena
Friday 3 – Bangkok, Thailand, Impact Arena
Sunday 5 – Singapore, Singapore Indoor Stadium
Saturday 18 – Melbourne, Australia, Rod Laver Arena
Tuesday 21 – Sydney, Australia, Qudos Bank Arena

MARCH 2023
Wednesday 22 – Atlanta, Georgia, State Farm Arena (rescheduled)
Thursday 23 – Atlanta, Georgia, State Farm Arena
Sunday 26 – Fort Worth, Texas, Dickies Arena (rescheduled)
Monday 27 – Fort Worth, Texas, Dickies Arena

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— Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) September 29, 2022

Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac"

World tour by Stray Kids
Where did Stray Kids go for their world tour?

Seoul promotional poster

Location

  • Asia
  • North America
  • Australia

Associated albumsOddinary
Circus
Maxident
Start dateApril 29, 2022
End dateMarch 27, 2023 (so far)
No. of shows34 (so far)
Stray Kids concert chronology
  • Unlock: Go Live In Life
    (2020)
  • 2nd World Tour "Maniac"
    (2022)

The Maniac World Tour, officially Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac", is the ongoing second concert tour by South Korean boy band Stray Kids in support of their 2022 extended plays (EP), Oddinary, Circus and Maxident. It began from April 29 to May 1, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea, and traveled to several cities in Japan, the United States, and Asia Pacific, comprising 34 shows thus far. This is the group's first in-person concert tour in about two years since their first tour District 9: Unlock in 2019–2020.

Background and overview[edit]

Stray Kids held their first world tour, District 9: Unlock, in 2019–2020 with 24 shows across Asia, the United States, and Europe,[1] but most shows were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On November 22, 2020, the group held their first online concert, titled Unlock: Go Live In Life via Beyond Live and was considered as a continuation of their District 9: Unlock.[3] On February 13, 2022, Stray Kids announced their sixth EP Oddinary, scheduled for release on March 18.[4] While teasing the EP, they announced their second world tour, titled Maniac. It is scheduled to begin on April 30 – May 1 in Seoul, South Korea, and travel to several cities in Japan and the United States, comprising 15 shows so far. Avenues and additional shows will be announced soon.[5][6] The tour is named after the EP's lead single "Maniac".[7]

On March 28, the group announced that the Seoul shows would be held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium, adding an additional date in Seoul on April 29,[8] and the last day of the Seoul shows would be broadcast online via Beyond Live.[9] On April 15, the venues in Japan were announced, holding at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, and Yoyogi National Stadium 1st Gymnasium in Tokyo.[10] Additionally, the June 18, and July 27 shows were broadcast exclusively at several movie theaters in Japan through Live Viewing Japan on the same date as the concert,[11][12] alongside airing as a pay-per-view livestream of June 12 and July 26 shows through several Japanese livestream services.[13][14] The July 27 show was broadcast through Beyond Live outside Japan.[15]

The US leg venues were announced on April 18.[16][17] On April 23, two US shows were added: one in Newark, and one in Los Angeles, due to overwhelming demand.[18] New three shows in the US: one in Seattle, and two in Anaheim, were additionally added on May 4.[19] On July 3, JYP Entertainment announced that the members, Lee Know, Felix, and I.N, tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the shows on July 3 and 6 having been postponed.[20] On July 12, before the show began, Oakland Police Department announced through Twitter about awareness of threats concerning and additional police officers would be present at the event due to a series of tweets, showing threats to shoot and otherwise harm the group, were found, but later not appear to have been disrupted in the show.[21][22] On July 14, JYP announced that Hyunjin injured his right hand minorly before the Oakland show and would therefore only be partially participating in the rest of the remaining tour.[23]

On August 5, Stray Kids announced the two additional Seoul shows, titled Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac" Seoul Special (Unveil 11). It is scheduled for holding on September 17–18 at KSPO Dome.[24] Songs of their upcoming EP Maxident–"3Racha", "Taste", "Can't Stop", "Circus" (Korean version)–were performed for the first time, alongside "Mixtape: Time Out", and the unreleased Korean version of "Fam" from their Japanese EP All In.[25] On September 29, Stray Kids announced the additional eleven shows in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Australia, including Atlanta and Fort Worth, which postponed from July.[26] On October 4, they announced two additional Melbourne and Sydney shows due to popular demand.[27]

Concert synopsis[edit]

The concert began with the overture called "SKZ Anthem". After that, Stray Kids appeared on the stage in all-black outfits, adding spider web-like silver accessories to perform six songs: "Maniac", "Venom", "Red Lights", "Easy", "All In" (Korean version), and "District 9". "Red Lights", initially performed by Bang Chan and Hyunjin, was shown by whole members, using the black cloth hanging from the ceiling. The show continued with the group wearing student-like costumes to perform "Back Door", "Charmer", "B Me", "Lonely St.", and "Side Effects". In the second half of the concert, the members wore hanbok to perform "Thunderous", "Domino", and "God's Menu", and continued with "Cheese" and "Yayaya + Rock". All songs in this part were performed with live band.

Following this, the group showcased the sub-unit songs from Oddinary. Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin, and I.N performed "Waiting for Us", appearing in pastel outfits and stand microphone covered by flowers. Sang "Muddy Water", Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, and Felix are clad in black leather jackets. In the final part, the members in white tweed jackets performed "Silent Cry", "Hellevator", "Double Knot", "Top" and "Victory Song". For encore, the group appeared with t-shirts with the word "Maniac" on them. The first song to perform is different each day: "Astronaut" on day 1, "My Pace" on day 2, "Ta" on day 3, and followed by "Miroh", "Star Lost", and "Haven" before the show end.[28][29][30]

Critical reception[edit]

Todd Inoue from the Datebook section of San Francisco Chronicle praised the concert in Oakland as "a glorious evening of reconnection and restoration," and compares the spider motif on the stage to the resemblance of David Bowie's 1987 Glass Spider Tour.[31] Writing for NME, Daly Rhian gave five out of five stars for the first day of Anaheim shows, saying that the concert is "anything but ordinary".[32] Crystal Bell from Teen Vogue called the performances "electrifying" and "relentlessly hype", describing how the group's presence "ignited entire arenas, no words needed".[33]

Set list[edit]

Set list in Seoul (April 29 – May 1, 2022)

Main set[34]

  1. "Maniac"
  2. "Venom"
  3. "Red Lights" (8-member version)
  4. "Easy"
  5. "All In" (Korean version)
  6. "District 9"
  7. "Back Door"
  8. "Charmer"
  9. "B Me"
  10. "Lonely St."
  11. "Side Effects"
  12. "Thunderous"
  13. "Domino"
  14. "God's Menu"
  15. "Cheese"
  16. "Yayaya" + "Rock"
  17. "Waiting for Us"
  18. "Muddy Water"
  19. "Silent Cry"
  20. "Hellevator"
  21. "Double Knot"
  22. "Top"
  23. "Victory Song"
Encore
  1. "Astronaut" (April 29) / "My Pace" (April 30) / "Ta" (May 1)
  2. "Miroh"
  3. "Star Lost"
  4. "Haven"
Double encore
  1. "Boxer" (May 1)

Set list in Japan (June 11–19, July 26–27, 2022)

Main set[35]

  1. "Maniac"
  2. "Venom"
  3. "Red Lights" (8-member version)
  4. "Easy"
  5. "All In"
  6. "District 9"
  7. "Back Door"
  8. "Charmer"
  9. "Lonely St."
  10. "Side Effects"
  11. "Thunderous"
  12. "Domino"
  13. "God's Menu"
  14. "Cheese"
  15. "Yayaya" + "Rock"
  16. "Waiting for Us"
  17. "Muddy Water"
  18. "Circus"
  19. "Scars"
  20. "Hellevator"
  21. "Top" (Japanese version)
  22. "Victory Song"
Encore
  1. "Fam"
  2. "Miroh"
  3. "Star Lost"
  4. "Haven"

Set list in the United States (June 28 – July 20, 2022)

Main set[32]

  1. "Maniac"
  2. "Venom"
  3. "Red Lights" (8-member version)
  4. "Easy"
  5. "All In" (Korean version)
  6. "District 9"
  7. "Back Door"
  8. "Charmer"
  9. "Lonely St."
  10. "Side Effects"
  11. "Thunderous"
  12. "Domino"
  13. "God's Menu"
  14. "Cheese"
  15. "Yayaya" + "Rock"
  16. "Waiting for Us"
  17. "Muddy Water"
  18. "Scars" (Korean version)
  19. "Hellevator"
  20. "Top"
  21. "Victory Song"
Encore
  1. "Ta" (June 28–29) / "My Pace" (otherwise)
  2. "Miroh"
  3. "Star Lost"
  4. "Haven"

Set list in Seoul (September 17–18, 2022)

Main set[25]

  1. "Maniac"
  2. "Venom"
  3. "Red Lights" (8-member version)
  4. "Easy"
  5. "All In" (Korean version)
  6. "District 9"
  7. "Back Door"
  8. "Charmer"
  9. "B Me"
  10. "Lonely St."
  11. "Side Effects"
  12. "Thunderous"
  13. "Domino"
  14. "God's Menu"
  15. "Cheese"
  16. "Yayaya" + "Rock"
  17. "3Racha"
  18. "Taste"
  19. "Can't Stop"
  20. "Mixtape: Time Out"
  21. "Circus" (Korean version)
  22. "Hellevator"
  23. "Top"
  24. "Victory Song"
Encore
  1. "Astronaut"
  2. "Airplane"
  3. "Miroh"
  4. "Fam" (Korean version)
  5. "Star Lost"
  6. "Haven"

Shows[edit]

Personnel[edit]

  • Stray Kids (Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, I.N) – performer
  • Bang In-jae – guitarist
  • Kim Seung-ho – drummer
  • Ku Bon-am – bassist
  • Moon Sang-soon – keyboardist

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The score data is combined from the shows held in Japan from June 11, 12, 18, 19, July 26, 27 respectively.
  2. ^ This show was originally supposed to take place on July 3, 2022, but postponed to March 22, 2023, due to positive COVID-19 cases.[37]
  3. ^ This show was originally supposed to take place on July 6, 2022, but postponed to March 26, 2023, due to positive COVID-19 cases.[37]

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  • Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac" in Japan (in Japanese)

What countries are Stray Kids going to?

In February, they will head to arenas in Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore and then Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. Stray Kids had to reschedule shows in Atlanta, Georgia and Forth Worth, Texas while touring the US in July as three of their eight members tested positive for COVID-19.

When was the last Stray Kids World Tour?

It began from April 29 to May 1, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea, and traveled to several cities in Japan, the United States, and Asia Pacific, comprising 32 shows thus far. This is the group's first in-person concert tour in about two years since their first tour District 9: Unlock in 2019–2020.

Where is Stray Kids 2nd World Tour?

2nd World Tour “MANIAC” is the third concert tour headlined by the South Korean boy band Stray Kids to promote their mini album ODDinary. The tour will begin on April 30 2022 in Seoul, South Korea and will end on July 27 2022 in Tokyo.

When did Stray Kids go on tour?

Unveil Tour "I Am…" (2019).