Loonatheworld Tour, also known as 2022 LOONA 1st World Tour : [LOONATHEWORLD] was the first worldwide concert tour by the South Korean girl group Loona. This marked the group's first-ever world tour and concerts outside of Seoul since their debut in 2018. The tour began in Los Angeles on August 1, 2022.[1]

Loonatheworld Tour
Tour by Loona
Start dateAugust 1, 2022
End dateMarch 3, 2023
Legs3
No. of shows
Loona concert chronology
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Background

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On May 31, 2022, Blockberry Creative announced Loona's first tour in the United States.[2] (The original announcement only had 9 shows compared to the now 14 shows.) On June 3, it was announced a second date was added to the Los Angeles show.[3] The following day, tickets went on sale for the 10 dates and Blockberry Creative and MyMusicTaste announced that member Chuu would be unable to participate in the world tour due to pre-scheduled activities.[4][5] On June 15, four more locations were added and tickets would go on sale the next day.[6][7] On July 27, the European leg of the tour was unveiled. It was announced that Choerry will not be participating in the European leg of the tour due to health issues.[8] The tour started in Warsaw on September 6 and continue to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, before concluding in London.[9] On September 17, two concerts were added for Seoul on October 15–16. BlockBerry Creative announced that Chuu will be sitting out on the Seoul dates due to scheduling conflicts.[10]

Setlist

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  1. "#"
  2. "So What"
  3. "Heat"
  4. "Star"
  5. "Butterfly"
  6. "One Way"
  7. "You and Me Together"
  8. "My Melody"
  9. "Loonatic"
  10. "Stylish"
  11. "Dance On My Own"
  12. "Pale Blue Dot"
  13. "Flip That"
  14. "Wow"
  15. "Pose"
  16. "Why Not?"
  17. "PTT (Paint the Town)"
Encore
  1. "Hi High"
  2. "Day & Night" †
  3. "Oh (Yes I Am)" †

† Only featured on Kansas City, London and Reading's setlist.

† Only featured on Washington's setlist.

Set list in Seoul
  1. "Hi High"
  2. "Heat (열기) "
  3. "Star"
  4. "Satellite (위성)"
  5. "Butterfly"
  6. "Vivid" (HeeJin)[a] / “Kiss Later (키스는 다음에)" (YeoJin) [b]
  7. "Everyday I Love You" (ViVi feat. HaSeul)[a] / "One&Only" (Go Won)[b]
  8. "Around You (다녀가요)" (HyunJin)[a] / "Let Me In (소년, 소녀)" (HaSeul)[b]
  9. "Eclipse" (Kim Lip)[a] / "D-1" (Yves)[b]
  10. "Egoist" (Olivia Hye feat. JinSoul)[a] / "Singing In The Rain" (JinSoul)[b]
  11. "Fall Again"
  12. "Need U"
  13. "Pale Blue Dot"
  14. "Flip That"
  15. "Pose"
  16. "Day&Night"
  17. "WOW"
  18. "PTT"
  19. "Universe"
  20. "Playback"

Notes

  • ^[a] Day 1
  • ^[b] Day 2

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Attendance
North America
August 1, 2022 Los Angeles United States The Wiltern 4,500[11]
August 2, 2022
August 4, 2022 San Francisco The Midway
August 6, 2022 Denver Filmore Auditorium 3,600[12]
August 8, 2022 Kansas City Uptown Theater
August 11, 2022 Chicago Radius Chicago
August 13, 2022 Louisville Old Forester's Town Hall
August 15, 2022 Reading Santander Arena 5,000[12]
August 17, 2022 Washington, D.C MGM National Harbor
August 19, 2022 New York Palladium Times Square
August 23, 2022 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy
August 25, 2022 Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park
August 26, 2022 Houston 713 Music Hall
August 28, 2022 Mexico City Mexico Pepsi Center 4,200[13]
Europe
September 6, 2022 Warsaw Poland Arena COS Towar
September 8, 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
September 11, 2022 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
September 13, 2022 Paris France Le Zenith 4,000[14]
September 16, 2022 London United Kingdom O2 Academy Brixton
Asia
October 15, 2022 Seoul South Korea SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
October 16, 2022
March 3, 2023 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Garden Theatre
Total N/A

References

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  1. ^ "LOONA announce 2022 North American tour". NME. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "LOONA are embarking on their first-ever world tour: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and more confirmed". LOONA are embarking on their first-ever world tour: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and more confirmed | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. June 3, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "MyMusicTaste on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Yeo, Gladys (June 6, 2022). "LOONA's Chuu will not join the girl group on their upcoming world tour". NME. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "MyMusicTaste on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Chin, Carmen (June 16, 2022). "LOONA add four new shows to sold-out North American tour". NME. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "MyMusicTaste on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "LOONA's Choerry to sit out upcoming Europe tour due to health concerns". NME. September 5, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Yeo, Gladys (July 25, 2022). "LOONA announce five dates in UK and Europe for 'LOONATHEWORLD' tour". NME. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "LOONA's Chuu to sit out of 'LOONATHEWORLD' concerts in Seoul". NME. September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "이달의 소녀 첫 번째 월드 투어 화려한 포문…4500명 현지 팬 열광" [Loona's first world tour begins ... 4,500 local fans cheer]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. August 4, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "이달의 소녀, '전일 매진' 첫 월드투어 순항 중" [Loona, cruising on their first 'sold out' world tour]. YTN. Naver. August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "이달의 소녀 "멕시코에 이렇게 팬 많을 줄은…" 미주 투어 성료" [Loona "I didn't expect so many fans in Mexico..." America tour completed]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "이달의 소녀, 데뷔 첫 월드투어 미국→유럽까지 순항…현지 인기 입증" [Loona's first world tour, cruising from America to Europe... Proven local popularity]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.