The Made V.I.P Tour is the first Chinese fan meeting tour by South Korean boy band Big Bang, in support of their albums, M, A, D and E released in 2015.[1] The tour attracted over 500,000 people in Mainland China alone, breaking BigBang's own record for the most attended tour by a foreign language act of all time in China. Their event in Luoyang, China attracted over 45,000 people broke their previous record for the largest audience drawn by a foreign language act of all time in China.[2] BigBang was the highest earning act in Mainland China from concert revenue in 2016, surpassing local acts like Jay Chou and Eason Chan, by earning 70.3 million USD from 36 concerts, accounting for 70% of the total box office of South Korean acts in China.[3]

Made V.I.P Tour
Fan Meeting tour by Big Bang
Made V.I.P Tour Poster
LocationAsia • Oceania
Associated albumM
A
D
E
Start dateMarch 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
End dateOctober 22, 2016 (2016-10-22)
Legs3
No. of shows29 in China
4 Hong Kong
3 Taiwan
2 Macau
1 Malaysia
1 Singapore
1 United States
41 in total
Big Bang concert chronology

Background

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On February 6, 2016, YG Entertainment announced the first leg of the tour in Mainland China, with shows in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Changsha, Nanchang and Nanjing.[4] In May 2016, the second leg was announced with the addition of eight more cities including Shenyang, Foshan, Nanning, Qingdao, Harbin, Dalian, Chongqing and Chengdu.[5] Six additional shows at the end of May were announced in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[6]

On June 12, two shows were announced for Guangzhou on July 7 and 8, and a third show was added after the first two shows sold-out.[7] On June 16, tickets for the Hong Kong shows were put on sale. An overwhelming response followed with all tickets for three shows being sold out in under an hour, leading to a fourth show being added on July 24.[8][9] At the end of June, a third show had been added in both Chongqing and Beijing, and a new show in Luoyang was announced.[10]

On July 7, it was announced that the tour would visit Macau, with two shows at CotaiArena.[11] The tickets for Taiwan went on sale on July 9. The ticketing website's system experienced heavy traffic causing an immediate crash, and ticket sales were postponed to a later date.[12]

On August 12, it was announced that the fan meeting will expand to Honolulu, and marks the first time for the group to hold a fan meeting in America.[13] On August 29 and 30, it was announced that the tour would visit Malaysia and Singapore on October 1 and 2.[14][15]

The tour promoters announced that T.O.P would not be able to attend the shows in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore due to scheduling conflicts.[16]

Set list

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  1. "Loser"
  2. "Bang Bang Bang"
  3. "If You"
  4. "Bad Boy"
  5. "Strong Baby" (Seungri)
  6. "Look at Me, Gwisun" (Daesung)
  7. "Doom Dada" (T.O.P)
  8. "Eyes, Nose, Lips" (Taeyang)
  9. "Crooked" (G-Dragon)
  10. "Good Boy" (GD X TAEYANG)
  11. "Sober"
Encore
  1. "Bae Bae"
  2. "We Like 2 Party"
  3. "Fantastic Baby"

Dates

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Date City Country Venue Attendance
March 11, 2016 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai) 182,000[5]
March 12, 2016
(2 shows)
March 13, 2016 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
March 17, 2016 Zhengzhou Henan Sports Center
March 19, 2016 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
March 20, 2016 Hefei Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium
March 24, 2016 Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium
March 25, 2016 Nanchang Nanchang International Sports Center Stadium
March 26, 2016 Changsha Helong Stadium
June 5, 2016 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
June 10, 2016 Foshan Foshan Century Lotus Sports Center 110,000[17][18]
June 12, 2016 Nanning Guangxi Sports Center Main Stadium
June 24, 2016 Harbin Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium
June 26, 2016 Dalian Damai Center
June 30, 2016 Chongqing Chongqing International Expo Center
July 1, 2016
July 2, 2016
July 3, 2016 Chengdu Chengdu Sports Centre
July 7, 2016 Guangzhou Guangzhou International Sports Arena
July 8, 2016
July 9, 2016
July 10, 2016 Xuzhou Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
July 12, 2016 Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium
July 13, 2016 Luoyang Luoyang City Sports Center Stadium 45,000[19]
July 15, 2016 Beijing LeSports Center
July 16, 2016
July 17, 2016
July 21, 2016 Zhongshan Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium
July 22, 2016 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena
July 23, 2016
July 24, 2016
(2 shows)
September 3, 2016 Macau CotaiArena
September 4, 2016
September 9, 2016 Taoyuan Taiwan NTSU Arena 10,000[20][21]
September 10, 2016
September 11, 2016 Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Arena
October 1, 2016 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka 30,000[22]
October 2, 2016 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 7,000
October 22, 2016 Honolulu United States Neal S. Blaisdell Center 6,000

Cancelled dates

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Date City Country Venue Reason
June 3, 2016 Shenyang China Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Unforeseen circumstances[23][24]
June 25, 2016 Dalian Dalian Arena
July 7, 2016 Jinan
June 19, 2016 Qingdao Qingdao Sports Center Guoxin Stadium
September 10, 2016 (2PM) Taipei Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center
October 29, 2016 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena King Bhumibol Adulyadej's passing[25]
October 30, 2016

Box office score data

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Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue[26]
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai) Shanghai, China 45,000 / 45,000 (100%) $7,342,156

References

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