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. It is one of the most-attended concert tours.
Background On December 31, 2016, during their show in Taipei, Mayday announced their brand new headlining tour under name of Life Tour, 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. 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 and London. 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 Wukong", "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 Mandarin version of "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", "(Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)", “Anywhere 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 (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Songs)" and "Stubborn", 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 US$250–275 million.
Boxscore DateCityRegionVenueAttendanceRevenue September 21, 2018 Sydney Australia Qudos Bank Arena 10,408 / 11,724$2,739,840
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.
"Party Animals" "Best Day of My Life" "OAOA (Right Now is Eternity)" "Loneliness Terminator" "Enter Battle" "2012" "I Won't Let You Be Lonely" "Superman" "You're Not Truly Happy" "Here, After Us" "Song About You" "Cheers" "Brotherhood" "Life. Co Ltd." "Almost Famous" "The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart" "Sun Wukong" "Contentment" "Life of Planet" "The Dark Knight" "Tough" "Do You Ever Shine? (Mandarin version)" "Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)" "What If We Had Never Met" "Anywhere Door" "Final Chapter" "People Life, Ocean Wild" Encore "Do Mi So" "Don'ts Don'ts (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Song)" "Crazy World" "Stubborn" "Motor Rock" "This is Love" "Fool"
This set list is representative of the show on June 23, 2018, in Shijiazhuang, China. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Party Animals" "Don'ts Don'ts (Sad People Shouldn't Listen Slow Song)" "OAOA (Right Now is Eternity)" "Enter Battle Song" "Here, After Us" "Superman" "You're Not Truly Happy" "Tenderness" "Cheers" "Brotherhood" "Life. Co. Ltd." "Almost Famous" "The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart" "Contentment" "Life of Planet" "The Dark Knight" "Tough" "I Will Carry You (A Sole Faith)" "Song of Ordinary People (Jonathan Lee cover)" "Leaving the Earth's Surface (Jump!)" "OK La!" "Anywhere Door" "People Life, Ocean Wild" Encore "Beginning of the End" "I Won't Let You Be Lonely" "Final Chapter" "Love ing" "Onion (Aska Yang cover)" "Suddenly I Miss You" "Stubborn"
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts Dates CityRegion Venue Opening actsMarch 18, 2017 Kaohsiung Taiwan National Stadium Jia JiaMarch 19, 2017 #GBOYSWAGMarch 20, 2017March 21, 2017 Jia JiaMarch 25, 2017 Guangzhou China Guangzhou University Town StadiumMarch 26, 2017 #GBOYSWAGApril 2, 2017 Xiamen Xiamen StadiumApril 8, 2017 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center StadiumApril 9, 2017April 15, 2017 Hefei Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium Jia JiaApril 22, 2017 Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Sports Center Stadium #GBOYSWAGApril 29, 2017 Dalian Dalian Sports Center StadiumMay 1, 2017 Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center StadiumMay 6, 2017 Taiyuan Sanxi Sports Center Stadium Jia JiaMay 10, 2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum #GBOYSWAGMay 11, 2017May 13, 2017May 14, 2017 rowspan=3 May 16, 2017May 17, 2017May 19, 2017 Jia JiaMay 20, 2017May 22, 2017May 23, 2017 May 27, 2017 Harbin China HICEC Stadium #GBOYSWAGJuly 7, 2017 Hohhot Hohhot City Stadium Jia JiaJuly 15, 2017 Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center StadiumJuly 22, 2017 Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium #GBOYSWAGJuly 29, 2017 Nanning Guangxi Sports Center Stadium Jia JiaAugust 5, 2017 Qingdao Qingdao Sports Center Stadium #GBOYSWAGAugust 18, 2017 Beijing Beijing National Stadium Jia JiaAugust 19, 2017 Li Jian QingSeptember 10, 2017 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre #GBOYSWAGSeptember 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 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 November 18, 2017 Brooklyn Barclays Center Jia Jia November 21, 2017 Chicago Auditorium Theatre rowspan="2" November 26, 2017 Toronto Canada Air Canada CentreDecember 2, 2017 Shanghai China Hongkou Football Stadium Li Jian QingDecember 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 December 23, 2017 Taoyuan Taiwan Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium HUSH December 24, 2017 #GBOYSWAG December 26, 2017 Jia Jia December 27, 2017 Cosmos People December 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 Cotai Arena rowspan="4" January 27, 2018 January 28, 2018 February 1, 2018 March 2, 2018 Paris France AccorHotels Arena rowspan="2" March 4, 2018 London England The O2 Arena 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, 2018TianjinTianjin Olympic Center Stadium Li Jian Qing April 30, 2018 Jia Jia May 4, 2018 Hong Kong Fantasy Road Outdoor VenueHong Kong Disneyland rowspan="8" 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 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 EzuLi Jian Qing August 26, 2018 Cosmos People September 8, 2018 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall #GBOYSWAG September 18, 2018 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Arena rowspan="3" September 21, 2018 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena September 23, 2018 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts ArenaOctober 6, 2018 Bangkok Thailand Impact Exhibition Hall 1 Xiao Bing Chih 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
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