Map of the Soul Tour

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2020 cancelled concert tour by BTS

BTS Map of the Soul Tour was a planned worldwide concert tour headlined by South Korean band BTS to promote their Map of the Soul series, including their Map of the Soul: Persona EP, and Map of the Soul: 7 studio album. The all-stadium tour was announced on January 22, 2020 and was set to begin on April 11, 2020 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea until it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-day online concert, titled BTS Map of the Soul ON:E, was held on October 10–11, 2020 in replacement of the postponed world tour. In total, the concert had an attendance of 993,000 viewers from 191 countries and territories. The postponed world tour was cancelled on August 19, 2021 due to uncertain circumstances and concerns over COVID-19.

Background[edit]

On January 21, 2020, the group first announced 38 tour dates spanning across Asia, North America, and Europe. The tour features extended North American and European visits as compared to previous tours due to popular demand.[1][2] On February 27, 2020, the group cancelled all four shows in South Korea amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On March 26, 2020, the group postponed all 18 shows in North America as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to raise health concerns.[4] On April 28, 2020, BTS announced that the entire tour would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On August 19, 2021, the group’s label Big Hit Music announced through Weverse that the entire world tour was cancelled due to uncertain circumstances.[6]

Tour dates[edit]

Cancelled shows[edit]

Map of the Soul ON:E[edit]

BTS Map of the Soul ON:E was a 2-day paid online streaming broadcast concert headlined by South Korean band BTS to promote their Map of the Soul series, including their Map of the Soul: Persona EP, and Map of the Soul: 7 studio album in replacement of the postponed world tour. The concert was broadcast live from the KSPO Dome in Seoul on October 10–11, 2020. It was initially intended to have both a limited number of in-person tickets with a simultaneous online livestream but Big Hit Entertainment later cancelled the offline portion of the concert due to tightened COVID-19 pandemic government restrictions.[7][8] The concert had different set lists each day and the production costs were an estimated 8 times higher than for their previous online show, BangBangCon: The Live.[7] In total, the concert was attended by 993,000 viewers from 191 countries and territories.[9]

Synopsis[edit]

The 150-minute show began with “On” and focused on songs from the group’s most recent album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” such as “N.O” and “Black Swan.” For the hip-hop hit “UGH!”, rappers Suga, RM, and J-Hope formed a group, while Jin, Jungkook, V, and Jimin sang the soft-pop ballad “Zero O’ Clock.” Jimin’s debut of his dance performance for “Filter” was the show’s high point. For their solo performances, RM, Suga, Jungkook, Jin, V, and J-Hope all chose different songs from the same song list: “Persona,” “Shadow,” “Inner Child,” “My Time,” “Moon,” and “Ego.” The visual effects of AR and XR extend beyond simply enhancing the scenery. Dark screens resembling underwater scenery filled up the sides of the stage as the septet sang “Black Swan,” while with “Dope,” the large screen behind the stage made it appear as though the members were dancing on an elevator as it shot upward as RM was smashing his “Persona” stage and a huge figure exactly like him suddenly appeared in front of the stage as planets and asteroids hovered above Jin as he sang to “Moon.” The band’s biggest hits, “Dionysus,” “DNA,” “Boy With Luv,” and “No More Dream,” were all included in the 23-song set list for the evening, as were the three songs from Saturday’s encore stage: “Butterfly,” “Run,” and “Dynamite.” “Spring Day” and “Idol,” as well as the group’s most recent hit, were performed on the second day.[10]

Set list[edit]

Day 1 Set list (October 10, 2020)

Day 2 Set list (October 11, 2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Herman, Tamar (January 21, 2020). “BTS Announce ‘Map of the Soul’ Tour Dates”. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Yoon Sang Geun (January 29, 2020). 방탄소년단, 월드투어 네덜란드 추가..7월 공연(공식) [Bulletproof Boy Scouts add World Tour Netherlands. July concert (official)]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Eggertsen, Chris (February 27, 2020). “BTS Cancels Korean Tour Dates Over Coronavirus Outbreak”. Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Sun, Rebecca (March 26, 2020). “BTS Postpones North American Tour Amid Coronavirus Crisis”. Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Reilly, Nick (April 28, 2020). “BTS postpone entire ‘Map Of The Soul’ 2020 tour due to coronavirus”. NME. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Brzeski, Patrick (August 20, 2021). “BTS Cancels World Tour Due to COVID-19 Complications”. Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b “방탄소년단 온라인 콘서트, 준비 기간만 1년…관전포인트 셋”. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. ^ “빅히트 측 “방탄소년단 10월 오프라인 콘서트 취소, 온라인만 진행”(공식)”. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. ^ Willman, Chris (October 12, 2020). “BTS’ Weekend Virtual Concerts Sell 993,000 Tickets”. Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Ji-won, Choi (2020-10-12). “[Herald Review] BTS and ARMYs virtually yet strongly connected in ‘Map of the Soul: ON:E’“. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-25.


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