The AU Review called the show "A fantastic concert by a fantastic group of talented individuals" while praising the production of the concert as well as the group's musical direction. The Straits Times called Big Bang's live performance "explosive" and stated that "Their solid vocals powered them through emotive ballads, high octane dance tunes and fiery rapping". Vibe called Big Bang the "Kings of K-Pop" and praised their solo performances as the most interesting moments of the night. Jezebel described the concert as "the true definition of a spectacular" and stated they "have never seen a group nail being a boy band the way Big Bang did, playing up each member's individual strengths and personalities but also flawless when it came time to come together as a unit". The Village Voice described the show as unique and "unlike anything in the western pop schema" saying that the concert "served to reflect the rainbow spectrum of human emotion". The Michigan Daily called Big Bang a rare group that "both innovates and defines the direction a genre takes" and described the concert as an "electric, out-of-body experience". īillboard gave the concert a 4.5/5, calling Big Bang "five individuals that are separately complex, but together an undeniable supergroup". Grantland's Rembert Browne remarked that Big Bang is "a boy band that in reality is a supergroup", praising each member's musical idiosyncrasies, saying "It's terrifying how good each member is". The Los Angeles Times described Big Bang as "One of the most inventive, aesthetically visionary acts in its genre" and called their Anaheim concert an "incredibly significant moment for K-Pop", praising the diversity of their songs and performances. The Guardian gave the Newark concert four out of five stars and described it as "K-pop heroes delivering candyfloss hooks with a sharp edge" while praising all five members' individual talents. Jon Caramanica from The New York Times called Big Bang the "Smooth K-Pop Criminals" and described the concert as an "extreme, intense, overwhelming Korean pop carnival", listing it as one of the best tours in 2015. The tour received universal acclaim from music critics. The concerts in Macau grossed $5.3 million, and ranked the group at number 41 on the Top 100 International Boxoffice Grosses of the year. The tour listed on Pollstar's year end list, on the Top 200 North American Tours, Big Bang ranked at number 126 and earned $7.8 million from four shows.
In Australia, a second show was added in Sydney after high demand. Due to high demand, a second show was added on July 24.
In Malaysia, hundreds of fans lined up in advance to purchase tickets for the July 25 concert, which eventually sold out in a matter of hours. In Singapore, demand was so high that "audio seats" were put on sale after regular tickets quickly sold out. Further sold-out shows include all three shows in Hong Kong, two nights in Macau leading to a third show being added, and Toronto. In Mainland China, Big Bang gathered a record-breaking 280,000 people in attendance from 13 shows, with sold-out shows in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian and Wuhan. Reception Commercial įor the first shows in Seoul, all 26,000 tickets sold out in a matter of minutes, resulting in server crashes due to high traffic. They previously worked with Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their On The Run Tour as well as with Big Bang during their Alive Galaxy Tour. It was also revealed a highly acclaimed crew would be joining the tour, including LeRoy Bennett, Ed Burke, Gil Smith II, and Jonathan Lia. It was the first time for the group to visit Mexico, Australia, Canada and Macau. In July, nine shows were confirmed in Mexico, Australia, Canada, Taiwan and Macau. On April 27, the remainder of the Asian leg was revealed with a total of 30 shows. On April 16, the first trailer of the tour was released on YouTube. The tour was first announced on Apwith the announcement of the first two concerts in Seoul on April 25 and 26.