Rain's Coming World Tour
| Tour by Rain | |
 | |
| Associated album | Rain's World |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 2006 (South Korea) |
| End date | October 2007 (South Korea) |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 13 |
| Rain concert chronology | |
The Rain's Coming World Tour is the second concert and first world tour by Korean singer Rain.
History
The "Rain's Coming" tour began on December 15, 2006 at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul and was scheduled to continue through 2007 to the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, United States, and Canada.[1] His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers (such as Jamie King and Roy Bennett) who have been involved with the concert tours of other artists such as U2, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Madonna, Britney Spears, and The Rolling Stones. Ticket sales were expected to be over US$100 million.[2]
His concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007 attracted nearly 55,000 people.[3] Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome, a 55,000-seat baseball stadium in Tokyo.
Legal issues
On his World 2007 tour, his scheduled concerts in Shanghai, Toronto, San Francisco, Atlanta, San Jose and Hawaii were canceled, followed by the last concert in Los Angeles. The last event at the Staples Center was canceled only two hours prior to opening: Rain's producer blamed the situation on financial problems of the local promoter, while the local promoter blamed Wellmade STAR M calling them too "incompetent to handle the situation."[4]
On March 19, 2009, a federal jury in Honolulu found that Rain, his former management agency JYP Entertainment, and two other promotion companies were guilty of breaching a contract and defrauding Honolulu promoter Click Entertainment for $2 million (originally just over $1 million) after the Hawaii concert was canceled and the promoters were not refunded the $500,000 licensing fee.[5] Rain and JYP were ordered to pay $2.4 million each in punitive damages, $1 million for damages related to the fraud, and $2.3 million for breach of contract.[6]
A separate lawsuit filed by promoters Wellmade STAR M was dismissed by a South Korean court on January 28, 2010. Judge Bae Kwang-Kuk ruled in favor of Rain and blamed the plaintiff for poor preparations surrounding the cancelled U.S. tour.[7]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2006 | Seoul | Korea | 15,000 | |
| December 2006 | 15,000 | |||
| Las Vegas | United States | 14,000 | ||
| January 2007 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 30,000 | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 10,000 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 20,000 | ||
| March 2007 | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 10,000 | |
| Taipei | Taiwan | 30,000 | ||
| April 2007 | Sydney | Australia | 10,000 | |
| May 2007 | Tokyo | Japan | 55,000 | |
| June 2007 | Bangkok | Thailand | 20,000 | |
| October 2007 | Shanghai | China | 10,000 | |
| Daegu | South Korea | 10,000 | ||
| Total | 249,000 seats | |||
References
- ↑ "Tickets for Rain's Hong Kong Concert Sold Out". KBS Global. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ↑ Herzkovits, Jon; Jang Sera (2006-11-16). "South Korean pop star Rain debuts as robot lover". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ↑ "Rain becomes First Korean Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome". Japan Today. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ↑ "Pop Singer Rain Cancels L.A. Concert". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ↑ "Local promoters sue Rain over canceled concert". Honolulu Advertiser. 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ↑ Song, Jaymes (2009-03-19). "Jury rules against South Korean star for $8M". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ "Rain Cleared In U.S. Concert Dispute". starpulse.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.