K-pop phenoms TWICE return to the global stage for 5th world tour ‘Ready To Be’ - new shows added due to popular demand
MELBOURNE, AU (Thursday, 23 March 2023) – International K-Pop sensations TWICE have announced additional shows for the Australian leg of their global outing – 5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’. The worldwide run will come to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena for a second show on May 2 and return to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on May 7.
The 5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’ promises to bring their signature high energy performance and a robust setlist of their chart-topping hits. TWICE’s 12th mini album, READY TO BE is out now.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Thursday, March 23 at 10am AEDT.
For complete tour, ticket and VIP information, visit: livenation.com.au
About TWICE:
Formed under K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment in 2015, TWICE – comprised of members Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu – is one of the best-selling K-pop girl groups of all time. Since their debut, the group has sold over 10 million albums, received nearly 6 billion streams on Spotify, performed on programs such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and GMA3, and has been nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards. In March 2023, they will be honored with the “Breakthrough Artist” award at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.
The group first rose to prominence with their debut title song “Like OOH-AHH” and 2016 breakthrough single “CHEER UP,” which went on to top multiple Korean pop charts and won ‘Song of the Year’ at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. From 2016 to 2019, the group releases a slew of mini albums and hit singles, as well as their first full-length album, Twicetagram, and successfully completed their first world tour, TWICELIGHTS. In 2020, TWICE made their first ranking on the Artist 100 and Billboard 200 lists with their mini album MORE & MORE, and their second full-length album, Eyes wide open, debuted at #8 on Billboard’s World Albums chart.
The momentum continued through 2021 where they kicked off the year with a performance on TIME100 Talks followed by their first U.S. broadcast debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show. That June, they released their 10th mini album, Taste of Love, and followed this up with the release of their first full English-language single, “The Feels,” which earned the group their first career entry on The Billboard Hot 100 (#83) and multiple top 10 placements across various charts. TWICE closed out the year with the release of their third full-length album Formula of Love: O+T=<3, which hit #3 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for eight consecutive weeks.
Last year, TWICE completed their sold-out 4TH WORLD TOUR Ⅲ arena tour and back-to-back, sold-out encore performances at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium. These performances were a major milestone for the group, as made TWICE the first female K-Pop group to sell out two North American arena tours, as well as the first female K-Pop group to play a North American stadium. In August, they released their 11th EP, BETWEEN 1&2, which entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at #3 and holds the biggest pure sales week for an album by a female K-Pop act in the US, further extending TWICE’s record for the most top 10 debuts on the chart among all K-Pop female acts. BETWEEN 1&2’s lead single “Talk that Talk” reached the top 20 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart, and top 10 on Billboard’s Global Excl. US chart, tying with “The Feels” as their highest charting single on the latter chart. They ended the year as the most-stream female K-Pop group on Spotify.
Most recently, TWICE released their second full English-language single, “MOONLIGHT SUNRISE” off their forthcoming EP READY TO BE. The track debuted at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned TWICE career high-placements on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart (#3) and both Spotify’s US Chart (#39) and Global Chart (#60).
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5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’
AUSTRALIA 2023
QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
TUESDAY, MAY 2 – NEW SHOW
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY MAY 6
SUNDAY, MAY 7 – NEW SHOW
TICKETS ON SALE 10AM AEDT THURSDAY, 23 MARCH
For complete tour, ticket and VIP information, visit: livenation.com.au
For all tour-related enquiries, contact:
Live Nation Australasia
Michael Edney
+61 430 289 409
michael.edney@livenation.com.au
Marie Lebourdais
+61 420 359 558
marie.lebourdais@livenation.com.au