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Suga Agust D Tour 'D-Day' (previously known as Suga Agust D Tour prior to
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release) was the first worldwide
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by South Korean rapper
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, also known as Agust D, in support of his debut studio album, ''
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''. The tour began on April 26, 2023, in
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, and ended on August 6, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea.


Background and development

On February 14, 2023,
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announced that Suga would be embarking on a world tour with a poster listing dates for 20 shows in the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and South Korea. On March 10, 2023, new shows were announced for June 2–4 at the Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa, Japan. Additional shows in Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand were announced on April 5, 2023. On June 25, 2023, during the artist's then-last worldwide concert tour date in Seoul, 3 additional encore shows at KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea were announced, bringing the total number of shows to 28.


Ticketing

Tickets for the US leg of the tour were made available for pre-sale to
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' global fan club members on March 1 via
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, with a general public on-sale scheduled for March 3. On March 1, Ticketmaster reported that all tickets would be released during the first pre-sale because "the demand exceeded the number of available tickets"; the general verified fan pre-sale and public on-sale were subsequently cancelled due to continued high demand. Media outlets noted the fan criticism that Ticketmaster faced for their handling of the sales, particularly in light of the 2022 controversy.


Critical reception

Critics appreciated the tour's production value and artistic direction. Tamar Herman of the ''
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'' thought that "the concert unveils itself like a noir musical with a storm of thunder and lightning amid a purple haze". Likewise, Jae-ha Kim of ''
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'', compared it to a
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and theater, because of the "
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, a backup band and a nine-panels stage that will eventually disappear". Giving it a five star rating, Rhian Daly from ''
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'' wrote that Suga's "underrated vocal skills and rap bar-spitting abilities are second to none". Naming the tour as one the best concerts of 2023, Freya Rinaldi of ''Atwood Magazine'' praised the uniqueness of Suga's "performance and his breathtaking stage presence" and the lights and stage production of the show as "incomparable to any other current running tour", deeming it as "one of the best tours to hit the United States in 2023". Kayti Burt of ''
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'' dubbed Suga's performance of ''Snooze'' during the final concert as "one of the year's most powerful moments in pop music—the culmination of an arduous journey of self-knowledge and healing, and a testament to one musician's deep connection to his art." Based on tour data provided to
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, the tour is 9th on the 2023 Top 20 Global Concert Tours list, which ranks artists by average box office gross per number of cities.


Set list

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" # "Agust D" # "Give It to Me" # "Trivia: Seesaw" (acoustic) # "SDL" # "People" # " People Pt. 2" # "Moonlight" # "Burn It" # "Interlude: Shadow" # "BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer" / "BTS Cypher 4" / "UGH!" / "Ddaeng" / "HUH?" # "Life Goes On" (piano) # "Snooze" # "Polar Night" # "
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" Encore #
  • "D-Day" # "Intro: Never Mind" # "The Last"


    Notes

    * May 11:
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    joined Suga on stage performing their song "Burn It" together. * May 14: Halsey joined Suga on stage performing their song "
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    " together. * June 24:
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    joined Suga on stage performing their song "
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    " together. * August 4:
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    joined Suga on stage performing the song "Burn It" together, Jungkook also performed "
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    " solo after that. * August 5:
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    joined Suga on stage performing the song "Tony Montana" together, Jimin also performed "
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    " solo after that. * August 6: RM joined Suga on stage performing the song "Strange" together, RM also performed his then-unreleased song " Come Back to Me" after that. * August 4, 5, 6: Suga performed " Dear My Friend" instead of "Polar Night".


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    References

    {{Suga 2023 concert tours Concert tours of the United States Concert tours of Asia Suga