The Carnival World Tour (Chinese: 嘉年華世界巡迴演唱會) is the eighth concert tour by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou. The tour began in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 17, 2019, and spans 82 dates in Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Initially halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, the concert tour resumed in Singapore in December 2022.
Chinese media sources have highlighted the surge in economic activities and the significant boost in tourism experienced by the cities that were visited by the Carnival World Tour.
Commercial performance
General sale
Over 890,000 users were recorded queuing for the Taipei Dome concerts scheduled for December 2024, with Tuoyuan Ticketing System commenting, "We used more than 10,000 virtual machines and the largest bandwidth in history". 150,000 tickets for the four shows were sold out in five minutes.[1]
Economic impact
Civil transport
Chou's concerts in Shanghai in October 2023 brought elevated economic effects to the city's tourism sector. According to statistics from Tongcheng Travel, despite the tourism off-season following the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, the bookings of hotels in Shanghai from October 12 to 15 ranked amongst the top three nationwide, surging approximately 80%. Demand for taxi travel in the Shanghai area increased by more than 70%, while the demand to and from the Shanghai Stadium increased by as much as 300%. Demand for trips to and from large transportation hubs such as airports and train stations in the city increased by 110%.[2]
Tourism
In Haikou, Hainan, the tour brought a significant tourism boost to the city. The concerts attracted 95,100 tourists from outside of the province and brought ¥976 million (US$134 million) in tourism revenue, nearly triple the amount earned during the Dragon Boat Festival and ¥100 million more than during Labour Day.[3]
In Tianjin and Hohhot, the Carnival World Tour brought ¥3 billion and ¥2.88 billion in tourism revenue, respectively.[4] More than 100,000 tourists travelled to Taiyuan, Shanxi to attend the concerts.[5] Tourist attractions in Fuzhou saw a significant increase in visitors due to the tour; the Sanfang Qixiang saw a 77% increase in foot traffic, Yantai Mountain saw an increase of 64%, whereas West Lake Park saw an increase of 90.4% in visitors.[6]
^"周杰伦大巨蛋"89万人抢15万张票" 创历史纪录" [Jay Chou at Taipei Dome: 890,000 people scramble for 150,000 tickets, setting a historical record]. ETtoday (in Simplified Chinese). Nanyang Siang Pau. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^"一场演唱会带火一座城 演出经济"吸金"秘诀"热思考"" [One concert makes a city popular. The secret to "attracting money" in the performance economy is "hot thinking"]. China Business Journal (in Chinese). October 21, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via NetEase.
^ ab""赢麻了"！周杰伦连开4天演唱会，这地"狂赚"近10亿，比"五一"挣得还多！政府专门成立指挥部" ["Jackpot"! Jay Chou held concerts for 4 days in a row, earning a "wild profit" of nearly 1 billion, which is more than even May Day!]. Sohu Entertainment (in Chinese). July 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"4天超30亿元 周杰伦天津演唱会超"吸金"" [Jay Chou’s Tianjin concert exceeded 3 billion yuan in 4 days]. South American Overseas Chinese News Network (in Chinese). September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"周杰伦演唱会吸引歌迷近25万人次，带动文旅消费超7亿元 - 新闻中心 - 东南网" [Jay Chou's concert attracted nearly 250,000 fans, driving cultural and tourism consumption to exceed 700 million yuan]. Fujian Southeast News (in Chinese). May 20, 2024. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
^"周杰伦深圳演唱会明后两天开唱 交警倡导绿色出行" [Jay Chou's concert in Shenzhen will start two days after tomorrow. Traffic police promote green travel]. Sina Shenzhen (in Chinese). December 27, 2019. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"周杰伦巡演华丽回归 却是一场让人留下遗憾的演唱会" [Jay Chou's gorgeous return on tour was a regrettable concert]. 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese). December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"合唱《听妈妈的话》！成龙惊喜助阵周杰伦演唱会" [Sing "Listen to Mom"! Jackie Chan makes a surprise appearance at Jay Chou's concert]. Sohu Entertainment (in Chinese). September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"没票也要听 周杰伦上海开唱「场内8万人、场外10万人」" [Even if you don’t have a ticket, you still can listen to Jay Chou’s performance in Shanghai. "80,000 people inside the venue and 100,000 people outside the venue"]. World Journal (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^"「泰」厲害啦！周杰倫2場演唱會狂吸7萬人" ["Tai" is awesome! Jay Chou's two concerts attracted 70,000 people]. NowNews (in Chinese). December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via Yahoo! News Taiwan.
^"周杰倫場外萬人淋雨大合唱！大媽坐VIP「熟睡畫面」瘋傳 網傻眼了" [Jay Chou sang loudly with thousands of people singing in the rain outside the stadium! The "sleeping picture" of the aunt sitting in VIP went viral and the netizens were dumbfounded]. Sanli News Network (in Chinese). Yahoo! News Taiwan. April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^"长沙精心准备主题文旅产品，周杰伦长沙演唱会直接带动文旅消费5.18亿元" [Changsha carefully prepared themed cultural tourism products; Jay Chou's Changsha concert drove cultural tourism consumption of 518 million yuan]. The Paper (in Chinese). June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
