The I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour is the first concert tour by Chinese singer-songwriter

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. The tour kicked off at

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on April 22, 2017, and concluded at Chongqing International Expo Center on July 22, 2017.

Background

On April 6, 2017, at the tour announcement press conference, Xue shared his interpretation of concert (演唱会): 演 means acting, 唱 means singing, and 会 means meeting; the concert will incorporate all three elements to create "an unique music story."

Concert Synposis

Nearly a decade after Xue's last concert, he returned with I Think I've Seen You Somewhere tour, named after the song off of the album ''Beginner'' and served as the concept for the tour. Inspired by his own life, Xue brought the numerous roles he held (restaurant owner, actor, comedian, singer...etc.) over the past ten years to the stage. Through a 40-minute stage play in the second half, each role gradually disappeared until only the role of a singer remained, symbolizing Xue's ultimate dream realized and dedication to his music.

Commercial performance

In the April 2017 Top 10 Concert Index, Xue's Shenzhen stop ranked second with a comprehensive index of 153.2, the first being

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. On May 9, when tickets for the Shanghai stop went on sale, the ticket sales website crashed from the high volume of traffic. Among the 2017 Top 10 Concert Box Office Ranking, I Think I’ve Seen You Somewhere came in second of all mainland China performers and ninth of all Chinese performers.

Setlist

*Beginner (初学者) *Child (小孩) *Just Right (刚刚好) *Half (一半) *The Return of the Prince (王子归来) *An Unexpected Journey (意外) *Yellow Maple Leaves (黄色枫叶) *Ugly (丑八怪) *It's Raining (下雨了) *I Think I've Seen You Somewhere (我好像在哪见过你) *Radius Around You (方圆几里) *Gentleman (绅士) *Actor (演员) *Circus Clown (马戏小丑) *The Martian Has Come (火星人来过) *Noble (高尚) *Animal World (动物世界) *Actually (其实) *I Finally Became Someone Else's Woman (我终于成了别人的女人) *What Do You Want From Me (你还要我怎样) *Ambiguous (暧昧) *Serious Snow (认真的雪) *Thank You To Those Who Love Me (爱我的人谢谢你) *Anhe Bridge (安河桥): Only performed on June 10 in Shanghai, fulfilling the promise he once made to Leixin Gao.

Tour dates

Special guests

*April 22, Dalian: Zhu Zhen *April 29, Shenzhen:

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*May 20, Qingdao:

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*June 3, Guangzhou: Sha Yi & Angei *June 10, Shanghai:

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*June 18, Beijing: Jeff Chang *June 24, Wuhan:

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*July 9, Kunming: Julius Liu *July 15, Nanjing:

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*July 22, Chongqing:

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References

{{Reflist 2017 concert tours Joker Xue concert tours