WYAT (Where You At) Tour was the first major concert tour headlined by Filipino

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. Commenced on September 17, 2022, in

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, the tour consisted of 10 shows across Asia and North America.

Background

For the first whole week of August, SB19 has been teasing their comeback. On August 12, SB19 released the single comeback title " WYAT (Where You At)", a

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-pop song that highlights the urgency of disconnection to reconnection of the times that should be releasing on September 2 with an official music video and a global concert tour kickoff in

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on September 17 in

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. The group's social media, especially Twitter, has erupted over the last few days after the boy group released a series of cryptic riddles and videos that led fans to speculate about a world tour. As a result, the hashtag ''#WhereIsSB19'' has been trending on Twitter worldwide daily. SB19 released their final video of the series announcing that the single and tour will be launched in September. Few cities in the Philippines were included on the tours after

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. The group announced the remaining concert dates for Clark City,

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and

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on September 4, 2022. After which, the band will bring the concert internationally with additional tour dates placed for Singapore,

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and United States. Member, Josh revealed that this would be their first time holding their own concert overseas and expressed his excitement to meet their international fans. The group also teases more additional leg for the tour which is still unannounced.

Marketing

On August 18, 2022, the group released the official poster for the world tour in their Facebook account officially announcing its kick-off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. On September 2, they released the music video for their comeback single " WYAT (Where You At)", from which the tour name was derived from. This is SB19's first comeback since the release of their EP Pagsibol in 2021. On September 4, a one-minute teaser has been uploaded in their

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, unveiling the confirmed cities and dates for the tour. The first show held at Smart Araneta Coliseum was sold out within 24 hours after ticket released to the general public.

Set list

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Shows

Notes

References

External links

* {{SB19 __FORCETOC__ 2022 concert tours Concert tours of Singapore Concert tours of the United Arab Emirates Concert tours of the United States SB19 concert tours