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 110 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. It concluded at the Shanghai Stadium on October 11, 2025.
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.
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%.
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.
In Tianjin and Hohhot, the Carnival World Tour brought ¥3 billion and ¥2.88 billion in tourism revenue, respectively. More than 100,000 tourists travelled to Taiyuan, Shanxi to attend the concerts. 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.
Tour dates +List of concert dates Date City Country Venue Attendance October 17, 2019ShanghaiChinaMercedes-Benz Arena— October 18, 2019 October 19, 2019 October 20, 2019 October 26, 2019JinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium— October 27, 2019 November 2, 2019NanjingNanjing Olympic Sports Centre— November 3, 2019 November 9, 2019ChangshaHelong Sports Center Stadium— November 10, 2019 November 16, 2019HangzhouYellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium— November 17, 2019 November 23, 2019XiamenXiamen Sports Centre Stadium— November 24, 2019 December 29, 2019ShenzhenShenzhen Universiade Sports Centre88,000 December 30, 2019 January 10, 2020SingaporeNational Stadium— January 11, 2020 December 17, 202260,000 December 18, 2022 January 15, 2023Kuala LumpurMalaysiaBukit Jalil National Stadium45,000 March 4, 2023SydneyAustraliaSydney Showground Stadium24,000 May 5, 2023Hong KongCentral Harbourfront Event Space— May 6, 2023 May 7, 2023 May 10, 2023 May 11, 2023 May 13, 2023 May 14, 202320,000 June 29, 2023HaikouChinaWuyuan River Stadium154,600 June 30, 2023 July 1, 2023 July 2, 2023 August 17, 2023HohhotHohhot City Stadium184,000 August 18, 2023 August 19, 2023 August 20, 2023 September 7, 2023TianjinTianjin Olympic Center185,000 September 8, 2023 September 9, 2023 September 10, 2023 September 21, 2023TaiyuanShanxi Sports Centre Stadium— September 22, 2023 September 23, 2023 September 24, 2023 October 12, 2023ShanghaiShanghai Stadium320,000 October 13, 2023 October 14, 2023 October 15, 2023 December 8, 2023BangkokThailandRajamangala Stadium70,000 December 9, 2023 January 9, 2024LondonUnited KingdomThe O2 Arena— January 10, 2024 January 13, 2024ParisFranceParis La Défense Arena— March 2, 2024SydneyAustraliaSydney Showground Stadium— March 16, 2024MelbourneRod Laver Arena— March 17, 2024 April 6, 2024YokohamaJapanK-Arena Yokohama— April 7, 2024 April 18, 2024 Hangzhou China Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center 200,000 April 19, 2024 April 20, 2024 April 21, 2024 May 16, 2024FuzhouHaixia Olympic Center— May 17, 2024 May 18, 2024 May 19, 2024 May 30, 2024ChangshaHelong Sports Center Stadium148,900 May 31, 2024 June 1, 2024 June 2, 2024 September 12, 2024ShenzhenShenzhen Universiade Sports Centre— September 13, 2024 September 14, 2024 September 15, 2024 September 26, 2024 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre— September 27, 2024 September 28, 2024 September 29, 2024 October 11, 2024 Singapore National Stadium — October 12, 202428,000 October 13, 2024— October 26, 2024 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium 60,000 December 5, 2024TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Dome152,000 December 6, 2024 December 7, 2024 December 8, 2024 January 4, 2025DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesCoca-Cola Arena— January 5, 2025 March 28, 2025SanyaChinaSanya Sports Center Stadium127,400 March 29, 2025 March 30, 2025 April 25, 2025NanningGuangxi Sports Center Stadium142,000 April 26, 2025 April 27, 2025 June 27, 2025Hong KongKai Tak Stadium120,000 June 28, 2025 June 29, 2025 July 11, 2025XiamenChinaXiamen Sports Centre Stadium— July 12, 2025 July 13, 2025 September 19, 2025JinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium— September 20, 2025 September 21, 2025 September 26, 2025WuhanWuhan Sports Centre Stadium— September 27, 2025 September 28, 2025 October 9, 2025ShanghaiShanghai Stadium180,000 October 10, 2025 October 11, 2025 Total N/A
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