Taemin’s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour: Abu Dhabi date has been cancelled

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The Abu Dhabi date of SHINee singer Taemin‘s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ solo world tour has been cancelled.

Today (October 9), South Korean company SKY720, who are part of the tour’s global team, revealed to NME that the Abu Dhabi show of Taemin’s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ on November 1 has been cancelled.

According to a statement from live music agency Bright World, as seen by NME, the show will no longer be moving ahead “due to the drastic escalation of violence and the unpredictable circumstances in the Middle East”. See the statements in English and Korean below:

taemin 2024 tour concert
Credit: Bright World
taemin 2024 tour concert
Credit: Bright World

In July, Taemin announced the dates for his 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour, featuring 14 concerts over nine countries across four months.

It’ll kick off with a two-day concert at the end of August at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. Thereafter, the K-pop star will bring his tour to cities across Japan and Southeast Asia, including Jakarta, Tokyo and more.

The dates for Taemin’s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour are:

AUGUST 2024
31: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena

SEPTEMBER 2024
01: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena
07: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malawati Indoor Stadium
14: Taipei, Taiwan, NTSU Arena
21: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
22: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
23: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
28: Bangkok, Thailand, Idea Live, Bravo BKK

OCTOBER 2024
05: Hong Kong, China, AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10
19: Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Convention Center
20: Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Convention Center
26: Jakarta, Indonesia, Tennis Indoor Senayan

NOVEMBER 2024
01: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CANCELLED)
09: Singapore, Singapore, Arena @ Expo – Hall 7
24: Manila, the Philippines, Smart Araneta Coliseum

 

Last month, Taemin released his latest mini-album ‘Eternal’. Speaking to NME, the SHINee singer opened up about his decision to move to new label Big Planet Made after over a decade at SM Entertainment: “For any person who is safe and stable inside a fence, they’re bound to find themselves lagging in terms of [their own] growth and development.”

“Like when you’ve been living with your family and move out once you’re an adult. I think that was the trigger for me [to move to a new company],” he adds. “I mean, I could have just stayed comfortably inside that fence, but I’ve always been the kind of person who takes on challenges.”

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Tyler, The Creator is getting copyright strikes lifted so fans can react to ‘Chromakopia’ on social media

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Tyler, The Creator has revealed that he’s trying to get copyright strikes lifted so that fans can react to his new album in full on social media.

Following the release of his latest album ‘Chropmakopia’ in late October, fans of Tyler, The Creator have been sharing their reactions to the record on social media. However, many of said fans have begun experiencing copyright strikes and blocked for their content, with either the sound being removed from their videos, or the videos and accounts being taken down completely.

Now, the rapper has assured a fan on Instagram that his team are working on getting the copyright strikes lifted so that complete reactions can be shared on social media without penalty. In response to one fan flagging copyright bans, Tyler commented, per SleepingOnGems: “Gonna make sure the block gets lifted man, hit my squad up early this am”.

The fan later responded saying: “Video is up and all blocks lifted. Appreciate you helping”.

 

Earlier this year, in the midst of their heated feud, both Kendrick Lamar and Drake had waived all copyright stipulations from their diss tracks targeted at each other, resulting in the mass reacting and sharing of their songs on social media.

In May 2023, Grimes criticised the use of copyright in regards to music: “Copyright sucks. Art is a conversation with everyone that’s come before us. Intertwining it with the ego is a modern concept. The music industry has been defined by lawyers, and that strangles creativity.

“I think everything about copyright is problematic,” Grimes added. “There’s too much top down control. In the early days of TikTok there was a lot of weird music going viral, but now the gatekeeping stranglehold means less interesting stuff coming out.”

Tyler, the Creator performs on stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Tyler, the Creator performs on stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

In the wake of the ‘Chromakopia’ release, Tyler has announced more dates for his massive ‘Chromakopia’ world arena tour. He’s added three shows in his hometown of Los Angeles, along with New York, Austin, and Seattle, while adding on to his European leg with another Paris date. Australia has also received three new shows on the tour.

In NME’s three-star review of ‘Chromakopia’, Fred Garratt-Stanley wrote: “Within the chaos [of the album], there’s beauty — the sensitivity of ‘Hey Jane’, the infectious hip-hop bite of ‘Thought I Was Dead’, the rising cacophonies of brass and percussion on ‘I Killed You’. But perhaps a less frantic approach would’ve benefited the listen overall.”

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