Sanctuary World Tour

Sanctuary World Tour (Chinese: 圣所世界巡回演唱会) is the fifth concert tour by Singaporean singer and songwriter JJ Lin. It began on 17 March 2018, in Shanghai, China, and spanned a total of 66 performances across Asia and Australia.^[1] The tour attracted a total of approximately 1,600,000 attendees.

Sanctuary World Tour

World tour by JJ Lin
Promotional poster for Singapore Indoor Stadium concerts
Location	Asia Oceania
Associated album	Message in a Bottle
Start date	17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)
End date	22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)
Legs	2
No. of shows	66
Attendance	1,600,000
JJ Lin concert chronology

Background and development

The Sanctuary World Tour officially kicked off on 17 March 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Due to the enthusiastic response from the audience, additional performances were added in Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, and other cities. In Singapore and Taipei, the shows were extended to four performances each, setting a new record for JJ Lin's solo concerts. The first stage of the tour concluded on 11 March 2019, in Melbourne.

The second stage of the tour, titled Sanctuary 2.0, began on 23 March 2019, at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou. On 11 November, it was announced that the Australian leg would take place at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on 7 March of the following year. On 21 and 22 December, the tour reached the Singapore National Stadium. This marked JJ Lin's first solo concert at the venue, making him the first Chinese singer to hold two consecutive concerts there. The tour was scheduled to perform in stadiums across more than 20 cities in Asia in 2019, marking JJ Lin's first large-scale stadium tour since his debut.

On 31 December 2019, JJ Lin announced via a social media live broadcast that the third phase of the Sanctuary concert, "Sanctuary: Wonderland", would commence, with performances planned in seven cities. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was officially announced on 31 January 2020, that the Shanghai and Nanning stops, which had already sold out, would be postponed. On 7 February, it was further announced that the Australian stop would also be postponed.

On 27 March 2021, JJ Lin held an online press conference to announce that the Sanctuary Finale online concert would be launched globally on 6 June. However, on 18 May, the organizer announced another postponement due to COVID-19. The concert was finally broadcast on 10 July through Sistic Live Stream and TME Live under Tencent Music.

Commercial performance

The Sanctuary World Tour sold 995,402 tickets and grossed US$107.57 million in 2019 alone, making it the top-grossing Chinese tour of the year and ranking 16th worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Set list

Sanctuary World Tour on 17 March 2018 in Shanghai

1. "A Thousand Years Later"
2. "Brave New World"
3. "Sanctuary"
4. "Lord Vader"
5. "Romantic Mystery"
6. "Westside"
7. "Raindrops"
8. "The Key"
9. "Love U U"
10. "Those Were The Days"
11. "Tomorrow"
12. "The Killa"
13. "Mermaid"
14. "Stay"
15. "If Only"
16. "53 Dawns"
17. "Back To Back"
18. "She Says"
19. "Remember"
20. "Practice Love"
21. "The Romantic"
22. "Paper Clouds"
23. "Dimples"
24. "Eagle's Eye"
25. "High Fashion"
26. "You N Me"
27. "Own The Day"
28. "I Will Always Love You" (feat. David Foster)
29. "Winter Games" (feat. David Foster)
30. "Little Big Us"

Encore

31. "River South"
32. "Message in a bottle"
33. "Twilight"

Sanctuary 2.0 World Tour on 23 March 2019 in Hangzhou

1. "Cao Cao"
2. "Brave New World"
3. "Sanctuary"
4. "Lord Vader"
5. "Romantic Mystery"
6. "The One"
7. "Obsession"
8. "The Key"
9. "Always Online"
10. "Those Were The Days"
11. "Tomorrow"
12. "The Killa"
13. "The Dark Knight"
14. "Never Learn"
15. "If Only"
16. "53 Dawns"
17. "Hundred Days"
18. "She Says"
19. "Remember"
20. "Freeze"
21. "Practice Love"
22. "The Sounds of Snowfall"
23. "Paper Clouds"
24. "Before Sunrise"
25. "Eagle's Eye"
26. "High Fashion "
27. "You N Me"
28. "Own The Day"
29. "Little Big Us"

Encore

30. "Resurgence"
31. "River South"
32. "Twilight"

Tour dates

Sanctuary World Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
17 March 2018	Shanghai	China	Mercedes-Benz Arena	—	—
18 March 2018
30 March 2018	Wuhan		Optics Valley International Tennis Center	20,000[2]	—
31 March 2018
20 April 2018	Shenzhen		Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
21 April 2018
5 May 2018	Dalian		Dalian Sports Centre Gymnasium	—	—
19 May 2018	Beijing		Wukesong Arena	—	—
20 May 2018
2 June 2018	Nanjing		Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
3 June 2018
16 June 2018	Jinan		Jinan Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
30 June 2018	Nanning		Guangxi Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
14 July 2018	Changsha		Hunan Int'l Conference & Exhibition Center	—	—
21 July 2018	Chengdu		Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre	—	—
28 July 2018	Chongqing		Chongqing International Expo Center	—	—
4 August 2018	Tianjin		Tianjin Arena	—	—
5 August 2018
11 August 2018	Wuxi		Wuxi Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
15 August 2018	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium	32,000[3]	—
16 August 2018
18 August 2018
19 August 2018
7 September 2018	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Axiata Arena	—	—
8 September 2018
15 September 2018	Dongguan	China	Dongguan Sports Center Gymnasium	—	—
23 September 2018	Hong Kong		Hong Kong Coliseum	—	—
24 September 2018
25 September 2018
30 September 2018	Shaoxing		Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium	—	—
14 February 2019	Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei Arena	—	—
15 February 2019
16 February 2019
17 February 2019
9 March 2019	Sydney	Australia	Qudos Bank Arena	11,528 / 11,740	$2,233,420[4]
11 March 2019	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena	10,874 / 11,278	$1,719,320[5]

Sanctuary 2.0 World Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
23 March 2019	Hangzhou	China	Huanglong Stadium	—	—
30 March 2019	Huangshi		Huangshi Olympic Sports Center Stadium	30,000[6]	—
6 April 2019	Suzhou		Suzhou Sports Center Stadium	—	—
13 April 2019	Zhengzhou		Henan Provincial Sports Center Stadium	—	—
20 April 2019	Xiamen		Xiamen Sports Centre Stadium	—	—
27 April 2019	Shijiazhuang		Yutong International Sports Center	—	—
11 May 2019	Shenyang		Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium	—	—
18 May 2019	Foshan		Century Lotus Stadium	—	—
25 May 2019	Qingdao		Conson Stadium	—	—
15 June 2019	Hefei		Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium	—	—
22 June 2019	Changsha		Helong Sports Center Stadium	—	—
29 June 2019	Harbin		HICEC Stadium	—	—
6 July 2019	Nanchang		Nanchang International Sports Center Stadium	—	—
12 July 2019	Changchun		Development Area Stadium	—	—
27 July 2019	Xiangyang		Xiangyang Stadium	—	—
3 August 2019	Changzhou		Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	—	—
10 August 2019	Zhuhai		Zhuhai Sports Center Stadium	—	—
17 August 2019	Jinhua		Jinhua Stadium	—	—
24 August 2019	Guiyang		Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium	—	—
31 August 2019	Quanzhou		Quanzhou Strait Sports Center Stadium	—	—
5 October 2019	Tianjin		Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium	—	—
26 October 2019	Zhenjiang		Zhenjiang Sports Centre Stadium	—	—
2 November 2019	Chongqing		Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Stadium	—	—
9 November 2019	Jinan		Shandong Provincial Stadium	—	—
16 November 2019	Chengdu		Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium	—	—
30 November 2019	Zhanjiang		Zhanjiang Olympic Center Stadium	—	—
7 December 2019	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	—	—
14 December 2019	Fuzhou	China	Cross-Straits Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	—	—
21 December 2019	Singapore		Singapore National Stadium	80,000[7]	—
22 December 2019
Total				1,600,000[8]	N/A

Cancelled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
7 March 2020	Sydney	Australia	Stadium Australia	COVID-19 Pandemic
27 March 2020	Shanghai	China	Hongkou Football Stadium
28 March 2020
29 March 2020
25 April 2020	Nanning		Guangxi Sports Center Stadium
26 April 2020
9 May 2020	Guangzhou		Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
10 May 2020
23 May 2020	Xianyang		Xianyang Stadium
24 May 2020
30 May 2020	Nanjing		Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
31 May 2020