The 2020 Experience Tour

### Associated album(s)

Dreams, Burning Flag, Issues, Metamorphosis, The Hits II, Crazy Love, Salvation Jane, Crazy Cool, The World Experience, The Cyber Experience, The Love Experience

### Previous Tour

Till Death Do Us Part

**The 2020 Experience Tour** is the eleventh concert tour by Japanese-American recording artist Viper Hamato, in support for his Three EP's, *The World Experience* (2020), *The Cyber Experience* (2021) and the upcoming *The Love Experience* (2022). After being postponed multiple times due to many restrictions changing in Australia due to Social Regulations and the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The Tour was finally rumoured to begin after Hamato showed up as a special guest to sing *Crazy Love* with Harry Styles on his second tour called *Love On Tour* on the two New York Shows, to which Hamato stated that he was hyped to go on tour again. Hamato would later go onto later reveal that shows would begin in *Melbourne, Australia* due to social restrictions and stated that there will be a small residency at the *Forum Theatre* in Melbourne.

## Background

Though rumblings had been circulating that Hamato was stated to be touring, due to delays due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many planned dates were later cancelled due to further relations before Hamato stated in an interview with Apple Music that "Victoria had a window for me to perform, finally and in no chance, was I taking that opportunity and passing up on it."

Many praised Hamato's versatility with what he was working with given it wasn't originally planned in the first opening night which he had revealed, stating that he was sorry that it wasn't "The MCG or Marvel, but we had to work with, and we hope you enjoy either way." This had become Hamato's second biggest setlist since his previous tour of the "Till Death Do Us Part" Tour. Going on a span of 25 songs, focusing in on the more visual songs much rather than the hits, Hamato also went on to state that he understood that many fans were there for his other hits but "Didn't give two Sh\*ts about those hits"

At 9am on the 10th of February, 2022, Hamato would later go onto announce three additional shows in Melbourne as a gift for the love that Australia had shown him over the past two years.. With the shows revealed, Hamato also later went live at 9AM on the 28th of March, 2022 to reveal that tickets were to start for his US fans in Brooklyn for thirty shows at the Barclays Centre as of 12AM on the same date in the US. With the first date being for April 7th, tickets were all sold out to all 30 shows within the day, making it one of the fastest selling concerts of 2022.

On March 24th, 2022. Hamato stated during the middle of the performance that during the worsening Russo-Ukrainian Wars that he asked for a moment of silence for those who were either affected or wanting in no part of the war before he stated that he will, until such time as there is peace. Refuse to tour in Russia due to the inhumane attacks and a world war 'we do not need'. However, Hamato has stated that he was giving all funds from the initial Melbourne leg, which was estimated to be around $600,000 towards any charity helping refuge those who were seeking the sort out of the conflict, and personally donated over Several Million towards the charity.

It would later be revealed on Hamato's Website on April 22nd that the next leg of the 2020 Experience Tour would be revealed on the 25th of April, beginning in August of 2022, many people have speculated that this could be a Japan-Australian stadium tour before moving onto Europe and the United States, Hamato has stated many times however that the show has not been fully planned out, and won't be completely until such time as 2023. On April 25th however, nothing had shown on the website or on Hamato's socials about any continuation of the tour, only on the 10th of June, while Hamato was in Brooklyn did Hamato finally reveal the third leg of the show which was set for the first part of Australia from the 4th of August up until the 10th of September, Hamato had also gone on to state that Japan tour dates will be revealed on the 10th of August, three shows into the third leg.

It was also noted that on many parts of the tour, that the political atmosphere had changed, and due to the Roe v. Wade ordeal happening in America, Hamato openly stated that if he was to tour in the United States, it would only be in states that do not apply the ruling given his pro-choice nature. Hamato has stated that in and amongst safety at concerts, he also went onto say "The one thing that I want to have when I'm doing a concert is not having people go back into the world and question what's going on with it, I want people coming out happy for months on end, and not knowing if they're next on the chopping block so to speak." Hamato has also stated the same will be applied if the Supreme Court go and remove rights to the LGBTQ+ community.

## Set List

*Information from the Forum Theatre and Barclays Centre shows (10 February - 18 June, 2022)*

1. The Skin Game
2. Crazyman Dance
3. Till Death Do Us Part
4. The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)
5. The Gift
6. Hollywood
7. More Than A Woman
8. Run
9. Giving You Up
10. I Want You
11. Drowned World/Substitute For Love
12. Rain
13. Love Don't Live Here Anymore
14. Under The Influence
15. Crazy Love
16. What Do I Have To Do
17. Fun Day
18. Promise Of A New Day
19. Never Forget You
20. Step By Step
21. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
22. Earth Song
23. We've Had Enough
24. State Of The World
25. Celebration

Information from the Marvel Stadium shows (4-13 August, 27 August, 2022)

1. The Skin Game
2. State of The World
3. The Gift
4. The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)
5. Bad Girl
6. Hollywood
7. Step By Step
8. Troubles
9. Violet Stars
10. Giving You Up
11. Nothing Really Matters
12. I Don't Need A Man
13. Under The Influence
14. We Can
15. Koocachoo
16. I Know Where It's At
17. Skeletons
18. Crazy Love
19. Till Death Do Us Part
20. Earth Song
21. Check The Record
22. Rain
23. Love Don't Live Here Anymore
24. Drowned World / Substitute for Love
25. Fun Day
26. Spinning Around
27. Supernatural
28. I Want You
29. Celebration
30. Did It Again