While Daolang announced that he would hold an online concert on the evening of August 30, some netizens rumored that this year, Daolang will also hold concert tours in many places across the country. On August 17, a reporter from Red Star News found that "Daolang's "Where Folk Songs Ring" Tour Concert" had passed approval or permission in Chengdu and Guangzhou.
Among them, on August 16, the Chengdu Jinniu District Internet Administration Office stated in reply to netizen inquiries that after verification, the Jinniu District Government Service Management and Administrative Approval Bureau received and approved the "Daolang" Where the Folk Songs Ring" Tour Concert âChengdu Station" application. The declared performance venue for the Chengdu stop of this tour concert is the Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park Comprehensive Gymnasium, and the declared performance dates are from 19:00 to 22:00 on September 21st and 22nd.
â˛Chengdu official reply
Guangzhou Huangpu District Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureauâs public performance approval decision shows that the name of the licensed performance is "Daolang's "Where Folk Songs Ring" Tour Concert - Guangzhou Station", and the performance date is October this year From September 5th to 6th, the performance venue will be Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center, and there will be 2 performances.
ⲠGuangzhou Huangpu District approved the decision
Daolangâs real name is Luo Lin, a native of Zizhong County, Sichuan. In 2004, his album "The First Snow in 2002" became popular all over the country, but after becoming popular overnight, he once chose to "escape". After his "comeback" in early 2006, he faded out of the public eye again in 2013. In July last year, after ten years of "silence", he returned with his new album "A Few Mountain Songs", which once again became an overnight sensation. The song "Rakshasa Sea City" even hit the screens of many music platforms. After
updated some music works on his personal account on the short video platform, on December 6 last year, Daolang released a video stating that updates would be temporarily suspended, which could be as short as one year and as long as two or three years. Because he still has three album plans, which requires a lot of time to do field work, accumulate and think. Regarding the concert, he said that from 2013 to 2023, he had never authorized any unit or individual to prepare or produce his concert. As for whether there are plans for 2024, it will also depend on his work schedule for subsequent albums.
On August 15th, Daolang announced his "comeback" again. He announced through his personal social platform that he would hold an online concert on the evening of August 30th. He narrated the content of the online concert in the video. He said: "I walked away for a long time, and now I am coming back following the sound. It walks in the dust of the northwest, waiting under the northern sky, The longing that cannot be seen beyond the horizon remains in the vast hearts of the people in the northwest. It flows along the river south, listening to the stories on the other side, and grows into a wave with temperament... Folk songs are not just mountains and songs, they are also Men and women, ideals and reality. It can pass through the land and span time. Folk songs are the most powerful joys, sorrows and joys of the people. The more open-minded the folk songs are, the louder they are." In the link, you can also see the song list of Daolang's concert, a total of 39 songs, including "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", "Lover", "Impulsive Punishment", "Camel Bell" and other well-known songs.
(Source: Red Star News)