Another announcement from Jackson Wang has landed, this time not as a surprise Instagram live at two in the morning, but with the deliberate flourish of a tour poster. Magicman 2 is happening and Bangkok is on the map. Two nights of it, in fact. October 3-4, a double bill that feels less like a concert and more like an endurance test for anyone who thought they’d moved on from the chaos of last time.
Back then – last November, for those keeping count – his Bangkok show was less a performance than a fever dream. A packed crowd stood shoulder-to-sequined-shoulder,, many in work shirts they hadn’t bothered to change out of. He danced until his hair stuck to his forehead, he talked about home, he pulled fans on stage and told them to sing with him. By the time he finished there were people weeping in the car park like they’d been spat out of another dimension.
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Now, with a handful of Asian cities joining the list, the second wave is looking just as exhausting, just as gleeful. There are no ticket prices yet, no venue, only a promise. The kind of announcement that is less a schedule and more an invitation to clear your October.
Here are the cities and dates so far:
- Macao, October 11-12
- Jakarta, October 18
- Kuala Lumpur, October 25
- Manila, October 2
- Tokyo, November 6
Five stops in addition to Bangkok, each one guaranteed to be chaotic in its own particular way. Fans have already begun combing flight schedules, hotels, the fine print of their annual leave.
For now, the only certainty comes from the organiser’s Facebook page, iMe TH, where the update appeared without ceremony. No cryptic clues, just a list of cities and dates that have already started to live rent free in the heads of anyone who went through the last one.
October is closer than it looks. There is still time to rest, to plan, to practise screaming without losing your voice. After that, it’s back to the fever dream.