Pleasure World Tour


The Pleasure World Tour is the sixth concert tour by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, themed around her fifteenth studio album Pleasure. The tour began on December 30, 2025, at the Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan.

Background

On April 28, 2025, Mirror Media reported that Tsai was planning a new concert tour, scheduled to take place at the Taipei Dome in December of the same year, spanning eight shows from Christmas to New Year's Eve. This will mark her first-ever concerts at the Taipei Dome, making her the first female artist to hold eight consecutive shows at the venue. Each show is expected to accommodate about 40,000 attendees, totaling approximately 320,000 audience members.
On July 25, 2025, Tsai released her fifteenth studio album Pleasure. The album centers on the concept of the seven deadly sins, exploring multiple dimensions of desire, portraying it as both an inherent human instinct and a driving force toward transcendence through pleasure.
On October 31, 2025, Tsai officially announced her Pleasure World Tour, set to kick off on December 30, 2025, at the Taipei Dome. Ticket sales will begin across major ticketing platforms starting November 22, 2025.

Development

Conception and rehearsals

The tour is directed and produced by The Squared Division, an Australian creative duo composed of Ashley Evans and Antony Ginandjar. The team previously collaborated with Tsai on her Ugly Beauty World Tour and her album Pleasure. Tsai seeks to extend the album's thematic concept, "pleasure is not a sin, and desire deserves to be embraced", through the tour, inviting the audience to rediscover genuine happiness with her in the "Garden of Earthly Delights". Marking her first-ever performance at the Taipei Dome, the tour showcases an elevated production scale and an innovative stage design that surpass all of her previous concerts.
Tsai also plans to travel to Los Angeles in November 2025 for a month-long intensive training program covering fitness, dance, and vocal performance to prepare for the scale and demands of such a large venue.

Poster

The main visual was designed by Korean photographer Cho Gi-seok, who also worked on the "Seven Sins Garden" edition of Tsai's album Pleasure. In the poster, Tsai transforms into six personas, each representing an aspect of desire and emotion: the "Omnipotent Priestess" symbolizing dominance and control, the "Siren" with an enchanting voice, the "Eden Angel" representing beauty, the "Awakened Child" symbolizing lust and the forbidden pomegranate, the "Alien Enchantress" with octopus-like eyes representing greed, anger, and delusion, and the "Forest Deity" with ram horns embodying nature and joy. The visual design integrates floral and natural imagery, reflecting the theme of symbiosis between humanity and nature.
Tsai explained that the inspiration came partly from Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights, influenced her exploration of pleasure and desire as intertwined forces of human nature.

Stage setup

Compared to her Ugly Beauty World Tour, the Pleasure World Tour enhances the immersive stage experience, tailored to the Taipei Dome's capacity of about 40,000 spectators. In this tour, Tsai embodies the persona of the "Mother of Pleasure", performing on a stage inspired by the concept of a "Garden of Earthly Delights". The setup includes a main stage, an extended stage, and a "stellar stage", all interconnected to form a multi-layered performance layout. This allows Tsai to move dynamically among different sections, enhancing interaction and visibility for the audience and providing a panoramic viewing experience. Tsai remarked that with the upgraded stage and production scale, the challenges are greater, and she aims to deliver a fresh audiovisual experience distinct from her past tours.
The entire performance was inspired by the famous painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, using the triptych narrative structure of the painting as a blueprint. It was divided into three main sections: "Eden", "Earthly Delights", and "Last Judgment". The show opened with the grand appearance of a giant "Celebration Bull", followed by various hybrid animals, including the "Desire Giant Serpent", "Winged Pegasus", "Greedy Golden Pig", "Butterfly Seahorse", "Long-Necked Reindeer", and "Elephant-Nosed Fish", totaling twenty creatures. These highly realistic animal figures led the audience into the "Pleasure Universe" of the stage world.
The stage design and props were meticulously crafted for each section, with items such as the "Purgatory Sword Forest", "Book of Truth", "Green Hill Giant", "Crowned Serpent Heart Seat", "Wheel of Fate", and the seven-story-high "Lady of Pleasure". These details were as refined as works of art, complementing the overall stage concept and narrative. Tsai also served as the creative director for the concert, playing the role of the "Beast Queen", leading the giant animals throughout the performance and turning "The Garden of Earthly Delights" into a large-scale "Beast Party".
In terms of production costs, the total for the stage, lighting, sound, venue rental, and related equipment amounted to approximately NT$280 million. The production and shipping of thirty stage props cost around NT$170 million, while the international-level visual effects cost about NT$100 million. Additionally, the five interlude videos filmed in Los Angeles cost approximately NT$50 million.

Costumes

For this concert, a total of seven main stage outfits were prepared, paired with 36 dancers and stunt performers. The total number of costumes reached 180, with the overall costume budget amounting to approximately NT$50 million. To accommodate the active movement required for the dance performances, each outfit was paired with around 40 pairs of shoes, totaling over 200 pairs for quick changes. This concert also marked the first time Tsai performed on stage wearing sneakers. The overall costume design was coordinated by stylist Heather Picciottino, who invited six stylists to participate in the design process. The costume concepts were an extension of the album's theme, "Seven Deadly Sins", and were each tailored to correspond to six fantastic scenes: "The Peak of Awakening", "Desire's Exotic Realm", "Sensory Paradise", "The Book of Truth", "Vivid Dreamscape", and "Pleasure Garden". These designs combined artistry, avant-garde fantasy, and fashion elements to present Tsai's multiple roles as the "Mother of Pleasure".
The opening look was created by up-and-coming British designer Maximilian Raynor, blending historical cultural influences with avant-garde elements to present the character of the "Guardian of Desire". In the same chapter, Tsai also wore an outfit designed by Dilara Findikoglu, featuring a gothic style with avant-garde tailored vests, nude-like and black swirling lines, representing the "Earth Spirit" character. The second chapter's look was designed by the New York brand ManMadeSkins, which uses vegan leather as its primary material, incorporating punk elements and avant-garde aesthetics to create the "Witch Lilith" and "Seductive Queen" costumes. The main look in the third chapter was designed by Vietnamese brand Lsoul, using layered and draped details in the corset to create a dreamlike atmosphere, presenting the character of "Golden Silk Diva". Another outfit in the same chapter, provided by Valentino, featured a high-neck sheer chiffon shirt as the base, layered with a black vest and cape, adding dramatic effect for the stage. The fourth chapter's costume was designed by Chinese up-and-coming brand Windowsen, focusing on crossing the boundaries of reality and the unknown, and challenging traditional gender and aesthetic norms. Tsai wore this to portray the "Illusion Venus" character. The final chapter's costume was the "Pleasure Queen" battle armor, which served as the closing look for the entire performance.

Concert synopsis

This concert, themed "A Magical Journey Exploring Human Desire and Self-Awakening", created a fantastical "Pleasure Universe" worldview. In Chapter One: "The Girl in the Garden ", the journey began with the "Festival Messengers" sounding horns, as a giant "Festival Bull" slowly circled the stage. Tsai, adorned in a double-faced helmet symbolizing "pleasure and pain", transformed into the "Guardian of Desire". She ascended the "Awakening Summit", surrounded by the "Soul Pillars", and, upon removing her helmet, officially launched the concert with her performance of "Seven". Following this, she shed her luxurious outer garment, symbolizing a transformation into the "Earth Spirit", and performed "Lady in Red". She then summoned her mount, the "Desire Serpent", to accompany her during the performance of "Medusa". Tsai continued the high-energy atmosphere with "DIY" and "I'm Not Yours", building towards the climax of the opening act.
In Chapter Two: "Pleasure Echoes Pain", the second chapter maintained the momentum with a series of electrifying performances. Tsai powerfully sang through "Necessary Evil", "Agent J", "The Great Artist", "Karma", "Hot Winter", "Bloody Mary", "Good Girl", "Sweet Guilty Pleasure", "Woman's Work", and "Honey Trap", keeping the audience on their feet, immersed in the intense energy of the show. Chapter Three: "Surrender the Fool" shifted the mood to a more introspective and lyrical atmosphere. Tsai, dressed in a golden vest and bridal veil, transformed into the "Golden Silk Diva". Facing the stage installation, "The Book of Truth",which symbolized "Unfinished Words", she delicately performed "Fish Love", "Womnxly", "Compromise", and a medley of "The Third Person and I", "Sky", "Pretence", and "The Smell of Lemon Grass". Each song poignantly explored themes of confusion, growth, and emotional release in love. She closed this reflective chapter with the haunting "Layers".
In Chapter Four: "Before the Truth", Tsai evolved into the "Illusion Venus", riding the "Winged Pegasus", a symbol of love and freedom. Dancers, dressed as fantastical creatures such as "Butterfly Seahorses", "Long-Necked Reindeers", and "Elephant-Nosed Fishes", accompanied her as she circled the venue. The performance continued with "Safari", followed by a medley of "Equal in the Darkness", "Sun Will Never Set", "A Wonder in Madrid", "Say Love You", "Hubby", "Butterfly", and "Magic". Through a blend of dance, visual effects, and dreamlike storytelling, the audience was transported into an immersive theme park of wonder and fantasy. Finally, in Chapter Five: "The Garden of Her Own", Tsai emerged as the "Queen of Pleasure". With her transformation complete, she took the stage to perform "Pleasure", "Bravo Lover", "Ugly Beauty", "Dancing Diva", "Stars Align", and "Play", bringing the magical journey to an unforgettable close.

Commercial reception

The tickets for the first Taipei shows, scheduled from December 30, 2025, to January 1, 2026, were made available for priority purchase on November 22, 2025. The three priority qualification categories attracted over 270,000 people vying for 30,000 limited tickets, which sold out quickly after being released. The following day, when general sales opened at noon, the ticketing website saw a peak of 940,000 simultaneous users attempting to purchase tickets. At 5 p.m. the same day, the ticketing system conducted a ticket clearing process and released some remaining tickets, which were also sold out rapidly. In the end, all 90,000 general admission tickets were sold, bringing the total of 120,000 tickets across the three shows to a complete sellout, setting a new record for ticket sales at Tsai's concerts.

Critical reception

According to United Daily News' Hsu Chin-jung, for Tsai, this concert was not a coronation but rather an evolution and a rewriting of records. The expansion of the concert venue and the increase in audience numbers also brought higher risks. However, Tsai is accustomed to high-pressure environments and meticulous control of details. While the concert appeared to be a comprehensive upgrade on the surface, it in fact redefined performance rules and introduced innovative formats. Produced with a budget of NT$900 million, the concert featured 30 songs accompanied by lighting, video, and various high-end props, forming a "Pleasure Universe" that enhanced audience immersion. Unlike other artists, who often choose safer or classic songs in large venues, Tsai continued to take risks between popularity and experimentation, balancing commercial expectations with her personal standards. She has been described as a "tightrope-walking woman", pursuing increasingly difficult stage challenges rather than relying on past hits to maintain audience engagement.
Taiwanese musician Adam Hsu noted that the key to Tsai's concert lay not in its high production cost, but in her effective use of resources and overall execution. He praised Tsai for maintaining a high level of discipline over the long term, resulting in consistent standards in physical condition, stage movement, and performance control, and observed that she is now able to deliver performances involving risk and innovation based on trust in a professional creative team. Taiwanese choreographer Bruce Chang stated that Tsai's concert surpassed the framework of a traditional pop concert in both structure and production, demonstrating a highly integrated stage design and a narrative-driven performance format with a mature level of completion. He noted that Tsai displayed a stable and composed performance state, and that the concert had an influence on the production standards of large-scale C-pop concerts.

Set list

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on December 30, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan, and does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
Chapter 1: The Girl in the Garden
  1. "Seven"
  2. "Lady in Red"
  3. "Medusa"
  4. "DIY"
  5. "I'm Not Yours"
Chapter 2: Pleasure Echoes Pain
  2. "Necessary Evil"
  3. "Agent J"
  4. "The Great Artist"
  5. "Karma"
  6. "Hot Winter"
  7. "Bloody Mary"
  8. "Good Girl"
  9. "Sweet Guilty Pleasure"
  10. "Woman's Work"
  11. "Honey Trap"
Chapter 3: Surrender the Fool
  2. "Fish Love"
  3. "Womxnly"
  4. "Compromise"
  5. "The Third Person and I"
  6. "Sky"
  7. "Pretence"
  8. "The Smell of Lemon Grass"
  9. "Layers"
Chapter 4: Before the Truth
  2. "Safari"
  3. "Equal in the Darkness"
  4. "Sun Will Never Set"
  5. "A Wonder in Madrid"
  6. "Say Love You"
  7. "Hubby"
  8. "Butterfly"
  9. "Magic"
  10. "Inside Out"
  11. "Pillow"
Chapter 5: The Garden of Her Own
  2. "Pleasure"
  3. "Bravo Lover"
  4. "Ugly Beauty"
  5. "Dancing Diva"
  6. "Stars Align"
  7. "Play"
  8. "Pleasure"

Personnel

Adapted from the Pleasure World Tour's tour book.
Production
  • Super Dome – organizer, production company
  • Eternal – production company
  • Ko Fu-hung – producer
  • Jolin Tsai – artistic director
  • Tom Wang – producer
  • The Squared Division - Ashley Evans & Antony Ginandjar – producer, creative director
  • Kaylie Yee – assistant creative director
  • Chantal Robson – creative producer
  • James Yang – production coordinator
  • Marcia Hsieh – production assistant
  • Liu Kuan – engineering coordinator
  • Liu Ya-yun – executive director
  • Cheng Chia-wen – assistant executive director
  • Chu Tsai-ling – assistant executive director
  • Yang Min-lin – production manager
  • Wang Pin-chieh – artist teleprompter
  • Kao Hui-chen – program assistant
  • Wu Jui-chia – administration
  • Hsu You-chieh – administration
  • Chen Yi-wen – administration
  • Chen Ya-ying – administration, ticketing
  • Tsai Pei-tung – administration, ticketing
  • Peng Chung-hui – administration
  • Wu Chih-chieh – administration
  • Peng Yu-qian – ticketing
Stage
  • Lin Meng-chan – stage executive
  • Huang Chia-yuan – stage executive
  • Pai Fang-chen – stage executive
  • Sung Cheng-che – stage executive
  • Tso Pei-ting – stage executive
  • Ho Wei-hsin – stage executive
  • Liang I-hsin – stage executive
  • High Scream – stage design, lighting design
  • See You Later – animation design
  • Chiu Huan-sheng – visual execution
  • Hsu Yu-ting – visual execution
  • Chung Li-ting – visual execution
  • Wang Yung-lin – D3 technical consultant
  • Yang Hsiu-chi – visual technical translator
  • Chang Sheng-chuang – visual project management
  • Kelley Shih – lighting design
  • Grey Nicholson – lighting programming
  • Tyler Santangelo – lighting programming
  • Wu Yu-lin – lighting technician
  • Cheng Yu-ting – lighting technician
  • Chen Yueh-shih – lighting technician
  • Chen Chen-yin – lighting assistant
  • Chen I-ming – laser design
  • Feng Kuo-i – laser operator
Music
  • Howe Chen – music director, arrangement, score
  • Chung Wei-yu – deputy music director, arrangement, score
  • Eric Chang – assistant music director
  • Li I-chih – assistant music director
  • Gather Music – sound design
  • Galileo Productions – sound design
  • Chen Wei-li – system engineer
  • Ziya Huang – foh sound engineer
  • Chou Tung – foh sound assistant
  • Huang Sheng-wei – monitor engineer
  • Yang Pei-ju – monitor assistant
  • Dawson Chien – band leader, bass, arrangement, score
  • Chien Wei-lun – band assistant
  • John Pien – keyboard
  • Ian Wu – guitar
  • Tony Li – guitar
  • Huang Shih-wei – drums
  • Huang Chun-fu – programming
  • Don Yu – programming
  • Brandy – backing vocals, vocal arrangement, vocal coordination
  • Vita Chang – backing vocals
  • Panay Swana Olaw – backing vocals
  • Rose Liang – arrangement, score
  • Morrison Ma – arrangement, score
  • Liv Wang – arrangement, score
Dance
  • The Squared Division - Ashley Evans & Antony Ginandjar – dance director, choreography director
  • Kaylie Yee – choreography supervisor
  • Kiel Tutin – choreographer
  • Cassie Bartho – choreographer
  • Paris Cavanagh – choreographer
  • Luca Renzi – choreographer
  • Jacques Heim – choreographer
  • Leah Hofmann – puppet choreography consultant
  • Andy Hsu – dance assistant
  • Ayden Hammer – dancer
  • Payton Albrecht – dancer
  • Dai Boyd – dancer
  • JT Church – dancer
  • Brandt Czerniski – dancer
  • Will Dyson – dancer
  • Censer Epting – dancer
  • Payton Gray – dancer
  • Jake Green – dancer
  • Tommy Green – dancer
  • Caleb Jerome – dancer
  • Ziga J – dancer
  • Grant Kaita – dancer
  • Tyler Lankston – dancer
  • Jonah Ledvina – dancer
  • Ronnie Lewis – dancer
  • Chance Mizell – dancer
  • Max Ostler – dancer
  • Thiago Pacheco – dancer
  • Kevin Sameski – dancer
  • Mitchell Savitsky – dancer
  • Max Simmons – dancer
  • Black Varga – dancer
  • Jahari White – dancer
Stunt
  • Liyang Longxing Performance Company – stunt performance
  • Chen Fei – stunt leader
  • Cheng Hsin – stunt performer
  • Ku Sheng-chin – stunt performer
  • Chi Chang-ta – stunt performer
  • Liu Hao-nan – stunt performer
  • Liu Hsiao-lung – stunt performer
  • Meng Yun-yuan – stunt performer
  • Jen Hsiao-chen – stunt performer
  • Teng Szu-wen – stunt performer
  • Huo Po-hao – stunt performer
  • Lin Wei-cheng – stunt performer
  • Yu Ming-hsuan – stunt performer
  • Huang Kai-chun – stunt performer
  • Lin Cheng-hsin – stunt performer
  • Hsu Yu-wen – stunt technical translator
  • Tseng Chih-lin – stunt technical translator
Styling
  • Heather Picchiottino – artist costume design, dancer costume design
  • Christine Mutton – costume supervisor
  • Lan Yu-chen – artist costume manager
  • Lan Yu-chieh – artist costume manager
  • Hsieh Meng-chu – artist costume manager
  • Lin Hsiao-chun – artist costume manager
  • Hsu Hsiu-hsin – artist costume alterations
  • Yang Tzu-i – artist costume alterations
  • Liu Hsiu-ting – artist costume alterations
  • Chen I – dancer costume manager coordinator
  • Hsieh Chi-chun – dancer costume manager
  • Cheng Ying – dancer costume manager
  • Hsia Chia-ling – dancer costume manager
  • Huang You-chieh – dancer costume manager
  • Hung Min-hsuan – dancer costume manager
  • Tron – dancer costume manager
  • Tseng Ya-yun – dancer costume manager
  • Yu Tsai-hsin – dancer costume manager
  • Liu Yun – dancer costume manager
  • Harley – dancer costume manager
  • Corinna Chen – dancer costume manager
  • Yang Chien-hui – dancer costume manager
  • Lu Ling – dancer costume substitute
  • Lu Pei P – dancer costume substitute
  • Zowie Chen – dancer costume substitute
  • Ash Chen – dancer costume substitute
  • Wu Yung-yu – dancer costume substitute
  • Johnny Ho – hair
  • SuSu – hair assistant
  • Cliff – hair assistant
  • Eeyore – hair assistant
  • Chi-chi – hair assistant
  • YC – hair assistant
  • Ya-li – makeup
  • Lai Ssu-ying – makeup
  • Li Yu-hsien – dancer special makeup
  • Hsu Chia-chi – dancer special makeup
  • Huang Ching-wen – dancer special makeup assistant
  • Chu Ti – dancer special makeup assistant
Prop
  • ShowFX! – prop production
  • Airworks – prop production
  • Jet Sets – prop production
  • A Blanck Canvas – puppet production
  • Luna's Puppets – puppet production
Poster
  • CGS Studio – creative
  • Cho Gi-seok – photography
  • Lin Yun-an – planning
  • Tseng Yu-hao – planning
  • A Prject – production
  • Joey Hui – hair
  • Ya-li – makeup
  • Sting Hsieh – makeup
  • Jang Heejun – styling
  • Sample Animal – poster design
  • Chiang Yuan – program booklet design
Video interlude
  • Jenson Noeh – director
  • Joey Hui – hair
  • Heibie Mok – hair
  • Ya-li – makeup
  • Shin Tsai – makeup
  • Tang Lai – styling
  • Kuan – still photography
  • Wu Chao-chen – still & behind-the-scenes photography
Behind-the-scenes & broadcast
  • Mr. Triangle – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Rino Zhang – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Huang Yi-wen – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Hsu Fu – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Chen Shu-an – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Wu Hsiao-lu – behind-the-scenes photography
  • Huang Hsin-tzu – director
  • Chiu Chih-hao – director
  • Wang Chung-yu – assistant director
  • Tsai Su-fang – assistant director
  • Wang Chien-hsiang – cameraman
  • Chuang Po-cheng – cameraman
  • Yen Chia-min – cameraman
  • Wang Cheng-kang – cameraman
  • Chung Hao-hsueh – cameraman
  • Hung Hsiung – cameraman
  • Kao Szu-yuan – aerial cameraman
  • Best Video System & Production – broadcast hardware
Filming
  • Birdy Production – video production team
  • Tsai Hsing-ling – supervisor
  • Birdy Nio – camera design director
  • Li Chin-hsun – camera coordinator, cameraman
  • Lin Shih-han – assistant director
  • Huang Po-hsun – cameraman
  • Chang Hung-yi – cameraman
  • Kao Er-hsien – cameraman
  • Li Chang-hung – cameraman
  • Chen Chun-fu – cameraman
  • Douzi – cameraman
  • Tsai Chiao-lin – cameraman
  • Chen Che-yun – cameraman
  • Hsü Wang-peng – drone operator
Hardware
  • Five Squared Project – hardware coordination
  • Wu Huang-ta – engineering coordinator
  • Lo Hsiang-yu – engineering coordinator
  • Fan Chia-hsuan – engineering coordinator
  • Lai Ya-ting – assistant coordinator
  • Hsieh Jui-yi – assistant coordinator
  • Tsai Hao-chieh – assistant coordinator
  • Cheng Zhen Stage – stage & servo engineering
  • Chuan Hong Stage – stage props
  • Xin Rigger – structural engineering
  • Din Han Professional – lighting engineering
  • Winly Engineering – audio engineering
  • Cherng Yang Communication – video engineering
  • Best Video System & Production – recording engineering
  • Hongyii Tech – special effects engineering
  • Hong-Shine Tech – laser engineering
  • Vitor Stage – electrical effects engineering
  • Hung Chou Show Power – power engineering
  • Best Connector – communication engineering
Promotion & merchandise
  • Friends Entertainment – media promotion
  • Keepstyles Creative – merchandise support
  • Life Advertising & Marketing – merchandise support
Artist management
  • Eternal – management company
  • Tom Wang – manager
  • Chuo Tsao-mei – executive manager
  • Lin Mei-kuei – management assistant
  • Yeh Fang-yu – artist assistant