Currently out on their fourth world tour, THIS IS FOR, TWICE played TD Garden for two nights for their ONCE, who they have come to repay with TWICE the love for showing up for them. Fans of the girl group lined up on a windy Saturday night with arms open and ready to receive them on their second and last night in Boston, the first since their last world tour four years ago. Cheers erupted at the entrance as fans jumped ecstatically while others filmed TWICE’s choreography routines outside the venue, all of them waiting to enter the venue for a night that they had long anticipated.
Immediately as people walked in, they ran off to many places, either finding themselves buying merch or finding their seats to get comfortable. The group decided to use a two-shaped 360º stage to reach all of their fans around the stadium. Once everyone sat down and got ready, the show began with the screen flashing “TWICE THIS IS FOR,” glitching out and alternating the letters. Lights began to flicker and fill up the room from stage to balcony with blue and white flashes while the speakers played their album THIS IS FOR’s first track, “FOUR,” which lyrics asked fans: “Are you ready for the ride?”
The screen moved its way down, slowly descending until touching the stage and soon flashed with videos of each member. As each member was shown, more and more fans screamed at their favorite member until the screen turned transparent, prompting silence until the members of TWICE were revealed on-stage behind the screen. The built up anticipation was now broken by people standing up in unison ready to scream and dance to the first song.
Beginning with “THIS IS FOR,” some TWICE members moved around the stage freely while others sang. Every moment was distinguished by separate dance moves in perfect sync with each other in the center of the stage with feet kicking back at the same time to plant onto the floor for a twist to the next direction. The group immediately moved onto the next song, “Strategy.” The first two songs they performed have had a lot of social media success and popularity, meeting both the standards of fan favorites and songs for all to know and enjoy. The show continued on with the songs “SET ME FREE” and “MOONLIGHT SUNRISE,” both of which were released in 2023. The dance moves emphasized hand movements including the members putting their wrists together imitating handcuffs and sitting down to look around, overall slowing down the pace of the show.
Act I of the show concluded and would follow through Act IV. In between these acts, fans would sit down and wait until the house music lifted, people shooting out of their seats ready for the next act. Moments like military-style acting and dancing filled gaps in between acts, keeping the audience’s eyes going left, right and all around the stage that went from one side of the venue to the other. TWICE kept the audience under control and captivated at every second of the show by mixing a blend of more popular and fan-favorite numbers. Act III held a moment for each member to shine with seven members doing short solo songs with different vibes between each one, allowing fans to enjoy their favorite member solo.
Beyond performing their songs, TWICE ended their show with a fancam dance challenge and a TWICE in BOSTON Fan Video Project showcasing video submissions of many fans telling both their story behind how they discovered TWICE and how TWICE impacts their life. This brought the fans right into the show and further showed TWICE’s love for their supporters through connecting themselves and the audience together.
The performance was groundbreaking and left fans shaking and crying after an unforgettable night of dancing and screaming their lungs out to their favorite group. This further shows the influence and impact of TWICE in Boston where they have proved in Boston and beyond that ONCEs all over bring acceptance and love everywhere TWICE may go.