BIGBANG to launch 20th anniversary world tour in Goyang

A poster for BIGBANG's 20th anniversary world tour, kicking off in Goyang / Courtesy of YG Entertainment

BIGBANG will launch its 20th anniversary world tour with a concert in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul.

Presales for the "BIGBANG 2026 WORLD TOUR IN GOYANG" begin at 7 p.m. on June 24, with a general sale to follow at 7 p.m. on June 25, YG Entertainment said Monday.

Domestic tickets will be available through the Coupang Play mobile app, while international tickets will be sold via NOL WORLD.

The group will perform three concerts at Goyang Stadium from Aug. 21-23. The shows are expected to draw significant interest, marking the K-pop group's first world tour in nearly a decade.

The Goyang performances kick off a tour featuring 31 shows across 18 cities. The concerts promise stadium-scale production, highlighting the act's extensive 20-year discography.

The stadium tour announcement follows BIGBANG's recent performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, in April.

"We are sparing no effort on the tour's scale and production quality to meet the expectations of fans who have waited so long," YG Entertainment said.

K-pop boy band BIGBANG performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 19. Captured from YouTube

The tour spans North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia. The itinerary features major stadiums and dome arenas, including Goyang Stadium, MetLife Stadium, Stade de France, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taipei Dome, Tokyo Dome, Kyocera Dome Osaka and PayPay Dome Fukuoka.

The agency will announce additional tour dates and locations later.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.