BTS to tour 34 cities across world with over 70 gigs

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SEOUL, January 14 (AJP) - K-pop boy band BTS will embark on a world tour in April, marking their first large-scale tour in about four years since their last one in Las Vegas in 2022.

The group teased the tour on Wednesday at midnight with a poster on the global fan platform Weverse.

The tour will begin in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, before heading to stops across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

With some 79 shows planned across 34 major cities across the world, the tour is expected to set a record for the most dates performed on a single tour by a K-pop act. Additional stops in Japan and the Middle East are also planned, likely extending the tour further.

The tour is scheduled to kick off with three-day concerts on April 9, 11, and 12 on the outskirts of Seoul. BTS will then move to the southern port city of Busan to perform on June 12 and 13, with the June 13 show expected to coincide with their debut anniversary, allowing them to celebrate with fans.

Starting with concerts on April 25 and 26 in Tampa, Florida, the septet's North American leg will include 28 shows across 12 cities. They will perform at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, becoming the first K-pop act to hold concerts of this scale in those cities.

BTS will also take the stage at Stanford Stadium in California, following British band Coldplay as just the second artist to headline the venue.

Additional U.S. dates include AT&T Stadium in Arlington and M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, marking the first-ever performances by a South Korean artist at those venues.

BTS will then tour Europe in June and July with 10 shows in five cities including London, Paris, Madrid, and Brussels.

They will also visit five South American cities including São Paulo and Buenos Aires, and plan to hold concerts in the Middle East.

According to their management agency, they will perform on 360-degree stages during the tour.

Just ahead of the tour, BTS will release their fifth full-length album on March 20, featuring 14 tracks. The album marks their full-group reunion, nearly three years and nine months after they completed their respective mandatory military service.

BTS said the album conveys their honest feelings and reflections on past moments, with the goal of presenting themselves "as they are now."
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