BTS publicizes extremely anticipated world tour – with a Chicago cease – NBC Chicago

After a virtually four-year hiatus, Okay-pop stars BTS have introduced long-awaited return with the most important tour of their career- and a Chicago cease made the reduce.

Dwell Nation introduced Tuesday that the worldwide tour will see the group returning to the stage in 2026 and 2027, that includes greater than 70 stops.

The tour kicks off on April 9 with three nights in Goyang, South Korea, however will transfer to North America by the tip of April beginning with Florida.

Making the checklist might be two nights at Chicago’s Soldier Subject, slated to happen Aug. 27 and Aug. 28.

Then, the autumn will see the group transferring to Latin America and Asia.

The tour marks the primary performances since BTS’ “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour in 2021-22. Since then, all seven members of BTS — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — accomplished South Korea’s obligatory army service.

Final summer time, the group teased a world tour and introduced {that a} new album could be launched within the spring of 2026. On the time, they stated they might start engaged on the venture in July 2025.

The 2026 album will mark their first since 2022’s anthology, “Proof,” their 2021 Japanese compilation album “BTS, the Finest,” and their final studio album, “Be,” launched in 2020.

In keeping with the announcement, there can even be a novel component to this tour.

“Notably, the tour will characteristic a 360-degree, in-the-round stage design. The immersive setup locations the viewers on the middle of the expertise whereas permitting for elevated capability at each venue,” a launch from Dwell Nation acknowledged.

Presale tickets start on Jan. 22 and common tickets go on sale starting at 11 a.m. CT on Jan. 24 at LiveNation.com.

See the total tour schedule beneath:

BTS WORLD TOUR 2026 & 2027 DATES:

Thu Apr 9 — Goyang — Goyang Stadium

Sat Apr 11 — Goyang — Goyang Stadium

Solar Apr 12 — Goyang — Goyang Stadium

Fri Apr 17 — Tokyo — Tokyo Dome

Sat Apr 18 — Tokyo — Tokyo Dome

Sat Apr 25 — Tampa, FL — Raymond James Stadium

Solar Apr 26 — Tampa, FL — Raymond James Stadium

Sat Might 2 — El Paso, TX — Solar Bowl Stadium

Solar Might 3 — El Paso, TX — Solar Bowl Stadium

Thu Might 7 — Mexico Metropolis, MX — Estadio GNP Seguros

Sat Might 9 — Mexico Metropolis, MX — Estadio GNP Seguros

Solar Might 10 — Mexico Metropolis, MX — Estadio GNP Seguros

Sat Might 16 — Stanford, CA — Stanford Stadium

Solar Might 17 — Stanford, CA — Stanford Stadium

Sat Might 23 — Las Vegas, NV — Allegiant Stadium

Solar Might 24 — Las Vegas, NV — Allegiant Stadium

Wed Might 27 — Las Vegas, NV — Allegiant Stadium

Fri Jun 12 — Busan — Busan Asiad Stadium

Sat Jun 13 — Busan — Busan Asiad Stadium

Fri Jun 26 — Madrid, ES — Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Sat Jun 27 — Madrid, ES — Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Wed Jul 1 — Brussels, BE — King Baudouin Stadium

Thu Jul 2 — Brussels, BE — King Baudouin Stadium

Mon Jul 6 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tue Jul 7 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Sat Jul 11 — Munich, DE — Allianz Area

Solar Jul 12 — Munich, DE — Allianz Area

Fri Jul 17 — Paris, FR — Stade de France

Sat Jul 18 — Paris, FR — Stade de France

Sat Aug 1 — East Rutherford, NJ — MetLife Stadium

Solar Aug 2 — East Rutherford, NJ — MetLife Stadium

Wed Aug 5 — Foxborough, MA — Gillette Stadium

Thu Aug 6 — Foxborough, MA — Gillette Stadium

Mon Aug 10 — Baltimore, MD — M&T Financial institution Stadium

Tue Aug 11 — Baltimore, MD — M&T Financial institution Stadium

Sat Aug 15 — Arlington, TX — AT&T Stadium

Solar Aug 16 — Arlington, TX — AT&T Stadium

Sat Aug 22 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Stadium

Solar Aug 23 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Stadium

Thu Aug 27 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Subject

Fri Aug 28 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Subject

Tue Sep 1 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium

Wed Sep 2 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium

Sat Sep 5 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium

Solar Sep 6— Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium

Fri Oct 2 — Bogota, CL*

Sat Oct 3 — Bogota, CL*

Fri Oct 9 — Lima, PE*

Sat Oct 10 — Lima, PE*

Fri Oct 16 — Santiago, CL*

Sat Oct 17 — Santiago, CL*

Fri Oct 23 — Buenos Aires, AR*

Sat Oct 24 — Buenos Aires, AR*

Wed Oct 28 — São Paulo, BR*

Fri Oct 30 — São Paulo, BR*

Sat Oct 31 — São Paulo, BR*

Thu Nov 19 — Kaohsiung*

Sat Nov 21 — Kaohsiung*

Solar Nov 22 — Kaohsiung*

Thu Dec 03 — Bangkok*

Sat Dec 05 — Bangkok*

Solar Dec 06 — Bangkok*

Sat Dec 12 — Kuala Lumpur*

Solar Dec 13 — Kuala Lumpur*

Thu Dec 17 — Singapore*

Sat Dec 19 — Singapore*

Solar Dec 20 — Singapore*

Tue Dec 22 — Singapore*

Sat Dec 26 — Jakarta*

Solar Dec 27 — Jakarta*

Fri Feb 12 — Melbourne, AU*

Sat Feb 13 — Melbourne, AU*

Sat Feb 20 — Sydney, AU*

Solar Feb 21 — Sydney, AU*

Thu Mar 04 — Hong Kong*

Sat Mar 06 — Hong Kong*

Solar Mar 07 — Hong Kong*

Sat Mar 13 — Manila*

Solar Mar 14 — Manila*

*Venue and on-sale info to be revealed at a later date.