BTS world tour: K-Pop stars skip India in 70 day schedule; ticket presales begin 22 January

The BTS comeback is upon us!The K-pop septet has announced a 2026 - 2027 world tour, kicking off in South Korea in April and running through March 2027 with over 70 dates across Asia, North America, South America, Australia and Europe.They mark the group's first headline performances since their 2021-22 Permission to Dance on Stage tour. Last summer, the group teased a world tour and announced that a new album would be released in the spring of 2026. At the time, they said they would begin working on the project in July 2025.

About the BTS world tour

The K-Pop group will launch the tour with three hometown concerts in Goyang, South Korea, on April 9 and April 11-12, followed by dates in Tokyo, Japan, before embarking on an extensive North American run.The stateside leg comprises 28 shows across 12 cities, including stops in Tampa, Florida; El Paso, Texas; Mexico City; Stanford, Calif.; Las Vegas; East Rutherford, N.J.; Foxborough, Mass.; Baltimore; Arlington, Texas; Toronto; and Chicago.The group will conclude the North American portion with four performances at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on September 1-2 and 5-6.BTS returns to Busan in mid-June during the tour. European dates will unfold across June and July, hitting Madrid, Brussels, London, Munich and Paris.

The tour then pivots to Latin America with performances in Bogota, Colombia; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil throughout October.The tour continues through Asia-Pacific territories in late 2026 and early 2027, with scheduled appearances in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Bangkok; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; and Manila, Philippines.

BTS 2026 World Tour Dates

April 9, April 11-12 - Goyang, South KoreaApril 17-18 - TokyoApril 25-26 - Tampa, FloridaMay 2-3 - El Paso, TexasMay 7, May 9-10 - Mexico CityMay 16-17 - Stanford, CaliforniaMay 23-24, May 27 - Las VegasJune 12-13 - Busan, South KoreaJune 26-27 - MadridJuly 1-2 - BrusselsJuly 6-7 - LondonJuly 11-12 - MunichJuly 17-18 - ParisAug. 1-2 - East Rutherford, New JerseyAug. 5 -6 - Foxborough, MassachusettsAug. 10-11 - BaltimoreAug. 15-16 - Arlington, TexasAug. 22-23 - TorontoAug. 27-28 - ChicagoSept. 1 - 2, Sept. 5 - 6 - Los AngelesOct. 2-3- Bogota, ColombiaOct. 9-10 - Lima, PeruOct. 16-17 - Santiago, ChileOct. 23-24 - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOct. 28, Oct. 30-31 - Sao PauloNov. 19, Nov. 21-22 - Kaohsiung, TaiwanDec. 3, Dec. 5-6 - BangkokDec. 12-13 - Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDec. 17, Dec. 19-20, Dec. 22 - SingaporeDec. 26-27 - Jakarta

BTS 2027 World Tour Dates

Feb. 12-13 - Melbourne, AustraliaFeb. 20-21 - SydneyMarch 4, March 6-7 - Hong KongMarch 13-14 - Manila, Philippines

New BTS album set for March release

BTS is all set to return with its fifth full-length album on March 20, a 14-track project reflecting the members' personal thoughts and experiences, the group's label BigHit Music announced on Monday, as per YONHAP News Agency.The release marks the group's first studio album in more than six years, following "Map of the Soul: 7" in February 2020, and its first new group project since the anthology album "Proof" in June 2022."True to their identity as artists who express themselves through music, BTS poured their efforts into capturing the essence of who they are today," BigHit Music said in a statement. In a Weverse update, BTS leader Kim Namjoon, aka RM, even teased a comeback as he said, "The music is coming out really well!! Everyone's trying.

Please look forward to it."A presale will take place Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 for ARMY Membership holders who register on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company HYBE. A general sale for all regions will follow on Jan. 24.

BTS end hiatus post military service

The news arrives a few weeks after the entertainment company BigHit Music revealed that BTS will make their return to music on March 20, following a nearly four-year hiatus. That's because all seven members of BTS - RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope - had to complete South Korea's mandatory military service.Rapper Suga was the last group member to be released, from his duties as a social service agent, an alternative to serving in the military that he reportedly chose due to a shoulder injury. That was in June 2025.The six others, RM, V, Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin and j-hope, served in the army.