BIGBANG XX: COSMOS World Tour: Full 2026–2027 Dates, Cities & Venues
BIGBANG is back on the road for the first time in nine years — and this time it's a three-man mission. XX: COSMOS is the group's 20th-anniversary world tour: 33 shows across 19 cities on three continents, opening in Goyang, South Korea on August 21, 2026 and closing in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on February 28, 2027. G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung, sharing a stage again for the first time since the Last Dance tour wrapped in 2017.
If you've been scrambling to figure out which city, which venue, and when tickets drop, here's the full confirmed schedule pulled straight from YG's official tour page — plus the Korean context most English listings skip, and an honest answer on the setlist question.
XX: COSMOS at a glance
- Who: BIGBANG — G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung (their first tour as a trio)
- What: 20th-anniversary world tour, "XX : COSMOS"
- Scale: 33 shows · 19 cities · four regions (Korea, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific)
- Runs: Aug 21, 2026 (Goyang) → Feb 28, 2027 (Kaohsiung)
- First tour since: Last Dance in 2017 — a nine-year gap
- Launchpad: the group's reunion set at Coachella 2026
The full XX: COSMOS schedule (all 19 cities)
All dates are local to each city, as listed on BIGBANG's official tour page. A few of the later Asian stops had their exact ticket on-sale still "coming soon" at the time of writing — the dates are set, the ticket links follow closer to showtime.
| City | Venue | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Goyang 🇰🇷 | Goyang Stadium | Aug 21–23, 2026 |
| Oakland 🇺🇸 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Sep 4–5, 2026 |
| East Rutherford 🇺🇸 | MetLife Stadium (NYC area) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Paris 🇫🇷 | Stade de France | Sep 19, 2026 |
| London 🇬🇧 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Taipei 🇹🇼 | Taipei Dome | Oct 10–11, 2026 |
| Singapore 🇸🇬 | Singapore National Stadium | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Hanoi 🇻🇳 | My Dinh National Stadium | Oct 24–25, 2026 |
| Sydney 🇦🇺 | Accor Stadium | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Bangkok 🇹🇭 | Rajamangala National Stadium | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Hong Kong 🇭🇰 | Kai Tak Stadium | Nov 13–15, 2026 |
| Osaka 🇯🇵 | Kyocera Dome Osaka | Nov 27–29, 2026 |
| Nagoya 🇯🇵 | Vantelin Dome Nagoya | Dec 5–6, 2026 |
| Tokyo 🇯🇵 | Tokyo Dome | Dec 13–15, 2026 |
| Fukuoka 🇯🇵 | Mizuho PayPay Dome | Dec 26–27, 2026 |
| Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 | TM Stadium Nasional (Bukit Jalil) | Jan 9, 2027 |
| Jakarta 🇮🇩 | Jakarta International Stadium | Jan 16, 2027 |
| Manila 🇵🇭 | SMDC Festival Grounds | Feb 20, 2027 |
| Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 | Kaohsiung National Stadium | Feb 27–28, 2027 |
Official tour trailer — BIGBANG XX: COSMOS (YG Entertainment):
Region by region: what the routing tells you
🇰🇷 Korea — the anniversary opener (Aug 21–23)
The tour launches at Goyang Stadium rather than central Seoul, and there's a practical reason: Jamsil's Olympic Main Stadium — the usual home of stadium-scale K-pop — has been closed for renovation since 2023, pushing the biggest shows out to Goyang and Gocheok. Opening on BIGBANG's actual debut week, two days after the new single "BiiiG" drops on August 19, turns the Goyang run into a full 20th-birthday moment. (More on the Seoul venue map in our Jamsil K-pop guide.)
🇺🇸🇫🇷🇬🇧 North America & Europe — the September stretch (Sep 4–26)
Straight after Korea, the tour jumps west: Oakland for two nights, then a single stadium night each in East Rutherford (MetLife, just outside NYC), Paris (Stade de France), and London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium). These were among the fastest to sell — a nine-year drought plus stadium-only capacity makes for brutal ticket odds.
🌏 Asia-Pacific & Oceania — the long haul (Oct 2026 – Feb 2027)
The bulk of the tour is Asia, spread across five months: Taipei, Singapore, Hanoi, Sydney, Bangkok, and Hong Kong, then a heavy Japan dome run through Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Fukuoka, and finally Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, and a two-night Kaohsiung finale. Japan alone gets ten dome shows — a reminder of how deep BIGBANG's roots run there.
Why this tour matters
BIGBANG didn't just influence second-generation K-pop — they helped draft its blueprint, from the fashion to the self-written hits to the very idea that a Korean group could headline stadiums worldwide. A 33-show run in 2026, in a genre now dominated by acts they paved the way for, is a full-circle moment. For newer fans who found them through G-Dragon's solo resurgence or the Coachella clips, XX: COSMOS is the first real chance to see the actual thing: three founders, one stage, two decades in.
🇰🇷 The Korean Side / 🌍 The Global Side / 📊 The Gap
🇰🇷 The Korean side: Start with the name. XX is the Roman numeral for 20 — the anniversary, styled "20/26" in some of the tour art — and COSMOS frames the return as an expansion, a whole universe reopening. YG built a hometown ritual around it: nightly lighting at Seoul's Seokchon Lake shaped like the 뱅봉 (bangbong), BIGBANG's official yellow lightstick, plus a "BIGBANG TO COSMOS" media-art piece stitched partly from fan messages. Korean fans — VIPs — also read the tour through the group's rougher years, the departures and the long hiatus, so a healthy three-member stadium run lands at home less like a victory lap and more like a deep exhale.
🌍 The global side: International fans mostly met the tour as pure logistics — which city, which presale, how fast it vanished. English coverage leaned on the "K-pop legends return" framing and the Coachella reunion that set it all in motion.
📊 The gap: At home it's a birthday and a healing arc; abroad it's a bucket-list stadium show finally back after nine years. Same 33 nights, two different emotional headlines. And if you're flying in from overseas, here's the small thing worth knowing: bring the real bangbong, not a phone flashlight, if you want the room to look the way Korean fans expect it to.
What about the setlist?
Straight answer: there's no official setlist yet, and there won't be one until opening night in Goyang. Anyone posting a "confirmed" tracklist before then is guessing. That said, BIGBANG's Coachella 2026 reunion set and their past tours point to a spine of career-defining hits — expect the likes of "BANG BANG BANG," "FANTASTIC BABY," "LOSER," "Last Farewell," and "Haru Haru," almost certainly alongside the new single "BiiiG." We'll update this page with the real setlist once the Goyang show happens.
How to get tickets
Ticketing splits by region, and each market runs its own seller — always defer to the official on-sale notice for your city:
- 🇰🇷 Korea: Coupang Play for domestic buyers, NOL Ticket for global.
- 🇺🇸 US: AXS (Oakland) and Ticketmaster (East Rutherford), often with registration-based Verified Fan sales.
- 🇬🇧🇫🇷 UK & France: AEG Presents.
- 🇯🇵 Japan: the YGEX 20th-anniversary portal — mostly lottery/ballot-based, with strict ID checks at entry.
- 🌏 Rest of Asia & Oceania: local partners (Ticketmaster SG, Thai Ticket Major, Frontier Touring in Australia, and more), with Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, and Kaohsiung on-sales rolling out closer to their dates.
One quirk for international fans: Korean tours increasingly run a "Korean fans first" verification step that can catch overseas buyers off guard — we broke down how that works here. And if you saw headlines about Goyang disappearing in minutes, that wasn't hype — the opening run sold out in 22 minutes.
Planning to fly in for a show?
A few things that separate a smooth BIGBANG night from a stressful one, whichever city you pick:
- Match the venue, not just the city. Stadium shows (Goyang, Bangkok, Sydney) and dome shows (the Japan run) have very different sightlines and entry flows — check your section against the venue map before you buy.
- Japan is a lottery, not a queue. The Osaka/Nagoya/Tokyo/Fukuoka dates run on ballot systems through YGEX; register early and don't assume general on-sale will save you.
- Weekends sell first. Most multi-night stops (Oakland, Taipei, Hanoi, Osaka, Tokyo) put a Saturday in the mix — that's the toughest ticket. A Friday or Sunday can be easier and just as loud.
- Bring the bangbong. BIGBANG's crown-shaped lightstick is part of the show's look; a synced arena of yellow is the visual you came for.
FAQ
Is T.O.P part of the XX: COSMOS tour?
No. The tour is G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung. T.O.P left BIGBANG in 2023 and is focused on solo work; Seungri departed in 2019. We explained the trio situation in full in our "BiiiG" comeback breakdown.
Are there US and European dates?
Yes — Oakland and East Rutherford in the US, plus Paris and London in Europe, all in September 2026.
How many shows and cities are there?
33 shows across 19 cities, from August 2026 to February 2027 — and YG has said more dates may still be added.
Is there a confirmed setlist?
Not until the Goyang opener. Expect the signature hits plus the new single "BiiiG."
• Tour: BIGBANG 2026–2027 World Tour < XX : COSMOS >
• Members: G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung
• Scale: 33 shows · 19 cities · Korea, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific
• Opens: Aug 21, 2026 — Goyang Stadium, South Korea
• Closes: Feb 27–28, 2027 — Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taiwan
• First tour since: Last Dance (2017)
• New single: "BiiiG," out Aug 19, 2026
💬 Jamie's Take
I still remember when BIGBANG going quiet felt like it might be permanent. So seeing a 19-city map with their name on it — Paris, Sydney, a two-night Kaohsiung finale — genuinely gets me. What I love is how Korean the whole rollout stays under the global scale: the 8:19 p.m. lighting, the bangbong crown floating on Seokchon Lake, the debut-date opener. If you're catching a show abroad, do one thing for me — learn a couple of the old fan chants and bring the real lightstick. This tour was nine years coming. Might as well let the room feel every one of them.
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