Stray Kids to embark on world tour in August, with six stadium shows

Boy band Stray Kids will set off on a new world tour “dominATE” — with six stadium performances — in August, according to JYP Entertainment.

Boy band Stray Kids [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band Stray Kids will set off on a new world tour “dominATE” — with six stadium performances — in August, according to JYP Entertainment.

“dominATE” is the boy band’s first world tour in two years and four months since its 2022 world tour "Maniac." The tour will promote the boy band’s upcoming new ninth EP, “ATE,” set for release on July 19.

Stray Kids will hold four performances in Seoul on Aug. 24 and 25, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The boy band will then crisscross the Asia-Pacific region and perform in Singapore on Sept. 28; Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 19; Sydney, Australia on Oct. 26; Kaohsiung, Taiwan on Nov. 2; Tokyo on Nov. 14, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17; Manila on Nov. 23; Macau on Nov. 29 and 30; Osaka, Japan on Dec. 5, Dec. 7 and Dec. 8; Bangkok on Dec. 14; Jakarta, Indonesia on Dec. 21; and Hong Kong on Jan. 18 and 19 next year.

Stray Kids will hold the Seoul concerts at KSPO DOME in Songpa District, southern Seoul. The boy band will perform for the first time at notable venues in the region, including the National Stadium in Singapore; Melbourne Marvel Stadium in Melbourne and Allianz Stadium in Sydney; the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; the National Stadium in Bangkok; and Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium in Jakarta.

Afterward, it will visit Latin America, North America and Europe, according to JYP Entertainment. Specific dates and venues for the world tour on the three continents were not revealed as of Tuesday.

"The tour title 'dominATE' expresses Stray Kids' unique ambition and determination as 'global top artists' who will dominate the stage," said JYP Entertainment on Tuesday in a press release.

Stray Kids will headline three music festivals this year: I-Days in Milan on July 12; BST Hyde Park in London on July 14; and Lollapalooza Chicago on Aug. 2.

Stray Kids' 2020 hit "Back Door" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 13. Photos of actors Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman meeting Stray Kids members Bangchan and Felix appeared on Instagram and X last Thursday.

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BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]