The South Korean pop band BTS will perform at Stanford Stadium on May 16 and 17 as part of the group’s 2026 world tour. Here’s the official announcement.
The K-pop septet’s tour kicks off in South Korea in April and runs 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.
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.
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 announcement clears up two-thirds of the mystery about who would be performing in May at Stanford Stadium. Back in November, Santa Clara County Principal Planner Robert Salisbury granted Stanford a permit to host a three-night concert series at the stadium on May 16, 17 and 19.
BTS is scheduled for two of those nights. No word on who will perform at the stadium on May 19.
Typically, Stanford is allowed to host two fireworks shows a year and it had to get additional county approval for the third.