Upcoming BLACKPINK dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Seeing the formations: the BLACKPINK seat rule
For a BLACKPINK stadium show, the best reserved seat is a lower-level sideline seat close to the stage, and the best seat overall is the front of the floor. The reason is choreography. The four members dance in tight, shifting formations, and those patterns read clearly from a little height but blur from flat ground or from the far end of a stadium. On its latest tours the group has played stadiums, so distance is the main enemy.
Each North American visit is short and spaced years apart, which pulls fans in from other states and keeps every tier in demand. Decide what you value most (proximity, a clean view of the formations or price) before you open the map.
Floor, sideline, runway and upper deck compared
- Front floor: the closest view of faces and footwork. Stadium floors are flat, so row number matters more than section letter; twenty rows back, you are watching over heads.
- Lower sideline near the stage: raised and angled toward the formations. For many fans this beats a mid-floor seat at a similar demand level.
- Sections beside a runway or B-stage: K-pop stadium productions often add a runway (a catwalk running from the main stage into the floor) or a second stage, though layouts vary by tour and venue. If your event map shows one, seats next to it get close moments during the songs staged there.
- Upper level: the value choice. Take the front rows near center, where you see the full stage picture and the screens together.
Where a BLACKPINK seat goes wrong
- Side-stage seats marked limited view: skip them unless the listing spells out what is visible. Video walls and rigging can block the main stage.
- Ballpark corners: at baseball stadiums such as Citi Field, Oracle Park or Dodger Stadium, the stage and floor sit on the field, and far-corner seats can face the stage at a sharp angle.
- Deep floor rows: a floor ticket is not automatically better. A front-row seat in the lower sideline often shows more of the show than row 30 on the floor.
Four acts, solo stages and a sea of light sticks
A BLACKPINK concert is a staged pop production with costume changes, video interludes and a set split into acts. The Born Pink World Tour, designed by creative director Amy Bowerman, used four acts. It moved from a pink garden opening through darker monochrome imagery, then gave each member a solo segment before a closing run of hits. The Deadline World Tour opened on film, with Rosé driving a vintage Buick through Los Angeles to collect the others.
The solo segments affect buying decisions, since fans of one member often want a seat with a good angle on her solo stage. Light sticks are part of the culture, and the crowd glows in synchronized color through the show.
The group behind the tickets
YG Entertainment formed BLACKPINK, and the group debuted on August 8, 2016, as Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. Its fans call themselves Blink, from "black" plus "pink." The Album (2020) was the first album by a K-pop girl group to reach a million in sales, and Born Pink (2022) was the first to top two million. The group was the first female K-pop act at Coachella in 2019 and the first Asian headliner there in 2023. The Deadline EP came out on February 27, 2026.
Three world tours and their stadium firsts
- In Your Area World Tour, 2018 to 2020: the group's first world tour, and at the time the top-grossing tour by a Korean girl group.
- Born Pink World Tour, October 2022 to September 2023: 66 shows in 22 countries, starting and ending in Seoul, for roughly 1.8 million fans; it set the record for the highest gross by a female group. North America first saw it in arenas such as American Airlines Center, United Center and Prudential Center in 2022, then in stadiums in 2023, including MetLife Stadium. BLACKPINK became the first girl group to headline Allegiant Stadium, Oracle Park and Dodger Stadium on that leg.
- Deadline World Tour, July 2025 to January 2026: 33 stadium dates, from Goyang Stadium in South Korea to Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. In July 2025 North America got two nights at SoFi Stadium, one at Soldier Field, two at Rogers Stadium in Toronto and two at Citi Field. In London it became the first K-pop girl group to play Wembley Stadium.
Why seats vanish in the presale
- Long gaps between tours. Born Pink ended in September 2023 and Deadline started in July 2025, and only four North American cities made the Deadline schedule.
- Presales absorb most of the house. Fan-club and registration presales run before the public sale. Deadline tickets for Europe and North America went on sale February 27, 2025, and extra dates were added because of demand.
- Added nights can help. A fast first-night sellout often brings a second show at the same stadium, which can take pressure off resale for both.
- Timing on resale. Floor and front lower-level seats move first, and their resale activity tends to peak just after the on-sale and again in the final week.
Every Reserved Seat order comes with a 100% guarantee. Tour news comes through the group's label, YG Entertainment.
Frequently asked questions
Is a BLACKPINK floor seat worth it?
Near the front, yes. Stadium floors are flat, so deep floor rows often see less than a raised lower-level sideline seat close to the stage.
Which stadiums did BLACKPINK play in North America in 2025?
On the Deadline World Tour in July 2025: SoFi Stadium, Soldier Field, Rogers Stadium in Toronto and Citi Field.
Do BLACKPINK members perform solo songs in concert?
On the Born Pink World Tour, each member had her own solo segment within a four-act show.
When did BLACKPINK debut?
On August 8, 2016, under YG Entertainment, with Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa.
How big was the Born Pink World Tour?
It played 66 concerts in 22 countries from October 2022 to September 2023, drew about 1.8 million people and became the highest-grossing tour by a female group.