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Monsta X Takes On North American Arenas, Theaters
Photo by Kevin Kane/WireImage – Monsta X
Monsta X performs onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019 at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2019 in New York City.
Get ready K-pop fans, because a Monsta is coming! Monsta X is heading to the U.S. this summer, taking in arenas or theaters in major markets.
Things get started June 2 at The Armory in Minneapolis, and ramp up into arenas including ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto (June 14), Pepsi Center in Denver (June 29), and The Forum in Los Angeles (July 11).
Tickets to the Live Nation tour go on sale Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. local time. The full routing is pasted below.
Monsta X is part of the K-pop wave that is sweeping the globe. The group toured North America and Europe last year, reporting a $1.1 million gross at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Aug. 10 and a $844,273 gross at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin July 13.
The group is prolific, having released albums in Korean and Japanese in 2019, and reportedly has an album in English on the way.
Pollstar explored the growing popularity of K-pop in its cover feature on BTS, which sold out stadiums around the world on its “Love Yourself” and “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” tours.
The band recently announced that member Joohoney is taking a break from the band for mental health reasons.
Tue Jun 02 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
Fri Jun 05 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Sun Jun 07 Washington, DC EagleBank Arena
Wed Jun 10 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Fri Jun 12 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Sun Jun 14 Toronto, ON ScotiaBank Arena
Tue Jun 16 Chicago, IL United Center
Fri Jun 19 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
Mon Jun 22 Atlanta, GA Infinite Energy Arena
Wed Jun 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
Sat Jun 27 Ft. Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Mon Jun 29 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Wed Jul 01 Seattle, WA accesso ShoWare Center
Fri Jul 03 Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Mon Jul 06 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
Wed Jul 08 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre
Sat Jul 11 Los Angeles, CA The Forum