iKON announce dates for Europe leg of ‘Take Off’ world tour

K-pop boyband iKON have announced their ‘Take Off’ world tour with stops in Europe, North America, Asia and more to come.

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On March 7, the K-pop group revealed that they will perform shows in Taipei, Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan in May. In June, they will hop between Southeast Asia and Europe, playing concerts in the Philippines, Spain, Germany, Italy and Singapore.

The boyband will head back to Japan in July with a stop in Osaka, before holding one show in France, as well as performances in Thailand and Malaysia. Meanwhile, September will see iKON holding shows across North America, including New York, Dallas and Los Angeles.

On March 9, organiser Jin Entertainment revealed the dates for the European leg for their ‘Take Off’ world tour – Madrid on June 21, Essen on June, Florence on June 28 and Paris on July 1. Tickets for iKON’s Essen show will go on sale on March 12 at 12pm local time. For more information, keep an eye out on this page.

[2023 iKON WORLD TOUR TAKE OFF – EUROPE]

Get ready, SHOWTIME!
iKON is finally coming to Europe to see you!

MADRID 21.06.2023

ESSEN 24.06.2023

FLORENCE 28.06.2023

PARIS 01.07.2023 @iKONIC_143#iKON #2023iKONWORLDTOURTAKEOFF #JinEnt #143inc pic.twitter.com/G2OrQymD27

— Jin Entertainment (@JinEnt_) March 7, 2023

Some exact dates, venues and ticketing details have yet to be announced. According to the poster for the world tour, more dates are set to be announced in due time.

The dates for iKON’s ‘Take Off’ world tour are:

MAY
Taipei, Taiwan
Tokyo, Japan

JUNE
Manila, Philippines
21 – Madrid, Spain
24 – Essen, Germany
28 – Florence, Italy
Singapore

JULY
1 – Paris, France
Osaka, Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

SEPTEMBER
New York City, New York
Atlanta, Georgia,
Chicago, Illinois
Denver, Colorado
Dallas, Texas
Los Angeles, California 

‘2023 iKON WORLD TOUR’ TAKE OFF

GET READY? SHOW TIME!#아이콘 #アイコン #iKON #143inc#JAY #SONG #BOBBY #DK #JU_NE #CHAN pic.twitter.com/zmpOv8nwXe

— iKON GLOBAL iKONIC (@iKONIC_143) March 7, 2023

The official tour announcement comes just days after the boyband confirmed that they would be embarking on a world tour sometime this year. Their ‘Take Off’ world tour also comes ahead of the upcoming release of Bobby’s debut solo single on March 21.

iKON parted ways with longtime agency YG Entertainment in late December. At the time, YG Entertainment announced that the agency and group had “mutually agreed” to end iKON’s exclusive contract, following a “long and careful discussion” with the group’s members.

The following month, iKON signed with 143 Entertainment. According to News1, iKON are reportedly preparing to release a new album in April. Neither iKON nor 143 Entertainment have yet to confirm or deny these reports.

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