September 30, 2015
(UPDATE 9/30/15) BigBang, the mega popular South Korean boy band, are in the middle of a second world tour called “Made” in support of their third Korean studio album by the same name. The BigBang second world tour started this past April and was a smash hit in Asia selling out all of their Seoul dates in a matter of minutes. In Mainland, China, the Korean Boy Band had gathered 180,000 fans in 11 tour dates selling out venues in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong among other cities. BigBang tickets are in high demand even in North America as their show in Toronto sold out in three hours.
BigBang’s world tour has been an overwhelming success and still have about three months of touring to go including a short 11-day leg in North America where the group will travel to six different cities to perform shows, including concerts in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Anaheim.
BigBang tickets for the North American leg of their tour have an overall average price of $266.54 on the secondary market. Their opening show in North America is set for October 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and is actually one of their more affordable shows at a secondary average price of $232.27, with the cheapest ticket to get in priced at $59.
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Following their opening show of their North American leg in Las Vegas, BigBang tickets for their next show will see a 49% increase compared the Las Vegas event. On October 3, the Korean boy band will have a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as tickets are have an average price of $347.22 on the secondary market, with the least expensive ticket to get in priced at $158. It’s not the most expensive show of tour for BigBang’s North American leg, but it’s the most expensive show in California.
After their October 3 show at the Staples Center, the band will then travel to Anaheim to perform at the Honda Center on October 4. BigBang tickets for their show in Anaheim this Sunday are going for an average price of $243.71, 29% below the average price compared to the band’s show at Staples Center. The least expensive ticket to get into the Honda Center is priced at $75.
The most expensive show of BigBang’s North American tour is their October 13 date at the Air Canada Center in Toronto at an average price of $476.90, with a get-in price of $143. After wrapping up their North American leg, BigBang will be performing in cities in Australia, China, and Japan with their tour finally wrapping up in the Japan city of Osaka in January of 2016.
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BIGBANG Begin Six-Date N. American Run, Tickets Averaging Over $270
K-pop sensation BIGBANG are gearing up for the North American portion of their MADE World Tour, which kicks off its six-show run in Las Vegas next Friday. The brief road stint will be the band’s first since 2012 and a massive demand exists for tickets on the secondary market. According to TicketIQ the average price for BIGBANG tickets is $270.33.
The tour launches at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will hit the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Honda Center in Anaheim before jumping to the east coast and playing back-to-back dates at New Jersey’s Prudential Center. BIGBANG’s final North American show is scheduled at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on October 13.
The most expensive show of the tour leg comes on October 3 at the Staples Center. That show currently owns a secondary market average of $645.71 and the get-in price starts at $179. However, expect to pay big to see the band perform at any of their six shows, as the most affordable show at the Prudential Center on October 11 is still averaging above $200 on TicketIQ.
K-pop journalist Jeff Benjamin has stated that the MADE Tour will be bigger and better than any other tour BIGBANG has embarked on in the past. A “more explosive” show is on tap for the two-week jaunt across the continent and will be a vast upgrade from 2012’s “Alive Galaxy” Tour.
The tour is running in support of the album of the same name, which served as a five-disc release containing two songs on each record.MADE is the band’s third Korean studio album and first since Alive in 2012.
