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BIGBANG Returns to London With 20th-Anniversary Stadium Concert

BIGBANG performed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in its first solo London concert in nearly 14 years, bringing the K-pop group's 20th-anniversary world tour to Europe.

BIGBANG returned to London for its first solo concert in the British capital in nearly 14 years, performing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of a world tour celebrating the K-pop group’s 20th anniversary.

The concert, titled “XX: Cosmos,” took place Saturday and brought G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung to one of London’s largest live-event venues. According to the group’s agency, YG Entertainment, the performance marked BIGBANG’s first solo tour stop in the city since 2012.

The show opened with “Fantastic Baby,” one of the group’s best-known international hits. The set also included “Haru Haru” and “Lies,” songs closely associated with BIGBANG’s rise during an earlier phase of K-pop’s expansion beyond South Korea. The selection connected the anniversary theme to music spanning the group’s long career.

During the concert, the three members thanked fans for their sustained support. They described reaching the 20th anniversary as feeling like a miracle, according to YG Entertainment. Their remarks framed the London performance as both a tour date and a milestone for an act that has remained prominent despite long gaps in group activity.

The stadium appearance also underscored the scale of the group’s return to international touring. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosted the London date on Sept. 26, following earlier stops in South Korea, the United States and Paris listed on the official tour schedule. The tour began with three performances at Goyang Stadium in South Korea in August.

BIGBANG’s anniversary tour is set to continue through major markets in Asia and Oceania after its European dates. Scheduled destinations include Taipei, Singapore, Hanoi, Sydney, Bangkok, Hong Kong and several Japanese cities. The itinerary extends into February 2027, with further stops listed in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila and Kaohsiung.

For the group, the London concert represented a return to a city it had not visited on a solo tour for more than a decade. For fans, the performance combined songs from BIGBANG’s established catalog with the broader celebration of a career that began in 2006. The ongoing tour now carries that anniversary across multiple continents, with the London stadium show serving as a major European chapter.