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Boy band Seventeen's world tour the seventh largest in the world: Billboard

Published: 01 Jun. 2026, 14:39

CHO YONG-JUN
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Boy band Seventeen during the band's ″New_″ world tour. [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

Three K-pop acts ranked among the 15 biggest tours in the world, led by Seventeen at No. 7, according to Billboard's Midyear 2026 Report.

Seventeen landed seventh on the chart, bringing in $88.1 million and 574,000 audiences through 25 concerts in the first half of 2026.

Twice came in at 12th with a gross of $58.3 million and 434,000 audience members, while Tomorrow X Together sat at 15th with $53 million and 412,000 audience members.

Lady Gaga topped the chart with a gross of $236.2 million, shortly followed by Bad Bunny at $230.3 million. Paul McCartney landed third with $110.8 million.

Seventeen, Twice and Tomorrow X Together landed on Billboard's Midyear 2026 Top Tours rank [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Seventeen, Twice and Tomorrow X Together naturally landed in the top three of the top K-pop concert tours, with Ateez and Enhypen ranking fourth and fifth, respectively.

Seventeen also ranked ninth on the Top Ticket Sales chart, landing higher than Hans Zimmer, Guns N ' Roses and Linkin Park.

Seventeen held its "New_" world tour in 2025 and 2026, kicking off with a concert in Incheon in September. While the band held a big chunk of the concert in 2025, performing in the United States and Japan, its 2026 stops included Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines, before concluding the tour in Incheon.

BY CHO YONG-JUN [[email protected]]