MONSTA X ANNOUNCES THIRD WORLD TOUR 2019 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR ‘WE ARE HERE’ SPANNING 18 CITIES AND 12 COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA & LATIN AMERICA
U.S. TICKET ON SALES BEGIN FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT 4PM (LOCAL)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Wednesday, March 20, 2019)
MONSTA X, one of the hottest K-Pop bands in the world returns this summer with their third world tour, the 2019 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR ‘WE ARE HERE’. Proudly presented by AEG Presents and Powerhouse and under the management of Starship Entertainment, the band is launching a global-scale tour for the third year in a row. Their biggest tour ever, MONSTA X is scheduled to perform in 18 cities in 12 countries across Asia, Europe, Australia, as well as North and Latin America.
2019 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR ‘WE ARE HERE’ accompanies MONSTA X’s two most recent albums, “Take.1 Are You There?” and “Take.2 We Are Here.” The music video for their title song ‘Alligator’ received 10 million YouTube views in under three days after being released. Along with the release, they ranked in 1st place in four different music chart TV shows, Hanteo chart and Synnara’s February chart also receiving interest from media outlets in foreign countries such as Billboard, Metro and CNN. “Take.2 We Are Here” also contains a song in collaboration with world class DJ Steve Aoki, called ‘Play it Cool’.
MONSTA X never fails to satisfy the eyes and ears of Monbebes around the world with their high-intensity performances and catchy melodies. Each live concert leaves fans awe-struck by the non-stop energy, relentless power and unbridled excitement which carries steadily during their two-hour long concerts from start to finish.
In 2018, MONSTA X became the first and only K-pop group to perform at iHeartRadio’s annual Jingle Ball Tour, and will be the first K-pop group ever to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas this Fall.
MONSTA X will perform six concerts in the U.S., one each in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, NYC, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Tickets for the U.S. tour dates will go on-sale on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 4pm local times via AXS.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit AEGPresents.com.
The 2019 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR ‘WE ARE HERE’ tour dates & on-sales are as follows:
July 25 Dallas, TX The Theatre at Grand Prairie On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (CDT) via AXS.COM July 27 Houston, TX Smart Financial Centre On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (CDT) via Ticketmaster.com July 30 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (EDT) via FoxTheatre.com Aug 3 New York, NY Hulu Theater at MSG On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (EDT) via Ticketmaster.com Aug 6 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (CDT) via Ticketmaster.com Aug 10 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center On sale FRIDAY, MARCH 29 at 4pm (PDT) via AXS.COM
ABOUT MONSTA X
MONSTA X, is a South Korean boyband composed of seven members: Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney and I.M. The group's name, "MONSTA X", contains the double meaning of "monsters conquering the K-pop scene" and "my star" (Mon means "my" in French) and the X symbolizes an unknown existence.
Since their debut, the group has consistently released albums, songs, collaborations, mixtapes, soundtracks and cover songs. Their third mini album title track ‘All In’ charted in No. 5 on Billboard's World Albums Chart. Their first studio album ‘The Clan Pt. 2.5’ ranked at No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums Chart, and the title track "Beautiful" debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.
After finishing their ‘2018 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR: THE CONNECT’ successfully in 17 cities last year, the band released “Take.1 Are You There?” in October with the title song “Shoot Out” followed by “Take.2 We Are Here”, which lead with the single “Alligator.” The album debuted at No.1 on the iTunes album chart worldwide upon release.
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