Twenty-Year-Old Big Bang: Stadium Resounds with ‘Bang Bang Bang’ and ‘Fantastic Baby’ Singalong

Big Bang’s 20th Anniversary World Tour Kicks Off in Goyang


Mass Singalongs for ‘Bae Bae,’ ‘Loser,’ and ‘Last Farewell’

Fans in Their 30s Attend All Concerts, Next-Gen Teens Join Together

‘BiiiG’ Premieres Onstage, Hints at More Ne

Big Bang is performing on stage at the 20th anniversary world tour 'XX : COSMOS' Goyang concert held on the 23rd at the Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium. Provided by YG Entertainment

"Twenty years have flown by so quickly. I hope to keep going strong until I’m 88."

Returning after 8 years and 8 months, Big Bang once again filled the stadium to capacity. Their flamboyant costumes, striking hairstyles, soaring high notes, and powerful rap performances remained unchanged. On August 23, G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung passionately performed 32 songs during a two-hour set at their 20th anniversary world tour, 'XX : COSMOS', held at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province. Over the course of three days, starting from the 21st, they drew well over 100,000 attendees. Even as a three-member group, there was no sense of absence from the original lineup.

'Gather around here / Everyone, come together / Open your heart / Clear your mind.'

The concert kicked off energetically with their 2012 release ‘FANTASTIC BABY,’ sending waves of excitement through the audience from the very first verse. This was followed by performances of ‘HANDS UP,’ ‘TONIGHT,’ ‘BLUE,’ and ‘LOSER.’ The crowd sang along in a massive chorus during ‘BAE BAE.’ Roars erupted during every chorus of their iconic songs from the 2000s, such as ‘Haru Haru’ and ‘Lies.’

Each member also delivered unique solo stages. Daesung performed ‘Universe,’ ‘Wings,’ and ‘Look at Me, Gwisun,’ commenting, “The fans’ desire to sing and dance has gone beyond all limits,” and set the tone for the show. Taeyang showcased ‘BAD,’ ‘RINGA LINGA,’ and ‘LIVE FAST DIE SLOW,’ while G-Dragon performed ‘POWER,’ ‘Crayon,’ and ‘Crooked.’

The three members then reunited as Big Bang to perform ‘BANG BANG BANG,’ ‘STUPID LIAR,’ ‘Sober,’ and ‘WE LIKE 2 PARTY.’ They also premiered their new track ‘BiiiG,’ released on August 19, on stage for the first time. It marked Big Bang’s first new song in 4 years and 4 months since ‘Still Life’ dropped in April 2022. ‘BiiiG’ soared to the top of Melon’s Top 100 chart immediately after its release.

Big Bang is performing on stage at the 20th anniversary world tour 'XX: COSMOS' concert held on the 23rd at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province. Provided by YG Entertainment

Big Bang is performing on stage at the 20th anniversary world tour 'XX : COSMOS' concert held on the 23rd at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex, Gyeonggi Province. Photo provided by YG Entertainment

Daesung remarked, “Maybe the fans’ excitement reached the sky, because not a single drop of rain fell during the show,” adding, “It feels just a little unsatisfying to wrap up our activities with just ‘BiiiG’.” Taeyang chimed in, “If everything ended with just one song, it would be ‘X-Small’ rather than ‘BiiiG’,” hinting at more to come.

The setlist encapsulated Big Bang’s 20-year journey. All songs were performed live by a backing band led by Wow Jones, who has collaborated with the likes of Usher, Rihanna, and Post Malone. The team also included Mike Carson, the director of the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, and Es Devlin, the designer behind the closing ceremony stage at the 2012 London Olympics.

Despite temperatures soaring above 30 degrees Celsius on the day, the area around the venue was packed with fans waving ‘Bang-Bong’ (Big Bang’s official light stick). Among those at the scene were fans in their 30s, such as Koo Nahyeon, Kim Naeun, and Gil Hanyeong, who said, “Big Bang were our teenage and twenty-something years.” They shared, “We left home in the early morning to get a Bang-Bong,” and “To save our energy, we rested at a nearby accommodation before the concert.”

Ryu Hayoung, a fan in her 20s who attended the concert three days in a row, said, “If my bank account allows, I’d even go to their overseas world tour concerts.” A teenager said that she discovered Big Bang through Daesung’s YouTube series ‘House Daesung.’ There were also fans in their 40s enjoying the concert with their kids, and visitors from China, Japan, and other countries singing along to Big Bang’s hit songs from the 2000s in Korean.

Big Bang is performing on stage at the 20th anniversary world tour 'XX : COSMOS' concert held on the 23rd at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province. Photo by YG Entertainment

Big Bang has continued creating new music, performances, and fans, proving the enduring power of their intellectual property (IP) rather than just resting on past fame. Their previous world tours were also hugely successful. The ‘Alive Galaxy Tour’ in 2012 drew about 800,000 people, while the ‘MADE World Tour’ in 2015 attracted around 1.5 million. In 2017, the ‘Last Dance Tour’ drew an audience of 911,000 in Japan alone.

This 20th anniversary tour kicks off in Goyang and will continue with 33 shows across 19 cities in North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia. Performances are scheduled at landmark venues including the MetLife Stadium in the United States, Stade de France in France, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England, and the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

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