K-POP SUPERSTARS GOT7 ANNOUNCE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA FOR KEEP SPINNING WORLD TOUR
COMING TO THE ‘FABULOUS’ FORUM ON SATURDAY, JULY 6
Tickets On Sale To General Public Starting Friday, May 17 at LiveNation.com
LOS ANGELES (May 7, 2019) – South Korean boy band and K-Pop stars GOT7 today announced their highly anticipated return to North America for their upcoming KEEP SPINNNG World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the exclusive 5-city North America outing will kick off June 27th in New Jersey and see the group perform for fans in Toronto, Dallas, and Inglewood at the “Fabulous” Forum on Saturday, July 6th, before wrapping July 10th in Oakland.
Tickets for the North American dates will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 17th at 4pm local time at LiveNation.com.
Global sensation GOT7 is continuing to break records. In 2018 the K-pop boy band made history as the first K-pop group to perform at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, to legions of screaming fans. With over 100 million views on many of their music videos, GOT7 is a global group with members from Korea, China, Thailand and the United States. Comprised JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom, they all can communicate in multiple languages, including three members that are fluent in English. Everyone brings something different to group from singing, dancing, rapping and martial arts, which they showcase in their live performances, to producing and songwriting their biggest hits.
In 2019 GOT7 was nominated for a Billboard Music Award and were the only Asian artist on Billboard’s List of Top 10 tours in 2018, which included a sold out show at The Forum in Los Angeles, in addition to packed arenas across Seoul, Bangkok, Moscow, Paris, LA, New York, Mexico City, Buenos Aires. With over 100 million views on many of their music videos, reaching number 1 on the US iTunes charts, and across 26 other regions, they are only just beginning.
2019 will see the release of their next album, Spinning Top, ahead of a their KEEP SPINNING World Tour which will include arena shows across North America. The album delivers a universal theme of both confidence and insecurities within oneself, a theme that that will be displayed throughout the tour.
Their 2014 debut EP, Got It?, reached number 1 on Billboard’s World Album, followed shortly by their first fully length album Identify, which topped the charts across Asia. In 2015 with the release of two Eps, Just Right and Mad, including the singles “Just Right,” (266 million views on YouTube) and “If You Do”(150 million views on YouTube). In 2016 they released a Japanese studio album, Moriagatteyo, followed by their fifth EP Flight Log: Departure and their second full-length studio album Flight Log: Turbulence, both topping the charts across Asia. In 2017 the final album in the Flight Log series, Arrival, was their highest selling album to date and featuring the single “Never Ever,” which has racked up 145 million views on YouTube. That same year they released their 7th EP 7 for 7, followed by 2018’s Eyes On You.
GOT7 2019 WORLD TOUR ‘KEEP SPINNING’ North American Dates:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
| Thu Jun 27 | New Jersey, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Sun Jun 30 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| Wed Jul 03 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Sat Jul 06 | Inglewood, CA | Forum |
| Wed Jul 10 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
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About the Forum:
The award-winning “Fabulous” Forum, located in Inglewood, CA, is the largest indoor performance venue in the country designed with a focus on music and entertainment, in addition to select sporting events. The interior of the bowl features flexible seating that ranges from 17,500 seats to 7,000 seats, enabling the venue to attract a wide variety of premier events. Fans at the Forum enjoy approximately 8,000 square feet of event level hospitality offerings, including merchandise, along with food and beverage options from some of SoCal’s most celebrated brands. A tinted glass wall separates this concession area from the arena, ensuring fans do not miss a moment of the performance. A 40,000 square foot outdoor terrace surrounds the perimeter of the building and offers food and beverage options, as well as comfortable furnishings, to further elevate guests’ enjoyment. The Forum delivers a one-of-a-kind experience for all thanks to its superior acoustics, intimate ambiance and state-of-the-art facilities. Designed with entertainers and performers in mind, the venue includes nine, star-caliber dressing rooms that provide unparalleled comfort. The Forum is part of The Madison Square Garden Company’s portfolio of iconic venues, which also includes: New York’s Madison Square Garden, the Hulu Theater at MSG, Radio City Music Hall, the Chicago Theatre, the Boch Center Wang Theatre, and the Beacon Theater. For more information, please visit www.fabulousforum.com.
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