BIGBANG 'Alive Galaxy' tour 2012 comes to the UK

YG Entertainment and Live Nation are thrilled to announce the first ever UK date by world famous, MTV Europe Music Award winners, K-Pop phenomenon BIGBANG. BIGBANG will performat Wembley Arena for a one-night only performance in their very first concert in theUK. BIGBANG tickets will go on sale at 9am Friday 26th October 2012 fromwww.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.livenation.co.uk 

BIGBANG, who won the inaugural ‘Best Worldwide Act’ at the MTV EMA’s in 2011, have had sold out shows in every country they’ve visited on the ‘BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012’ to date. The tour kicked-off in Korea in March, where they played to more than 30,000 fans, with all three shows selling out instantly. They then stormed Japan playing 13 sold out shows to more than 210,000 fans, then made history in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing with 3 shows and more than 32,000 tickets sold. To date, BIGBANG have sold out every show in every country they have visited. 

BIGBANG, consisting of G.Dragon, T.O.P, Seungri, Taeyang and Daesung- are known for their unique music style and flamboyant fashion sense. BIGBANG is currently one of the most prominent Korean artists both locally and internationally, having gained immense popularity and recognition amongst music lovers and fashionistas all over the world. 

The members of BIGBANG, each of whom has amazing individual talents, took a break to focus on their own solo activities in August, including the launch of G.Dragon’s 2nd solo album “ONE OF A KIND,” T.O.P’s participation in the spy movie “Alumni,” and Seungri becoming the host of his own TV program “V.I. FROM BIGBANG.” Starting in late September, they resumed their concert tour activities to meet with their beloved fans and supporters all around the world. 

The BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012 is a history making collaboration between BIGBANG and the world-class production team led by Laurieann Gibson, the director for Lady Gaga’s “The Monster Ball Tour," who joined as the creative director for the tour. The production team, who have also collaborated with Madonna, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Linkin Park and many other big names, will be in charge of bringing the most fascinating stage effects to audiences. 

BIGBANG has had an incredible year, with 5 music videos receiving more than 10 million views on YouTube, including “Monster,” “Blue,” “Fantastic Baby” and “Bad Boy.” They stayed at the top of the album charts in Korea for the first half of the year, with their comeback album “Alive,” together with the special edition album “Still Alive,” which garnered combined sales of more than 400,000 copies.  

Samsung Galaxy is the global sponsor of “BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012 in the UK." 

BIGBANG
ALIVE GALAXY TOUR  

DECEMBER 2012                                                                                               
SATURDAY     15         LONDON          Wembley Arena 

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 26th October 2012, priced at £90 / £70 / £60 (subject to booking fee) and will be available fromwww.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.livenation.co.uk 

October 22, 2012 8:49am ET by Live Nation   Comments (0)

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