Ateez to launch tour in July
Ateez announced that it will start touring the world in July, via agency KQ Entertainment on Monday.
The band of eight will launch tour 'In Your Fantasy' with a two-date show in Incheon, Korea July 5-6.
Following the weekend gig will be the American leg of tour which will run from July 10 to Aug. 23, covering 12 cities in the US and Mexico. It will perform at stadiums in five -- New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Arlington and Mexico City -- and will visit four for the first time. September will see the band in Japan where it will go live in Saitama for three days and in Nagoya and Kobe for two days each.
The octet wrapped up previous tour 'Towards the Light: Will to Power' last month bringing it to a finale in Seoul. Last week, it hosted a fan meetup in Kobe for two days.
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