Seventeen Will Bring ‘New_' Tour to U.S. Amid Four Members' Military Service
The shows will see the group kick off the U.S, run at the Tacoma Dome in Washington on Oct. 11 before heading to Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, and D.C. Tickets will go on sale for fan members on Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. before a general on-sale time of Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. local time.
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The title of the tour 'signals a bold new chapter' for the group, with the underscore in its title leaving 'an open space to be reinvented,' according to a press release from the group.
The messaging seems to align with what the 13-member group — S.Coups, Joshua, Jun, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, Mingyu, The 8, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino — told The Hollywood Reporter about their plans, as nine of the 13 members are required to enlist in the military to complete their mandatory service.
'This is something that has been inevitable for us all along,' Hoshi said in the late May interview. 'We have been prepared. We have a lot of projects that we have discussed with [Hybe] very thoroughly up until now.'
'We are ready to reinvent ourselves,' S.Coups added. 'We are standing at a new starting line, preparing for a new path ahead and ready to blaze a new trail.'
Absent from this upcoming tour will be Jeonghan, who enlisted in the Korean military last September, Wonwoo, who enlisted in April 2025, and both Hoshi and Woozi, who are expected to enlist in September.
Seventeen's New_ World Tour Dates
Oct. 11 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma DomeOct. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO StadiumOct. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO StadiumOct. 21 – Austin, TX @ Moody CenterOct. 22 – Austin, TX @ Moody CenterOct. 26 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank ArenaOct. 27 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank ArenaOct. 29 – Washington, DC @ Capital One ArenaOct. 30 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
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