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Time Out
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Blackpink Bangkok: World tour timings, dates, set list and everything you need to know
In the pre-dawn hours of group chats and Twitter threads, Thai BLINKs are once again bracing themselves – emotionally, spiritually, logistically – for the arrival of Blackpink. The quartet will return to Bangkok this October for a three-night stand at Rajamangala National Stadium, as part of their forthcoming Deadline World Tour. This isn't their first dance with the Thai capital, nor is it likely to be their last. Promoted by Live Nation Tero, the concerts coincide with a long holiday weekend, prompting a flurry of hotel bookings, outfit planning and increasingly unhinged speculation about surprise guests. Most of the excitement, naturally, centres on Lalisa 'Lisa' Manobal – the group's Thai-born polymath whose very existence on home turf tends to spark a national mood shift. The numbers are already dizzying. Their previous tour – 2022–23's Born Pink – attracted more than 1.8 million people across the globe, shattering records and redefining what a girl group could achieve on a stadium stage. It wasn't so much a series of concerts as a cultural phenomenon. The Deadline tour seems poised to go even further, not least because Blackpink are no longer just a band – they are a symbol, a litmus test, a global export. If you're planning to secure a seat – or a pit wristband – here's everything you need to know about the girl group, from the dates and when general sale goes live to pricing. When is Blackpink's world tour in Bangkok? They're set to return to Rajamangala National Stadium for three nights on October 24, 25 and 26. What time will Blackpink come on stage? The stadium gates will open at 7pm, with Blackpink anticipated to take the stage around 7.30pm – though their actual appearance may be closer to 8.15pm. How to grab the tickets? The Weverse Blink Membership (global) early access window runs on June 10 from 10am-11.59pm, available via Thaiticket Major. On June 11, Visa Infinite members will have priority access between 10am-1pm, followed by a presale period for all other Visa cardholders from 3pm-11.59pm. users can join the queue on June 12 from 10am-11.59pm. Tickets go on general release from 10am onwards on June 13, accessible through Thaiticket Major. How much do tickets cost? As of now, tickets via Thaiticket Major range from B2,800-B7,800, with Blink PIT and Blink Package options available at B8,800. What's the seating plan? According to Thaiticket Major, here's the current seating arrangement. Setlist Although the official setlist has yet to be confirmed, it's likely to feature a blend of fan favourites and recent tracks. Drawing from past performances and well-loved singles, here's a possible lineup: DDU-DU DDU-DU Whistle As If It's Your Last Stay Playing With Fire Kill This Love How You Like That Lovesick Girls Pretty Savage Ice Cream Boombayah Forever Young Pink Venom Where else will Blackpink's world tour stop?
South China Morning Post
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Bridge too far? Fresh from ‘White Lotus' bounce, Thailand's Samui questions need for road link
It is already one of Thailand's tourist island jewels, but Koh Samui has received the ultimate tourist bounce as the luxury location for the third series of HBO's satire-laden murder mystery The White Lotus – topped off with a role for Thai-born K-pop superstar Lalisa 'Lisa' Manobal. Advertisement The White Lotus effect – better known to Thais as the 'Lisa' effect – has seen a surge in searches for hotels and holidays on the island, according to resort owners, and with the third episode of season 3 dropping on Sunday, Thailand is dining out on the deluge of free publicity. But behind the headline promise of ever more tourists lies a more textured picture on the small, white-sand fringed Gulf of Thailand island, which some locals say is already struggling to cope with the tourist volume at peak season. Thai singer and actress Lalisa Manobal, also known as K-pop star Lisa Blackpink, attends the premiere of the television series 'The White Lotus season 3' in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 14. Photo: EPA-EFE A controversial solution appears to be on the horizon. Exploratory work began this month on a 54km road bridge to connect the island to Surat Thani on the mainland by a 40-minute drive. The Samui Sea Bridge would end the relative isolation for an island accessible only by ferries and an expensive single airline – a distance and cost that has broadly kept Koh Samui's white sands to higher-spending tourists. Advertisement While the bridge is in a consultation phase, seabed drilling tests have begun to find the best route to the shore for a link that could be completed within a decade.
