K-pop sensation Blackpink to play Allegiant Stadium
The band with the biggest release by a female group or solo artist this decade, and a weekend headliner at Coachella is playing Allegiant Stadium.
The South Korean K-Pop sensation Blackpink is performing at the stadium Aug. 18, announced Monday. Tickets are on sale 10 a.m. Pacific on April 28 (go to blackpinklive.com for all ticket info).
The quartet of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa is an international phenomenon, reaching stadium status. The band performs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; Oracle Park in San Francisco; and Dodger Stadium in L.A. along with Allegiant Stadium on its upcoming “Born Pink” tour.
Their single from the 2022 album “Born Pink,” debuted at No. 1 on Spotify’s global top songs chart. The single notched more than 7.9M streams in the first 24 hours of release. The official music video reached 100 million YouTube views faster than any video by a female group. About 90.5 million views were in the first 24 hours.
Blackpink has charted nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Ice Cream,” the collaboration with Selena Gomez, reached No. 13. The band also debuted at No. 1 on the Emerging Artists chart, becoming the first female K-pop group to do so.
Blackpink was afforded top billing position at Coachella over the weekend. A reported 125,000 fans took in that performance. Among their other many firsts, they are the first Korean act to ever headline the festival. The opening set burst with pyro as the band performed hits “Kill This Love,” “How You Like That,” “Pretty Savage,” “Kick It” and “Whistle.” the four members also performed solo in the second set.
The band refers to their fan club as “Blink,” a mash of “Black” and “Pink.” The name indicates the toughness of black, and flirtatious qualities of pink.
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