Los Angeles: Netflix’s global hit animated film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is set to bring its music and characters to arena stages worldwide with the announcement of the Golden World Tour. The tour will begin on June 5, 2027, in Baltimore, Netflix and AEG Presents announced on Friday, according to Variety.
The tour will feature the film’s animated K-pop trio Huntr/x, comprising Rumi, Mira and Zoey, in a live arena production. Its first phase includes 61 performances across 35 cities, with dates announced for North America and Europe.
The North American leg will begin at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore and continue through the summer, with shows scheduled at Newark’s Prudential Center, Chicago’s United Center, Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The tour will also include two performances at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Canada, on June 26. Los Angeles will host three shows at Crypto.com Arena on July 30 and 31, before the leg concludes at Tacoma Dome on August 14.
The European leg will begin on September 1 at Hallenstadion in Zurich, travelling through Milan, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Cologne, Brussels, Paris and Dublin. The UK leg will open on October 12 at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, followed by Birmingham and Manchester. Three shows at London’s The O2 on October 22 and 23 will conclude the European schedule.
Dates for Asia Pacific and Latin America are yet to be announced. Across 2027 and 2028, the tour is expected to cover nearly 50 cities and feature more than 150 performances.
Netflix Chief Marketing Officer Marian Lee said the film had evolved from a breakout hit into a global phenomenon, with its music continuing to reach audiences worldwide. She cited 63 consecutive weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10, more than two billion Spotify streams for ‘Golden’ and the soundtrack’s record run at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Soundtracks chart.
The production will feature animated characters Rumi, Mira and Zoey, alongside the Saja Boys and Derpy Tiger, live-action performers, stunts, dance routines and songs from the film. AEG Presents President of Global Touring Rich Schaefer said the show would bring the film’s world to life and make fans part of the adventure.
Amy Tinkham will lead the tour’s creative direction. Her experience spanning more than 25 years includes Disney’s ‘Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour’, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Songblazers’, Aerosmith’s ‘Peace Out’ tour and ‘Bob Marley Hope Road’. She has also staged live shows for James Taylor, Paul McCartney and Mariah Carey.
Released on Netflix on June 20, 2025, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has become the platform’s most-watched film ever, with more than 670 million views. It won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
Its song ‘Golden’ became the first K-pop song to win an Oscar as well as a Grammy. The soundtrack also became the first to place four songs in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 simultaneously, while the film’s music has crossed 15 billion streams worldwide.
