Deadline World Tour

The Deadline World Tour was the third worldwide concert tour and the fourth overall by South Korean girl group Blackpink in support of their third Korean extended play Deadline (2026). Marketed as the group's first all-stadium tour,^[b] it commenced on July 5, 2025, at the Goyang Stadium in South Korea, and concluded on January 26, 2026, at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong.

On February 5, 2025, Blackpink previewed their upcoming tour via their social media accounts. Limited details were provided at the time, with the group releasing only a brief teaser video. The clip featured fans cheering in large venues, the four members performing on stage, and ended with the message "2025 World Tour" in pink text on a black background.^[3] Two weeks later on February 19, YG Entertainment unveiled a poster for a 10-city stadium tour with 13 dates, with shows across South Korea, North America, and Europe.^[4]

On May 16, Blackpink announced Deadline World Tour as the tour's official title.^[5] A 30-second teaser video showing the tour logo emerging from a pool of pink glitter was released on May 23.^[6] On May 27, YG Entertainment announced dates for the Asia leg of the tour.^[7] On June 23, the label confirmed Blackpink will debut their comeback single at the tour's first show in Goyang.^[8]

On June 26, a teaser for the tour was released on various social media platforms. The trailer started off with one member at a phone booth, then showcased each member individually, and eventually all four in a pink convertible car. It then promptly ended with the phone dangling from its hook.^[9] A few days later, they released a 'Pink Zone' map in Seoul, hinting at events coinciding with the tour.^[10]

On July 12, 2025, Google announced a global partnership with Blackpink to provide fans with concert venue information, as well as tailored Google Maps-related features, for easier access to the tour and its surrounding attractions.^[11]

During the US leg of the tour, Blackpink collaborated with American sports retail brand Fanatics, media company Complex, and clothing brand Mitchell & Ness to release the Blackpink In Your Area League Collection, which features exclusive NBA and MLB-themed apparel designed with "Blackpink's signature flair" for seven "iconic" teams: the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, New York Knicks, and New York Mets.^[12] The collection was made available on the brands' official online stores, as well as in Fanatics x Complex pop-up stores in Los Angeles and New York from July 11–13 and July 25–27, respectively.^[13]

On July 28, French football club Paris Saint-Germain announced a limited-edition merchandise collaboration with Blackpink. The PSG x Blackpink capsule collection includes co-branded t-shirts and hoodies in pink and black. The collection was released on July 30, ahead of the concerts in Paris on August 2 and 3, which mark the beginning of the European leg of the tour.^[14]

The show begins with an introduction video of Rosé driving a vintage Buick throughout the city of Los Angeles, picking up each of the other girls on their way to Las Vegas. Blackpink opens the show with "Kill This Love", followed by "Pink Venom" and "How You Like That". They perform "Playing with Fire" as each member stands in front of their own moving screen to perform their verse with their face projected onto the large screens behind them, and finally "Shut Down" before exiting the stage.

An interlude segment with imagery of neon Las Vegas signs begins the second act, which consists of solo sets by Jisoo and Lisa. Jisoo plays a mashup of "Earthquake" surrounded by 20 dancers before going into sexy chair choreography for "Your Love" as confetti rains on the crowd. Then, Lisa takes the stage for two songs, initially "New Woman" and "Rockstar" before it was changed to "Thunder" and "Fxck Up the World". For the third act, an interlude video shows the Blackpink members cruising down a highway in their car before the group returns on stage. They perform "Pretty Savage" as Rosé introduces the members of their live band, and go on to perform "Don't Know What to Do", "Whistle", "Stay", and "Lovesick Girls".

Another interlude depicting Blackpink stranded in the desert with their car broken down is played before the fourth act, which features solo sets by Jennie and Rosé. Jennie leads with a medley of "Mantra" and "With the IE (Way Up)" and closes with "Like Jennie". For Rosé's segment, she tries a signature snack or dish from each city as she hops onto the trapdoor lift to take the stage. She performs "3am" in an intimate performance where she shares the story behind the song as she interacts with the crowd. She concludes her solo segment of the show by playing "APT.". The show's final act opens with a laser-heavy performance of "Jump" in Western-inspired outfits, bringing to life the desert aesthetic of the interludes. It is followed by performances of "Boombayah", "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", "As If It's Your Last", and ending with "Forever Young". For the encore, Blackpink returns on stage to perform a select few songs, with a tradition of ending the show with one of their solo songs as a group.^[15][16][17]

The tour generally received positive reviews from critics. The Standard's Ali Shutler scored the concert a perfect five-star rating, declaring that "the world's biggest girl group are at the top of their game".^[18] Writing for the Toronto Star, Hannah Sung scored the concert three and a half out of four stars, likewise remarking on the "spectacle" and the group being "absolutely at the top of their game, weaving hit after hit into a tight set list built into five acts plus an encore".^[19]

Tómas Mier of Rolling Stone praised the tour as a "triumphant" and "high-voltage homecoming", further describing the show to be filled with "the kind of poptimism and electric choreography we’ve come to expect from the greatest girl group of this generation". He further observed that the growth that each of the Blackpink members has achieved amidst their individual activities since the Born Pink World Tour has allowed the group to "work even better".^[15] In agreement, The Hollywood Reporter's Nicole Fell complimented the inclusion of the members' solo sets, stating that "each solo section skillfully conveyed the notion that performing as solo singers has only improved their skills and chemistry as a group".^[20]

In a more mixed review, The Guardian's Adrian Horton rated the concert three out of five stars, praising Blackpink for their "high-octane delights" but noting that the group's New York performance was less powerful compared to those of their previous events. She also remarked on the members' lack of precise execution of their solo sets, observing that it was their combined strengths that served as a shield for their individual weaknesses: "Individually, they are pop artists in a crowded field, each neutralized and overwhelmed by the familiar elements around them. Together, they steamroll."^[21]

Tickets for the European and North American concerts went on sale on February 27. Due to anticipated demand, two additional shows were announced, one for each venue at Wembley Stadium in London and Stade de France in Paris.^[23] Two additional shows were also announced for Citi Field in New York City, Rogers Stadium in Toronto, and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles due to the North American shows selling out.^[24]

On May 15, 2025, all tickets for the two shows at Goyang Stadium were sold out shortly after they were released.^[25] Limited-view seats were then made available on May 22 to meet high demand.^[26]

This set list is from the July 5, 2025, concert in Goyang.^[27][28][29] It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.

• Beginning on the July 12, 2025, concert in Inglewood, Lisa performs "Thunder" and "Fxck Up the World" in place of "New Woman" and "Rockstar", respectively,^[15][17][30] and "Really" was added to the encore set list, succeeding the reprisal of "Jump".^[31]
• During the July 13, 2025, concert in Inglewood, Bruno Mars performed "Apt." with Rosé.^[32]
• During the July 22, 2025, concert in Toronto, Blackpink performed a reprisal of "Apt." during the encore in place of "See U Later".^[33]
• During the July 26, 2025, concert in New York, Blackpink performed a reprisal of "Earthquake" during the encore.^[17] Beginning with this date, Rosé performed "Two Years" in place of "3am".^[34][35]
• During the July 27, 2025, concert in New York, Blackpink performed a reprisal of "Like Jennie" during the encore.^[21]
• During the August 2, 2025, concert in Saint-Denis, Jisoo performed the English version of "Earthquake".^[36] Beginning with this date, Jennie performed "Handlebars" in place of "Mantra", and "Kick It" was added to the encore set list, in place of "See U Later".^[35]
• During the August 9, 2025, concert in Barcelona, Rosé performed "Call It the End" in place of "3am".^[37]
• During the August 15, 2025, concert in London, Lisa performed "Thunder", "Lifestyle", and "Rockstar" for her solo set; Rosé performed "Dance All Night" in place of "3am"; and "Yeah Yeah Yeah" was added to the encore set list in place of "Really".^[38]
• During the August 16, 2025, concert in London, Lisa performed "Thunder", "Lifestyle", and "Rockstar" for her solo set;^[39] and Blackpink performed "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls during the encore.^[40]
• During the October 18 and October 19, 2025, concerts in Kaohsiung, Jisoo replaced "Your Love" with "Hugs & Kisses", and Lisa performed "Rockstar", "When I'm with You", and "Thunder" for her solo set. The encore was updated to include "See U Later" and "Kick It" succeeding the reprisal of "Jump".^[41][42]

• Deadline World Tour Official Website