MONSTA X Announce 2026 World Tour ‘THE X : NEXUS’, Kicking Off in Seoul’s KSPO DOME After 4 Years
MONSTA X have announced their new ‘2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR : THE X : NEXUS’ (hereafter ‘THE X : NEXUS’), marking the group’s first world tour in approximately four years since the ‘NO LIMIT’ tour in 2022. On November 27, agency Starship Entertainment unveiled the tour’s main poster via the group’s official social media channels, revealing the opening shows in Seoul and signaling a new chapter for MONSTA X following their 10th-anniversary activities.
According to the poster and multiple Korean news reports, ‘THE X : NEXUS’ will open with a three-day run at KSPO DOME in Seoul’s Jamsil area from January 30 to February 1, 2026. Showtimes are set for 7:30 p.m. on January 30, 6 p.m. on January 31, and 4 p.m. on February 1. Tickets for the Seoul concerts will be sold via Melon Ticket, with fan club Monbebe pre-sales running from 8:00 p.m. on December 9 to 11:59 p.m. on December 10, followed by general sales starting at 8:00 p.m. on December 12, reflecting expectations of strong domestic and international demand.
Korean media emphasize that ‘THE X : NEXUS’ follows roughly four years after the ‘2022 MONSTA X “NO LIMIT” TOUR IN SEOUL’. That tour began in Seoul before expanding to nine U.S. cities including New York, where the group showcased high-impact performances and a fully realized group lineup, strengthening their overseas drawing power. While the new tour also starts in Seoul, its title and visuals build on the conceptual framework of the 2025 mini album ‘THE X’, highlighting the idea of ‘light gathering and opening a new world’. This allows fans to connect the upcoming shows with the narrative developed through the album and its stages.
Prior to the tour announcement, MONSTA X held their 10th-anniversary concert ‘2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X’ at the same venue in July 2025, using a three-day run to revisit key songs and milestones from their career so far. While ‘CONNECT X’ functioned as a summary of the group’s first decade, outlets have interpreted ‘THE X : NEXUS’ as the next chapter, aiming to build a new world on top of those existing connections. The mini album ‘THE X’, released in September, and the U.S. digital single ‘baby blue’, released in November, are also seen as signals of a broader global push leading into the 2026 world tour.
The articles further note that MONSTA X are set to join the ‘2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour’, one of the largest year-end music events in the United States, with scheduled appearances in four cities including New York’s Madison Square Garden. Combined with the upcoming theatrical release of their ‘2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X’ concert film at CGV theaters, the group is maintaining strong visibility in both the Korean and U.S. markets. Although additional cities for ‘THE X : NEXUS’ have yet to be revealed, Korean outlets broadly expect the forthcoming overseas dates and production scale to serve as key indicators of MONSTA X’s next phase of global strategy.
Bringing together official statements and media coverage, ‘THE X : NEXUS’ is framed as a starting point where ‘light gathers and the world opens’, functioning both as MONSTA X’s first world tour after their 10th anniversary and as a continuation of the artistic direction set by ‘THE X’. For longtime Monbebe fans, the three nights at KSPO DOME offer a chance to experience the group’s decade of stage growth while anticipating further dates across North America, Europe, and other parts of Asia. For readers tracking K-Pop touring schedules, the Seoul opening and the yet-to-be-announced overseas legs position ‘THE X : NEXUS’ as one of the key live projects to watch in the 2026 concert market.
【KStarLoud Analysis】Structurally, ‘THE X : NEXUS’ reads like a ‘post–10th anniversary health check’ for MONSTA X as a touring brand. Domestically, a three-night run at KSPO DOME functions as a stress test of their current draw in Korea; globally, the pairing of concept-linked releases like ‘THE X’ and U.S.-leaning singles such as ‘baby blue’ with Jingle Ball–level exposure probes their staying power in English-speaking and multi-territory markets. For a boy group entering its mid-career phase, the question is no longer just whether they can sell tickets—it’s whether they will be positioned going forward as an actively expanding “evergreen act” or mainly as a nostalgia-oriented name. In that sense, the pace of Seoul ticket sales and the eventual number and scale of overseas stops on ‘THE X : NEXUS’ may be the clearest indicators of which path MONSTA X’s next chapter is taking.