Gen Z ‘it band’ TOMORROW X TOGETHER return to Chicago music festival two years in a row as the first K-pop act to do so
SEOUL March 22, 2023 – TOMORROW X TOGETHER is set to return to LOLLAPALOOZA this year as a headline act.
LOLLAPALOOZA released their official festival lineup for the year. Gen Z’s ‘it’ band TOMORROW X TOGETHER (SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, HUENINGKAI) will make their second appearance at the festival, making them the first K-pop act to perform at the festival for two consecutive years. The band first made their U.S. music festival debut in July 2022 with an impactful live band set.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER is set to embark on their second world tour ‘TOMORROW X TOGETHER WORLD TOUR ‘ with 23 shows in 13 cities. The tour begins on March 25 with two consecutive dates in Seoul, and will be followed by April dates in Asia and May dates in the U.S.
About TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER are regarded as K-pop’s voice of Gen Z for their musical narratives which focus on the common experiences and emotions of youth across the globe. Debuted in 2019, TOMORROW X TOGETHER—consisting of SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, and HUENINGKAI—have been listed at the top of Billboard’s “25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021: Critics’ Picks” with their 2021 release, The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE, and the subsequent album The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE was featured on Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2021” as the only album by a Korean act. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s May 2022 release, minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, made its debut at No.4 on the Billboard 200 and charted for 14 weeks. In 2022, the band wrapped up their first world tour with 20 shows across 14 cities and became the first K-pop group to perform at LOLLAPALOOZA in Chicago in July 2022. Notably, TOMORROW X TOGETHER have been nominated at prestigious awards such as the American Music Awards and People’s Choice Awards, and won at the 2022 MTV EMAs (Best Asia Act) and BandLab NME Awards 2022 (Hero of the Year). The band’s newest EP, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION made its debut at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart.
