BIGBANG’s Hanoi concert weekend is bringing together fans who began planning months before G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung were due onstage. The trio is scheduled to perform at My Dinh National Stadium on Oct. 24 and 25 as part of the “XX: COSMOS” world tour, with both shows set for 7:30 p.m. local time. Vietnamese outlet Dan Tri reported in August that tickets for both nights had sold out after three sales rounds. ygfamily.com
The preparations now extend beyond securing a seat. In an Oct. 23 report, Vietnamese broadcaster VOV described fans collecting wristbands, organizing outfits and arranging to meet other concertgoers. Thanh Ha, a Vietnamese fan traveling from Australia, said she had prepared clothing for both nights. Another attendee, Thuy Trang from Vung Tau in southern Vietnam, had arranged a makeup appointment as well as outfits and light sticks. Their plans give the anniversary tour a more personal scale: individual journeys converging on the same stadium. english.vov.vn
The first visible gathering came before concert day. VOV documented queues at My Dinh on the morning of Oct. 22, when attendees presented QR-coded electronic tickets to receive wristbands and associated benefits. Collection areas were separated by ticket category. Phan Thu Trang, a fan from Phu Tho province who has followed BIGBANG for 13 years, described the process positively and planned to visit The Garden Mall for merchandise afterward. Her priority, she told the broadcaster, was finding light sticks for everyone in her group. english.vov.vn
The ticket rush had unfolded more than two months earlier. YG Entertainment’s official notice scheduled the V.I.P membership presale for Aug. 13 and general sales for Aug. 17, with membership holders required to complete a preliminary survey to qualify for early access. The notice also specified that the presale covered a limited allocation of seats, with purchases capped at two tickets per show. That distinction matters when describing the initial rush: an exhausted presale allocation was one stage in the process, rather than proof that every ticket had already gone. ygfamily.com
According to Dan Tri, the first early sale drew approximately 60,000 people to the queue, and its allocation sold out in about two hours. The following sale on Aug. 14 reportedly attracted an online queue approaching 120,000 at one point. Remaining inventory was purchased after general sales opened Aug. 17. Those figures describe reported ticketing demand, rather than confirmed attendance; they should not be added together to estimate how many people will enter the stadium across the weekend. Báo Dân trí
The published Hanoi price range runs from VND1 million to VND10.5 million across 10 categories. Dan Tri identified the Ultimate VIP Package as the highest-priced option and listed Diamond VIP at VND9.8 million. The range provides a clearer picture of the event than a single headline price: fans bought access across substantially different ticket tiers. Neither the queue totals nor the highest package price establishes the concerts’ final gross, which would require information about tickets sold in each category. DTiNews
The shows arrive during BIGBANG’s 20th-anniversary year and follow the August release of “BiiiG.” KpopStarz previously reported that the group opened “XX: COSMOS” in Goyang on Aug. 21, with a three-night engagement through Aug. 23. The Hanoi concerts continue that return as a three-member touring lineup. They are a new city stop within an established run, rather than the opening performances of the comeback, and the anniversary provides the link between the recent single and the larger concert schedule. kpopstarz.com
Hanoi also sits within a busy regional itinerary. YG’s current tour page lists two Singapore concerts on Oct. 17 and 18, followed by Hanoi, Sydney on Oct. 31 and two Bangkok dates on Nov. 7 and 8. That schedule means Hanoi is one of several Southeast Asian cities with a two-night engagement. Older reports describing it as the region’s only double date no longer match the published routing. All of those dates and performance times are listed in local time. artist.ygfamily.com
VPBank’s announcement identifies the bank as a sponsor and co-organizer alongside a production involving AEG Presents Asia, Carpa and YG Entertainment, with Mastercard also sponsoring and CTicket handling ticketing. For attendees, however, the immediate focus is the weekend itself: two scheduled stadium performances bringing the anniversary tour to Vietnam after months of ticket sales, travel arrangements and preparations. vpbank.com.vn