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BTS suspend entire world tour due to coronavirus travel restrictions and will develop a new schedule
- BTS had already postponed April dates in Seoul and the US segment of their world tour
- The current travel restrictions make it impossible to continue, say the band’s management
South Korean K-pop giants BTS will suspend their entire 2020 world tour over concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus and restrictions aimed at stopping it, their management said on Tuesday.
The seven-member band had already postponed the North American leg of the tour, that was scheduled to start on April 25, and cancelled a Seoul concert because of the coronavirus outbreak.
“Due to the nature of BTS concerts involving travel by thousands of international fans no matter where the performances are held, it is also difficult to resume the tour with the current strict restrictions on cross-border movement still in place,” Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement.
“Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to suspend the previously announced tour schedule and develop a new schedule.”
The suspension of BTS’ entire “Map of the Soul Tour”, which was due to include concerts in Europe and Japan, comes as the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than three million people globally, with countries imposing travel restriction and lockdowns.
Big Hit Entertainment said it would give details of a new tour schedule as soon as they were clear.
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