Key Takeaways
- Stray Kids became the first K-pop act to headline Rock in Rio's Palco Mundo on September 11, a first in the festival's 41-year history.
- The Latin American run opened September 9 in Bogotá and added a second Buenos Aires date after the first sold out in roughly three hours.
- STRAYCITY wraps with back-to-back sellouts at Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros on September 25 and 26.
- Premium Mexican tickets reached roughly 9,795 pesos, with the cheapest sections starting near 1,363 pesos.
Four Countries, One Six-Day Sprint
Eight members, four countries, and a festival record that stood for four decades — that's what Stray Kids compressed into six days across Latin America this September. The South Korean act became the first K-pop group to headline Rock in Rio's main stage, then closed out its STRAYCITY run with a pair of sold-out nights in Mexico City. In between, the group squeezed in a debut in Colombia and an unplanned second show in Argentina, never taking a night off.
Bogotá Opens the Run
The tour launched on September 9 at Vive Claro Distrito Cultural, Stray Kids' first-ever concert in Colombia. Framed as STRAYCITY — a festival-style format built around the group rather than a standard tour stop — the Bogotá date brought out NEXZ, Bad Milk and local artist Kei Linch as guest acts. Two days later, the group was already on a stage in Rio de Janeiro for one of the biggest bookings of its career.
Rock in Rio Hands K-pop Its Main Stage for the First Time
On September 11, Rock in Rio dedicated a full night of its Palco Mundo to Korean pop for the first time in the festival's history, and Stray Kids closed it out as headliner, taking the stage just after midnight local time, per Latin Times' rundown of that night's schedule. The set leaned on fan staples — "TOPLINE," "S-Class," "MANIAC," "DOMINO" and "Thunderous" — plus cuts from the band's newly released mini-album, "This & That," whose title track had already opened the tour two nights earlier in Bogotá.
Between songs, frontman Bang Chan drew a roar from the Brazilian crowd by singing a few lines of Michel Teló's "Ai Se Eu Te Pego," a callback he'd first tried during the group's arena shows in the country the previous year, according to The Honey POP's recap of the show. Rock in Rio's own announcement had billed the night this way: "For the first time in history, K-pop comes to Rock City."
Buenos Aires Sells Out in Hours
Argentina's turn came on September 14 at the Hipódromo de San Isidro, the group's first-ever show in the country. According to this Latin Times report, the venue's initial ticket allotment sold out in roughly three hours once sales opened in May, pushing promoters to add a second night on September 15 — the same sellout-then-expand pattern that would repeat in Mexico. Guest acts NEXZ, K4OS and Cocho rounded out both Buenos Aires bills.
STRAYCITY's Latin American run wraps this September 25 and 26 at Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros — the venue long known as Foro Sol before a 2024 rebrand. The first date sold out shortly after general sales opened on May 29, prompting promoter OCESA to add a second show the same day, according to El Universal. Tickets ranged from 1,363 to 9,795 pesos depending on section and VIP add-ons, and this stop's guest lineup — NEXZ, Andrés Obregón and RENEE — differs from the other three cities, per Revista Influencer.
A Tour That Outgrew a Single Stage
In six days, Stray Kids went from a six-figure festival crowd in Brazil to sold-out venues in three separate countries without a single off night. The pattern held at every stop: tickets went on sale, sold out almost immediately, and a second date got added to meet demand. For Mexico, the run also carries a note of familiarity — Estadio GNP Seguros already hosted the group during its dominATE tour, underscoring how reliably the venue delivers for the band's fanbase. Two sold-out nights later, STRAYCITY closes its Latin American chapter the same way it opened: with no tickets left.
