SKZ, Citi Field concert success → Empire State Building lighting ceremony

MUSIC Jun 23, 2025

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Group Stray Kids lit up the local night sky with a solo concert at New York City Field and a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building.

Stray Kids held a solo concert as part of their world tour ‘Stray Kids World Tour 〈 dominATE 〉’ at New York City Field on the 18th and 19th(local time).

Stray Kids held two solo concerts at Citi Field, where global musicians such as Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga performed, demonstrating their status as a group.

They kicked off the concert with a powerful performance of “MOUNTAINS” from their mini album “ATE” and heated up the stadium with a setlist of around 30 songs including “Sorikkun” (Sound of Love), “Back Door” (Back Door), “Chk Chk Boom” (Chick Chk Boom), “神Menu” (Shin Menu), “Teuk” (Special), and “MANIAC” (Maniac), as well as unit songs from their digital single “Mixtape : dominATE” (Mixtape: DominATE).

The solid live performance combined with the vivid band sound and the performance that you can’t take your eyes off of added to the fun of watching and filled the audience with cheers.After finishing the performance amidst enthusiastic cheers, the eight members expressed their feelings by saying, “Thank you for making this moment special.This year will be a memorable year for both us and STAY, so please look forward to it,” raising expectations for their future activities.

Stray Kids, who are currently receiving attention from local media outlets and around the world for their ‘largest-scale’ world tour, previously attracted attention by participating in the lighting ceremony of the Empire State Building, a landmark in New York, on the 16th.They attended this lighting ceremony, which spoke of the healing energy of music, and painted the Empire State Building with the group’s representative color, red.

Stray Kids said, “We are honored and grateful for the opportunity to light up the Empire State Building.Music is a universal language that anyone can use anywhere in the world, and it’s all that matters to us to be able to share our music with those in need.”

The North American stadium tour, which started in Seattle and has been held in 10 regions and 13 times including San Francisco, C Angeles, Arlington, Atlanta, Orlando, New York, Washington D, Chicago, and Toronto, will now continue to Nationals Park in Washington D on C 23rd.

Afterwards, the world tour ‘〈 dominATE 〉’ will be held in Europe at large stadiums such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome.

(Photo courtesy of JYP Entertainment, Empire State Realty Trust)

Jo com -woon, reporter for Donga.com madduxly@donga

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