BIGBANG Closes Three Taipei Dome Shows With 120,000 Admissions, Anniversary Thanks and Pineapple Cake Jokes

A 40,000 Fan Farewell to Taipei

BIGBANG finished its third and final Taipei Dome concert on October 11, 2026, at 8:45 p.m., closing a three night run reported to have drawn 120,000 admissions. Before around 40,000 fans on the final night, GD, Taeyang and Daesung mixed anniversary reflections with Mandarin greetings, playful exchanges and a promise to return.

The evening began with FANTASTIC BABY and ended with the three members kneeling and bowing deeply to their audience. Between those moments, GD wore a baseball jersey specially made for him by Taipei Dome, Taeyang turned a visit to Din Tai Fung into a running food joke, and the group invited the entire crowd into a photograph that had not been taken at the previous two shows.

The concerts were part of the XX: COSMOS world tour, celebrating 20 years since BIGBANG began in 2006. Taipei was described onstage as the tour's first Asian stop. The opening concert also marked the group's first Taiwan performance in approximately 11 years, although GD had appeared at Taipei Dome as a solo artist the previous year.

The reported attendance total represents admissions across three concerts, rather than 120,000 different people. Some fans attended more than once. A fan surnamed Lau, who travelled from Hong Kong, said she had taken two days off work to attend two shows and valued the friendly atmosphere among Taiwan's concert audiences.

Three Nights With Different Details

The Taipei run unfolded from October 9 to 11. Several memorable performances and speeches came from the opening or second concert, making the distinction between nights useful when tracing the group's return.

• October 8: Taeyang arrived in Taiwan on Thursday evening and said he ate beef noodle soup after arriving.
• October 9: BIGBANG opened its Taipei Dome run, performed more than 30 songs and introduced the anniversary song BiiiG to the Taiwan audience.
• October 10: The second show included an extended farewell discussion, another kneeling bow and a closing screen message thanking fans for 20 years of support.
• October 11: The final concert added a photograph with the full audience, further anniversary speeches and a farewell at 8:45 p.m.

Reports put the opening and final audiences at about 40,000 each, while one account described the second night's crowd as more than 40,000. The three concert total was reported as 120,000, so the figures should be read as rounded attendance estimates rather than an exact nightly breakdown.

Classic Songs Set the Pace

FANTASTIC BABY opened both the first and final concerts. The song's music video, released in 2012, was reported to have reached 670 million YouTube views, a measure of the familiarity behind the crowd's immediate response. The opening night continued with Hands Up and included Blue, Loser and Tonight, during which GD recreated his guitar smashing scene.

The final show also featured Tonight, BANG BANG BANG, STUPID LIAR and SOBER. The members did not keep every moment tightly scripted. During BANG BANG BANG, Taeyang reportedly waited so carefully for his entrance that he missed the first note, after coming in early during the previous night's performance.

During SOBER, GD pulled at the scarf tied around Daesung's waist. Elsewhere, an attempted splash of water at Daesung failed to land. Those exchanges gave the concert a loose, conversational feel alongside its larger production moments.

Near the end of the main performance, WE LIKE 2 PARTY and HOME SWEET HOME helped carry the show toward its farewell. Fireworks accompanied HOME SWEET HOME, and GD bowed at a right angle toward different seating sections. Fans then sang BANG BANG BANG for roughly five minutes to call the members back for an encore.

Solo Stages Inside the Reunion

The concerts made room for each member's individual catalogue as well as BIGBANG's group songs. Opening night accounts listed Daesung's Universe and Wings, Taeyang's Bad and Ringa Linga, and GD's Power and Crayon. GD also performed Crooked while moving along the area separating the stage from the audience.

Taeyang performed Live Fast Die Slow from his album QUINTESSENCE and divided the audience into two sides to compare their singing. He then approached fans on one side and held a fan's hand while performing. An opening night account also described him slipping on steps as he left the stage, then catching the handrail before falling.

For the final concert, Daesung brought a local variation to HANDO-CHOGUA by singing a Mandarin version and asking the audience about his pronunciation. He described his excitement as exceeding its limit. Taeyang, responding to fans calling his name, playfully introduced a new nickname that the crowd repeated.

The contrast between individual and group performances became part of GD's closing message. He said appearing alongside his fellow members made him happier than performing alone. His remarks connected the reunion to the solo appearances that had brought him back to the same venue before BIGBANG's return.

Mandarin Greetings and a Taipei Photograph

All three members used local language greetings throughout the final show. GD asked Taipei whether it was ready and greeted fans after a long absence. Daesung introduced himself in Mandarin, asked how everyone was doing and approached the standing audience to touch hands with fans.

Taeyang addressed the crowd with a declaration of love in Taiwanese, followed by an English greeting:

I Love Taipei

During My Heaven, the members took turns expressing their affection in Mandarin. Reports differ on the precise sequence and wording of those exchanges, but agree that GD, Taeyang and Daesung each joined in, turning the song into another conversation with the audience.

GD also delivered a rapid series of Mandarin questions asking whether fans would wait for the group's return. The crowd answered with cheers. For the final night's photograph, the members led everyone in calls of Taipei and VIP, the name used for BIGBANG's fans. The picture was described as a special addition for the last concert, absent from the first two nights.

Twenty Years, and More Music Promised

GD looked back from 2026 to the group's beginnings in 2006 and thanked fans for staying with BIGBANG across two decades. He said he had waited years for the moment when the three members could stand together again and had considered how to bring their best years back for everyone involved.

Daesung supplied two specific measures of the gap: four years and four months since the group's previous new music, and eight years and eight months since its previous tour together. Those intervals were presented as reflections on the period preceding the current comeback, which included the new anniversary song BiiiG.

The opening concert introduced BiiiG as a Taiwan premiere. At the final show, GD again asked the audience how much it liked the new song and urged a louder response. Daesung praised GD's planning of the performances, while GD credited the wider team.

GD also said BIGBANG had more new work to bring to fans. No release date, title or detailed schedule for that further material was given. His comments established an intention to continue beyond the concerts without setting out a confirmed release plan.

Pineapple Cakes Become Part of the Show

Taeyang's visits around Taipei became a recurring subject onstage. He said he had eaten xiaolongbao, the soup dumplings associated with Din Tai Fung, and pineapple cakes during a restaurant visit the previous day. He jokingly combined the restaurant's name with the dessert's name and compared the cakes' sweetness with the audience.

The meal also had a purpose beyond sightseeing. Taeyang and members of his team, including the dancer brothers known as the Kwon twins, visited Din Tai Fung to celebrate stylist Lee Hyun Woo's birthday. Photographs shared on Instagram showed the gathering, and Taeyang left a signature on a plate.

The absence of other diners from the photographed floor prompted suggestions that the team had reserved the space. A private booking was not independently confirmed, and the photographs alone do not establish whether the entire restaurant was closed to other guests.

Taeyang was also seen jogging in Taipei in the mornings and shared running photographs on Instagram. Onstage, the fitness theme became another joke when he performed sit ups during the band introductions. Accounts describe GD helping hold his feet, moving close as if to kiss him and embracing him. Daesung compared Taeyang's appeal with the heat of xiaolongbao, keeping the food joke alive.

Thanks That Continued Beyond the Songs

The speeches at the final concert put the jokes aside long enough for each member to explain what the anniversary meant. Daesung said he did not take 20 years onstage for granted and described himself as being in his best physical and mental condition. He promised to keep working to make fans happy until the last day of his life.

Taeyang described reaching the anniversary as something like a miracle. He said BIGBANG could not have reached 20 years without its fans' love and support, and that repaying that love would take a long time.

The closing sequence included Flower Road and Still Life, with former member T.O.P.'s recorded voice retained. Reports consistently describe his original rap being used in Still Life. The second concert also showed a different approach to older material when Daesung performed the rap section originally assigned to T.O.P. in Sunset Glow.

The use of recorded vocals did not represent T.O.P. appearing at the concert. GD, Taeyang and Daesung were the three performers who gathered for the final kneeling bow. Their collective farewell included an English declaration to the crowd:

I LOVE YOU

The gesture extended a pattern established on the previous two nights. After the second concert, the screen had displayed an English thank you to V.I.P. for remaining with the group for 20 years.

Jay Chou, a Celebration and the Next Stop

The reunion also drew attention beyond the concert audience. After the opening show, Jay Chou shared photographs with BIGBANG beside a flower basket he had sent. The singer's Instagram message congratulated the group:

Nice to see you guys! Congratulations.

After the October 11 finale, the members went to Jin Zhu restaurant for a celebration. People had begun waiting outside at around 6:50 p.m., before the concert's reported 8:45 p.m. finish, and the gathering grew as news of the show's conclusion spread.

Taiwanese entertainer A Ken arrived carrying desserts from his own business. He declined to identify exactly what he had brought. The visit followed an earlier delivery of pineapple cakes that Taeyang had praised, but the contents of this later gift were not disclosed.

A further Taiwan appearance was reported for late February 2027 at Kaohsiung's National Stadium, also known as the World Games Stadium. Exact concert dates were not given in these accounts, and no official schedule or ticket announcement was cited. GD's farewell invitation to meet again when flowers bloom was a promise of another reunion, not a specific booking date.

The Taipei run ended with both continuity and unfinished plans: familiar songs, recorded parts from the group's earlier lineup, three members performing together again, and more music promised without a release timetable.

Key Points

• BIGBANG performed at Taipei Dome on October 9, 10 and 11, 2026, with a reported 120,000 admissions across the run.
• The final concert drew about 40,000 fans and ended at 8:45 p.m.
• GD, Taeyang and Daesung added an audience photograph and closed with a kneeling bow of thanks.
• The anniversary shows combined group classics, solo performances and the new song BiiiG.
• T.O.P.'s recorded vocals were retained during closing material; he did not appear onstage.
• GD promised more new work, but gave no release date.
• Kaohsiung concerts were reported for late February 2027, without exact dates in these accounts.