BIGBANG Opens Four Hong Kong Shows With Cantonese Greetings, Classic Hits and Early Merchandise Queues

Fantastic Baby Starts a Busy First Night at Kai Tak

BIGBANG opened its four concert run at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium on November 13, 2026, with G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung appearing in black and white outfits and launching into Fantastic Baby. The first performance began at about 7:15pm, after a day that saw hundreds of fans queue for official merchandise and some spend around HK$2,000 each before the music began.

The opening song brought fans to their feet, singing and dancing with the three members. Cantonese greetings, a playful rewrite of Bae Bae featuring Hong Kong food and G-Dragon throwing a guitar gave the evening several moments tailored to the crowd. A stumble by Taeyang and an apparent knee injury to G-Dragon also drew attention during the performance.

The stadium engagement continues on November 14, 15 and 17. Kai Tak Sports Park's official concert listing names the tour as BIGBANG 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR < XX : COSMOS > IN HONG KONG and confirms that November 17 is the final added show, with no further performances to be added.

For many fans, known as V.I.P.s, the opening day began much earlier than the concert. Two shoppers reached the sports park at around 6am, five hours before official merchandise sales opened at 11am. Their day combined waiting, shopping and time in the surrounding area before returning for the evening performance.

Cantonese Greetings and a Menu Inside Bae Bae

G-Dragon, the group's leader, addressed the audience in English as the opening performance gathered pace. He called on Hong Kong fans to raise their hands and join the show:

Hong Kong, put your hands up, are you ready for the show, are you ready for the party?

Taeyang introduced himself in Cantonese before switching to English. Daesung also encouraged the audience to cheer louder, while the three members repeatedly called out Hong Kong during the performance.

The local touches went beyond greetings. During Bae Bae, the members changed lyrics to name har gow shrimp dumplings, wonton noodles, iced milk tea and char siu bao, the steamed buns filled with barbecue pork. The familiar food names drew laughter from the audience and gave the song a distinctly Hong Kong passage.

The set also included Hands Up, Tonight, Blue, LOSER and IF YOU. Together with Fantastic Baby, those songs gave the opening night a broad selection of familiar material, moving between energetic dance tracks and slower songs rather than keeping the performance at one pace.

A Guitar Throw, a Stumble and an Apparent Injury

G-Dragon threw a guitar during a passage in which he had been playing the instrument, creating one of the night's most dramatic stage moments. The action matched the forceful opening atmosphere, with fans responding loudly throughout the early songs.

Taeyang briefly stumbled and nearly lost his balance, then quickly steadied himself without falling. G-Dragon and Daesung copied the movement beside him, folding the awkward moment into the dancing so that the performance continued.

G-Dragon later appeared to scrape his knee during Home Sweet Home, possibly while running, jumping or dropping to his knees. A long streak of blood was visible through his ripped trousers. He adjusted the fabric to cover the area and later knelt again while thanking fans at the curtain call. No medical assessment or details of treatment were given.

Three Shopping Zones and a Separate Light Stick Queue

The official merchandise operation was based at Kai Tak Sports Park's East Village. Hundreds of fans were waiting before the 11am opening, making the retail area an early test of the day's crowd arrangements.

Judy, a staff member at the merchandise booth, explained that product display, payment and collection were handled in separate areas. Fans could look at the goods, complete their purchase and then collect their items at different points, spreading those activities across the site.

Crown light sticks had their own queue, separate from shoppers buying other merchandise. These handheld lights are a familiar part of BIGBANG concerts, allowing fans to hold illuminated crowns above the crowd. Giving the popular item a dedicated line separated those purchases from the wider merchandise operation.

Judy said fans generally followed the arrangements and that the queues remained orderly. Fans also praised the clear separation of the shopping stages. Some described the setup as smoother than arrangements at earlier tour stops in Taiwan, pointing to clearer directions for different groups of shoppers.

Fans Spend Thousands and Set Aside Hours

A fan surnamed Chan and her companion arrived at around 6am and each spent approximately HK$2,000 on merchandise. They described the buying process as orderly and planned to eat and shop nearby before returning for the concert.

Another fan, surnamed Cheung, arrived with friends at around 9am. She put spending at roughly HK$2,000 to HK$3,000 per person and said queuing and shopping took about three hours, broadly matching her expectations.

The figures show how substantial merchandise purchases could be for individual visitors. A HK$2,000 shopping bill was HK$1,301 more than the cheapest listed concert ticket, priced at HK$699 before service fees. Merchandise spending of HK$3,000 was close to the HK$3,099 price of the most expensive listed standing ticket.

Cheung said the weather felt hot while she waited, but she was satisfied with the orderly environment. Her experience also gives visitors a practical measure of the time involved: even a shopping trip that went as expected occupied several hours before the evening show.

Water, Staff and Places to Stop Before the Show

Kai Tak Sports Park and the organisers deployed extra customer service staff to answer questions and help visitors navigate the shopping arrangements. The park's precinct manager inspected operations during the morning and thanked fans for following instructions.

Food and drink stations supplied beverages and snacks, giving people waiting in the area somewhere to buy water and refreshments. Those facilities mattered for visitors who had arrived early and were spending much of the day around the venue.

Venue management advised people planning to buy merchandise at the remaining shows to arrive early, allow plenty of time and decide which products they wanted before joining the purchasing process. It also asked visitors to check the weather and prepare for sunshine or rain, including carrying a folding umbrella.

Fans who finished shopping could visit three large themed photo installations in the Central Square. Others planned meals or shopping trips nearby. The result was a concert day extending beyond the stadium itself, with merchandise, refreshments and photo stops filling the hours before admission and the performance.

Four Dates, With the Final Show on November 17

The official schedule places the four performances across five calendar days, with a break on November 16. The November 13 concert was scheduled for 7pm and began at about 7:15pm. The two weekend shows have earlier scheduled starts.

The main dates for fans planning the rest of the Hong Kong run are:

• November 12: The first BIGBANG drone display took place above Victoria Harbour.
• November 13: The opening Kai Tak concert was scheduled for 7pm.
• November 14: The second concert is scheduled for 6pm, followed by a separate harbour drone display at 10pm.
• November 15: The third concert is scheduled for 6pm.
• November 17: The final added concert is scheduled for 7pm.

The organiser's announcement describes November 17 as the last additional performance. Fans considering that date therefore have a fixed final show in the published schedule, rather than an open series awaiting more dates.

Ticket Prices and the Added Show Sales Schedule

Listed ticket prices range from HK$699 to HK$3,099, excluding customer service fees. The standing category is VIP1 at HK$3,099. Seated tickets are listed at HK$2,699 for VIP2, HK$2,399 for VIP3, and HK$2,099, HK$1,899, HK$1,699, HK$1,299, HK$899 and HK$699 for other categories.

The venue flags restricted views among the HK$2,099, HK$1,699, HK$899 and HK$699 categories. A restricted view means part of the stage or performance may be harder to see from the seat, an important detail when comparing prices.

HK Ticketing is the listed ticketing platform. General sales for the original three shows began on September 17 at noon, following membership and other presales. For the added November 17 performance, V.I.P. fan club presales ran on September 28 from 10am to 11:59pm.

The added show's September 29 sales opened to TME customers from 10am to 1:59pm, followed by Trip.com Group and Klook from 2pm to 3:59pm. General sales began at 4pm that day. The venue directs fans to organiser announcements for event details and updates.

The Celebrations Extend to Victoria Harbour

The stadium opening followed a Victoria Harbour drone display on November 12, when BIGBANG's name, crown light sticks and portraits of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung appeared above the waterfront. The first display began at 8pm and lasted about 15 minutes, drawing fans to the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade on the eve of the concert run.

A second free display is scheduled for November 14 at 10pm, with the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront again identified as a viewing area. The harbour programme forms part of the group's 20th anniversary celebrations, alongside a free anniversary display at The Peak Galleria and other activities around the city.

Those events give people without concert tickets a way to join the celebrations. For fans attending Kai Tak, they also add separate destinations to a visit already shaped by early merchandise queues, stadium performances and time spent around the sports park.

At a Glance

• BIGBANG opened at Kai Tak Stadium on November 13, 2026, with Fantastic Baby.
• G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung mixed classic songs with Cantonese greetings and Hong Kong food references.
• The remaining concerts are scheduled for November 14, 15 and 17.
• Official merchandise sales opened at 11am, with separate display, payment and collection areas and a dedicated crown light stick queue.
• Some fans arrived at 6am and spent about HK$2,000 each; another described a shopping process lasting around three hours.
• Tickets are listed from HK$699 to HK$3,099 before service fees, with restricted views flagged in several seated categories.
• A second free Victoria Harbour drone show is scheduled for November 14 at 10pm.