BIGBANG Fans Travel to Hanoi for Two-Night 'XX: COSMOS' Tour Stop

BIGBANG's Hanoi concert weekend is bringing together fans who began planning months before G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung were due onstage. The trio is scheduled to perform at My Dinh National Stadium on Oct. 24 and 25 as part of the "XX: COSMOS" world tour, with both shows set for 7:30 p.m. local time. Vietnamese outlet Dan Tri reported in August that tickets for both nights had sold out after three sales rounds. ygfamily.comThe preparations now extend beyond securing a seat. In an Oct. 23 report, Vietnamese broadcaster VOV described fans collecting wristbands, organizing outfits and arranging to meet other concertgoers. Thanh Ha, a Vietnamese fan traveling from Australia, said she had prepared clothing for both nights. Another attendee, Thuy Trang from Vung Tau in southern Vietnam, had arranged a makeup appointment as well as outfits and light sticks. Their plans give the anniversary tour a more personal scale: individual journeys converging on the same stadium. english.vov.vnThe first visible gathering came before concert day. VOV documented queues at My Dinh on the morning of Oct. 22, when attendees presented QR-coded electronic tickets to receive wristbands and associated benef...