{"id":461985,"date":"2026-09-12T22:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T22:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461985\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T22:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T22:14:12","slug":"g-dragon-tells-fans-bigbang-is-truly-back-at-oakland-concert-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461985\/","title":{"rendered":"G-Dragon Tells Fans BIGBANG is &#8216;Truly Back&#8217; at Oakland Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following their long-awaited reunion as a trio at <a data-ylk=\"slk:Coachella;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/coachella\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Coachella <\/a>earlier this year, <a data-ylk=\"slk:G-Dragon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/g-dragon\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">G-Dragon<\/a> wants fans to know that BIGBANG is &#8220;truly back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:During a show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/bigbang-2026-world-tour-dates-cities\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">During a show<\/a> at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Saturday (Sept. 5), G-Dragon addressed the audience and made it clear he was thrilled to be back onstage with <a data-ylk=\"slk:Taeyang;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/taeyang\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Taeyang<\/a> and Daesung. &#8220;Such an amazing moment, almost like a dream,&#8221; he told the audience. &#8220;We get to celebrate 20 years of BIGBANG together now. This might sound a little personal, but since my solo comeback a couple of years ago, I&#8217;ve been very careful, step by step. I kept trying to figure out a master plan to bring our golden days back, not just for myself, but for all of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The legendary K-pop group, who released <a data-ylk=\"slk:their first new single;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/bigbang-biiig-new-single-2026-comeback\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">their first new single<\/a> in four years last month with &#8220;BiiiG,&#8221; are currently on a world tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut studio album, BIGBANG Vol. 1. He&#8217;s indicated that the celebratory tour isn&#8217;t where the reunion stops, and there&#8217;s more on the way from BIGBANG soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Finally, BIGBANG is truly back, with the biggest world tour we&#8217;ve ever had,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And now we&#8217;re here together, and I&#8217;m really excited for what&#8217;s coming next. We just released one single yet! \u2026 From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much, and we love you so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">COMPLEX SHOP:<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#039;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BIGBANG made their debut as a five-piece in 2006 under YG Entertainment, quickly building up a loyal fanbase in South Korea and beyond. 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