BTS 2026 Tour: Where Will They Go?

As many of you know, J-Hope's "HOPE ON THE STAGE" solo tour has been announced, sparking a lot of discussion (and frustration), especially regarding the stops, with around 10 dates in the US, but nothing for Europe, Oceania, LATAM (except Mexico) or Africa.

\* as we've seen with the PTD and D-DAY tours, Asia and the States seem to be prioritised, leaving many to feel left out*

As a Canadian army, I admit feeling disappointed (but honestly not surprised) seeing Canada left out (again) of the North American announcement. With not even Toronto making it for the solo tour, I'm starting to doubt whether HYBE will ever consider adding more Canadian cities for the OT7 tour. Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the three major cities here, but they're hours (min. 6 hours) if not DAYS away from each other...so it feels unfair (?) to have the whole country (+ neighbouring US cities) fight for one city every time.

Smaller kpop acts (KIOF is a recent example) have had no problem hitting all three 🍁 cities, so I really can't understand why bigger groups keep leaving us out, especially BTS, who are massive and could literally sell out a concert if it was held on some isolated island. (I'm from Montreal, and we get included even less than Vancouver, despite western artists coming here all the time so it's not like we're some unknown place and that I'm being unrealistic.)

**note that I am not blaming the boys, it's more @ Hybe/BigHit

I understand that tours require a lot of planning, with logistics, arrangements, time constraints and the boys needing rest, making it difficult to see fans from all over the world. But I wonder if, for their next tour, they'll go bigger, especially since it's been about 6 years since they've last had a "proper" world tour, and their return is HIGHLY anticipated. Also, with Hobi going to weverse to reassure fans from countries/continents not included in his tour (one dedicated to Canada), I can't help but still hope there's more planned when they come back as 7.

I would love to hear your opinons/perspectives and explanations on how it all works (how are cities picked? what could get us noticed?, etc.), your expectations for the 2026 tour, your experience as an international ARMY...anything lol (Also, do you think it's gonna be a stadium only tour, or are they gonna do both arenas and stadiums?)

\*reminder that I am in no way blaming the boys, and I know they technically have no control over where they step foot. There have been a lot of debates on twitter over the past few days between* American fans and the rest of intl. fans; I think it's valid for fans to feel disappointed, but I also agree that it should be expressed respectfully. Keep in mind that this was written from the perspective of a Canadian army.

EDIT: fun fact; the building in the background of BTS' 19042019 Boy With Luv Music Bank performance is actually Montreal's Olympic Stadium!