Stray Kids to embark on 10-stop world tour on April 30

Boy band Stray Kids [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band Stray Kids will start its world tour "Maniac" on April 30, according to JYP Entertainment on Monday.

The tour, which will take place in 10 cities around the globe, is set to kick off with two runs in Seoul on April 30 and May 1 — followed by Kobe on June 11 and 12; Tokyo on June 18 and 19, Newark on June 29; Chicago on July 1; Atlanta on July 3; Fort Worth on July 6; Los Angeles on July 9; Oakland on July 12; Seattle on July 14; then Tokyo again on July 26 and 27.

The tour will have a total of 15 runs.

This is the boy band's first standalone in-person concert in two years and five months, since its world tour in 2019.

Stray Kids debuted in 2018 with its first EP "I am NOT" and consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N.

The band is also scheduled to release its new EP "Oddinary" and the lead track "Maniac" on March 18.

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]