(KRON) -- K-pop royalty BTS is returning to the San Francisco Bay Area. The boy band announced Tuesday that they are performing at Stanford Stadium for back-to-back dates in May. BTS is kicking off its 2026 and 2027 world tour on April 9 in Goyang, South Korea. On May 16 and May 17, the group comes to Stanford for two nights of performances. The tour is set to feature a 360-degree stage design which “places the audience at the center of the experience,” according to a news release. FILE - BTS performs "Butter" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Presale tickets for BTS’s “Army” fanbase membership go on sale for select tour dates starting January 22, with the remaining general tickets becoming available January 24 through Live Nation. In 2018, BTS performed at Oracle Arena in Oakland as part of the “Love Yourself” world tour. BTS World Tour dates announced More information on the upcoming shows is available on the BTS world tour website. ...read more read less