Class is officially back in session, and this time our study breaks are featuring appearances from none other than Big Time Rush!
Following a widely successful 2025 tour run during the summer, the band has announced an extension of their Big Time Rush In Real Life Worldwide Tour with 15 more U.S. dates in 2026 — but this time, they’re hitting college campuses. Following Big Time Rush’s European leg of the tour in November and December, the new stops will kick off on January 24 in Champaign, IL’s State Farm Center, and will wrap up on February 13 in Lincoln, NE’s Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The band members, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos PenaVega, are excited to live the college experience they’ve never had, saying, “one of us actually dropped out of college and well, the others didn’t go, but the point is, we’re coming to a college arena near you and are ready to get the party started! Your homework assignment is to know all the lyrics to every song from every episode. Get to work – we’ll see you top of 26!”
Once again, the band will play EVERY song from EVERY episode of the show, many of which have never been performed live before this tour. Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman, also known as Jo and Gustavo on the beloved Nickelodeon series, will once again be joining the band as direct support.
To celebrate these new date additions, BTR will finally release their fan-favorite track, “Blow Your Speakers Out” next Thursday, October 30. The song was originally featured on the show but never officially released or performed live until this tour.
And while we’re so excited about these new show additions, we still can’t stop thinking about when we saw Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles this past August. In the completely sold-out show, we heard the bangers that still live rent-free in our minds, like “Boyfriend” and “Til I Forget About You.” And we’re so excited to keep the momentum going this winter.
We’re also living for how they announced their “College Dropout Tour” on Instagram:
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Tickets and VIP Upgrades go on sale on Tuesday, October 21, with select shows offering limited $30 student tickets. Upgrade packages will be available for these shows and may include meet and greets with solo or group photos with BTR and more. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, October 24 at 10am local time. For tickets and more information on VIP upgrades and to sign up to be a BTR Fan club member, go to BigTimeRushOfficial.com.
Check out the new list of tour dates for Big Time Rush In Real Life Worldwide Tour 2026 below and don’t forget to let us know if you’re excited for the guys to hit your city by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sliding into our DMs on Instagram at @celebsecrets.
BIG TIME RUSH IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE 2026 TOUR DATES:
Sat Jan 24 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
Sun Jan 25 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Mon Jan 26 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
Wed Jan 28 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Fri Jan 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
Sat Jan 31 – Syracuse, NY – Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
Mon Feb 02 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Tue Feb 03 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
Thu Feb 05 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Fri Feb 06 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Sat Feb 07 – Orlando, FL – Addition Financial Arena
Mon Feb 09 – Tallahassee, FL – Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Tue Feb 10 – Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center
Thu Feb 12 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
Fri Feb 13 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
