Big Time Rush bringing new tour to Darien Lake Amphitheater

Group to play every song from every episode of hit Nickelodeon series

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Big Time Rush is gearing up for a massive 2025 with the announcement of a brand-new tour, “Big Time Rush in Real Life Worldwide.”

“Big Time Rush in Real Life Worldwide” will give fans exactly what they’ve long asked for: The band will play every song from every episode of its hit Nickelodeon show, many of which have never been played live. Rushers will finally get to revisit favorite moments from the show, plus many more surprises.

Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman, also known as Jo and Gustavo on the show, will join the band as support on all tour dates, making for an epic reunion.

Produced by Live Nation, the tour will make a stop at Darien Lake Amphitheater on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Tickets will be available starting with artist presales beginning Tuesday, Feb. 25. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at BigTimeRushOfficial.com.

Big Time Rush Fan Club members will have first access to tickets and VIP upgrades starting Tuesday, Feb. 25. Upgrade packages vary but may include meet and greets, access to the “Palm Woods” VIP lounge, and preshow huddle with BTR. For more information on VIP upgrades or to sign up to be a BTR fan club member, go to BigTimeRushOfficial.com

This tour will also offer a variety of different premium ticket packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, exclusive access to a preshow party, exclusive message from Big Time Rush delivered via QR code, and early entry into the venue. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

In a new viral tour announcement video, the guys of Big Time Rush answer the call. Watch the tour announcement here.

Big Time Rush will celebrate their tour announcement with a “Big Time Rush in Real Life Worldwide” pop-up experience that will open in Los Angeles for one weekend only and will be free to the public on March 1-2. The pop-up event will be at MG Studios, located at 1319 W. 11th St. It will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Fans of Big Time Rush (the band and the TV show) will be able to explore several nostalgia-packed spaces and relive unforgettable moments from the TV show – step inside the Palm Woods, Rocque Records, get an exclusive look at memorabilia from the show, and merch.

“We truly have the best fans in the world, and when we sat down to plot this tour we wanted to give them everything they have always asked us for and dreamed of,” BTR said. “That’s the reason we are so excited to be going on the road all over the world to play every song from every episode of the TV show. We know how many of our fans hold these songs close to their hearts, having first heard so many of them watching our show.

“We couldn’t be more excited to also be bringing our dear friends from the TV show, Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman, who we have never gotten the chance to tour with before. We have so many surprises in store for our Rushers for the ‘In Real Life Worldwide’ tour and can’t wait to see everyone on the road very soon!”

BTR became an overnight sensation in 2009 from the launch of the Nickelodeon television series “Big Time Rush.” The show was a huge success and catapulted the group into real-life stardom, as it went on to release three studio albums and perform across the globe, including five tours from 2011-14.

In June 2020, the band held a surprise virtual reunion to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the smash hit “Worldwide,” resulting in mass hysteria amongst fans and in the media.

In March 2021, all four seasons of Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush” were added to Netflix and the band went viral once again, increasing fan demand for an official reunion. Soon after, the band announced it would come together for two special live shows in New York and Chicago, both of which sold-out in a matter of minutes – blowing expectations out of the water and proving the power of the band’s devoted fandom. 

Since reuniting, BTR has completed three back-to-back sold-out tours, selling out venues across the globe, including New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Their first new album in over 10 years, “Another Life,” was released in 2023 to praise from critics and fans alike.

More about Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush became an overnight sensation in November 2009 when the scripted TV show of the same name launched on Nickelodeon. The show focused on the Hollywood adventures of four hockey players from Minnesota after they were selected to form a boy band. The show became a huge success and, later, Carlos, Kendall, James and Logan came to life as a band off the screen, releasing three full-length albums and performing across the globe.

As the show concluded in July 2013 – and after four years of recording music and touring as a band – the members went their separate ways, but remained close friends through the years.

After seven years, and in an effort to bring joy to their fans during quarantine around the world, the members of Big Time Rush decided to appear together as a group to send a message of love and togetherness. This was soon followed by a socially distant performance of an acoustic version of the smash hit "Worldwide." These appearances resulted in BTR receiving 10 million-plus streams in 2020 alone. Four seasons of the TV show were added to Netflix in March 2021 and have appeared in the Netflix "Top 10" trending titles.

The band finished off 2021 with a performance at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Philadelphia as well as two sold-out shows in Chicago and NYC, capping it off with the release of its first single in eight years, “Call It Like I See It.”

The power group kicked off 2022 stronger than ever with the launch of its wildly successful, sold-out “Forever Tour,” as well as all-new music, including hit singles “Honey,” “Fall” and “Not Giving You Up.” The “Forever Tour” included numerous sell-outs, including shows in Chicago, at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden, and on all dates on a Mexico trek. The tour concluded in early 2023 in South America with shows in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile.

Another Life, which was released in June of 2023, was the band’s first new studio album release in 10 years and was followed up by a special deluxe version in November. The band’s 2023 “Can’t Get Enough Tour” sold out amphitheater and arena shows – selling out venues across the U.S. including Los Angeles’s KIA Forum and New York’s Jones Beach on the 39-city run. Across 2022 and 2023, the band’s reunion resulted in over 600,000 tickets sold.

2024 was another incredible year for BTR, including several sold-out international tours in the U.K., Europe, Asia and Australia. The band ended the year with a sold-out holiday extravaganza – “Big Time Rush On Ice” – bringing fans together for a first-of-its-kind skating and concert spectacle on ice.