Stray Kids’ New Release Encounters Boycott Demands

Stray Kids is facing major backlash over their upcoming theatrical release.

The controversy began when Live Nation announced Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience would hit cinemas worldwide starting February 6, 2026. They shared a ticket link and screening info on Twitter and other platforms.

Fans quickly noticed the screening locations completely excluded Africa. The only West Asian country listed was Israel. This sparked outrage, especially over Israel’s inclusion amid ongoing conflicts and accusations of genocide against Palestinians.

Live Nation posted:

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Fans flooded social media, furious about Africa’s total omission and the choice to screen in Israel. Many called for a boycott and slammed Live Nation for hiding critical replies.

Here’s some fan reactions:

oh you are nasty disgusting and sick @LiveNation … hiding the replies where ppl want that fake country get removed from the list https://t.co/TbeNrjd6kl pic.twitter.com/DBaOibFzQZ

Israel in the list but not a single African country https://t.co/4GOvI65YDW pic.twitter.com/Ktu9tk5m8R

All the more reason to boycott them. Apparently, ‘Stray Kids everywhere all around the world’ does not include Palestine and the Middle East, yet it includes a genocidal state https://t.co/rwKYVcQThT

Remove that israel shit from asia. Doing concert on the land of Palestine while people there were dying behind that brick. Shame on you @Stray_Kids https://t.co/Cgu8jcrMXQ

This says so much abt how they view things btw
what russia is doing = not okay
what israel is doing = okay since the palestinian lives are much less important
Middle east & africa = also not important so let’s just pretend they don’t exist https://t.co/cWaMtidgoo

Stray kids everywhere all around the world for violent settler colonies committing genocide but fuck you if you’re African or Arab am i right?? Remove israel from the screening dpmo https://t.co/Ni7FvkNf4U

As the situation unfolds, no official response has come from Live Nation or JYP Entertainment.

Fans are staying alert as the backlash heats up around this release.

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