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CORTIS Among Acts Scheduled for Singapore Grand Prix Opening Night
The group will perform October 9 on the Padang Stage with JJ Lin and others. Janet Jackson headlines the Wharf Stage on Sunday.
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CORTIS will perform on the opening night of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026, Forbes reported. The group takes the Padang Stage on October 9 alongside JJ Lin, Spacey Jane, Borderline, Shingo Nakamura, Split Enz, Major Lazer Soundsystem, DJ Snake and TOKiMONSTA. The Padang Stage in Zone 4 is open to all race ticket holders.
Janet Jackson performs on the Wharf Stage on Sunday, which requires Zone 1 tickets. Friday tickets start at 198 Singapore dollars, or about 150 U.S. dollars. CORTIS debuted in August 2025 under Big Hit Music and Republic Records as the third act signed to Big Hit after BTS and TXT.
The members, aged 16 to 20, are Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho. Their debut EP "Color Outside the Lines" reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 after its September 2025 release. The second EP "GREENGREEN" debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart and sold 2,313,291 copies in its first week.
CORTIS performed at the NBA Crossover Concert Series opening night in February 2026 and is confirmed for Lollapalooza as an official aftershow act. Their debut world tour "Put Your Phone Down" runs July through September 2026 across South Korea, North America and Japan, with the Singapore date placed between the Incheon-Seoul shows and the Japan leg in Kanagawa.
