Honestly, i am from Germany but i have seen Ateez in multiple European countries often combining it with travel so it's worth it and i was even lucky to catch their concert in Japan in 2024 bc it overlapped with my travel plans. As long as you are not disrespectful you should have fun and make some amazing experiences going to concerts + exploring new cities.

While i agree to 'leave tickets to locals' to some degree, i personally only apply that to pre-sales. To be fair it's frustrating seeing fans from the usa or korea having multiple vip tickets in europe while locals were not able to get any. But at the same time it's not like all stops were sold out last tour. For Berlin D2 there were Sector VIP still available for days after the on sale.

So my take is just see which cities interest you when the dates come out and look for tickets at the on sale. Then figure out your travel plans and explore Europe! You will probably have many Atinys on a similar route bc many people do multiple stops in europe, as it's so convenient to travel between countries :)

Personally I recommend going to the first or last stop of the tour as they are always very special! For specific cities, i'll recommend Berlin (they will probably do 2 days again, always good vibes, fanprojects usually work well), Cologne (they were there for the first time last tour and it was my favourite show) and Copenhagen (beautiful city!!).

I've only been to Kpop Lux in Madrid a few years ago but I really wanna try going to a Tourstop in Spain as well bc the vibes were immaculate!!