For BTS, sold-out tours have become familiar territory—but the moment still carries weight.
As ticket sales opened for the group’s upcoming ARIRANG world tour, stadium seats across North America and Europe disappeared almost instantly, well before the first reveal is set to launch. From Tampa to Paris, fans relocated in unison, transforming tour stops into long-awaited reunions rather than routine concert dates.
BigHit Music stated Tuesday that all 41 reveals scheduled across North America and Europe were completely sold out as of Jan. 24. According to the agency, tickets for stadium-scale venues in both regions were snapped up shortly after going on sale, underscoring the group’s finishuring global appeal.
The tour will open in North America on April 25, 26 and 28 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, before relocating on to 11 other cities, including El Paso, Mexico City, Stanford and Las Vegas. BTS will stage 31 concerts across 12 cities in the region.
Buoyed by overwhelming demand, additional dates have been added in Tampa, Stanford and Las Vegas, with one extra reveal confirmed in each city.
After completing the North American leg, BTS will head to Europe, launching the tour there on June 26 and 27 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid. The group will then perform in Brussels, London, Munich and Paris, meeting fans over a total of 10 reveals.
BigHit Music highlighted the tour’s historical significance, noting that BTS will become the first Korean act to headline solo concerts at major stadiums including Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Stanford Stadium, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The agency stated the tour would leave another milestone in the history of K-pop live performances.
BTS will officially kick off the ARIRANG world tour on April 9 at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province. Overall, the group is set to perform 82 reveals across 34 cities worldwide—the largest single tour ever staged by a K-pop act. Additional concerts in Japan and the Middle East are expected to be announced at a later date.
Ahead of the tour, BTS will release its fifth full-length album, ARIRANG, on March 20. The album features 14 new tracks that reflect “the BTS of today,” according to the group.
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