BTS returned to Los Angeles for the ultimate 4 reveals of the North American leg of its “Arirang” tour and left SoFi Stadium with extra data to its identify.
The Ok-pop group had spent round 5 months taking the tour throughout the continent earlier than the California finale, which drew roughly 282,000 die-hard followers.
This introduced its North American viewers to an estimated 1.92 million throughout 31 reveals.
BTS returned to North America for a tour that marked one other milestone for the Ok-pop group.
The tour lasted 5 months, with the band performing 31 reveals. It took the group to cities comparable to El Paso, Mexico Metropolis, and New York, the place keen longtime followers stuffed the venues.
In complete, an estimated 1.92 million followers attended the live shows, in response to the group’s company, BigHit Music.
BTS Turns into First Act to Play Eight SoFi Stadium Exhibits
Drawing 1.92 million followers throughout a five-month run was not BTS’ solely milestone on the North American leg of its tour.
The group additionally turned the primary music act to carry out eight reveals at SoFi Stadium, the place it held the ultimate 4 dates of the run.
Throughout these 4 reveals, BTS welcomed roughly 282,000 followers to the Los Angeles stadium. Viewers in 177 international locations additionally watched the performances via Weverse, the Ok-pop fan neighborhood platform.
Together with attendance from its earlier reveals in 2021, BTS has now drawn roughly 496,000 followers to SoFi Stadium, setting the highest cumulative attendance for any act at the venue.
Followers Serenade Jungkook and RM at LA Exhibits
BTS followers who visited SoFi Stadium had another excuse to rejoice, because the live shows fell on or close to the birthdays of members Jungkook and RM.
Jungkook’s birthday fell on September 1, whereas RM will rejoice his on September 12. Followers serenaded Jungkook on the present on his birthday, whereas RM received an early celebration on September 6.
The celebrations prolonged past the singing, as followers lit up the stadium in gold and blue. The colours paid homage to Jungkook’s “Golden” and RM’s “Indigo” solo albums.
The group later thanked followers throughout its closing remarks, reflecting on how rapidly the time had handed and expressing hope of staying linked with them wherever they have been.
BTS Topples The Rolling Stones’ Month-to-month Touring Document
In the course of the tour, BTS broke a file beforehand held by The Rolling Stones.
The group grossed $127.8 million and offered 641,000 tickets throughout 12 reveals between Could 2 and Could 28.
That complete exceeded the file The Rolling Stones set in August 2019 throughout their No Filter Tour by greater than $30 million.
The consequence made BTS the month’s highest-grossing and best-selling touring act for the second consecutive month.
Extra considerably, the Could figures gave BTS the most important month-to-month gross by a gaggle since Billboard’s Prime Excursions chart started in 2019.
BTS’ Arirang Shatters Spotify Information Upon Launch
Earlier than the tour, BTS made an influence on streaming platforms when “Arirang” arrived in March.
On the time of its launch, the album turned Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2026 and set a single-day file for a Ok-pop album.
It earned 110 million filtered streams on its first day and 545 million streams throughout its first week.
Considered one of its songs, “SWIM,” additionally reached 100 million Spotify streams in eight days, making it one of many quickest songs to succeed in the milestone in 2026.
The album had additionally generated important curiosity earlier than its launch, with Spotify reporting greater than 5 million pre-saves on its Countdown Web page.
