Home > Entertainment > K-pop

BTS finishes 840,000-fan North American leg of 'Arirang' world tour

Published: 30 May. 2026, 10:47

KIM MIN-YOUNG
[email protected]

BTS performs at Allegiant Stadium in Los Angeles in May. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

BTS wrapped up the North American leg of its “Arirang” world tour after performing for a total audience of about 840,000 people.

The group launched the world tour on April 25 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and held 15 concerts across five cities, including performances in El Paso, Texas; Mexico City, Mexico; Las Vegas, Nevada; and at Stanford University.

Additional performances were added in Tampa, Stanford and Las Vegas in response to demand, according to the boy band’s agency BigHit Music on Saturday.

Ahead of its Mexico City performances, BTS visited the presidential palace at the invitation of Mexico's president and met with local citizens. The Mexican government recognized the group as “Visitantes Distinguidos” and presented a commemorative plaque.

According to Billboard's monthly tour rankings, BTS generated $76.2 million in revenue and sold 417,000 tickets through eight concerts held in Goyang, Korea; Tokyo, Japan; and Tampa in April, placing first on the publication's Top Tours chart for the month.

BTS performs at Allegiant Stadium in Los Angeles in May. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

The group's three Tampa performances also recorded the highest revenue and attendance figures among individual venues in April, Billboard reported.

Billboard said concerts in Tampa and El Paso generated an average of $12.1 million in revenue per show, representing a 64 percent increase compared to previous U.S. tours including “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” in 2019 and “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage” in 2022.

BTS is scheduled to hold concerts at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12 and 13. The group will then begin its European tour in Madrid on June 26 before returning for a second North American leg beginning in East Rutherford, New Jersey in August.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [[email protected]]