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BTS Greets 50,000 at Mexico’s National Palace Before Sold-Out Mexico City Shows

The spectacle signals how the group’s comeback now operates as soft power in Mexico.

Overview

  • BTS, which met President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace on Wednesday, greeted roughly 50,000 fans from a balcony overlooking the Zócalo.
  • The group is set to perform at Estadio GNP Seguros on May 7, 9 and 10, with more than 136,000 tickets selling out within minutes.
  • Mexico’s president asked South Korea’s leader to help secure extra dates, and Seoul’s government forwarded the request to HYBE, though no new shows have been announced.
  • Mexico’s consumer agency pressed Ticketmaster and promoter Ocesa for clearer ticket sales after nearly 5,000 complaints about the process.
  • Secondary-market listings rose into the thousands of dollars, with some StubHub posts reaching about $13,000, pricing many fans out even as local merchants forecast a $107.5 million boost to the city’s economy.