Overview
- BTS, which opened the ARIRANG world tour Thursday in Goyang, played to a sold-out crowd in heavy rain as a three-night stadium run began.
- The tour spans 34 cities and about 85 stadium and dome shows using a new in-the-round 360-degree stage, with Tokyo up next.
- Live Nation says 46 shows have already sold out and about 2.4 million tickets are sold for 41 North American and European dates.
- The comeback album ARIRANG topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks and lead single Swim debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, fueling demand for tickets.
- A free comeback performance in central Seoul drew more than 100,000 in person and about 18.4 million on Netflix, and analysts project tour revenues could reach roughly 2.7 trillion won.