BTS Ends North American Arirang Tour With 1.9 Million Fans and a Record-Setting Sofi Stadium Attendance Mark for Any Group Since the Arena Opened
LOS ANGELES, CA — BTS closed its North American run of the “Arirang” world tour on Sunday with a milestone that underlined just how big the group’s return has been. BigHit Music said the band drew 1.9 million concertgoers across 31 sold-out shows in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The leg began on April 25 and ended with the group’s final Los Angeles stop. BTS told the crowd that it was hard to believe the tour had reached its last North American date, saying the kickoff in Tampa felt recent because the time passed so quickly.
Four Los Angeles shows push SoFi Stadium to a new group attendance record
The biggest single-market statement came in Los Angeles, where four concerts on Sept. 1, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday drew a combined 282,000 spectators to SoFi Stadium. BigHit Music said that total is the highest ever recorded for any group at the venue since it opened.
The numbers add to BTS’s earlier history at the stadium. When the group’s four “BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – LA” shows in 2021 are included, its total at SoFi rises to 496,000 concertgoers. For fans, that makes the Inglewood venue one of the clearest markers of the band’s scale in the United States.
BTS says the final stop in Los Angeles felt emotional after Tampa kick-off
During the Los Angeles concert, BTS reflected on how the tour unfolded across the continent. The group said it had arrived at its final stop in Los Angeles and described the trip from the Tampa launch as something that seemed to have happened just yesterday.
The band also connected that sentiment to the energy of the tour itself. According to BTS, the months moved quickly because the members were happy, and they said they would remember each moment. That kind of onstage gratitude has long resonated with fans, especially during large-scale runs that stretch across multiple countries and months.
Weverse livestreams extended the Los Angeles concerts to fans in 177 regions
The Los Angeles shows did not stay confined to the stadium. BigHit Music said the four concerts were live-streamed on fan community platform Weverse, expanding access to viewers in 177 regions around the world.
That streaming reach helped turn the North American finale into a global event rather than only a local one. For a group whose audience often follows each tour stop closely online, the live broadcasts offered another way to experience the performances in real time, even for fans unable to travel to California.
Los Angeles Times calls the performance a world-class pop moment
The concerts also drew notice from the local press. The Los Angeles Times said Tuesday’s performance “convincingly framed BTS as a world-class pop act” and described it as a possible turning point for K-pop more broadly.
That reaction reflected the scale of the shows as much as the music itself. A four-night stadium run, paired with a record attendance figure at SoFi, gave the outlet a concrete reason to place BTS in a broader pop conversation that reaches beyond the K-pop category.
South America leg starts in Bogota with first full-lineup visits to several countries
BTS is not finished touring. The group is scheduled to head to South America next, beginning the regional leg with two shows in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 2.
From there, the tour is set to include three shows each in Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. BigHit Music said the trip will mark the group’s first visit to Colombia, Peru and Argentina as a full lineup, giving the next stretch of dates added significance for fans in those countries.
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