UNSPECIFIED: (L-R) In this screengrab released on March 14, Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jimin, and RM of BTS perform onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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With the anticipated return of BTS, after their three-year hiatus due to military service, the global superstars have shown no signs of slowing down in their popularity.
The group has sold out their South Korea concerts, and the North American and European legs of their 2026 BTS WORLD TOUR: ARIRANG. Tickets sold out within a few hours of the pre-sale and general sale.
With their album, ARIRANG, set to release on March 20, the sextet – RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – will hold a free comeback concert to promote the album in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21.
Their World Tour will then begin on April 9th at South Korea’s Goyang Stadium, and continue for two more nights. Then, the group will head to Tokyo for two nights before setting out for North America and Europe (with plans to perform in Busan for their anniversary).
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The North American leg of the tour kicks off in Tampa on April 25 with three shows, then to El Paso (two nights), Mexico City (three nights), Stanford (three nights), and four days in Las Vegas. They then head back to Busan for two shows – celebrating their 13th anniversary as a group, before starting their European dates.
They head to Madrid with two dates in June, then two nights in Brussels, London, Munich, and Paris – covering five regions and 10 shows in total.
BTS returns to North America on August 1, with stops in East Rutherford (two nights), Foxborough (two nights), Baltimore (two nights), Arlington (two nights), Toronto (two nights), Chicago(two nights), and concluding with four nights in Los Angeles in September. Due to overwhelming demand, additional shows were added in Tampa, Stanford, and Las Vegas.
After which, they will begin their stops in South America, Southeast Asia, and Australia. More shows are planned for 2027, but they will be announced at a later time.
BTS makes history as South Korean artists with the highest number of tour dates and the broadest regional reach to date, with 2026 BTS WORLD TOUR: ARIRANG spanning 82 shows across 34 cities. BTS’s comeback album ARIRANG is set to release on March 20.