BTS Wraps North American Tour With 1.92 Million Fans, Sets New SoFi Stadium Records

BTS has wrapped the North American leg of its ARIRANG world tour after drawing approximately 1.92 million concertgoers across 31 sold-out shows.

The group concluded their month-long straight North American run with four concerts at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on September 1, 2, 5 and 6. The North American leg traveled through 12 locations, beginning in Tampa before ending in California.

The four Los Angeles concerts alone drew approximately 282,000 attendees alongside thousands of viewers tuning in from 177 countries and regions through the Weverse livestream. The latest run gave BTS new records at SoFi Stadium, where the group previously held four BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA concerts in 2021.

With eight concerts at the venue across the two runs, BTS has now held more shows at SoFi Stadium than any other group. The eight concerts have drawn a combined audience of approximately 496,000, also making BTS the group with the largest cumulative concert attendance at the stadium since it opened.

The Los Angeles dates included celebrations for two members' birthdays. The September 1 concert coincided with Jungkook's birthday, while fans celebrated RM's upcoming September 12 birthday during the final show on September 6. The audience illuminated the stadium with gold lights for Jungkook and blue lights associated with RM's Indigo album.

Another audience event took place during"Body to Body," a track from BTS' fifth full-length album ARIRANG. As the Korean folk song"Arirang" appeared within the track, fans throughout the stadium raised South Korean flags.

“It feels like we just started in Tampa, so it doesn't feel real that we're already saying goodbye at our final destination, Los Angeles," the members said toward the end of the run."We think everything passed so quickly because we were happy. We'll treasure every one of these moments."

They added,"We're always grateful when we perform because it feels like you show us the path forward. We hope that wherever we are, we can remain connected forever."

On the final night, Jungkook also showed fans a postcard he had drawn himself, telling the audience,"I want to tell you that you are perfect to me."

The conclusion of the North American leg also was accompanied by official recognition from several North American cities and regions. Los Angeles proclaimed September 1 through 8"BTS Week," with a ceremony held at City Hall on August 31. The building was illuminated in red, a key color associated with ARIRANG, on September 1.

Toronto designated August 22 and 23"BTS Weekend" and temporarily renamed part of Yonge Street"BTS Boulevard," while Illinois proclaimed the group's August 27 and 28 Chicago concert dates"BTS Day in Illinois."

El Paso County in Texas similarly designated the group's concert period"El Paso BTS Weekend," while Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shared a welcome video for the seven members. BTS also received an official invitation from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the North American leg.

With North America complete, BTS will next take the ARIRANG tour to South America. The leg begins in Bogotá, Colombia, on October 2 before continuing through Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

The dates will mark BTS' first full-group visits to Colombia, Peru and Argentina.