BTS Adds Melbourne to World Tour, Expanding to 86 Shows Across 34 Cities

On the 2nd, BTS announced through the global super fan platform Weverse that they have added one additional show in Melbourne, Australia, for the 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'', which is scheduled to be held next February. This expansion of the tour scale reflects the explosive demand from Australian fans. With this addition, BTS's global journey has increased to a scale of 86 performances across 34 cities.

This visit to Australia comes 9 years and 10 months after the 'Wings Tour' held in May 2017. The venue is the Accor Stadium in Sydney, a major representative stadium that has hosted world-class pop stars such as Adele and Oasis.

BTS concluded their North American tour at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, USA, on the 28th (local time). The North American tour, which took place over 15 shows across a total of 5 cities including Tampa and Mexico City, concluded on a massive scale, mobilizing a total of 840,000 spectators as every single show sold out at high speed.

Following this, praise from foreign media continued. The US-based music media outlet Consequence highly praised the Las Vegas performance, calling it a "triumphant return."

Furthermore, they highlighted the moment when a chorus of the traditional Korean folk song 'Arirang' erupted while BTS was performing 'Body to Body.'

The Hollywood Reporter praised BTS to the point of naming them a "global powerhouse," and Forbes evaluated that their influence is expanding beyond concert venues by covering the 'BTS THE CITY ARIRANG - LAS VEGAS' project, which saw the entire city buzzing with festival energy.