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BTS became the first Asian artist to sell out stadium performances within an hour in several countries.
Starting with the pre-sale in Korea on the 22nd, tickets to BTS's world tour, which were sold out in North America, Europe, Mexico and Canada, quickly sold out a total of 44 stadium performances. Of these, 26 performances were included in the United States alone.
In particular, the opening performance of Goyang Stadium was sold out during the pre-sale period, and Los Angeles' fourth performance was sold out in 19 minutes. Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium's performance on the 4th drew attention as it sold out at a pace that exceeded Taylor Swift's record.
The tour, which is linked to BTS's fifth album "ARIRANG" (Arirang), which is scheduled to be released on March 20, has confirmed additional performances in Tampa and Las Vegas, thanks to huge demand. It will tour 34 cities over 2026-2027.
So far, sold-out performances have been confirmed in Goyang, Korea (3rd), London, England (2nd), Brussels, Belgium (2nd), Munich, Germany (2nd), Madrid, Spain (2nd), Paris, France (2nd), Mexico City, Mexico (3rd), and Toronto, Canada.
In the case of the Mexico City performance, 1.1 million people accessed the virtual queue and sold out in 37 minutes. However, fans who received waiting numbers 3,000 to 5,000 were also unable to get tickets, and 30 minutes after the sale began, a large number of expensive scalpers appeared on the resale site, sparking controversy.
As a result, ARMY (BTS fandom) around the world are forming a solidarity against scalpers. One fan appealed for international solidarity, saying, "Let's not touch the Mexican ticket until the Mexican Army says, 'You can go.'"
As Mexican Army refuses to buy tickets from scalpers, scalpers are trying to sell them to foreigners and non-fans. In response, a fan account said, "Please do not buy tickets from Mexican resellers. They even said, "I won't sell it unless you guys acknowledge our efforts," and asked international fans to boycott tickets.
Another fan said, "Let's not buy tickets from scalpers in solidarity with Mexican ARMYs. Mexican siblings are also eligible to see BTS. Let's let the scalpers go down. If we don't buy from them, we'll have no choice but to sell them at or below the regular price," he said, proposing an international boycott.
One fan said, "I can't imagine people not having to fly to another country to see a BTS concert. "I'm so jealous," he said, while another fan congratulated BTS's growth, saying, "It started on the floor and we're still going up."
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