BTS Makes SoFi Stadium History As North American Tour Ends

BTS returned to Los Angeles for the final four shows of the North American leg of its “Arirang” tour and left SoFi Stadium with more records to its name.

The K-pop group had spent around five months taking the tour across the continent before the California finale, which drew roughly 282,000 die-hard fans.

This brought its North American audience to an estimated 1.92 million across 31 shows.

BTS returned to North America for a tour that marked another milestone for the K-pop group.

The tour lasted five months, with the band performing 31 shows. It took the group to cities such as El Paso, Mexico City, and New York, where eager longtime fans filled the venues.

In total, an estimated 1.92 million fans attended the concerts, according to the group’s agency, BigHit Music.

BTS Becomes First Act to Play Eight SoFi Stadium Shows

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Drawing 1.92 million fans during a five-month run was not BTS’ only milestone on the North American leg of its tour.

The group also became the first music act to perform eight shows at SoFi Stadium, where it held the final four dates of the run.

Across those four shows, BTS welcomed roughly 282,000 fans to the Los Angeles stadium. Viewers in 177 countries also watched the performances through Weverse, the K-pop fan community platform.

Including attendance from its previous shows in 2021, BTS has now drawn approximately 496,000 fans to SoFi Stadium, setting the highest cumulative attendance for any act at the venue.

Fans Serenade Jungkook and RM at LA Shows

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BTS fans who visited SoFi Stadium had another reason to celebrate, as the concerts fell on or near the birthdays of members Jungkook and RM.

Jungkook’s birthday fell on September 1, while RM will celebrate his on September 12. Fans serenaded Jungkook at the show on his birthday, while RM got an early celebration on September 6.

The celebrations extended beyond the singing, as fans lit up the stadium in gold and blue. The colors paid homage to Jungkook’s “Golden” and RM’s “Indigo” solo albums.

The group later thanked fans during its closing remarks, reflecting on how quickly the time had passed and expressing hope of staying connected with them wherever they were.

BTS Topples The Rolling Stones’ Monthly Touring Record

During the tour, BTS broke a record previously held by The Rolling Stones.

The group grossed $127.8 million and sold 641,000 tickets across 12 shows between May 2 and May 28.

That total exceeded the record The Rolling Stones set in August 2019 during their No Filter Tour by more than $30 million.

The result made BTS the month’s highest-grossing and best-selling touring act for the second consecutive month.

More significantly, the May figures gave BTS the biggest monthly gross by a group since Billboard’s Top Tours chart began in 2019.

BTS’ Arirang Shatters Spotify Records Upon Release

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Before the tour, BTS made an impact on streaming platforms when “Arirang” arrived in March.

At the time of its release, the album became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2026 and set a single-day record for a K-pop album.

It earned 110 million filtered streams on its first day and 545 million streams during its first week.

One of its songs, “SWIM,” also reached 100 million Spotify streams in eight days, making it one of the fastest songs to reach the milestone in 2026.

The album had also generated significant interest before its release, with Spotify reporting more than five million pre-saves on its Countdown Page.