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BTS sells out 14 South American shows, drawing 853,000 fans
BTS drew 853,000 fans to 14 sold-out shows across five South American cities on its ARIRANG world tour.
The tour ran from Bogotá through Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires to São Paulo.
The group performed in Peru for the first time and held its first full-group concerts in Colombia and Argentina.
Shows in Chile and Brazil were the group’s first there in nine and seven years, respectively.
Concerts boosted local travel activity, including flight bookings in Bogotá and ride-hailing in Lima.
BTS will continue the tour in Asia and Australia, starting in Kaohsiung on November 19, with further stops in Bangkok, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.
BTS drew about 853,000 fans to 14 sold-out shows in five South American cities, its agency said.
The tour began in Bogotá on Oct. 2 and ended with three shows in São Paulo on Oct. 28, 30 and 31.
The South American leg also included Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires.
The group said the tour was among the stops it had most looked forward to and that it hoped to return soon.
- Who
- BTS, the seven-member group.
- What
- It held 14 sold-out concerts and drew about 853,000 fans.
- When
- The South American leg ran from Oct. 2 to Oct. 31. The agency announced the attendance on Nov. 2.
- Where
- Bogotá, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
- Why
- Not stated
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The South American tour began in Bogotá, Colombia.
The tour continued through Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires before reaching São Paulo.
BTS performed three shows at Estadio do Morumbi in São Paulo.
The South American leg concluded with the final São Paulo show.
BigHit Music reported that the 14 concerts drew about 853,000 fans.
- Concerts
- 14 sold-out shows
- Attendance
- About 853,000 fans
- Cities
- Bogotá, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo
- Tour start
- Oct. 2 in Bogotá
- Final shows
- Oct. 28, 30 and 31 at Estadio do Morumbi in São Paulo
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What people are saying
South America was one of the schedules we had looked forward to most because it is hard to visit often.
We were really excited even before coming here, and you were amazing as expected.
We were so moved this time that we thought we should come back soon to give that feeling back to you.
One of our happiest memories was made here.