BTS World Tour: All we know so far

The internet is still buzzing following the official announcement of the BTS World Tour, with fans scrambling to make plans to see the South Korean supergroup.

Amid the online frenzy, here are the facts you need to know to get some perspective and to better prepare yourself for when ticketing finally starts.

It's their first tour in four years

Expect BTS to go all out, because this is the group's first tour in four years, after their “Permission to Dance on Stage” concert series in stadiums in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas between 2021 and 2022.

It is also their first time onstage since “Yet to Come in Busan,” or World Expo 2030 Busan Korea Concert BTS, in 2022. To recall, BTS performed “Run BTS,” “For Youth,” and "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" for the first time at that show, making it so much more exciting to finally hear them live again.

Additionally, this is the first time BTS will be back onstage as a complete group after completing their mandatory military services from 2022 to 2025.

This tour is gonna be huge and full of firsts

In fact, “huge” might just be an understatement. It is dubbed by the media as “the biggest K-Pop tour of all time.”

BTS will play in 34 regions and across five continents, with a total of 79 shows so far. More tour dates will soon be announced!

BTS will open their tour in April with three shows in Goyang, South Korea. They will then travel to more cities around Asia, North America, and Europe.

According to Live Nation, the BTS World Tour will bring about historic firsts. BTS will play Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, “marking the first and largest headline K-pop concerts ever held in both cities.”

BTS will also be the second act to perform at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California after Coldplay.

It will also be BTS’ first time in Madrid, Spain and Brussels, Belgium.

BTS will perform on a 360-degree stage

ARMYs will get the best view, because BTS is set to perform on a 360-degree stage!

Live Nation confirmed that this setup will result in an immersive stage, with “the audience at the center of the experience while allowing for increased capacity at every venue.”

It is also the first time a stadium tour will get a 360-degree stage.

There are ways to get tickets early

Don’t worry ARMYs, there are ways to get those tickets.

Fans who register for ARMY Membership will be entitled to take part in the ticket selling before the general sale. For the 2026 concert dates in North America and Europe, ARMY Membership registration will be from January 13 to 18. The ARMY Membership presale will then be on January 22 with select shows available on the 23rd. The general sale will be on January 24.

To register for ARMY Membership, fans must have a Weverse account. Fans will then register and pay on the app. The ARMY Membership number will serve as the presale code when buying tickets.

A Weverse announcement also revealed that there will be an advance ticket raffle for ARMY Membership holders for the Japan concert.

The full details on ticket selling and ARMY Membership registration are up on Weverse.

BTS is coming to Manila in 2027

Filo ARMYs, rejoice! BTS is returning to the Philippines for the first time in 10 years. They last visited for the “BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Manila.”

The concert is set for March 13 to 14, 2027. Details like venue and ticketing are yet to be announced.

“Manila” was the number one trending topic on X on Wednesday morning, so you better prepare for the ticket wars, Filo ARMYs! —JCB, GMA Integrated News