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BTS are playing 2 nights successful London arsenic portion of their Arirang tour, which is the biggest K-pop circuit successful history
BTS jokingly took recognition for England's 3-2 World Cup triumph implicit Mexico successful the aboriginal hours connected Monday, arsenic they played their archetypal UK amusement successful 7 years astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
"Congrats connected the triumph past night," said set person RM. "We ever bring the luck to each spot we play.
"When we played successful Belgium, Belgium won. Now that we're successful London, Britain won. You see?"
The popular radical besides apologised to their British fans for the agelong spread betwixt shows. They past played successful 2019, erstwhile they became the first South Korean enactment to header Wembley Stadium.
They were owed to instrumentality successful 2020, earlier Covid forced them to cancel the monolithic Map of the Soul tour.
All 7 members past had to implicit compulsory subject work successful South Korea, putting the set connected hiatus for 3 years.
"There was Covid, determination was military, and present we're present successful 2026 together," said RM. "I missed you truthful much, and convey you for each coming."
Suga besides thanked fans for their patience. "I'm inactive feeling the emotion I felt 7 oregon 8 years ago," helium said. "I don't deliberation you guys person changed. You're inactive successful a passionate country."
Singer J-Hope added that it was an "honour" to beryllium playing successful the aforesaid stadium wherever South Korean skipper Son "Sonny" Heung-min made his name.
The Spurs fable precocious apologised for his country's aboriginal World Cup exit aft they failed to marque it done from the radical stage.
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Thanks to an innovative 360-degree stage, BTS drew the biggest-ever assemblage for a performance astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
BTS attracted the venue's largest-ever performance crowd, with 65,000 fans crammed into the stadium, waving airy sticks and hand-made signs for their heroes.
"I'm 59 and BTS keeps maine young forever," work one. "I ran a fractional marathon listening to BTS," said another.
"Namjoon for Prime Minister," added a third, with a representation of RM superimposed connected a British flag.
Jin returned the compliment by holding up a motion speechmaking "BTS loves ARMY," the band's affectionate sanction for their fandom.
Jin held up a handwritten motion for fans, arsenic the set changed into caller costumes for the last enactment of the concert
When BTS returned earlier this year, determination were questions astir whether they could recapture the momentum that made them the world's biggest K-Pop set successful the 2010s.
The 7 members - RM, Jimin, V, Suga, Jungkook, Jin and J-Hope - had each released solo material, to varying degrees of success.
A Netflix documentary captured their nerves astir coming backmost arsenic a unit.
"I don't person immoderate existent consciousness of what this album's expected to be," said RM arsenic signaling sessions played out, arguing that "there's a level of authenticity we request to person here".
But they yet pulled through. Their comback album, Arirang, is simply a solemnisation of their roots - named aft a accepted Korean people song, which is sampled successful the opening way Body to Body.
Launched with the silky, catchy azygous Swim, the medium charted astatine fig 1 successful 26 countries, and has already appeared connected aggregate champion of 2026 lists.
The sold-out tour, which spans 88 dates successful 23 countries, is predicted to rival Taylor Swift's $2bn (£1.5bn) Eras circuit astatine the container office.
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BTS connected signifier successful London (clockwise from apical left): Suga, Jimin, RM, V, J-Hope, Jimin and Jung Kook
At Tottenham, BTS brought the album's themes to life. Before they arrived connected stage, the assemblage heard the toll of the ineffable doorbell of King Seongdeck, 1 of Korea's revered taste treasures, formed implicit 1,200 years ago.
The monolithic 360-degree stage, which featured 4 catwalks into the audience, was besides inspired by Gyeonghoeru Pavilion successful Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace, portion the signifier level incorporated ocular elements inspired by the South Korean flag.
Taking spot successful overmuch drier conditions than the archetypal nighttime successful Goyang Stadium, the archetypal London day is mostly focused connected the Arirang album, which harks backmost to the band's hip-hop roots.
They burst into enactment with an detonation of pyrotechnics and fireworks with Hooligan, which showcased their trademark blend of honeyed harmonies and crisp rap verses.
Surrounded by 50 dancers, dressed caput to toed successful black, the opening acceptable a precocious barroom that was matched by the defiant Aliens and a gripping mentation of Run BTS.
The item was a medley of 2026's FYA and the 2016's Fire, during which fans jumped with specified ferocity that I could virtually consciousness the stands bounce nether my feet.
The set responded to the energy, moving up and down the catwalks and spraying h2o implicit fans (and each other) arsenic the beats pounded down.
Swim besides got a immense effect successful the stadium - Jimin adjacent took retired his earpiece during the archetypal chorus to perceive the fans' screaming the words.
After the song, V told the fans, "Honestly, you should conscionable articulation the circuit with us". The ensuing screams were truthful large they could flatten an full city.
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The band's circuit volition agelong into March 2027, with the last dates taking spot successful the Philippines
Interestingly, BTS person reduced their absorption connected choreography connected this tour, providing an accidental to link with the assemblage connected a much idiosyncratic level.
Their personalities shone during Butter, erstwhile Jungkook jumped onto Jin's shoulders and got a piggyback astir the stage.
Later, connected Idol, the set walked the perimeter of the venue, stopping to airs for photos and question to the faithful, arsenic dancers waved elephantine flags.
That's not to accidental they can't interruption retired the creation moves. 2.0 featured immoderate of the sharpest choreography you'll spot successful a stadium concert; and Dynamite saw the set freestyling Michael Jackson crotch-grabs and spinning connected the floor.
The extremity of the amusement had a mates of astonishment tracks, including the nostalgic Life Goes On, astir staying connected during the Covid lockdowns; and Dionysus, a throwback to the opening opus of their 2019 Wembley shows.
But they closed the nighttime with the sentimental and optimistic Into The Sun; which felt similar a committedness the set won't enactment distant truthful agelong successful the future.
Fans, who'd travel from Korea, the US and each implicit Europe to spot the amusement said it was worthy the wait.
"I've lone been a instrumentality since they were successful the military, truthful I'm truly excited to spot them and corroborate they're existent people," 1 ARMY subordinate told BBC Newsbeat.
"Everything astir them transcends connection and barriers," added another. "There's specified a assemblage astir them."
"They link the full satellite together."
BTS Setlist - London, 6 July 2026
Hooligan
Aliens
Run BTS
They Don't Know 'Bout Us
Like Animals
Fake Love
Swim
Merry Go Round
2.0
Normal
Not Today
Mic Drop
FYA
Fire
Body to Body
Idol
Come Over
Butter
Dynamite
Life Goes On
Dionysus
Please
Into the Sun
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