Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert
Tickets for BTS’s comeback concert in central Seoul were snapped up almost immediately on Monday night, with authorities expecting an estimated 260,000 fans to descend for the K-pop group’s first full performance in nearly four years.
At one point, more than 100,000 people flooded the booking website when sales opened at 8pm for the free concert at Gwanghwamun square on 21 March, causing screens to crash and booking systems to freeze.
About 15,000 tickets for the concert at the historic plaza in front of Gyeongbokgung palace vanished almost immediately.
Fans flocked to PC cafes – internet gaming venues with faster connections that have become fixtures of South Korean ticketing culture – to gain an edge in the booking battle.
