To no one’s surprise, BTS’s first world tour in seven years is already a smashing success. The Korean septet rules Billboard’s April Boxscore report with the first batch of shows from the Arirang World Tour.
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, BTS grossed $76.2 million and sold 417,000 tickets in its eight April shows. Including additional reported dates from the beginning of May, the tour is off to a nine-figure start, up to $124 million and 660,000 tickets as of its May 10 concert at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros.
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BTS’ 2026 comeback continues, following the release of the Arirang World Tour’s namesake album. ARIRANG spent its first three weeks atop the Billboard 200 after a career-best opening of 641,000 equivalent album units in its debut frame. The set’s “Swim” topped the Billboard Hot 100, spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, and remains atop the Billboard Global Excl U.S. tally for its sixth non-consecutive week on the May 23-dated chart.
Despite limited touring since the monthly Boxscore charts launched in 2019, this is BTS’ third month at No. 1 on Top Tours of eight total appearances, all of which have been in the top six. It’s the group’s fifth time at No. 1 on Top Boxscores.
