BTS Drew 130,000 Fans in London. That's a Stadium Record.
BTS drew roughly 130,000 fans across two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7, setting the largest per-show attendance the venue has seen since it opened in April 2019, Big Hit Music confirmed Thursday, citing promoter Live Nation.
The "BTS World Tour 'Arirang' in London" shows marked the group's first full return to the city in seven years, since BTS became the first Korean act to headline Wembley Stadium in June 2019. Both nights sold out immediately on release. "It felt like we were reliving the emotions we experienced at Wembley Stadium seven years ago," the members said in Big Hit Music's press release. "Thanks to your passion, we had an incredible time."
The setlist blended "Arirang"-era tracks - "Hooligan," "Body to Body," "NORMAL" and the title track "SWIM" - with catalog staples "IDOL" and "Fire." British press response was strong: Rolling Stone UK and The Guardian both awarded the concert five stars, with Rolling Stone UK calling it a "coronation." The Times gave it four stars, describing the music as "intense and addictive." Tottenham Hotspur's own club account welcomed the group as "Pop Royalty" and shared a video of "SWIM" playing throughout the stadium.
The London stop is part of the "Arirang" World Tour's broader scale: 79 shows across 34 cities on four continents, making it the largest world tour any K-pop act has undertaken. The tour's center-stage design, built around four catwalks extending toward the stadium's corners, is a deliberate departure from BTS's earlier stadium shows - the layout is meant to give every seat in the venue a clear line to the group rather than favoring the sections directly facing a traditional front stage.
BTS continued the European leg this weekend with two shows at Munich's Allianz Arena, becoming the first Korean act to headline that venue, before heading to Paris's Stade de France on July 17 and 18. The tour then crosses directly into the group's July 19 appearance at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show in New Jersey, before North American tour dates begin in August.
Big Hit Music has not released per-show breakdowns beyond the combined two-night total.
