LA declares Sept 1–8 'BTS Week' as group returns to SoFi Stadium for 4-night ARIRANG run
All four SoFi Stadium dates are sold out. LA City Hall will glow red on opening night as BTS wraps the North American leg of their ARIRANG world tour.
Los Angeles has officially designated September 1–8 as "BTS Week," timed to BTS's four-night run at SoFi Stadium on September 1, 2, 5, and 6. All four shows are sold out.
A proclamation ceremony took place at LA City Hall on August 31. Mayor Karen Bass said, "This proclamation embodies LA's belief that art and culture have the power to increase mutual understanding and connect communities as one." LA District 12 Councilmember John Lee called the designation an official recognition of "the footprint BTS has left on world culture at the LA city level" and a way to commemorate ties between Korea and the Korean-American community.
On opening night, LA City Hall will be lit in red—the primary color of ARIRANG, BTS's 5th studio album released this year and the record anchoring the current world tour. The LA dates close out the North American stadium leg of the ARIRANG tour.
The SoFi run marks BTS's first appearance at the venue in approximately 4 years and 9 months, since December 2021's BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA. These concerts are part of a full-lineup stadium tour following the completion of all seven members' mandatory military service. (Seven members, one city proclamation—the math hits different.)
BTS has a documented history with LA spanning performances, broadcast appearances, and music recording.
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