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The clock above counts down to the opening night of the BTS Arirang World Tour 2026, with the tour kicking off at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, South Korea on April 9, 2026.
The BTS Arirang World Tour is the K-pop septet's first full-member world tour after the completion of mandatory military service for all seven members. HYBE and BIGHIT MUSIC stage the run as the group's largest live event since the 2022 Las Vegas Permission to Dance shows. The opening dates are at Goyang Stadium near Seoul before a multi-month run through Asia, North America, Europe, and Latin America.
The tour is positioned as ARMY's most-anticipated comeback event of the decade, with stadium-scale productions, full-discography setlists, and special staging for the title track, which references the Korean folk song Arirang.
The opening Goyang Stadium shows have local doors at roughly 17:00 KST, with the show starting at 19:00 KST. That converts to 10:00 GMT, 11:00 CET, 15:30 IST, and 06:00 ET. Selected dates are streamed live and on demand via Weverse with multi-camera options. Ticketing is handled through Weverse, Ticketmaster, and regional partners depending on market.
For other 2026 K-pop and stadium tour countdowns, see the BLACKPINK Deadline World Tour countdown and the Bad Bunny Debí Tirar Más Fotos Tour countdown.
When does the BTS Arirang Tour open? Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Goyang Stadium, South Korea. Are all seven members performing? Yes — the tour follows the completion of mandatory military service. Can I stream the tour? Selected dates stream live on Weverse worldwide. How do I get tickets? Through Weverse, Ticketmaster, and regional partners depending on city.