BTS Closes Out Three Sold-Out Shows In Mexico City With Much Fanfare

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentBTS Closes Out Three Sold-Out Shows In Mexico City With Much FanfareByLaura Sirikul,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music.Follow AuthorMay 12, 2026, 07:37pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.BTS in Mexico CityBIGHIT MUSIC Global superstars BTS wrapped up their three sold-out concerts in Mexico as part of their BTS World Tour ARIRANG. The septet performed on May 7 and 9-10, drawing massive crowds inside and outside the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City. In the span of three nights, there were over 150,000 attendees inside the venue, with an estimated 35,000 singing along to the music – several carrying their BTS lightstick – as they surrounded outside the stadium.It had been nine years since the group – RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – performed in the country. Their last performance in Mexico City was in 2017 at KCON Mexico. Member j-hope held a sold-out two-night concert last year as part of his HOPE ON THE STAGE World Tour at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. He told his fellow members during a post-Tampa concert on Weverse Live to be ready for the Mexico concert, “You’ll be surprised – truly.”He was not wrong.MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MAY 6: J Hope, Jin, V, Suga, RM and Jimin of the Korean band BTS greet their fans from a balcony during a visit to President Claudia Sheinbaum at National Palace of Mexico on May 6, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images)Getty ImagesBTS were given the presidential treatment as they were invited to meet with Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, at the National Palace. They were given a tour of the palace grounds, conversing with the president for several minutes before appearing on the balcony to greet the 50,000 fans, known as ARMY, that gathered outside...