BTS To Use Amazon Music’s ‘Just Walk Out Tech’ For North American Tour

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentBTS To Use Amazon Music’s ‘Just Walk Out Tech’ For North American TourByLaura Sirikul,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music.Follow AuthorApr 21, 2026, 09:00am EDTBTS World Tour ARIRANG Official Merch for North American leg of the tourBIGHIT MUSIC / HYBE / AMAZON MUSICBTS will be utilizing the Amazon Music in-venue merchandise shopping experience at all North American stops of the 2026 BTS WORLD TOUR: ARIRANG, becoming the first to deploy frictionless checkout technology for the duration of an artist’s stadium tour. Amazon Music announced today that it will be the exclusive in-venue tour merchandise partner for all the North American stops of the tour across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. BTS will utilize Amazon’s Just Walk Out frictionless checkout technology – the first time any merchandise partner has integrated this for the duration of an entire North American tour.The shopping experience will feature custom setups tailored to each venue’s unique layout, including merch booths both inside and outside all venues, giving fans the flexibility to shop when and how they choose. All stops will feature exclusive pre-sale events in the days leading up to the shows, providing early access to shop the collection in select cities. Fans will have access to official BTS merch, including t-shirts, hoodies, the iconic BTS official light stick, CDs and vinyl, and other accessories and unique collectibles. Each city will also receive exclusive on-site items for its city-specific merchandise.Fans of Korean boy band BTS arrive at Tokyo Dome before the start of the first BTS World Tour 'Arirang' in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. Tens of thousands of fans awaited excitedly outside the landmark Tokyo stadium to watch BTS in their first concert outside South Korea after the K-pop megastars kicked off their world tour. (Photo by Andrew CAB...