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Top 10 Biggest BTS Concerts Of All Time
BTS is very notorious for headlining and selling out stadiums and musical arenas. This is top 10 biggest BTS concerts across the world.
The popular South Korean boy band, BTS, have established itself as one of the most successful and popular music band in recent times. The BTS band has one of the biggest fanbases in the world and is very notorious for headlining and selling out stadiums and musical arenas. They are the first Asian and non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium, the biggest stadium in the United Kingdom. Here are the top 10 biggest BTS concerts ever held across the world, their venue, and the number of people in attendance.
Top 10 Biggest BTS Concerts Of All Time
| Rank | Concert | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Permission to Dance On Stage—Seoul | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 2,465,000 |
| 2. | 2021 Muster Sowoozoo | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 1,330,000 |
| 3. | Map of the Soul ON:E | Weverse | 993,000 |
| 4. | Permission to Dance On Stage—LA | SoFi Stadium | 813,000 |
| 5. | Bang Bang Con The Live | Weverse | 756,000 |
| 6. | Permission to Dance On Stage—Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | 624,000 |
| 7. | Love Yourself World Tour (South Korea) | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 129,268 |
| 8. | Love Yourself World Tour (UK) | Wembley Stadium | 114,583 |
| 9. | Love Yourself World Tour (USA) | Rose Bowl | 113,040 |
| 10. | Love Yourself World Tour (France) | Stade de France | 107,328 |
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1. Permission to Dance On Stage—Seoul
The “Permission to Dance on Stage” concert held in Seoul is the biggest BTS concert ever with over 2 million people in attendance. The concert was held in Seoul Olympic Stadium on the 10, 12, and 13th of March 2022. Although the concert was only approved for 15,000 attendees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was broadcast to over 3,000 theatres worldwide and Weverse.
The concert grossed a total of $32.6 million, setting a new all-time record for live-event cinema, surpassing the previous record held by the band’s Burn the Stage: The Movie (2019) of $18.5 million. It earned $6.9 million from 800 theatres in the United States to become the top-grossing live cinema event ever in the country.
2. 2021 Muster Sowoozoo
The 2021 Muster Sowoozoo was a two-day pay-per-view streaming Muster concert held online. The virtual show was held on June 13, 2021, and June 14, 2021, It gathered over 1.33 million paid viewers from across 195 countries in two days making it one of the Biggest BTS concerts ever
The band incorporated interactive technologies in the concert, such as the big screen below the stage which showed all the fans over the world enjoying the event. The concert was said to have grossed $71 million inclusive of ticket sales and merchandise sales.
3. Map of the Soul ON:E
Map of the Soul ON:E is one of the biggest BTS concerts of all time with over 993,000 people in attendance. The concert was a 2-day virtual pay-per-view concert hosted on Weverse to promote their Map of the Soul series, and their fourth studio album, Map of the Soul: 7.
The concert was broadcast live from the KSPO Dome in Seoul on October 10–11, 2020. It was initially intended to have both a limited number of in-person tickets with a simultaneous online live stream but the Label cancelled the offline portion of the concert due to tightened COVID-19 pandemic government restrictions.
4. Permission to Dance On Stage—LA
Taking the fourth place is the “Permission to Dance on Stage held at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. According to Billboard, the concert recorded the biggest box office score total by any act in nearly a decade, grossing $33.3 million from 214,000 live tickets sold, and made BTS’ four SoFi Stadium shows the highest-grossing engagement of 2021 since venues reopened.
The concert which was held from November 27, 2021, to December 2 2021 has a total attendance of 813,000 people as every part of the concert was streamed at the 6,000 Capacity Youtube theatre and on the Reverse streaming platform.
5. Bang Bang Con The Live
Bang Bang Con The Live is one of the biggest BTS concerts of all time. Just like Map of the Soul ON:E, the concert was a pay-per-view streaming concert hosted on Weverse.
The concert was streamed on June 14, 2020, and recorded 756,000 paid viewers from a total of 107 regions. The concert achieved a new Guinness World Records title for most viewers for a music concert live stream.
6. Permission to Dance On Stage—Las Vegas
The four-day residency held in Las Vegas held on April 8 and 9, and April 15 and 16, 2022 at Allegiant Stadium is one of the biggest BTS Concerts in the World. The concert was also part of the “Permission to Dance On Stage” performance series which had previously been held in Seoul and Los Angeles
The four-day concert attracted more than 620,000 attendees total in-person and online; they remain the only musical act thus far to have held a four-show concert series at Allegiant Stadium for 200,000 people since it first opened in 2020, while roughly 22,000 spectators gathered at MGM Grand Garden Arena to watch corresponding Livestream performances of the shows.
7. Love Yourself World Tour (Seoul)
The band 2019 Love Yourself World Tour attracted a total of 129,268 attendees at the three-day additional concerts held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. The residence was held from October 26 to October 29.
According to reports, the concerts generated a total of $12,109,026, making it one of the Biggest BTS concerts ever held. It is imperative to note that a two-day concert had previously been held at the stadium for the same tour attracting over 90,000 attendees in two days.
8. Love Yourself World Tour (UK)
BTS became a global force to reckon with after they became the first Asian and non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium in 2019. As part of the Love Yourself World Tour, the band held a two-day concert at Wembley Stadium, attracting a total of 114,583 attendees.
The concert reportedly grossed a total of $13,545,702 according to Wikipedia. It is also one of the biggest concerns held by the band. Prior to the Wembley sellout, BTS had also sold out the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena on the other side of London, leaving their mark in the United Kingdom.
9. Love Yourself World Tour (USA)
The Biggest BTS concerts cannot be completed without including their historic sell-out at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California in 2019. The band attracted a total of 113,040 attendees in the 2-day residency.
The concert reportedly grossed a total of $16600,000 the highest grossing engagement in the venue’s history. They beat out Taylor Swift ($16,250,000) and U2 ($15,780,000) to claim this record.
10. Love Yourself World Tour (France)
Concluding the list is BTS historic performance at the Stade de France. The band held a two-day residency at the stadium in 2019. The concert attracted 107,328, making it one of the biggest BTS concerts ever held and the second biggest in Europe only behind The one held at Wembley Stadium during the same Tour.
Conclusion
It is quite evident that BTS has established itself as one of the biggest music bands in this century, creating records that might not be broken anytime soon. Here is however a recap of the biggest BTS concerts ever held.
- Permission to Dance On Stage—Seoul (Seoul Olympic Stadium)
- 2021 Muster Sowoozoo (Seoul Olympic Stadium)
- Map of the Soul ON:E (Weverse)
- Permission to Dance On Stage—LA (SoFi Stadium)
- Bang Bang Con The Live (Weverse)
- Permission to Dance On Stage—Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium)
- Love Yourself World Tour (Seoul Olympic Stadium)
- Love Yourself World Tour (Wembley Stadium)
- Love Yourself World Tour (Rose Bowl)
- Love Yourself World Tour (Stade de France )