BTS ‘Arirang’ Tour at Raymond James

BTS opens the North American leg of its “Arirang” tour in Tampa this weekend, with the first stadium show set for Saturday, April 25. (baynews9.com) The Tampa stop is now scheduled for three nights at Raymond James Stadium: April 25, April 26 and April 28, all with 8 p.m. start times. BigHit Music’s tour page and Live Nation both list the three dates, even though some local coverage initially referred to April 24 and April 25. (ibighit.com) (livenation.com) (baynews9.com) Spectrum News 9 reported the setup is already affecting traffic around the stadium. Tampa Bay Boulevard in front of Raymond James closed at 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, for a merchandise tent and is scheduled to reopen at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. (baynews9.com) For the April 25 and April 26 shows, parking lots open at 8:30 a.m., the ticket office opens at noon, gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. For the Tuesday, April 28 date, lots open at 9:30 a.m. while the other times stay the same. (baynews9.com) The Tampa dates are the first North American shows on BTS’s official 2026 itinerary. After Tampa, the tour moves to El Paso on May 2 and May 3, then Mexico City on May 7, May 9 and May 10. (ibighit.com) That makes Tampa the opening test for crowd flow, merch demand and stadium operations before a run that includes Stanford, Las Vegas, East Rutherford, Foxborough, Baltimore, Arlington, Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles. Those cities are all listed on the same official tour page. (ibighit.com) Raymond James Stadium is also enforcing its standard no-bag policy for eventgoers. The stadium says guests may bring only one small clutch no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches, and all vehicles entering stadium property are subject to search. (raymondjamesstadium.com) (buccaneers.com) The stadium’s parking and transportation page now lists BTS on April 25, 26 and 28 among its upcoming events. Visit Tampa Bay’s event calendar also posts the same three Tampa dates at Raymond James. (raymondjamesstadium.com) (visittampabay.com) For fans heading to the opener, the clearest takeaway is the calendar itself: Tampa is hosting three shows, not two, and the first one is Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium. (ibighit.com) (livenation.com)