BTS 'Arirang' Tour at Raymond James
- K-pop supergroup BTS performs three 'Arirang' shows on Apr 24, Apr 25, and Apr 28. - Concerts at Raymond James Stadium will bring massive crowds, road closures, and heavy stadium-area activity. - Tickets, show times, and venue details at mynews13.com.
Tampa is bracing for three BTS stadium shows that city officials say will draw more than 60,000 fans a night to Raymond James Stadium. (mynews13.com) The concerts are scheduled for Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 28, with each show set for 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and parking lots open at 8:30 a.m. (mynews13.com) Tampa Bay Boulevard in front of the stadium closed at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, and the city says it will stay closed until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, so crews can operate a large merchandise tent. City officials said thousands of fans were expected to start visiting the site on Thursday, April 23, before the first concert. (tampa.gov) The Tampa dates open the North American leg of BTS’s “Arirang” tour after the global run began on April 9. USA Today reported the tour spans 34 cities and 82 concerts through March 2027. (usatoday.com) That scale is why the city is treating the concerts like a major-event traffic operation, not just three nights of music. My News 13 reported stadium-area businesses were preparing for heavy crowds, and city workers were already managing fan activity around the merchandise setup on April 23. (mynews13.com) Raymond James Stadium is home to the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and regularly handles crowds above 60,000, but three BTS dates in five days compress that traffic into one week. Visit Tampa Bay lists all three shows at the stadium and notes the venue’s standard event parking and entry rules. (visittampabay.com) Tickets were still being sold this week through Ticketmaster, which lists Raymond James as the first North American stop on the tour. Secondary outlets also showed active resale inventory, a sign that many out-of-town fans are still making travel plans days before showtime. (ticketmaster.com) For Tampa residents, the practical change starts before the lights go up: one road shut, thousands of extra visitors near the stadium, and three 8 p.m. starts over five days. For BTS fans, the countdown ends Friday night at Raymond James. (tampa.gov)
