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BTS Army Invades Rogers Stadium for 1st Toronto Show of K-Pop Band's World Tour

Fans lined up for official tour gear as BTS returned to Toronto for its first concerts there in 11 years.

  • On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, BTS is selling official ARIRANG World Tour merchandise outside Gate 1 on the North Runway at Rogers Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. each day.
  • The K-pop superstars perform at Rogers Stadium on Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., marking their first Toronto concerts in 11 years. Weather forecasts predict up to 50 millimetres of rain this weekend.
  • Jerseys cost from $117 to $143, sweatsuits are $360, and rain jackets are $235. Other items like t-shirts and tank tops range from $85 to $100.
  • Thousands of fans arrived by Friday morning to purchase gear, including wall flags and lightsticks that help turn individual supporters into a unified community during the ARIRANG show.
  • Available apparel includes grey and black jerseys featuring member birth years and designs with the South Korean Taegeuk symbol, with all clothing items offered in sizes up to XXL.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Tae-soo = On the 21st (local time), the City of Toronto, Canada commemorated the group BTS's world tour 'ARIRANG'...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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[OSEN=Ji Min-kyung] The entire city of Toronto has transformed into a festival venue for BTS's concert. Not only the area around Rogers Stadium, the concert venue, but also major tourist attractions and local commercial districts are filled with intense excitement. The City of Toronto designated August 22 and 23, the dates of the solo concert, as "BTS Weekend," and the "Toronto Sign," a landmark in Nathan Phillips Square, is illuminated with pur…

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A crowd of nearly 50,000 people attended the first of two concerts in Toronto by the South Korean band.

·Montreal, Canada
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Here's what people wore to night one of the BTS tour at Rogers Stadium

Meet some of the dedicated fans who went to see the K-pop superstars play the city on their Arirang tour.

·Toronto, Canada
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NOW Magazine broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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