TTo no one’s surprise, BTS’ first world tour in seven years has already been a huge success. Korean septet rules signboardBox score report for April, including the first show of the Arirang World Tour.
According to numbers reported on Billboard Boxscore, BTS earned $76.2 million from eight performances in April, selling 417,000 tickets. Including the reported additional dates in early May, the tour has a nine-figure start, up to $124 million and 660,000 tickets as of the May 10 concert at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros.
BTS’ comeback in 2026 continues following the release of their Arirang World Tour album of the same name. Arirang had the best opening of its career with 641,000 equivalent album units in its debut slot, spending its first three weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. “Swim” from this set topped the Billboard Hot 100, remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for four weeks, and remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl US tally for six consecutive weeks on the chart dated May 23.
Despite limited touring since the monthly box score chart was launched in 2019, this is the third month that BTS has topped the top tour with a total of eight appearances, all of which have been in the top six. This is the fifth time the group has ranked first in top box scores.
The Arirang World Tour began at home with three performances at South Korea’s Goyang Stadium on April 9, 11, and 12, followed by two nights at Tokyo Dome (April 17-18). Those stops brought in $16.9 million and $18.6 million, respectively, tying them for third and fourth place on Top Box Score. As strong as these numbers are, BTS’ next show proved the power of the American market.
The three performances at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa sold 194,000 tickets and grossed $40.7 million. This will definitely put BTS at number one on the Top Boxscore rankings as the highest-grossing single-venue box office release in April. The Florida stop brought in more revenue than Koyo and Tokyo combined.
The Arirang World Tour is in the race to become BTS’s biggest tour ever, costing $124 million and including May dates in El Paso, Texas and Mexico City. The Love Yourself World Tour, including the Speak Yourself extension, reportedly sold 1.7 million tickets and grossed $213.9 million in 2018-2019. Meanwhile, a short series of shows packaged as “Permission to Dance on Stage” grossed $75.5 million and sold 458,000 tickets, already surpassing the group’s current effort.
Region by region, the Arirang World Tour far exceeds past BTS concerts. The average ticket size for the Asian tour was $7.1 million, with 44,500 tickets sold, far exceeding the 2019 Love Yourself World Tour ($3.8 million). In the U.S., the Tampa and Texas shows averaged $12.1 million and 58,400 tickets, an increase of 64% and 40% over the previous two U.S. shows.
Not only is BTS improving their performance every night, but their Arirang World Tour is their most extensive journey yet. There are currently 62 shows on the “Love Yourself” tour, but 85 are scheduled. Furthermore, although that tour also included arenas in North America and Europe, Arirang’s performances were only held in stadiums. And the international reach of performances in 2026-2027 is unprecedented for the group. Having already visited Asia, the US and Mexico by mid-May, the tour continues with further US dates, a return to Busan, a leg to Europe, another stint in North America, a visit to South America, a return to Asia, a performance in Australia, and a finale in Hong Kong and Manila, Philippines.
Overall, the Arirang World Tour is accelerating toward $500 million in ticket revenue, with more than 3 million fans expected to see the shows. He will be responsible for more than half of BTS’ career tour income and ticket sales.
BTS earned more than twice as much as its closest competitor on the Top Tours chart in April. Luke Combs is in second place, followed by a handful of artists who earn between $30 million and $37 million. The North Carolina-born singer visited a different stadium in the United States every Saturday, traveling from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Ames, Iowa, to South Bend, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio. In total, he earned $36.5 million and sold 303,000 tickets.
Speaking of heartland tours, Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour was in third place with $35.4 million and 145,000 tickets sold. The Boss played nine shows in eight arenas, including a doubleheader at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California (Los Angeles area) on April 7th and 9th.
Next in fourth place is Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West. He played just two shows at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium and earned $32.6 million. As individual efforts go, these dates rank runner-up in top box scores, sandwiched between BTS shows on either side of the world. These were the highest grossing concerts of Ye’s career, making them the biggest hip-hop concerts of 2026 so far.
The Sphere once again took first place in the Top Venues (over 15,001), earning twice as much as London’s O2 Arena in second place. Sphere often tops the charts on the strength of a single residency act, but in April that trend diversified. The Eagles, Illenium and Fish all played there and each finished in the top half of the top box scores in weekend stints.
Among venues of all shapes and sizes, Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros rules the month with more than $50 million in six shows. Stadiums in Tampa, Inglewood, Tokyo and Goyang will follow, with BTS or Ye making their own stops.
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