BTS has generated about 598 billion won ($433 million) in revenue from its new world tour "ARIRANG," surpassing the group's own record. With the tour set to run through the first half of next year, final revenue is expected to far exceed the previous mark.
According to U.S. music trade publication Billboard on the 27th, BTS held 38 shows on the ARIRANG tour through the 11th of this month, taking in a total of $433.2 million, or roughly 598 billion won. Tickets sold reached 2.3 million.
Half the Shows, Similar Revenue to The Weeknd
That is more than double the $213.9 million, or about 295.3 billion won, generated by LOVE YOURSELF, previously the group's highest-grossing tour. BTS set the new record even before completing the full run of dates.
European dates last month were especially strong. Over the course of the month, BTS earned $102.5 million, or about 141.5 billion won, from eight shows, placing second on Billboard's monthly Top Tours chart. It trailed only The Weeknd, who took in $124.4 million, or about 171.7 billion won, from 16 shows over the same period.
Big Hit Music, the HYBE label that manages BTS, said the group performed eight shows in July while The Weeknd performed 16. "BTS posted revenue similar to The Weeknd with only half the number of shows," the label said.
185,000 Fans in Paris Alone Lift Show to No. 3
BTS also became the third artist ever to top $100 million in monthly tour revenue across multiple months, following Beyoncé and Bad Bunny.
Individual venues also performed strongly. The group's shows last month at Stade de France in Paris, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Allianz Arena in Munich and King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels all entered Billboard's Top Boxscores top 10.
The Paris shows ranked third among them. In Paris alone, BTS drew a total of 185,000 fans and recorded $30.6 million, or about 42.2 billion won, in ticket revenue. The London, Munich and Brussels dates placed fifth through seventh.
The ARIRANG tour is likely to keep rewriting records for some time, as dates are scheduled through the first half of next year. Big Hit Music said that given the tour runs through the first half of next year, revenue and results will far surpass past records.
BTS continues the world tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on the 1st and 2nd and the 5th and 6th of next month.
