BTS Tours USA as Ticket Prices Hit Roof
The Korean boy band BTS exceeded all expectations when their price tickets hit the roof due to the enormous demand.
Tickets for their Love Yourself Tour are the most expensive in the stateside secondary market for this year’s summer. Their ticket price has surpassed the norm, for both western and Korean acts, and is in a level of demand beyond of any other artist touring in 2018. VIP floor tickets are selling for over $8,000 a pair. Really a mind-blowing sum!
Tickets for all BTS dates can be found here.
They are hitting 5 U.S. cities with 14 dates including Los Angeles, Oakland, Fort Worth, Chicago and Newark as well as Hamilton, Ontario in Canada before they head to Europe. The European run will consist of seven nights in four cities London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.
According to secondary no-free ticket marketplace TickPick, the average ticket to BTS’S tour costs $478.98. Just in comparison, the second best selling tickets are for Britney Spears $352.92, Pearl Jam $318.36, Elton John $286.17, Andrea Bocelli $279.01 and The Eagles with $259.98. Tickets for some most popular artists like Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift cost under $200. It seems like the frenzy is huge for the Korean boy band.
BTS’s popularity has increased significantly in the last year, yet they are only touring in six North American cities. The limited number of shows combined with high demand leads to increased ticket prices,” explains Jack Slingland, director of client relations at TickPick, in a statement.
BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean band formed in 2013. They made a huge success with their first two albums 2 Cool 4 Skool and Wings and scoped various awards. Their tracks “Love Yourself: Her”, “DNA” and “Mic Drop” all entered Billboard Hot 100.
BTS had a record-breaking May 2018, becoming the first ever Korean act to top the Billboard 200 album chart with their third full album, Love Yourself: Tear, and now in June they became the hottest ticket of the summer concert season.
BTS had earned a spot in the 2018’s edition of Guinness World Records for having “the world’s most Twitter engagements for a music group”. The band had sold over seven million albums worldwide and ranked number one on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list for 2018, a list ranking South Korea’s most powerful and influential celebrities.
Obtain your tickets and get ready for an amazing experience.
Love Yourself Tour
Show Date and Time: Wednesday, 5 September, 2018, 8pm
Show Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Show Duration: tba
