{"id":866607,"date":"2026-08-21T20:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/866607\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:44:10","slug":"fans-line-up-at-rogers-stadium-ahead-of-bts-performance-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/866607\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans line up at Rogers Stadium ahead of BTS performance in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

CP24\u2019s Sijia Nelson speaks to BTS superfans who say they waited in line for five hours to merch ahead of this weekend’s sold-out concert. <\/p>\n

What appears to be thousands of fans are lining up at Rogers Stadium for their slice of BTS merchandise ahead of the mega-popular Korean boy group\u2019s weekend concerts.<\/p>\n

The group is set to perform Saturday and Sunday as part of its ARIRANG tour, marking the band\u2019s first performances in Toronto in 11 years.<\/p>\n

Both shows will begin at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Seen from CP24\u2019s news chopper, fans line up in droves, hoping to get their hands on some of the band\u2019s tour merchandise. An exact number of fans was not immediately available.<\/p>\n

\"\"BTS (CP24) <\/p>\n

Prices for tour-only merchandise, including jerseys, sweaters and tank tops, range from $85 to as high as $369.<\/p>\n

Ella, a member of the BTS \u201cARMY,\u201d which is the name of the group\u2019s fan base, spoke with CP24 about her experience waiting to get her hands on some merchandise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so cool. I was here at, like, just before 6 a.m., and the line was down to Downsview Station.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little concerned at how long it was, but honestly, everyone in line just made it so much easier. The time passed by. Everyone was talking about their own past experiences if they went to other ARIRANG stops,\u201d Ella said.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s performances at Rogers Stadium this weekend will mark its only Canadian stop.<\/p>\n

Toronto temporarily renames section of Yonge Street to BTS Boulevard<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the band\u2019s arrival, the City of Toronto officially unveiled new BTS Boulevard street signs along a portion of Yonge Street, from North York Boulevard to Finch Avenue, during a news conference Friday morning.<\/p>\n

The official announcement came after city council passed a \u201cdynamite\u201d motion<\/a> to rename the section of streets until Sept. 23.<\/p>\n

\"\"BTS Boulevard (Kenneth Enlow) TTC to increase transit long Line 1 <\/p>\n

In a statement, the TTC <\/a>said it will be adding additional subway service along parts of Line 1 to prepare for fans heading to the stadium.<\/p>\n

The TTC said that fans can get off at either Downsview Park, Sheppard West, or Wilson stations, as all three are within walking distance of the venue. Staff will also be present to assist concertgoers.<\/p>\n

Extra buses along the 84 and 984 Sheppard West routes will be added, and the TTC says the 101 Downsview Park bus will be extended to Sheppard West station from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. <\/p>\n

With files from CTV News Toronto\u2019s Bryann Aguilar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CP24\u2019s Sijia Nelson speaks to BTS superfans who say they waited in line for five hours to merch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":866608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[712,49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-866607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/866608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}