{"id":582034,"date":"2026-08-27T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/582034\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:46:11","slug":"k-pop-fans-take-over-chicago-for-bts-world-tour-arirang-at-soldier-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/582034\/","title":{"rendered":"K-pop fans take over Chicago for BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ at Soldier Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

K-pop fans were spotted lining up early ahead of the sold-out BTS World Tour concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Thursday.<\/p>\n

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago emergency officials are warning about big crowds and traffic closures this weekend.<\/p>\n

By 7 a.m. fans were spotted at Soldier Field lining up for merchandise. The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

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The K-pop group is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans Thursday and Friday night.<\/p>\n

Here’s a sneak peek at the stage:<\/p>\n

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Solder Field parking lots open at 4 p.m. Gates to the show open at 6 p.m. and showtime is 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

For those planning to use public transit, the CTA #146 Bus & #130 Bus, the CTA L Station at Roosevelt, and the 18th Street Metra Station all lead to Soldier Field.<\/p>\n

The venue has a strict bag policy, so its best to be prepared:<\/p>\n

Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags are accepted; they must not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″ or 30.5 x 15.25 x 30.5 cm.
No buckles, grommets\/hardware or d\u00e9cor can be concealing any part of the bag.
One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Logo can only be on one side of the bag.
Small, non-clear bags that do not exceed 4.5″ x 6.5″ in size, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the stadium with a clear plastic bag.
Non-clear backpacks are NOT permitted.
To see the full bag policy and medical exemptions, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fans might even be able to see the partial lunar eclipse happening Thursday night.<\/a><\/p>\n

Other events happening this weekend are the Chicago House Music Festival & Conference at Millennium Park, Taste of Greektown, the PAWS Chicago 5K Walk\/Run for Their Lives, Edgewater Music Fest, Edison Park Fest, The Fray & Dashboard Confessional at Huntington Bank Pavilion, Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field and the Navy Pier Summer Fireworks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"K-pop fans were spotted lining up early ahead of the sold-out BTS World Tour concert at Chicago’s Soldier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[286712,6056,156,157,111,139,69,286713],"class_list":["post-582034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-abc7-chicago","tag-chicago","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-soldier-field"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}