{"id":243620,"date":"2026-04-23T18:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243620\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:45:14","slug":"bts-in-tampa-guide-to-road-closures-traffic-merch-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243620\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS in Tampa: Guide to road closures, traffic, merch and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BTS is performing back-to-back nights at Raymond James Stadium this Saturday and Sunday, followed by one last show this coming Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Attention, ARMY!<\/p>\n<p>After a four-year hiatus, the iconic K-pop band BTS is back performing, with their first stop in the U.S. happening this weekend right here in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/entertainment\/music\/bts-world-tour-2026-tampa-tickets-dates\/67-fd83be2a-b746-4594-9d18-3bd55c602710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Tampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s three-show concert is part of the band&#8217;s &#8220;Arirang&#8221; tour. They&#8217;ve already made five stops since early April in South Korea and Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of BTS&#8217; Tampa takeover, the hype is real as 60,000 fans are expected to attend each night of the concert.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you need to know ahead of this weekend&#8217;s BTS concerts.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen is BTS performing?                    <\/p>\n<p>BTS is performing back-to-back nights at Raymond James Stadium this Saturday and Sunday, followed by one last show this coming Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The start time for all three shows is at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/W+Tampa+Bay+Blvd,+Tampa,+FL\/@27.9856808,-82.5160185,15z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88c2c3be38eafced:0xb04501cce9b79bd8!8m2!3d27.9740932!4d-82.5048498!16s%252Fg%252F1th4b5cg?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%253D%253D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" id=\"isPasted\">Tampa Bay Boulevard<\/a> in front of Raymond James Stadium is already shut down and will remain so until 6 p.m. Wednesday as the area is hosting an entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/entertainment\/events\/bts-tampa-concerts-merchandise-stand-road-closures\/67-803e947f-ddd4-46b0-bad8-5002e1986655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">BTS merchandise stand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just how big is the K-Pop band BTS? Big enough to shut down an entire road &#8211; for their merchandise,&#8221; the city of Tampa wrote blatantly.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa officials are urging drivers to be aware of the possible traffic delays due to the shows. They recommend using alternative transportation options, which can help make moving around easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Traffic signage will be posted, and security will be on site.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nK-Pop Fan Festival\u00a0                    <\/p>\n<p>Outside of the three concerts, another K-pop event taking over Tampa is the fan festival happening at Perry Harvey Sr. Park, which is roughly 10 minutes from Raymond James Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The event takes place from 1-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, with food, photocard trading, a K-pop deco station, merch and vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Friday and Saturday night, you can head there for the official after party taking place from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/tampa-purples-you-k-pop-fan-festival-bts-army-meetup-weekend-tickets-1983585724298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Eventbrite<\/a> for $13.05, or a limited number of tickets can be bought at the door for $15.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is more than an event,&#8221; organizers said. &#8220;This is where fans come together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhat is Arirang?                    <\/p>\n<p>Arirang is BTS&#8217;s fifth and newest studio album, following its release on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>It is named after a traditional Korean folk song of the same name that reflects the group&#8217;s roots and the present-day sentiments felt by the band.<\/p>\n<p>It features 14 tracks, including:<\/p>\n<p>Body to BodyHooliganAliensFYA2.0No. 29SWIMMerry Go RoundNORMALLike AnimalsThey don&#8217;t know &#8217;bout usOne More NightPleaseInto the Sun                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS is performing back-to-back nights at Raymond James Stadium this Saturday and Sunday, followed by one last show&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-243620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}