{"id":246932,"date":"2026-04-26T03:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246932\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:32:14","slug":"bts-fans-sweat-through-long-lines-show-out-in-force-for-tampa-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246932\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS fans sweat through long lines, show out in force for Tampa concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

BTS is back. And the Tampa Army is turning out.<\/p>\n

The superstar K-pop band returned this year with its sixth album, \u201cArirang,\u201d and a world tour to go with it. The first three shows in North America \u2014 Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday \u2014 take place at RayJay.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are coming here from all over the place<\/a>,\u201d Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay said. \u201cWe\u2019re getting calls from Korean press about BTS being in Tampa. … Now, there\u2019s a special place in Korea in their hearts for Tampa, because their beloved group performed here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fans \u2014 many wearing colorful, themed costumes \u2014 tailgated early and queued up in long lines outside the stadium before doors opened for the show.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re going to BTS in Tampa this week, here\u2019s everything you need to know<\/a> about the shows, from merch<\/a> to weather<\/a> to pop-up events around town<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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