{"id":247420,"date":"2026-04-26T16:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247420\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:50:46","slug":"what-to-know-as-bts-army-takes-over-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247420\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know as BTS \u2018ARMY\u2019 takes over Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)\u2014 Tampa will be \u201cK-poppin&#8217;\u201d this weekend as the BTS World Tour \u201cArirang\u201d makes its way to Raymond James Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>BTS will perform at Raymond James Stadium for three nights and is expected to attract more than 60,000 fans each night, the City of Tampa said. <\/p>\n<p>Here is what you need to know:<\/p>\n<p>Tampa lights up purple <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Jane Castor announced that the city of Tampa will be lit up purple this weekend to welcome the tour. <\/p>\n<p>The Tampa International Airport will also be lit up purple to greet the thousands of fans coming to Tampa for the concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend events <\/p>\n<p>A K-pop Asian night market kicks off at Perry Harvey Park on Friday at 3 p.m. and will go until Sunday. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/hillsborough-county\/merch-tents-open-outside-of-raymond-james-stadium-ahead-of-bts-concerts\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/hillsborough-county\/merch-tents-open-outside-of-raymond-james-stadium-ahead-of-bts-concerts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The BTS merch tent<\/a> outside the Raymond James Stadium is now open, and fans have camped out since midnight to get some of the items.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gates open at Raymond James at 5:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Tampa traffic <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Boulevard will be closed until Wednesday, April 29th, at 6 p.m. due to the concerts this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>What songs will BTS perform? <\/p>\n<p>BTS performed in Tokyo and Goyang before heading to Tampa. Here is what could be on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com\/artist\/K8vZ917KpXV\/bts-events?landing=c&amp;awtrc=true&amp;c=SEM_LNConcertautomation_ggl_23782806390_193659340777_bts%20tampa&amp;GCID=0&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23782806390&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABnP7VJesLcOrCDLq0brqSRs9DKRl&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwqazPBhALEiwAOuXqdAynJUk4F9TI2N_JHaA71fm0tRYy4BllIg-NNvx167G0TmqP92WMvhoCDRgQAvD_BwE#info\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com\/artist\/K8vZ917KpXV\/bts-events?landing=c&amp;awtrc=true&amp;c=SEM_LNConcertautomation_ggl_23782806390_193659340777_bts%20tampa&amp;GCID=0&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23782806390&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABnP7VJesLcOrCDLq0brqSRs9DKRl&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwqazPBhALEiwAOuXqdAynJUk4F9TI2N_JHaA71fm0tRYy4BllIg-NNvx167G0TmqP92WMvhoCDRgQAvD_BwE#info\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa setlist<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>SET 1<\/p>\n<p>Hooligan <\/p>\n<p>Aliens <\/p>\n<p>Run BTS <\/p>\n<p>They Don\u2019t Know \u2018Bout Us <\/p>\n<p>Like Animals <\/p>\n<p>Fake Love <\/p>\n<p>Swim <\/p>\n<p>Merry Go Round <\/p>\n<p>VCR <\/p>\n<p>2.0 <\/p>\n<p>Normal <\/p>\n<p>Not Today <\/p>\n<p>Mic Drop <\/p>\n<p>FYA <\/p>\n<p>Fire <\/p>\n<p>Body To Body <\/p>\n<p>Idol <\/p>\n<p>ENCORE<\/p>\n<p>Come Over<\/p>\n<p>Butter <\/p>\n<p>Dynamite <\/p>\n<p>Dope <\/p>\n<p>For You <\/p>\n<p>Please <\/p>\n<p>Into The Sun <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/bts-world-tour-tampa-florida-04-25-2026\/event\/0D006429DD8089EB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/bts-world-tour-tampa-florida-04-25-2026\/event\/0D006429DD8089EB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets are on sale for the weekend concerts and can be found online.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>BTS went on hiatus in 2022, so the seven members could complete their mandatory military service in South Korea. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. 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