{"id":142082,"date":"2026-01-29T02:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/142082\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T02:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T02:58:08","slug":"el-paso-fans-are-raising-money-to-light-the-star-purple-for-bts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/142082\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Fans Are Raising Money to Light the Star Purple for BTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, in case you haven&#8217;t heard the news, <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/bts-el-paso-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">global K-pop superstars BTS are bringing their world tour to the Sun City.<\/a> The group is set to perform at UTEP\u2019s Sun Bowl Stadium on May 2 and May 3, instantly putting El Paso on the international stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tickets have already gone on sale, and fans, also known as ARMY, wasted zero time showing up and showing out. From countdowns to group chats blowing up, the excitement across the Borderland is very real.<\/p>\n<p>As BTS ARMYs from across the region prepare to welcome the band, a group of local fans decided to take things to the next leve!l El Paso BTS ARMY members have joined forces to <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/04142c3c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">create a GoFund me page to raise funds to turn one of the city\u2019s most iconic landmarks purple<\/a>: the Star on the Mountain. Purple, of course, is synonymous with BTS and their fanbase, symbolizing love, trust, and unity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/bts-el-paso-concert\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">From Coldplay to BTS: El Paso Lands Another Stadium Sellout<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BTS Fans Create GoFund Me Page To Light Star On Mountain<\/p>\n<p>The El Paso Chamber charges $1,500 per night to change the Star\u2019s color, so fans launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/light-the-star-purple-for-bts-in-el-paso?attribution_id=sl:8b6ebdd1-f61c-4c50-b383-120fcd170cfc&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1769472377&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp17_control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoFundMe with a $3,000 goal to cover both concert nights. <\/a>According to the fundraiser:<\/p>\n<p>We want to turn our star purple for our 7. We are aiming for both days May 2nd and May 3rd. Let\u2019s do this Army!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"next-post cto\" href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/04142c3c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK OUT THE GOFUNDME PAGE HERE!<\/a>A Warm El Paso Welcome From BTS Fans to BTS<\/p>\n<p>The Star can be seen throughout El Paso and even from Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, making it a powerful and visible welcome for BTS as they arrive.<\/p>\n<p>This wouldn\u2019t be the first time the star would be lit for BTS though. The Star on the Mountain already shined red and white on Tuesday, January 13, and Friday, January 23, to celebrate the tour announcement. In partnership with Live Nation Concerts, the El Paso Chamber helped light up the Franklin Mountains, marking this massive moment for the city and proving that when BTS comes to town, El Paso shows love loud and proud. <\/p>\n<p class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"479\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/hotel-bts-el-paso\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Concerns Over Hotel Pricing Amid El Paso Music Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: First Snow Day in El Paso, TX 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez\/KISS El Paso Facebook<\/p>\n<p>El Paso\u2019s Eastside Grows: Pizza Joint &amp; Orange Cow Open New Locations<\/p>\n<p>Orange Cow Burger and The Pizza Joint are opening new Eastlake locations in El Paso, making it easier for eastside residents to enjoy local favorites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well, in case you haven&#8217;t heard the news, global K-pop superstars BTS are bringing their world tour to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,6262,143,833],"class_list":{"0":"post-142082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-featured-carousel","12":"tag-include-in-newsletter","13":"tag-list-posts","14":"tag-local-el-paso","15":"tag-local-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}