{"id":279860,"date":"2026-05-05T15:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/279860\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:53:09","slug":"a-mucho-picante-concert-the-prospector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/279860\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u2018mucho picante\u2019 concert \u2013 The Prospector"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a hiatus of nearly four years, BTS finally came back in full throttle, announcing their new album, \u201cARIRANG,\u201d and their awaited world tour. One of the stops being our very own borderland city, El Paso.<\/p>\n

As a fan of BTS for almost 10 years, I cannot begin to describe the shock I felt. I was 9 years old when I first discovered the K-Pop band. At my grandmother\u2019s house, in a separate room, my cousin asked my sister to pick between a \u201chappy song,\u201d and a \u201csad song.\u201d She chose \u201cNot Today\u201d as the happy song, their most recent song at the time.<\/p>\n

After my sister played the song for me a few days later, I immediately fell in love with it, and I can truly say that song changed my life in the best way possible. It meant so much to me because my sister, who loved it as well, made it a point to share it with me.<\/p>\n

I spent the next nine years listening to new K-Pop artists, but none of them compared to the connection I had with BTS because their music resonated with me the most.<\/p>\n

They are always the first artist I go to if I ever need a pick-me-up or if I ever want to listen to something nostalgic. They were also the reason I made so many friendships I still have to this day, so getting the chance to see them live was truly a blessing.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think any of us expected to see El Paso on the lineup of their tour, most people even going as far as bashing the city online for BTS not having picked a larger Texas city. However, it was now our turn to shine. According to RM, we were \u201chotter than this goddamn desert.\u201d<\/p>\n

I got the chance to attend the concert at their second stop at El Paso on May 3 and it was an experience I truly will never be able to forget. I fought very hard for those tickets and Ticketmaster was my biggest hater that day. Even with getting in the line early and having our mom and brother get into queue as well, it took almost 40 minutes for us to get onto the screen to buy the tickets.<\/p>\n

With thousands of fans getting onto one page of the site, it was slow, and we almost lost the four tickets we were holding because of the delay. I even had the chance to get two more tickets, but I was kicked out of the site, leaving us with just the four we got.<\/p>\n

Despite the drama that came with BTS arriving in El Paso and their hotel getting leaked through social media, the weekend seemed to be a success for concertgoers. Some fans and my friends even got to attend both days and I am so jealous of that.<\/p>\n

The production of the concert was beautiful. The screens\u00a0showed amazing videography\u00a0with\u00a0special effects added.\u00a0\u00a0Everything sounded\u00a0perfect,\u00a0and the performances by the members\u00a0and the back-up dancers were\u00a0so fitting for the\u00a0concert\u2019s\u00a0aesthetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As soon as the first song, \u201cHooligan\u201d started playing,\u00a0I felt tears\u00a0form in my eyes from the pure disbelief that I was\u00a0finally\u00a0seeing the band that\u00a0changed my life.\u00a0You may have seen me if you were in the crowd\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0neon green\u00a0NCT light stick\u00a0waving all over the place.\u00a0Even if it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0the official BTS light stick, I still felt\u00a0immersed in\u00a0the\u00a0whole experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was a full circle moment for me, as I got to go with my sister and\u00a0our\u00a0cousin.\u00a0I\u00a0have never fangirled harder with someone than I did with my cousin.\u00a0We even got to hear\u00a0the song that started it all,\u00a0\u201cNot Today.,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

At every stop of their tour, they\u00a0have\u00a0two surprise\u00a0songs at the end of their setlist, ranging from\u00a0their debut\u00a0album \u201c2\u00a0kool\u00a0for\u00a0skool,\u201d\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cARIRANG.\u201d\u00a0Every fan\u00a0anticipates\u00a0the announcement of what songs will be played.\u00a0Once a\u00a0certain song is played, it is no longer an option\u00a0for other tour stops.\u00a0I\u00a0had hoped\u00a0for\u00a0two specific songs to be played,\u00a0\u201cJust One Day\u201d and \u201cButterfly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As it reached the end of the\u00a0night,\u00a0the\u00a0surprise\u00a0songs\u00a0were\u00a0\u201cDionysus,\u201d a song they\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0performed since late 2020\u00a0and \u201cBest of Me.\u201d I have never screamed louder at a show than I did when I heard the first\u00a0few\u00a0seconds\u00a0of \u201cDionysus\u201d play.\u00a0I apologize to my sister and cousin\u00a0who may be suffering from hearing loss after sitting next to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite\u00a0standing in\u00a0a long line\u00a0for almost three hours in the heat, I had an amazing time being there. Seeing the interactions\u00a0between fans\u00a0trading freebies and\u00a0bonding over their shared love for\u00a0BTS\u00a0gave me\u00a0such a warm feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Arts & Culture Editor Abigail Perdoza at the BTS concert on May 3, in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n

Everything\u00a0was worth it in the end,\u00a0including the headache I left with from screaming my heart out.\u00a0Ultimately,\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0from\u00a0standing\u00a0all day\u00a0and my voice being\u00a0gone\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0matter to me. I got to fulfill the dream\u00a09-year-old\u00a0me had:\u00a0to watch BTS live and wave my light stick in\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cocean\u201d of\u00a0lights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Abigail Pedroza is the Arts & Culture editor at The Prospector and may be reached at\u202f[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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