BTS fans pack Baltimore for K-pop superstars’ first Maryland show | PHOTOS – Baltimore Sun
Sabrina Kong, 36, holds up a sign featuring BTS member Jung Kook as she waits in line for the BTS concert at M&T Bank Stadium. Kong traveled from California to attend the concert and celebrate her birthday. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Corina Suherman, 21, shields herself from the sun and uses a personal fan while waiting in line for the BTS concert at M&T Bank Stadium. Suherman traveled from California to see BTS perform in Baltimore, the 16th stop of the group’s “Arirang” World Tour. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
BTS fans gather outside M&T Bank Stadium, filling the sidewalks and forming long lines more than four hours before the start of the concert. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
From left, Valeria Hernandez, 21, Abby Peyton, 23, Stephanie Taylor, 22, and Mallory Yancey, 22, all from Virginia, trade BTS freebies, including stickers and other keepsakes, outside M&T Bank Stadium four hours before the concert. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
BTS freebies, including stickers and small keepsakes, were traded among fans outside M&T Bank Stadium before the concert. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Gaithersburg native Amanda Lien, 26, waits in line at M&T Bank Stadium six hours ahead of the start of BTS’ concert in Baltimore, the 16th stop on their “Arirang” World Tour. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Fans gather outside M&T Bank Stadium five hours before BTS’ “Arirang” World Tour concert in Baltimore, the group’s 16th stop on the tour. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
BTS fan Lexi Hoyt, 23, shows off her tuna costume and sign to fans passing by outside M&T Bank Stadium. Hoyt, who has attended six BTS concerts, traveled from Arkansas to attend the 16th stop of the group’s “Arirang” World Tour in Baltimore. As temperatures climbed, Hoyt joked about her outfit: “I’m spicy tuna because I’m hot she said. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
New Jersey resident Amy Ni, 26, holds up a sign referencing BTS’ fan base, ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth), as she enters M&T Bank Stadium for sound check, five hours before the concert. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Baltimore resident Alainah Reyes, 24, sits patiently outside M&T Bank Stadium as fans pack the line to enter BTS’ “Arirang” World Tour in Baltimore, the group’s 16th stop on the tour. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Virginia Beach resident Zharlyn Garcia, 38, cools down with a personal fan as she stands in line outside of M&T Bank Stadium five hours ahead of the BTS concert. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)
Hundreds of BTS fans sit on a curb outside of M&T Bank Stadium waiting for the BTS concert to begin. (Ryan Bowie/Staff)