{"id":809707,"date":"2026-08-11T05:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809707\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:02:18","slug":"bts-fans-pack-baltimore-for-k-pop-superstars-first-maryland-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809707\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS fans pack Baltimore for K-pop superstars\u2019 first Maryland show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\tBTS fans pack Baltimore for K-pop superstars\u2019 first Maryland show | PHOTOS \u2013 Baltimore Sun<\/p>\n

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\"SabrinaSabrina 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)
\n\"CorinaCorina 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)
\n\"BTSBTS 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)
\n\"FromFrom 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)
\n\"BTSBTS freebies, including stickers and small keepsakes, were traded among fans outside M&T Bank Stadium before the concert. (Ryan Bowie\/Staff)
\n\"GaithersburgGaithersburg 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)
\n\"FansFans 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)
\n\"BTSBTS 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)
\n\"NewNew 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)
\n\"BaltimoreBaltimore 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)
\n\"VirginiaVirginia 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)
\n\"HundredsHundreds of BTS fans sit on a curb outside of M&T Bank Stadium waiting for the BTS concert to begin. (Ryan Bowie\/Staff)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS fans pack Baltimore for K-pop superstars\u2019 first Maryland show | PHOTOS \u2013 Baltimore Sun Skip to content…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[40976,88,8640,216,36257,2628],"class_list":["post-809707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-baltimore-city","tag-entertainment","tag-maryland","tag-music","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}