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BTS returns to MorumBIS tonight for second sold-out São Paulo 'ARIRANG' show

BTS plays the second of three sold-out 'ARIRANG' world tour concerts at São Paulo's Estádio do MorumBIS on October 30, after an opening night that organizers said drew 81,000 people.

By 2FC NEWSROOM · Published

BTS members performing on a circular stage amid pyrotechnic smoke trails in front of a packed stadium crowd in São Paulo
Image: BIGHIT MUSIC (via Billboard Brasil)

BTS takes the stage again at São Paulo's Estádio do MorumBIS on Friday, October 30, for the second of three 'ARIRANG' world tour concerts in Brazil. Exame reported the show starts at 8 p.m. local time. The final show follows on Saturday, October 31.

The group opened its Brazil run on October 28, its first concert in the country in seven years. Estadão reported, citing the organizers, that 81,000 fans attended; other Brazilian outlets reported figures between about 84,000 and 85,000. Folha described a moment during 'Body to Body' when the members put down their microphones while the stadium sang the Korean folk song 'Arirang.'

According to BIGHIT MUSIC's tour schedule, São Paulo follows earlier South American stops in Bogotá, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires.

Confirmed

  • BIGHIT MUSIC's official BTS tour schedule lists three BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' shows at Estádio do MorumBIS in São Paulo on October 28, October 30 and October 31, 2026.

Reported by other outlets

  • Estadão and UOL, citing the organizers, reported that 81,000 people attended the October 28 opening show; Gshow put the crowd at just over 84,000, and Exame and Folha at about 85,000.
  • Gshow, Estadão and Exame reported that all three São Paulo shows are sold out.
  • Gshow and Exame reported that the October 30 and 31 shows will also be screened in selected cinemas in Brazil and around the world.
  • Exame reported that the October 28 show ran about 2 hours 20 minutes with 23 songs, including surprise performances of 'Black Swan' and 'Silver Spoon (Baepsae)'.
  • Billboard Brasil reported that the São Paulo shows close the Latin American leg of the tour and mark BTS's return to Brazil after seven years.

Analysis

Interpretation by 2FC NEWSROOM, not reported fact.

2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Three sold-out stadium nights plus global cinema screenings show how large BTS's return to Brazil has become, seven years after their last visit.

Conflicts of interest: Opening-night attendance varies by outlet: 81,000 per organizers (Estadão, UOL); just over 84,000 (Gshow); about 85,000 (Exame, Folha). 2FC uses the organizer figure.

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