{"id":2389496,"date":"2026-04-26T02:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2389496"},"modified":"2026-04-26T02:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:43:23","slug":"bts-fans-sweat-through-long-lines-show-out-in-force-for-tampa-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bts-fans-sweat-through-long-lines-show-out-in-force-for-tampa-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS fans sweat through long lines, show out in force for Tampa concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BTS is back. And the Tampa Army is turning out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The superstar K-pop band returned this year with its sixth album, \u201cArirang,\u201d and a world tour to go with it. The first three shows in North America \u2014 Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday \u2014 take place at RayJay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPeople are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/life-culture\/music\/2026\/04\/24\/bts-tampa-arirang-world-tour-tickets-merch-tampa-impact-kpop-florida-fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:coming here from all over the place;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">coming here from all over the place<\/a>,\u201d Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay said. \u201cWe\u2019re getting calls from Korean press about BTS being in Tampa. &#8230; Now, there\u2019s a special place in Korea in their hearts for Tampa, because their beloved group performed here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden 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