It is a big weekend for music fans across the country as the popular boy band BTS returns to Canada for a pair of sold-out concerts in Toronto.
The K-pop sensation, as part of their Arirang World Tour, are performing shows on Saturday and Sunday at Rogers Stadium.
Ahead of the shows, fans lined up outside the venue on Friday morning, waiting for their chance to get their hands on some merchandise, which went on sale at 10 a.m.
Some fans have been waiting for hours just to get near the front of the line. One person told CityNews they have been there since midnight.
Another fan came from Saskatoon, saying, “When they announced the tour … we started planning stuff like who is gonna buy the ticket for us, how many tickets are we going to buy.”
Toronto is the only Canadian stop on the supergroup’s worldwide tour, which is why fans from all across Canada have descended in Toronto.
The City of Toronto will be designating a section of Yonge Street, from North York Boulevard to Finch Avenue, as BTS Boulevard. The signs will remain in place until Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Before this tour, BTS had been on hiatus since 2022 as each of their seven members had to complete some mandatory military service in South Korea.
The international superstars last performed in Canada in 2018, but their first Toronto show dates back to 2015, when they performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre.
With files from Leah Johansen, CityNews
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