Before a single note of their Mexico City concerts was played, BTS had already stopped the capital in its tracks. Accepting an official invitation from the presidential office, the group met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Presidential Palace, held a roughly 40-minute conversation, then stepped onto the balcony to greet the public. An estimated crowd of more than 50,000 had gathered in Zocalo Square before they even appeared, singing along to BTS songs and filling the historic plaza with chants that turned thunderous the moment the group stepped into view. RM addressed the crowd in Spanish: “Thank you very much for inviting us. We are looking forward to the start of our concerts. We are deeply grateful.” President Sheinbaum, who has described the Mexico City concerts as a historic moment, responded simply: “I have already asked BTS to come again next year.”
The numbers behind this moment are staggering. More than 1 million fans queued on Ticketmaster for approximately 150,000 available tickets across 3 nights at Estadio GNP Seguros, with all shows selling out in 37 minutes. Mexico City leads all cities globally in BTS Spotify streams, contributing more than 606 million plays. The Mexico City Chamber of Commerce projects the concerts will generate approximately USD $115.3 million in local economic impact. All of this follows the March release of ‘ARIRANG,’ whose lead single “SWIM” topped the Billboard Hot 100 while the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, marking the biggest album debut of 2026.