BTS comeback show sells out as 260,000 fans head to Seoul

Tickets for BTS’s comeback concert in central Seoul were snapped up almost immediately on Monday night, with authorities expecting an estimated 260,000 fans for the group’s first full performance in nearly four years. Sales opened at 8pm for the free concert at Gwanghwamun square on 21 March; at one point more than 100,000 people flooded the booking website, causing screens to crash and systems to freeze.

About 15,000 tickets for the concert at the plaza in front of Gyeongbokgung palace vanished almost immediately. Fans flocked to PC cafes — internet gaming venues with faster connections — to gain an edge, and online forums filled with stories of families mobilising multiple devices only to see screens freeze or display messages that seats were already taken.

Seoul police issued fraud warnings as scam posts began circulating before the evening sale.

South Korea, Seoul

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