Mexican ARMY Reveal the Reason Why There Were Even More Fans Outside the Stadium Than Inside

 

According to BigHit Music on May 12, BTS held their BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG IN MEXICO CITY concerts at Estadio GNP Seguros over three days—May 7, 9, and 10 (local time)—meeting approximately 150,000 audience members. This marked BTS's first full-group concert in Mexico in about 10 years and 10 months, since July 2015. 

During the concerts, BTS completely captivated Mexican audiences withe their stable live vocals and flawlessly synchronized choreography. The crowd responded with explosive enthusiasm, singing along perfectly to the Korean lyrics. In particular, the performance of "Airplane pt.2" was hailed as the highlight of the show. The song features the lyric "We goin' from Mexico City," and hearing the city's name resonated deeply with the audience, making it one of the most memorable and special moments of the night.

The members shared their feelings, saying, "You guys were truly the best. What more can we say? We will definitely come back to Mexico." They also drew a heated response by adding, "We won't forget the excitement that continued from Zócalo Square. We are leaving with wonderful memories of Mexico," while expressing their gratitude in Spanish.

However, what impressed people even more was that the energy outside the stadium was just as intense as the atmosphere inside. Fans who could not get tickets crowded around the stadium area, turning the entire city into a frenzy for the group.

According to multiple local reports, around 40,000 fans gathered outside the stadium on the very first concert night despite not having tickets. The same situation continued on the second night, while the final concert reportedly drew nearly 70,000 people outside the venue. The enormous crowd even completely blocked a long section of Rio Churubusco Avenue—one of the largest and most important roads in Mexico City.

The Los Angeles Times commented, "More than 1 million people attempted to purchase tickets, and those who couldn't enter gathered around the venue."

Armys blocked both routes of Rio Churubusco Avenue today as well to listen to BTS perform for ARIRANG WORLD TOUR in Mexico City DAY 3👏🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/bltMVzdkXL

— ARIRANG World Tour (@ARIRANGWT) May 11, 2026

Even though they could not directly experience the concert inside the venue, tens of thousands of ARMYs still wore BTS's signature purple outfits, held lightsticks, and stared toward the stadium for nearly two hour just to hear even a small portion of the music coming from inside. More astonishingly, they performed fanchants together just like the fans inside the stadium. One local fan even shared that the cheering was so loud that it "could be heard all the way at my grandpa's house, which is like 15 minutes from GNP Stadium. BTS's impact is insane."

At first, many assumed that the tens of thousands gathered outside were simply curious about BTS's first tour in this Latin American country after many years. However, as the concerts continue, the number of people outside only grew larger. There were even rumors that the crowd outside on the final night may have reached close to 100,000 people at certain moments.

Regarding why the outside crowd nearly doubled on the last day, a Mexican ARMY revealed an important reason: "It's actually a holiday and festive day in Mexico because it's Mother's Day, so families often go out together. This helped Mother ARMYs and little ARMYs attend, even if they were just outside. Also, just so you know, there was a soccer match happening at the same time today, and ARMY still tripled the attendance compared to the match. What can I say? ARMY is truly powerful in Mexico!"

Coincidentally, the final BTS concert also took place on Mother's Day. Even V celebrated the occasion in Spanish with the 50,000 fans inside the stadium, saying, "Today is Mother's Day. Have you congratulated your moms yet? Call them now. Video call. Mom Maria. Mom Teresa. Mom Lupe. Mom Coco. Thank you for raising us. Happy Mother's Day, moms. We love you."

But of course, as the fan above explained, even though there was a soccer match happening that same day, people still chose to gather around Estadio GNP just to catch even a little bit of the atmosphere from BTS's concert. As its core, this reflects BTS's overwhelming influence—so massive that there was essentially a second stadium formed outside the main venue. It also demonstrates the extraordinary passion local fans have for the K-pop superstars.

Meanwhile, Suga was also aware that many fans could not get tickets but still supported the group from outside the stadium. He expressed, "Wow, everyone, you are truly amazing. I heard that there are as many people outside as there are inside the stadium. Is there a larger venue here in Mexico? Then next time we come, we'll have to perform there." He also added, "I really enjoyed these past three days, and I'm leaving with nothing but great memories of Mexico. Thank you so much."

Suga's suggestion received overwhelming support from fans. Even though the Mexico concerts ended a year ago, fans around the world still cannot stop talking about them: "Mexico ARMY rocks. Saying this with a heart full of jealousy," "It looks like all of Mexico is filled with ARMYs," "I bet the entire population of Mexico are ARMYs. So happy to see all of this," "Even fathers skipped soccer matches to go with the mothers and children," "Bigger stadium, please," and more.