BTS Closes Two-Night Chicago Stand With '134340' — First Since 2019

August 28, 2026 — BTS closed its two-night, 60,000-plus-per-night Soldier Field stand under Illinois's 'BTS Day' proclamation with a 32-song, 2-hour-10-minute set across two acts and an encore. The night's surprise song was '134340,' performed live for the first time since 2019, alongside extended outros on 'Merry Go Round' and 'IDOL' and an encore closing with 'Butter,' 'Dynamite,' and 'Mikrokosmos.' The Chicago Sun-Times review called the stand evidence of the group's 'version 2.0' evolution, blending the 'Arirang' album's R&B and hip-hop influences with the earlier catalog. Chicago was among the final stops of the ARIRANG World Tour's North American run before it moves to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles (Sept 1, 2, 5, 6).