BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - LAS VEGAS

K-pop sensation BTS –– composed of members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook –– returned to the states for their 

“Permission To Dance on Stage” concert series that began in Los Angeles in November 2021 and ended in Las Vegas on April 16. These 

shows marked the end of their two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

BTS fans, better known as ARMYs, use concert days as an opportunity to strut and showcase their unique fashion styles. People of 

all ages often show up to the venues adorning purple outfits and accompanying BT21 –– animated characters that represent 

each of the seven members –– headbands. One Twitter user customized her mini black dress with sparkly BTS symbols and paired it 

with a Jimin fan. Fans also come dressed in purple, the official color of the group after member V coined the phrase “I purple you” to 

symbolize “I love you.” 

Las Vegas was more alive than ever when roughly 200,000 people, with ARMY Bomb lightsticks in hand, filled the Allegiant Stadium 

throughout the four Nevada shows. On the final day, the livestream count of the concert reached 402,000 people from 182 different 

countries and regions. Of course, jaw-dropping numbers are nothing new for BTS, considering they have six music videos with 1.1 

billion views.

The concert series was named after their latest release, “Permission to Dance,” a fun song that, amid a pandemic, delivered some much-needed optimism and joy.

“We do feel a sense of responsibility to deliver music that is not only great but would have a positive impact on people,” member

V said.

Their concert setlist was in tune with that idea, featuring 24 of their most catchy songs, including well-known title tracks “Butter” and 

“IDOL.” Energetic songs such as “Fire” and “Dope” opened up the concert, while slower, more heartfelt tracks like “Spring Day” and

“Epilogue: Young Forever” closed the show.

“I just love you, we love you,” leader RM said before the encore on April 16. “And you know we’re BTS, you’re ARMY. We’re each other’s everything. We’re now at the end of the tour in Vegas and the end of PTD. The show might be over, but our light will stay 

going forever.”