BTS: Peru Expects $19 Million Tourism Boost

BTS’s first concerts in Peru are expected to generate around $19 million in tourism-related economic activity, according to a forecast by Peru’s tourism ministry. That figure remains an estimate, not a tally of spending recorded around the three shows.

On October 11, 2026, BigHit Music announced total attendance of around 151,500 for the concerts held at Lima’s Estadio San Marcos on October 7, 9 and 10, 2026. The dates were part of the “Arirang” world tour, as the agency had previously confirmed.

Before the concerts, the ministry had projected that 50,000 visitors would arrive in the capital. That forecast and the attendance announced by BigHit Music measure two different things, however: one refers to expected visitors to Lima, while the other counts cumulative attendance across the three nights. The figures therefore do not establish that tourism forecasts were exceeded, nor do they confirm the economic impact.

These were BTS’s first shows in Peru since their debut in 2013. To mark the group’s visit, Lima’s Santiago de Surco district also temporarily renamed Sacramento Street “BTS Avenue” from October 5 to 11, 2026.