BTS World Tour 'ARIRANG' - Toronto: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Toronto)

Two nights of BTS in December

BTS plays Toronto on December 4 and 5, 2026. Those dates fall on a Friday and a Saturday, so the city gets a full weekend of stadium shows on the ‘ARIRANG’ world tour.

The tour takes its name from “Arirang”, the Korean folk song often treated as an unofficial national anthem. BTS debuted in 2013 with seven members: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. Their fandom, ARMY, built one of the largest global followings any music act has had.

Tickets, seats and the stadium

This guide does not name the venue, because our verified facts don’t include it. The stadium, gate and section printed on your ticket are the details that matter. No price is given here either, because none was supplied to us.

Here is what you need to know about Toronto’s two stadiums:

• Rogers Centre: the downtown stadium with a retractable roof, at the foot of the CN Tower and a short covered walk from Union Station.
• BMO Field: open-air, at Exhibition Place by the lakeshore, served by Exhibition GO station.

In December, a roof makes a big difference. Overnight temperatures in Toronto usually drop below freezing.

Reaching downtown in the cold

Union Station is where most of the city’s transit meets:

• TTC Line 1 (Yonge–University) stops at Union, with St Andrew and King one stop away on either branch.
• UP Express runs from Pearson Airport to Union in about 25 minutes.
• GO Transit trains bring fans in from the suburbs and from Hamilton.

The sun sets around 4:45pm in early December, so the walk to the stadium is nearly always in the dark. Fans typically wear warm layers, gloves and a hat for time in the queue outside. Visitors from out of town usually stay in the Entertainment District, along King Street West or around Union Station, which are all walkable to the waterfront stadiums.

How the TTC and ARMY concert nights work

Toronto’s transit works on tap-to-pay. A credit card, debit card or phone wallet works at TTC fare gates and on UP Express. PRESTO cards also work. Paper tickets have mostly disappeared. At sit-down restaurants, people tip 15–20% on top of the bill. Most bars around King Street take cards without fuss.

The concert-night routine follows a familiar pattern:

• Light sticks: the official ARMY Bomb links to a seating app, so the show can change its colours remotely. Fans usually pair theirs before doors open.
• Merch: queues for official merchandise are often long and start hours ahead of the show.
• Freebies: fans swap fan-made photocards, stickers and keychains along the stadium approach.

When the show ends, Union’s subway platforms fill almost at once. Many attendees walk north to St Andrew or King stations, or stay for a late meal on Front Street until the crush clears.