BTS' ARIRANG World Tour Surpasses Beyoncé's 2025 Tour Gross in Q3 2026
BTS' ARIRANG World Tour has become the highest-grossing tour in Pollstar's Q3 2026 rankings, earning $465.8 million from 38 shows with over 2.3 million attendees. This surpasses Beyoncé's 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour gross of $407.6 million. The tour, still ongoing with 42 of 88 shows completed, includes major stadium sellouts such as four shows at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium generating $66.6 million. BTS continues to set new milestones in global touring revenue.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (85/100). Lens Score 31/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, timesnow. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (85–85/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 23 Sept, 04:03 pm. Other outlets followed.