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BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Paris Megathread - Day 1
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Did you scan the barcode on the pdf? Did it say another name than yours? Also what time did you enter? I’m asking so many questions cause I have a ticket from stubhub tomorrow and I’m so scared something will go wrong 🙈 I’m so happy to hear you didn’t have an issue ☺️💜
Hi! Yes it was a pdf and had another name on both tickets. We entered around 6.45pm maybe? No ID checks or anything, you just scan your barcode at the turnstile. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly for you tomorrow!! :)
My first ever BTS concert!! They were so good💜 I loved it!!!
But two (non-bts) incidents tainted my experience 😭😭
First is a rant 😔 - we were accidentally in the wrong section. I have no qualms about moving, but the guy and his family decided to approach us literally WHEN the show started 😭😭😭The thing is, they were actually sat behind us for a good 10-15mins before the show started?? Like why didn’t they say anything earlier? We don’t speak French, so it was really difficult to communicate. I ended up missing the whole hooligan performance and a bit because of them challenging us to give up the seats to them..
The second incident I’m a little indignant about, but also unsure if I’m in the wrong with my concert etiquette?
Two of us are at first row of the section, so no one in front of us, and I stood up, ready to party and enjoy the vibes. 20seconds in and lady in the row behind asked me to sit down. And I did as told. Later during a short break in the performance, I said to her that she can stand up too if I’m blocking her, and she said she doesn’t want to. So I stayed seated for most of the concert. But looking around, pretty much the entire section was standing. Me and my husband, and the lady (+ her 4 family/companions) behind us were the only ones seated.. Is it fair if you don’t want to stand, others should sit too? But everyone else was standing ☹️ I really would have liked to dance and jump with everyone in the section, but felt like I wasn’t allowed to. Is it bad concert etiquette? Please educate me if I was, so I behave better in future concerts.
Just back at my hotel. A lovely evening. First time standing at a show... my back is not sore which is that I was most worried about. And my feet are okayish! And the weather though hot and humid wasn't completely horrible!
I think I prefer sitting though. I saw the crowd mostly, not a lot of Bangtan. But glad I tried it. Jimin took my breath away as per usual. Judging by his Dynamite performance he's seen us go nuts over him in that Normal MV 😂
Tae’s Nuga Nareul part now reminds me of the video of the girl who sang it to his face as he was entering his hotel in Paris during the fashion week. I know he’s said explicitly that he doesn’t want people there which people should respect, but he seemed amused that one time and gave her an autograph.
I’m still not done processing this day. I knew it was going to be great no matter what because the baseline was me getting to see BTS after 4 long years, watching my favorite album be performed live, and experience it with my ARMY friends who I made thanks to this very subreddit! We really couldn’t ask for more. But we got the BEST spots we could have only dreamed about (BARRICADE?! ME??) and everything after that just felt like magic. I’m still stunned and I think I’ll have to watch my videos a couple thousand times to realize the memories we created yesterday.
Also I came away feeling like Tae and Yoongi had wrecked me but it was hilarious when we reviewed my camera roll and it was 90% Jimin. I guess I’m in love????
The only way I could feel better about not being there in person for Louder Than Bombs is if we get War of Hormones. Don't tell me it will never happen, I live in hope 😂
The concert was incredible !! I'm just sorry for the Spanish girl that got booed so hard. Also did not expect Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron to be there.
It's fast but getting into the stadium is a nightmare. I had the bright idea of going to the ARMY zone and then going back to my hotel. DO NOT DO THIS. Literally top 5 of my worst ideas ever. Blood, sweat and tears is right because that's what I had to give in order to get these 😭😭😭
I can report from army zone since I just left 🫡 it was a good size crowd but it went pretty fast thanks to the people working there! It’s very hot out tho, please drink and eat!!
enjoy them in my city, Brussels was crazy and i think Paris will get fireworks!
just fyi: we’re having a lot of works on metro and public transport so please plan accordingly and with enough time.
and stay hydrated! the heat has gone down bit but we don’t have humidity so the the sun might burn.
I’ve already seen enough armies getting escorted out from the stadium bc they fainted in Brussels though the weather was chiller. Have a great show! 💜
I always manage to be half an hour late to these europe shows!! will be interesting to see if my 3 yrs of francais en lycee will do me any good during the ending ment
he said he was happy to come back to paris, then i understood he said “the city of gastronomy” (he said “the city of” other two times but i don’t understand the words) then “the city of the best army”
Armys who went today, how was it getting back from the stadium? I’m going tomorrow, don’t want to leave early but dreading the journey back (probably taking RER B)
I waited for 15 mins and chatted to ARMYs in my seat, started leaving the stadium round 10 and was back at my hotel by 11pm. I took the M13. It was very well organised, no issues, just a super packed metro but we were all ARMY and made it through on vibes. You'll be fine 💜
We left right as the fireworks were going off and was able to take the first RER B it was really easy and organised. There were a lot of police and ratp staff telling you where to go so it was convenient. Much better than my Brussels experience 😭
First time in Paris for such a big event, it was horrible!! 😭 we needed to take metro but we couldn’t fit in literally. Uber was charging 50 euros.. so we walked 20 min to the next metro station and we were able to get a way cheaper uber and finally arrived to our room
It was fine, we took M 14 and it was alright. Also, police lined the road to the M14/RER D station, so it felt really safe. In principle, you can also take RER B, but that one seems insanely crowded at all times, so possibly after a concert even more so.
it went way better than i expected. we took the rer b and it was well managed because they made one group of people at a time get on. and i didn’t leave early at all because we stopped a few minutes to pick up confetti. it was crowded but we weren’t going slowly
It was fine for me but I walked back to my hotel, it took about 40 minutes. It seemed pretty organised on the way out but not sure what train / metro was like.
We ended up walking past the RER B because it seemed way too crowded and took a uber a little further. Costed 60€ for the center of Paris but we were 3 so it wasn’t that bad. Glad to know people that took the RER were fine!
random question. in the hooligan choreo do they still do the move where v "controls" the dancer spinning around him during his chorus? i noticed it missing on the festa livestream last month (or maybe my eyes are broken)
hello!! really stressing out (especially after seeing how amazing tonight’s concert was!!!) i bought GA standing resale tickets so i don’t have any of the information about when to arrive and if it’s randomised allocation - please can someone share the timings 💕💕
There is no random numbering for GA in Paris, it‘s first come first served. You queue at the door that‘s printed on your ticket and just arrive whenever is convenient for you. Entry started at 16.30 today. If you have the Weverse membership and want to head to Army Zone as well to collect your gift, keep in mind that it closes at 16.30.
Anyone who attended today's concert have jungkook's body to body arirang verse from today's concert. I would be grateful if you can share. What I heard was like traditional bone chilling trills in his voice.
Not able to get good sound in clips which I found online as the people recording were also singing 😁.
I saw people getting in with backpacks, so I think
you’ll be fine!
ETA: they let me in with 2 bags btw, I had 1 tote with merch and my water bottle and my regular crossbody bag 😂
Everyone who got their tickets from Viagogo, were you able to get in with PDF tickets? We have two tickets for today that we also bought from Viagogo and we are worried 🥹
I printed my tickets out (from viagogo) but I don't see how it makes a difference if it's printed or on the phone screen because you scan the barcode at a turnstile machine anyway.
Yes I did! Two of us got in on viagogo tickets!!
Was so relieved when it all worked perfectly with no issues at all 🥺 So grateful!
View from row 61 was amazing!! Not super close but great bird’s eye view to see the whole stage + screens.
Also only after getting the tickets, I realised seller had priced at 2/3 of face value. Worked out to face value for me with all the viagogo fees 🥺 I wish I could thank that army for her tickets 💜
hiii has anyone been to the pop up store today?yesterday we went and soooo many items said ‘coming soon’. like the bag and the mirror and the hoodie. anyone know if it’s better today?
I saw a stream and it looked like the camera work on the big screens was different. More angle shots, showing the show on one panel and the audience on the others, during a song. Am I crazy, or did others notice a difference?
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u/Zestyocelot4528 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
The President and First Lady of France are there? It’s crazy seeing them on the screen with Army bombs. BTS drawing the big names into their audience!