Their world tour may be postponed but BTS have not forgotten about their fans. As most of the planet is in self-quarantine because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the K-pop group has announced they will host an “online concert weekend”.
The online event, dubbed Bang Bang Con, will allow fans a chance to experience the band’s past concerts via their YouTube channel BangtanTV. The two-day event will stream on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18.
Day one of the virtual event will consist of BTS concerts from 2014 to 2016, as well as their third "muster," which is a mix of a live concert and fan meet-up mashed into one. On the second day, fans can view the group's two 2017 shows, their fourth "muster," and a show from their most recent Love Yourself tour. Basically, you can relieve their entire career trajectory in one jammed packed weekend.
It's worth noting that these concerts have been available for purchase in the past, however, these shows will be available for free for the first time on YouTube during these two days.
Fans will also be able to connect their official BTS light sticks through the Weverse app which they can sync up via bluetooth. In person, this feature makes the light stick change colors to the beat of the song that is being performed, and also has effects that shine in various patterns across the stadium.
So even though fans will be watching from home, their can still feel as though they're at the concert as they can match up their light sticks to be synced with those of fans on screen.
The seven-piece boy band were due to play a string of North American dates, starting with a show in Santa Clara, California on April 25. But it was announced that all shows from the North American leg of the tour would be rescheduled, with new dates to be confirmed shortly.
At present, the rest of BTS’s world tour, which is due to see them visit Europe in July before going on to Japan, remains unchanged.
A number of tour dates in the band’s native South Korea were also cancelled in February due to the coronavirus outbreak, with would-be concertgoers choosing to donate their ticket refunds to the country’s coronavirus relief efforts, raising a reported half-a-billion won (Dh1.5 million).
