One of the most exciting parts of BTS’ ARIRANG World Tour has been the surprise-song segment. At each concert, BTS have been bringing back beloved songs from different eras of their career, giving longtime ARMY unexpected performances of tracks that may not otherwise appear on the regular setlist. From early BTS classics such as “No More Dream” and “We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2” to fan favorites like “Pied Piper,” “Magic Shop,” “Ddaeng,” and “Black Swan,” the surprise songs have covered more than a decade of BTS music.
Here is the complete list of surprise songs from each concert.
April 9 - Goyang Day 1– “Mikrokosmos” and “I Need U”
April 11 - Goyang Day 2 – “Take Two” and “DNA”
April 12 – Goyang Day 3 – “Spring Day” and “Run”
April 17 – Tokyo Day 1 – “Save Me” and “Crystal Snow”
April 18 – Tokyo Day 2 – “Dope” and “For You”
April 25 – Tampa Day 1 – “Permission to Dance” and “Magic Shop”
April 26 – Tampa Day 2 – “Boy With Luv” and “Pied Piper”
April 28 – Tampa Day 3 – “Life Goes On” and “Baepsae/Silver Spoon”
May 2 – El Paso Day 1 – “ON” and “Outro: Wings”
May 3 – El Paso Day 2 – “Dionysus” and “Best Of Me”
May 7 – Mexico City Day 1 – “Boy In Luv” and “So What”
May 9 – Mexico City Day 2 – We are Bulletproof Pt. 2” and “Just One Day”
May 10 – Mexico City Day 3 – “Airplane Pt. 2” and “Spring Day”
May 16 – Stanford Day 1 – “N.O” and “Anpanman”
May 17 – Stanford Day 2 – “Dope” and “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”
May 19 – Stanford Day 3 – “I Need U” and “No More Dream”
May 23 – Las Vegas Day 1 – “Permission to Dance” and “Go Go”
May 24 – Las Vegas Day 2 – “Black Swan” and “Spine Breaker”
May 27 – Las Vegas Day 3 – “Anpanman” and “Attack on Bangtan”
May 28 – Las Vegas Day 4 – “Boyz With Fun” and “Danger”
June 12 – Busan Day 1 – “Paldogangsan” and “Ma City”
June 13 – Busan Day 2 – “Dimple”, “Ddaeng” and “Magic Shop”
June 26 – Madrid Day 1 - “Airplane Pt. 2 and Outro: Wings"
June 27 – Madrid Day 2 – “Mikrokosmos” and “Best of Me”
July 1 – Brussels Day 1 – “Tomorrow” and “Boy With Luv”
July 2 – Brussels Day 2 – “ON” and “For Youth”
July 6 – London Day 1 – "Life Goes On" and "Dionysus"
July 7 – London Day 2 – “Save ME” and “Epilogue: Young Forever”
July 11 – Munich Day 1 – “Baepsae/Silver Spoon” and “Pied Piper”
July 12 – Munich Day 2 – “Louder Than Bombs” and “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”
July 17 – Paris Day 1 – “Boy With Luv” and “Jump”
July 18 – Paris Day 2 – “So What” and "We are Bulletproof : The Eternal"
August 1 – East Rutherford – "Dis-ease" and "Run"
August 2 – East Rutherford Day 2 – “Autumn Leaves" and “Go Go”
August 5 – Foxborough Day 1 – “Paradise” and “No More Dream”
August 6 – Foxborough Day 2 – “Make It Right” and “N.O.”
August 10 – Baltimore Day 1 – “Telepathy” and “Boy In Luv”
August 11 – Baltimore Day 2 – “Just One Day” and “Best of Me”
August 15 – Arlington Day 1 – “Permission to Dance” and “Go Go”
August 16 – Arlington Day 2 – “Butterfly” and “DNA”
What makes this part of the ARIRANG World Tour so much fun is that there is no single era dominating the selections. BTS have been reaching deep into their discography, moving between their early hip-hop years, the HYYH era, the Wings period, the Love Yourself series, Map of the Soul, BE, and their more recent releases.
Some songs have also returned at different stops. “Permission to Dance,” “Go Go,” “I Need U,” “Spring Day,” “Dope,” “Best of Me,” “Boy With Luv,” “DNA,” and several others have appeared more than once. And then there are the particularly special choices, such as “Ddaeng,” “Paldogangsan,” “Ma City,” “Crystal Snow,” “Louder Than Bombs,” and “Autumn Leaves.”
BTS’ ARIRANG World Tour has quickly established itself as one of the biggest concert tours of 2026. The tour began in Goyang, South Korea, on April 9 and has taken the group through major stadiums across Asia, North America and Europe, with the wider tour scheduled to continue into 2027.
According to Touring Data, early box-office reports show the enormous demand for BTS’ return, the reported shows have already generated more than $204 million from over 1 million tickets, while analysts have projected that the full tour could eventually generate billions of dollars.
The tour has also produced several notable attendance and box-office records. In May, BTS topped Billboard’s monthly Top Tours chart with more than $125 million, marking the biggest monthly gross by a group since the chart began in 2019 and surpassing The Rolling Stones’ previous record.
BTS also drew approximately 130,000 fans across two sold-out London shows, setting a new attendance record for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Earlier in the tour, their Tampa concert became their most-attended individual concert at the time, with more than 64,000 tickets sold, while the show also set a new personal box-office high for the group. With many dates still ahead, ARIRANG continues to add new milestones to BTS' already historic touring career.
For ARMY attending upcoming concerts, the question remains, which BTS song will suddenly return to the stage next?
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