BTS has confirmed the Australian leg of its BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG', adding back-to-back arena dates in Melbourne and Sydney as demand for the comeback run keeps building. The group will play Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on February 12 and February 13, then move to Accor Stadium in Sydney for shows on February 20 and February 21.

Tickets for the Australia dates go on sale first through ARMY MEMBERSHIP PRESALE on Tuesday, June 2, before any remaining seats are released to the public. General onsale begins Thursday, June 4, at 10am AEST for Melbourne and 1pm AEST for Sydney. BTS said the Australian announcement means fans there are finally getting their turn, and the group hinted that local ARMYs may want to start getting ready now.

The Australian stops are part of a tour that stretches across 34 regions and 85 shows worldwide. Promoters said the North American, UK and European legs had already sold 2.4 million tickets across 41 stadium shows before the Australia dates were added, a sign that demand has been intense from the start.

That pressure has already changed the itinerary. Multiple extra dates were added after overwhelming interest during presales, pushing the production into one of the biggest live runs BTS has mounted. The staging is built around a fully immersive 360-degree in-the-round setup designed to put fans at the center of the show, not off to one side of it.

The ARIRANG run is also BTS’ first full headline tour together since their PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE shows, making the Australian leg more than just another stop on a crowded global schedule. For fans in Melbourne and Sydney, the countdown now has two clear dates on the calendar and one fast-approaching test of just how deep the demand runs once presales open.