BTS Kickstarts 'PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA' + ARMYs Meet the Septet Again After 2 Years

BTS launched their concert "PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA," heralding the start of their tour. ARMYs flooded the SoFi stadium with purple lights as they witnessed the Bangtan Boys' return on stage!

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BTS Kickstarts 'PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA' + ARMYs Patiently Wait in Line to Get in the SoFi Stadium

On November 27 (EST), BTS began to prepare for their "PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA" concert. At 5PM before their performance, the boys first conducted a sound check at the SoFi stadium, and this cheered up the ARMYs who were waiting patiently for the show to begin as well as those who were still outside, waiting for their turn to be checked in.

J-Hope filmed the sound check and shared it on BTS' official SNS.

Big Hit Music, BTS' management agency, stated that the estimated number of audience for the first day of the concert is around 47,000.

However, some seats were added after the online reservation, so the concert would have more audience than what they estimated.

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Even before the admission began, ARMYs already flocked to the area of SoFi stadium. They brought their own BTS merchandise like lightsticks, caps, and other purple items. The merchandise booth for BTS also opened before the event so that the other ARMYs can purchase their PTD ON STAGE memorabilia.

PTD ON STAGE Gets Delayed, SoFi Management Faces Problems

It was reported that the management of SoFi Stadium had a problem admitting the ARMYs into the stadium. Some fans expressed their concern on Twitter that the guards were not checking the bags, vaccination cards, and tickets anymore and were just letting everybody in the venue.

The concert began after about an hour when SoFi management took care of the problem with the admissions.

BTS IS BACK: Permission To Dance On Stage Begins!

The concert began with BTS' single "ON" and fans immediately went crazy when the boys came out on the stage.

"ON" is the title song of BTS' 4th regular album "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7," released in February last year.

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Then, they also performed "FIRE" and "DOPE."

After finishing the opening stage, BTS officially greeted the ARMYs for the first time after two years. The septet shouted "Hi. We are BTS" and greeted each other in turn, and the ARMYs also responded by screaming for their idols.

Each of the boys gave their introduction and greetings to the ARMYs, and in turn, the crowd responded to each of them.

'Permission To Dance On Stage' Setlist and Highlights

BTS really went all out with their "Permission To Dance On Stage - LA" concert. The Bangtan Boys performed their new releases like "Butter," Dynamite," and their latest single, "Permission to Dance."

Moreover, Jin, J-Hope, Jimin, Suga, V, and Jungkook performed their other hits like "Boy With Luv," "Save Me," and "I Need U."

"Permission To Dance on Stage" Day 1 Setlist:

ON

FIRE

DOPE

DNA

Blue & Grey

Black Swan

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Fake Love

Life Goes On

Boy With Luv

Dynamite

Butter

Baepsae

Disease

Telepathy

Stay

So What

I NEED U

Save Me

IDOL

We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal

Answer: Love Myself

Permission to Dance

V did not join their choreography because of his calf injury that occured the night before the concert. However, he still showcased his awesome vocals on stage.

In the middle of the concert, the boys rode on a big cart where they continued performing while getting close to the ARMYs who were seated far from the stage.

Because of this, the fans were very delighted with them and they waved their lightsticks enthusiastically.

"Permission To Dance - LA" (Day 1) concert ended when BTS performed the concert's title song, "Permission To Dance." They bowed to the crowd after the performance while holding hands.

The second day of BTS' concert will also be held at the SoFi stadium, Los Angeles.

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