BTS Conclude ‘Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul’ Concerts

Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook of BTS have officially wrapped up their Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul concerts. The three-day concert series was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on March 10, March 12, and March 13. Here’s a look back at the special concert event.

How many people attended BTS’ ‘Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul’ concerts?

Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul marked BTS’ first in-person concerts in South Korea since Love Yourself: Speak Yourself [The Final] in 2019.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, BTS’ 2020 Map of the Soul Tour was canceled. In 2020 and 2021, BTS were unable to perform any concerts with an in-person audience in South Korea. Instead, the band put on multiple virtual concerts.

While the Seoul Olympic Stadium is an incredibly spacious venue, capacity at Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul was limited due to restrictions regarding the coronavirus.

According to a press release, “The three-day in-person concert was attended by a total of 45,000 people in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols with a maximum capacity of 15,000 per show.”

More BTS fans watched ‘Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul’ through livestreams

In addition to having a limited in-person audience, two concert dates for Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul had online livestreams, and one show was broadcast in movie theaters around the world.

The concerts on March 10 and March 13 were streamed online for fans.

According to a press release, “The number of online viewers via live stream summed up to 1.02 million from 191 countries/regions on March 10 and 13.”

The March 12 concert had a special broadcast event called BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – SEOUL: LIVE VIEWING in movie theaters.

A press release about the Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul concerts states:

“Presented in 3,711 cinemas in 75 countries/regions, ‘LIVE VIEWING’ met approximately 1.4 million viewers total with reported sell-outs across the world.”

What songs did BTS perform for the concerts?

Each Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul concert featured a unique setlist, with BTS swapping out a few songs each night.

The band performed 22 songs on the first night, 21 songs for the second concert, and 20 songs on the final night of the concert series. The setlists for each concert are listed below.

Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul Day 1 setlist:

• “ON”
• “Burning Up (Fire)”
• “Dope”
• “DNA”
• “Blue & Grey”
• “Black Swan”
• “Blood Sweat & Tears”
• “Fake Love”
• “Life Goes On”
• “Boy With Luv”
• “Dynamite”
• “Butter”
• “Telepathy”
• “Outro: Wings”
• “Stay”
• “So What”
• “IDOL”
• “HOME”
• “Airplane pt. 2”
• “Baepsae”
• “Dis-ease”
• “Permission to Dance”

Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul Day 2 setlist:

• “ON”
• “Burning Up (Fire)”
• “Dope”
• “DNA”
• “Blue & Grey”
• “Black Swan”
• “Blood Sweat & Tears”
• “Fake Love”
• “Life Goes On”
• “Boy With Luv”
• “Dynamite”
• “Butter”
• “Telepathy”
• “Outro: Wings”
• “Stay”
• “So What”
• “IDOL”
• “HOME”
• “Anpanman”
• “Go-Go”
• “Permission to Dance”

Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul Day 3 setlist:

• “ON”
• “Burning Up (Fire)”
• “Dope”
• “DNA”
• “Blue & Grey”
• “Black Swan”
• “Blood Sweat & Tears”
• “Fake Love”
• “Life Goes On”
• “Boy With Luv”
• “Dynamite”
• “Butter”
• “Telepathy”
• “Outro: Wings”
• “Stay”
• “So What”
• “IDOL”
• “Spring Day”
• “We are Bulletproof : the Eternal”
• “Permission to Dance”

BTS will put on Permission to Dance On Stage – Las Vegas concerts on April 8, April 9, April 15, and April 16.