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BTS in Kaohsiung: Live Nation sets 16:30 doors and 19:00 shows for 19, 21 and 22 November
Live Nation Taiwan has published the entry notice for BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN KAOHSIUNG at Kaohsiung National Stadium. General ticket holders enter from 16:30 for a 19:00 start, and every ticket is checked against an original photo ID.
This is news as of 14 Nov 2026. For the current details, check the concert page and the official announcement.
Show-day timetable
The promoter's entry notice lists three shows at Kaohsiung National Stadium, on Thursday 19, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, each starting at 19:00 Taiwan time. Doors for general tickets, covering the A.R.M.Y floor area, the first- and second-floor stands and accessible seats, open at 16:30. Floor ticket holders enter through entrances D, F and H, while stand and accessible-seat holders use Gates C, D, E, F and G. VIP package holders have a separate schedule: priority merch shopping from 10:00, check-in from 11:00, and doors at 14:30 for the pre-show BTS soundcheck, which starts at 16:00. Live Nation Taiwan says all times can change on the day, so follow the announcements on site.
Real-name entry: bring the original ID that matches your ticket
Every show is real-name ticketed, with one ticket and one physical ID per person. At the ticket gates, staff compare the name printed on the ticket with the holder and their ID. Visitors from outside Taiwan must show a passport. Copies, photos or screenshots of an ID, IDs without a photo, and names that do not match will all be refused. VIP holders check in with their VIP ticket and photo ID, then get a wristband and a hand stamp. The ticket, wristband and hand stamp are checked together, and if any one of them is damaged, the right to enter is lost.
Tickets, bags and banned items
Tickets cannot be collected at the venue, so collect your ticket in advance before heading to the stadium. The box office and info counter open from 11:00 until the show starts. Anyone who loses a ticket should contact tixCraft or call (02)8772-9835. They must then bring a police report, proof of purchase and photo ID to the venue box office before 18:00 on show day. Bags larger than 37 x 25 x 11.5 cm and any kind of suitcase are not allowed in, and everyone goes through a metal-detector and bag check. The banned list includes professional cameras, tablets, GoPros, selfie sticks and tripods, glass and metal containers, aerosol sprays and perfume, laser pointers, long umbrellas, posters larger than A3, LED boards, balloons and flash photography.
Merch, light sticks and getting there
Official merch goes on sale from 18 to 23 November. On show days, VIP holders can buy from 10:00 and everyone else from 12:00, paying by credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay. Bring your own bag, because none are handed out. A light stick pairing booth runs outside the stadium from 13:00 to 18:00 and inside from 14:30, closing 30 minutes after the show starts. On all three show days, World Games Boulevard (世運大道) is closed to traffic from 08:00 to 24:00. Shuttle buses run one way from TRA Xinzuoying Station to the stadium from 15:00 to 19:00, and back from 21:30 to 23:30. There are paid lockers at THSR Zuoying, TRA Xinzuoying and the Kaohsiung MRT stations R16, R17 and R18, but none at the venue itself.
What to do next
This is general guidance, not the rule for every show. Check the rules for your exact event.
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Sources
Checked against these pages: 14 Nov 2026
1. Live Nation Taiwan ↗
English entry notice: 19/21/22 Nov 19:00 show time, general door time 16:30 and entrances, VIP schedule, real-name photo ID and passport rule, no ticket collection at venue, lost ticket process, bag size, prohibited items, merch dates and payment, light stick pairing booths, lockers
Read: 14 Nov 2026
2. Live Nation Taiwan 理想國 ↗
Chinese entry notice with the same timetable, real-name rules, 世運大道 08:00–24:00 traffic control and shuttle bus times between TRA Xinzuoying Station and the stadium
Read: 14 Nov 2026
3. Live Nation Taiwan ↗
Event page: dates 2026/11/19, 21 and 22 at 高雄國家體育場, real-name ticketing via tixcraft
Read: 14 Nov 2026