BTS Mexico: 50,000 Fans Gather at Zócalo for National Palace Greeting

An estimated 50,000 BTS fans gathered at Mexico City’s Zócalo on May 6, 2026, as the seven-member group appeared on the balcony of the National Palace after meeting President Claudia Sheinbaum. The BTS Mexico appearance came one day before the first of three Mexico City concerts and turned a formal palace visit into a major public gathering in the Historic Center.¹

The crowd estimate was reported by multiple outlets and attributed in one report to Mexico’s federal government. Fans assembled outside the presidential palace after Sheinbaum announced the visit during her morning press conference, and BTS later greeted the crowd from the balcony with the president present.²

BTS Mexico Draws 50,000 Fans to the Zócalo

The gathering centered on the Zócalo, the large public square outside the National Palace. El Economista, citing AFP, reported that the federal government estimated about 50,000 fans were present on May 6, while GMA News Online, also citing AFP, described a crowd of around 50,000 outside Mexico’s presidential palace.¹²

The appearance followed BTS’s meeting with Sheinbaum inside the National Palace. Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the group met the president at her official invitation and was honored as “Distinguished Visitors” with a commemorative plaque. The same report, citing BigHit Music, said about 50,000 fans greeted the group at the Zócalo.³

Reports described the balcony moment as brief but highly visible. El País México reported that more than 50,000 fans waited in the heat and that BTS interacted with the crowd for about seven minutes, using short Spanish phrases during the greeting.⁴

RM, Kim Nam-joon, greeted the crowd in Spanish, saying, “Te amo, te quiero, muchas gracias.” V, Kim Tae-hyung, was quoted as saying, “La energía aquí es increíble.”¹ Sheinbaum also addressed the fans, saying, “I already told them they have to come back next year.”²

City conditions also became part of the scene. El Economista reported that firefighters sprayed water in the Historic Center to ease heat conditions as fans waited outside the palace.¹

Key Confirmed Details

The palace visit occurred ahead of BTS’s concerts in Mexico City on May 7, 9 and 10, 2026. GMA News Online reported the three concert dates, while El País México said the shows were set for Estadio GNP Seguros.²⁵

Ticket demand was described as substantial across the reports. Korea JoongAng Daily said more than 136,000 tickets for the three Mexico shows sold out almost immediately. El País México reported that roughly one million fans attempted to buy tickets for about 150,000 available seats and that the three Estadio GNP Seguros shows sold out in under 40 minutes.³⁵

Palace Visit Preceded Three Sold-Out Concerts

Sheinbaum’s role in the event was central to the public sequence. El País México reported that she met BTS at the National Palace one day before the first of the three Mexico City concerts. During the morning announcement, she was quoted as saying in Spanish that if many people came because the visit had been announced, the palace could open a balcony for the group.⁵

The sequence reported by the sources was consistent: the president announced the visit, fans gathered in the Historic Center, BTS met Sheinbaum at the palace, and the group later appeared with her on the balcony. Al Jazeera reported that the appearance drew around 50,000 fans to the Zócalo within hours and came before concerts expected to generate more than $100 million for Mexico City.⁶

The event also stood out because it combined an official presidential reception with an entertainment-related public gathering. The reports did not indicate a full concert or extended performance at the palace; the available accounts describe a greeting from the balcony after the meeting with Sheinbaum.

The May 6 gathering underscored the scale of BTS’s Mexico City stop before the group’s three scheduled Estadio GNP Seguros concerts. Based on the available reports, the confirmed center of the story is clear: a National Palace meeting, a balcony greeting, and an estimated 50,000 fans assembled at the Zócalo for BTS Mexico.

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Cloi Lee

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