Pop group BTS performed the closing set during the opening night of the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival on Friday, September 18, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The group appeared alongside a lineup that included Cardi B, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Weezer, and Zara Larsson.
The appearance marked the group’s return to the festival stage after six years. The four-song performance was designed around an industrial theme titled BTS 2.0, symbolizing growth and transition through visual stage sets.
The performance opened with the song “SWIM,” featuring visuals of a massive concrete wall and rising water inside an oversized tank. The production transitioned into “2.0,” using overhead lighting and a warehouse setting to simulate an upward climb through an expanded structure…