Bang Bang Con: How to live stream, full schedule, price and all you need to know about the crazy BTS fan fest
If you are a K-Pop fan, BTS brings the virtual online fest 'Bang Bang Con' with streams of past concerts and fan meets across two days. For an immersive experience, music lovers can even link their Army Bombs—the official BTS lightstick that changes color with the music—and sync it to the Weverse app.
The online concert is a gift to their fans after their tour to promote 'Map of the Soul: 7' was canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Get set to watch concerts and fan meets (musters) right from when they started in 2014. It includes BTS 3rd Muster, BTS 2014 Live Trilogy: Episode ll The Red Bullet (2014 Memories), BTS 4th Muster (Happy Ever After) and BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself' Seoul.
Here's all you need to know:
How to live stream
The concert revisits will be on the group’s official YouTube channel, BANGTANTV. Apart from catching a total of 24 hours of BTS content, you can also watch it through the media tab on Weverse. They will post the specific streaming links when the stream starts. If you want to sync your ARMY bomb, you have to watch through Weverse.
Schedule
Day 1: April 18, starting at 12 pm KST
2015 BTS Live: HYYH on Stage
2016 BTS Live: HYYH: Epilogue
2014 BTS Live: The Red Bullet
BTS 3rd Muster
Day 2: April 19, starting at 12 pm KST
2017: The Wings Tour in Seoul
2017: The Wings Tour The Final
BTS 4th Muster
BTS World Tour LY in Seoul
Air time
The concert flashbacks will drop on two days, April 18 and April 19, 2020. It begins at 12 pm KST, which translates to 5 pm HT / 8 pm PT / 9 pm MT / 10 pm CT / 11 pm ET and 8.30 am IST.
Duration
The exact time is not known. On Day 1, there are concert DVDs as well as a few special features DVDs for each title. After each title, there is an intermission, which lasts for about 20 minutes. MVs and brief messages are played from the members during the intermission.
Price
Do you have to pay to watch the concert? No, it's free.
How to sync your ARMY bomb?
Sync through the Weverse app when the concert starts instead of the normal ARMY bomb app. This is recommended as there have been complaints that the latest update to the ARMY bomb app isn't working.
How to watch with other sub members?
BTS will post a live thread about 30 minutes before the broadcast and will add the streaming links to it as soon as they're up on YouTube or Weverse. There is a "live chat" feature where comments will pop up in real-time without having to refresh the page. You can also request an invite to the sub's discord server to chat about it in the live stream channel.