Gonne Choi returns to London for a full gig: K-music 2019: Gonne Choi Pizza Express | 99 High Holborn | London WC1V 6LF Monday 11 November 2019, 20:30-22:00 Tickets £15 + booking fee | Book tickets Check the event’s Facebook page for updates 최고은 / Gonne Choi’s distinctive voice takes you on a heartfelt journey. […]
Category: K-Pop, rock and indie
N.tic: 2019 European Tour “Fiction” in London
N.tic (엔티크), a five-member boy group under Yechan Media, are including London in their European tour: Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 19:00-21:00 Streatham Space Project | Sternhold Avenue | London SW2 4PA | www.streathamspaceproject.co.uk Check for updates and ticket details on the Facebook event page
Dreamcatcher tickets go on sale from 2 September
For the second time this year Dreamcatcher are playing at ULU Live. But if your bias is Handong, prepare to be disappointed: she has a diary clash. The other six members will work extra hard to make up. Thursday 24 October 2019, 7:30pm ULU Live At Student Central | Malet Strett | London WC1E 7HY […]
Got7 “Keep Spinning” tour at Wembley Arena
Got7, the 7 member boy band from JYP, are coming to North London: Friday, 11 October 2019, 19:00-23:30 The SSE Arena | Arena Square | Engineers Way | Wembley HA9 0AA Check for updates and ticket details on the Facebook event page
K-music 2019: Jambinai, 3 October @Purcell Room
Jambinai open the 2019 K-music festival as part of their six-city England tour. K-music 2019: Jambinai Thursday 3 October 2019, 7:45pm Southbank Centre – Purcell Room | Belvedere Road | London SE1 8XX Tickets £15 + booking fee | Book tickets Jambinai present Korean traditional music in a new and innovative way, with their ground-breaking post-rock […]
DOK2 returns to London with the Thunderground tour
We think DOK2’s first performance in London was back in 2011. He came back in 2016 and now he’s including the Scala in his tour of Canada and Europe: DOK2GONZO World Tour 2019: Thunderground Wednesday 11 September 2019 Scala | 275 Pentonville Rd | London N1 9NL | scala.co.uk Tickets £35.20 on sale 3pm, 5 […]
Say Sue Me UK Tour
Say Sue Me are certainly busy this year: this is their second tour in the UK – this one as part of a wider European tour: 18/08 – Green Man Festival – Crickhowell, UK – (sold out) 31/08 – Golden Leaves Festival – Darmstadt, DE | 02/09 – Supersonic – Paris, FR | 04/09 – […]
CANCELLED Teen Top perform at Islington Assembly Hall
The event’s Facebook page says this is now cancelled, and the venue website has stopped selling tickets. Tuesday 27 August 2019, doors from 6pm Islington Assembly Hall | Upper St | Islington | London N1 2UD Tickets from £85 | Book here Teen Top is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The group […]
KNK Sunrise Tour at the Islington Academy
Korean boyband KNK bring their Sunrise Tour to London off the back of their new EP, Lonely Night. Sunday 18 August 2019, 7.00pm O2 Academy Islington | Angel Central | 21 Parkfield Street | London N1 0PS Tickets £51 – £125 | Buy tickets
CANCELLED Lucente “Lights On” Tour at 229 the Venue
Another K-pop concert bites the dust – at least the second this year. Here’s what the organisers had to say. Dear Lu.b, We are extremely sorry to tell you that LUCENTE European Tour is officially cancelled. This tour was our call since the beginning and we were thrilled to see your passion. We did try, […]
The 2019 K-Music festival: the official press release
The schedule for the 2019 K-Music festival was released last month, giving everyone the time to plan their diaries. Here, rather belatedly (it’s been a busy few weeks), is the official press release. Tickets are already on sale. K-Music 2019 London’s Festival of Korean Music Thurs 3 Oct: Jambinai, Purcell Room Sun 6 Oct: Celebrate […]
Hyukoh played the Oslo Hackney
Leading indie band Hyukoh performed in London earlier this week. But as the promoters didn’t let us know about it, and as the event wasn’t listed on Facebook, we didn’t find out about it in time. We list it here for completeness’s sake, and to note with a certain wistfulness that we’d really have made […]
Radio Kimchi K-Pop Fair
Last November’s inaugural K-Pop Fair was a success, so it’s returning this August, bigger and better. Radio Kimchi K-Pop Fair O2 Academy Islington | Angel Central | 16 Parkfield Street | London N1 0PS Saturday 24 August 2019 Two sessions: 12pm-2pm and 3pm-5pm Tickets £6 | Buy tickets 1on1 Events and Radio Kimchi UK present […]
Stray Kids play the Brixton Academy
Another K-pop concert that sold out pretty quickly, with tickets now only available on the secondary market, unless they release some more. According to Koreaboo, Stray Kids, a 9-member boyband formed in 2017 by JYP, are goodwill ambassadors of the Korean Culture and Information Service – the organisation that published my book. Maybe if they’d […]
Idiotape play the Oslo Hackney
These guys completely blew us away when they played the Rich Mix three years ago. Don’t miss this gig. Idiotape Thursday, 25 July 2019 | 19:00-23:00 Oslo Hackney | 1A Amhurst Road | London E8 1LL Tickets £16.80 from Ticketweb Check for updates on Facebook event page “Seoul’s Idiotape have been making waves internationally with […]
Bursters K-Rock Revelation UK Tour
What was originally planned as a single gig in London in early June has turned into a full-fledged tour in July: Bursters K-Rock Revelation Mon 15 July 19:30 | The Waterfront Norwich | Norwich | Get Tickets Tue 16 July 19:30 | The Mill Digbeth | Birmingham | Get Tickets Wed 17 July 19:00 | […]
MASC Run to Europe tour at The Garage
Beyond ENT bring their second act of the year to The Garage (20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 1RD). MASC (마스크) is a four-member boy band formed by J Planet Entertainment in 2016. Friday 28 June 2019, 7pm – 11pm Tickets priced at £25-£110 are available from www.europebeyond.com (NB not https). More details on the Facebook […]