My Music Taste has just announced the venue for the London leg of Day6’s Gravity Tour on 12 January 2020. It’s not yet listed on the website of the O2 Academy in Brixton, but more details are promised on the My Music Taste website soon. In the meanwhile, here’s the tour poster.
Category: K-Pop, rock and indie
ATEEZ: The Fellowship – Map the Treasure, at Wembley Arena
At present, all we have to go on is a poster. Nothing is yet listed on the Wembley Arena website. But 20 March 2020 seems to be when ATEEZ will be returning to London, playing the 12,500 Wembley venue – over five times the size of the Kentish Town Forum where they appeared earlier this […]
Holland: Invitation from Neverland at ULU Live
Sunday 15 December 2019, 7:30pm ULU Live | Malet St | Bloomsbury | London WC1E 7HY VIP: £89 | GA: £45 | Balcony: £59 + fees Ticket presales from 11 November | Ticket details here Read Colette Balmain’s review: Neverland – Holland’s ground-breaking K-pop debut in context
Gig review: Kim Doo Soo at Cafe OTO
Kim Doo Soo’s stage set-up is simple but carefully planned. The stage hand has marked out the precise place where the music stand is to be positioned, and the chair – which offers the minimum of comforts. A table to the musician’s right has some water and a surface to keep the various harmonicas; also […]
Hyo (Girls Generation) plays DJ set at Ministry of Sound
Thursday, 17 October 2019 from 22:00-04:00 Ministry of Sound | 103 Gaunt Street | London SE1 6DP | Buy tickets Check for updates on event’s Facebook page Hyoyeon from 소녀시대 (Girls’ Generation) a.k.a. Hyo is performing her first ever DJ set in London on 17th Oct at Ministry of Sound. You must have heard of […]
Jambinai launches K-music 2019 with explosive force
Call me a grouch, but when you need both ear plugs and a blindfold to survive a gig in any degree of comfort you have to start questioning the wisdom of some of the sound and lighting judgments. Ear plugs, handed out for free at the entrance to Jambinai’s Purcell Room gig that opened K-music […]
The Rose: We Rose You Live tour in London and Manchester
London: Sunday 24 November 2019 + Monday 25 November 2019 Doors open at 6:00 PM – Event ends at 9:30 PM Scala | 275 Pentonville Road | Kings Cross | London N1 9NL Price: GA £49.50 | VIP £121 | Buy tickets Sunday | Buy tickets Monday Manchester: Wednesday 27 November 2019 7:00 PM – […]
Foyles Korean Culture Month 2019
As last year, Foyles is running a Korean Culture Month to launch the Autumn, in collaboration with the KCC. Four events, of which the first has sold out. K-Pop Dance Workshop with LoKo Friday 4th October 2019 6:30pm – 7:30pm Level 6 | Foyles | 107 Charing Cross Road | London WC2H 0DT | Free […]
Korean day in Canterbury, with Jambinai
Friday 4 October 2019 The Gulbenkian | University of Kent | Canterbury | Kent CT2 7NB 5pm: Korean Street Food (Gulbenkian Cafe) 6pm: Facade Exhibition by Yiyun Kang (Outdoor spaces, Gulbenkian – free) 7:30pm: Jambinai | Ticketing £5 ‐ £12 | Buy tickets Check for updates on the event’s Facebook page Creating some of the […]
Violet Tree play the Underworld, Camden
South Korean band Violet Tree mix their pop-rock sensibilities with impressive electric violin solos to create amazing original tracks and reworkings of popular K-pop songs. Don’t miss them live as they head to The Underworld for this special London show. Violet Tree + In the Cards Sunday 6 October 2019 The Underworld | 174 Camden […]
BTS: A Global Interdisciplinary Conference Project at Kingston University
Media & Communications & Music at Kingston University present: BTS (방탄소년단): A Global Interdisciplinary Conference Project Dates: Saturday 4 January – Sunday 5 January 2020 Venue: John Galsworthy Building | Penrhyn Road campus | Penrhyn Road | Kingston upon Thames | Surrey KT1 2EE Price: to be confirmed Registration: booking will be available soon, please […]
VAV play the Islington Academy (general tickets on sale 30 Sept)
VAV return to London in November. They’re celebrating their EP, THRILLA KILLA and single, GIVE ME MORE, and promise to give the VAMPZ a show they’ll never forget. Tickets go on sale on 30 September (or 28 Sept for O2 Priority members). Sunday, 24 November 2019, 19:50 O2 Academy Islington | Angel Central | 16 […]
Concert review: BTS Love Yourself, Speak Yourself at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium had been host to many musical acts over the years, including the 1988 Live Aid concert. 31 years later and the stands and pitch are filled with fans of sensational boy group BTS, who are quite literally conquering the world. So it is no surprise that both of their dates at Wembley sold […]
Kim Doo Soo plays Cafe Oto
This is definitely a Cafe OTO gig I’ll be prioritising. Kim Doo Soo with Kim SoonOak Monday 14 October 2019, 7.30pm Cafe OTO | 18–22 Ashwin Street | Dalston | London E8 3DL Tickets £14 | £12 advance | £10 members | Book tickets Pleased to welcome back the incredible Korean folk artist Kim Doo […]
UK National Kpop Competition 2019 – the finals
As part of the 2019 Kingston Korean Festival there is another edition of the UK National Kpop Competition. Some of the entries got to perform in front of the public at the Kingston Harvest Fest over the weekend, at which the finalists were announced. UK National Kpop Competition 2019 Saturday 26 October 2019, 4pm – […]
K-music 2019: Gonne Choi, 11 Nov @ Pizza Express Holborn
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. […]
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