At the time of writing, tickets are still available for Zion.T’s concert on 17 February. His latest album was released earlier this month, and is available on iTunes. You can catch some tracks from the support act, Choice 37, on SoundCloud. More details on the Cult of Ya’s event page. Zion.T in London O2 Forum … [Read More]
Event tag: Live K-pop gigs (page 12)
The reviews of ZICO’s London gig
The general verdict is that ZICO’s 5 January gig in Camden was 40 minutes of excellence, but as for the rest of it, well it wasn’t what people paid for. A couple of vlogs below, first from KpopSteve: and second from GZBKarma: … and a couple of reviews – from KondaKorea | MACG Magazine | … [Read More]
ZICO plays KOKO Camden
Hip-hop star ZICO makes an appearance in London: ZICO x Misbhv Thursday, 5 January 2017 from 6pm KOKO London | 1A Camden High Street | Camden | London NW1 7JE Event’s Facebook page Zico hits London in an exclusive collaboration with renowned European fashion house MISBHV. Zico is undoubtedly one of the most influential hip … [Read More]
Concert review: BAP – Live at the Coronet, Elephant and Castle
BAP – Live at the Coronet, Elephant and Castle, 13 May 2016. Sold out – and could have been sold out three times over, from what I hear. TLDR: the venue was awful but BAP lived up to their name! Do you want the good bit or the bad bit first? I’ll get the bad … [Read More]
Event news: B.A.P tour comes to London
Fans will have booked their tickets and pre-ordered their merchandise weeks ago, but for the record: B.A.P Live On Earth 2016 World Tour — London Awake!! Date: 13th May (FRI) 8:00 PM Venue: The Coronet Theatre | 28 New Kent Road | London SE1 6TJ | coronettheatre.co.uk Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk Ticket prices: £69 / 99 / … [Read More]
Gig news: Giriboy, DJ SQ, Illustrious One in Shoreditch
There was a time when the bank holiday weekend at the start of May used to feature a host of Korean B-boys coming to London. As far as I know, that hasn’t happened in the last couple of years, but instead this year there’s some Korean hip-hop in Shoreditch. Check out the tracks below – … [Read More]
Event news: Dok2 + The Quiett to perform at The Laundry
Tickets have been sold out for months but, for the archives, Dok2 + The Quiett are performing at The Laundry, 2-18 Warburton Rd, E8 3FN on 19 Feb from 8pm till late. If I remember right, this is Dok2’s second appearance in London. Links: Event’s Facebook page. Book tickets here. [Read More]
Event news: History 히스토리 to perform in Islington
K-pop fans will already have booked their tickets but, for the record, History’s (히스토리) UK debut is at the O2 Academy in Islington on 21 February. Tickets via Arpeggios Entertainment. More details on the event’s Facebook page. Here’s a taster: I can’t help feeling it’s rather like Stephen Colbert’s K-pop parody Talking in Korean… [Read More]
Infinite’s “Infinite Effect” tour in London
After their well-attended appearance at the Hammersmith Apollo two years ago, Infinite are returning to the Shepherds Bush Empire this year. Infinite 2nd World Tour: Infinite Effect Friday 9th October 8:00 pm O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8TT London. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.ticketweb.co.uk On sale 11:00 am, 5th Sept [Read More]
Event report: the 2015 Trafalgar Square Korean Festival
Trafalgar Square is one of London’s premier venues for free open-air events, and Korea is ideally situated to take advantage of the space to showcase its culture, given that the Cultural Centre is a stone’s throw away. The square had already hosted two Korean festivals in the summer of 2007 and 2008, presenting a mixture of … [Read More]
Event news: Topp Dogg appears at the Troxy, 4 Sept
Among all the other music events this month we also have hip-hop boy band 탑독 battling for our attention. Their appearance clashes with the Barberettes, but you can also catch the latter the following night – so if your tastes are wide-ranging you can get to both. Topp Dogg Friday 4th September 2015 Troxy | … [Read More]
The Massive reports from the Boys Republic concert
It seems the Boys Republic gig in Islington on 4 July went down well with the audience. The Korean Class Massive has a detailed account of the evening on their blog, and loads of photos on their Facebook page. Sounds like a good evening. [Read More]
Boys Republic + Choi Soo Min at O2 Academy Islington
These gigs seem to pop up from nowhere – unless you’re plugged into the fan network I guess. As of now, ten days to go before the gig, the venue hasn’t been given much information, and we’re left to google / guess that the support act, Choi Soo Min, is the ex-boxer turned crossover pianist. … [Read More]
The Massive reports from this week’s UKISS gig
Many of us were torn on Wednesday between the IRIS screening with Q&A at the Curzon Soho and the UKISS concert at the Forum. Those who chose to go to screening instead of the gig should see what they missed by reading the Korean Class Massive’s review of the evening. They’ve got some great photos … [Read More]
UKISS at the Kentish Town Forum
So the first, and maybe the only, big live K-pop event in London this year is UKISS, at the Forum, a 2,300 capacity venue in Kentish Town, on 24 September. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. [Read More]
Event news: B.A.P at the O2 Academy Brixton
Popular in Germany, and now on their way to London: B.A.P – Live On Earth London 2014 O2 Academy Brixton Sun 27 April 14 Door time: 7.00pm Show time: 8.00pm It’s B.A.P’s first live appearance in Europe! B.A.P, which stands for Best, Absolute, Perfect, is one of Korea’s most successful bands of our time. Get … [Read More]