2016.4.27 FESTIVAL Ticket
FESTIVALBEAUTIFUL MINT LIFE
Olympic Park
May 14-15: Beautiful Mint Life, a festival that welcomes spring in Seoul, is marking its seventh anniversary. It aims to provide people with the opportunity to enjoy a weekend of acoustic sounds.
The finalized list of artists includes Roy Kim, No Reply, Broccoli You Too, Standing Egg, Kim Sawol, Acoustic Collabo, J Rabbit and more.
The festival starts at 11 a.m. and performances start at noon.
Tickets cost 77,000 won for one-day entry and 123,000 won for two-day entry.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
GREENPLUGGED SEOUL 2016
Nanji Hangang Park
May 21-22: In addition to Guckkasten, No Brain, Rose Motel, Lee Seung-hwan, Crying Nut and Coffee Boy, the festival has released the final list of artists, which includes Kim Yun-ah of rock band Jaurim and hip hop stars Dok2, Beenzino and The Quiet.
The festival started in 2010 with the aim of enabling people to share their ideas for making the world a better place; it is also known for being environmentally friendly and inviting lesser-known artists.
The festival runs from noon to 10 p.m.
Tickets cost 77,000 won for one-day entry and 119,000 won for two-day entry.
Mapo-gu Office Station, line No. 6, exit 7.
SEOUL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Olympic Park
May 28-29: The Seoul Jazz Festival is famous for inviting top figures in contemporary music, and this year’s lineup is no exception.
Pat Metheny, a jazz musician who has won Grammy Awards in 10 different categories, as well as Go Go Penguin, Dirty Loops, Mark Ronson, Jason Derulo and many others are performing at the festival.
Hugely popular artists from Korea will be there as well, such as the Peppertones, Hyukoh, Dean, Beenzino, Epitone Project, Jang Beom-june and Eric Nam, to name a few.
Tickets cost 125,000 won for one-day entry at the early bird price, and 220,000 won for two-day entry.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
ULTRA KOREA 2016
Jamsil Stadium
June 10-12: Originally from Miami, this electronic music festival is celebrating its fifth year in Seoul.
Unlike in previous years, this time, the festival will run for three days, with 100 acts in the lineup. Star DJs such as Afrojack, Avicii - who helped make electronic dance music mainstream - Axwell, Ingrosso and Martin Garrix are among the acts.
The timetable and schedule will be announced soon.
Tickets cost 220,000 won for three-day entry at the advance price.
Sports Complex Station, line No. 2 and No. 9, exit 7.
JISAN VALLEY ROCK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
Jisan Forest Resort
July 22-24: Listed as one of the 50 greatest summer rock festivals by CNN in 2013, the festival this year has invited global acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis and Squarepusher. Korean artists Hyukoh, Guckkasten, and Kim Sawol X Kim Haewon will also take the stage.
The festival is set at the scenic Jisan Forest Resort in Icheon, Gyeonggi, where attendees can enjoy both music and nature.
Second-round tickets are on sale for 208,000 won for three-day entry.
*Event information collected from the Korea Tourism Organization. Tickets are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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