Maroon 5 to perform for Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort’s grand opening in March

Band Maroon 5 will perform at the Inspire Arena in Incheon in March [MOHEGAN INSPIRE]

Maroon 5 will come to Korea for a two-day blowout performance at the Inspire Arena in March to celebrate Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort’s grand opening.

The Grammy award-winning band will perform on March 8 and 9 at the 15,000-seat arena, located on Yeongjong Island in Incheon, according to Mohegan Inspire on Thursday.

The resort also promised a star-studded lineup of events, including K-pop concerts and international sports events, for the entire month of March. The performing artists have not been revealed.

Before the opening day on March 5, global K-pop artists will perform at the Inspire Salute 2024 concert held at the resort on March 2. Locals, the resort’s employees and their families, Inspire Momentum members and hotel guests staying at the resort will be invited to the event, according to Mohegan Inspire.

On March 16, alternative hip-hop groups will grace the stage at the resort. For five days, from March 27 to 31, the resort will host the World Table Tennis Champions tournament, where 32 top table tennis players, including Korea’s Shin Yu-bin and China’s Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha, will participate in the games.

Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort opened its five-star hotel, state-of-the-art Inspire Arena, restaurants and entertainment street “Aurora” to visitors on Nov. 30 last year, and its foreigner-only Inspire Casino, Korea’s largest casino to date, last Saturday.

With its grand opening on March 5, the resort’s Inspire Mall, a shopping, dining and exhibition complex, will finally open its doors to the public.

“I am extremely thrilled that we have almost reached our ultimate goal of the grand opening after our eight-year journey filled with excitement, challenges and passion,” Chen Si, Mohegan Inspire’s president, said. “We will provide unforgettable memories to visitors from all over the world through our entertainment, which is prepared in anticipation of the grand opening in March.”

BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]