List of music festivals in South Korea explained

Music festivals of South Korea
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The following is a list of music festivals in South Korea. This list may have overlap with list of music festivals and festivals of Korea. Music festivals in South Korea may focus on Korean musicians or international musicians, and may be either in a concert or music competition format, or both. South Korea has folk festivals incorporating Korean traditional music, which includes combinations of the folk, vocal, religious and Korean ritual music styles of the Korean people, practiced since prehistoric times.[1] Music of South Korea in contemporary times incorporates diverse genres, and South Korea has many ongoing rock festivals dedicated to pop music, Korean rock, and K-pop.

Festivals

! Festival name! Type! City/venue! Years! Notes
2004–present International Asian pop festival
2000–present Rock, metal, and indie
2003–present Multiple features beyond main opera
1999–present Edgier rock
2018–present Rock, world, folk
1995–present
2001–present Founded by Seo Taiji
Classical music festival2004–present Chamber music festival
Hiphopplaya FestivalHip-Hop festivalSeoul2016–present
2009–present
Classical music festival2003–present
IT'S A FEST!2019–present DIY punk festival
2004–present
2004–present
2001–present
Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival Classical music festival1995–present 200,000+ attend for wind ensembles[2]
2009–present
2011–present Organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
New Generation of Ska FestivalSka festival 2014–2017
Pangyo Techno Valley FestivalEDM festival2014 Crowd incident led to cancellation
2006–present
Experimental music festival1988–present Indie culture focus, renamed in 2002
2007–present
World DJ FestivalEDM festival2007–present
1999–2014
Seoul2008 Cancelled for low sales
Seoul2012–present
Classical music festival2002–present Contest
EDM festival2012–present Spin-off of Ultra Miami
Music showcase/conference Seoul2012–present Multiple venues around Hongdae
Off Route Festival Hip Hop

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religion and expressive culture - Korean.
  2. Web site: International Wind Ensemble Festival wrap-up - JEJU WEEKLY.