From EDM to jazz, fall is time for music festivals

Whether or not you’re a fan of digital dance music, rock or jazz, this fall guarantees to be filled with wealthy experiences with music festivals set to happen throughout totally different venues.

EDM followers won’t wish to miss Mega DJ Competition Korea, going down at Wave Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 7 and eight.

The competition will characteristic a lineup of world-class DJs, together with Sebastian Ingrosso, DJ R3HAB, DJ Quintino, Bassjackers, Wiwek, Sikdope and Moksi. Common DJs from Korea — Glory & Vandal Rock, Epiik & Sixthema, ZB & Ation, Hanji & Kiann and Fortress J, amongst others — may even carry out on the occasion, which contains a whole of 85 artists.

Wave Park is the world’s largest synthetic browsing park. 4 levels will likely be arrange towards the backdrop of a seashore masking 98,000 sq. meters.

Busan Worldwide Rock Competition — South Korea’s longest-running rock competition that kicked off in 2000 — will likely be held Oct. 4-6 on the Samnak Eco Park in Busan.

The lineup consists of various bands like N.Flying, Cardi, fashionable rock band Redoor and Rolling Quartz. Taiwanese band Lilium, which blends distinctive sounds with emotional lyrics, singer-songwriter Jungwoo, identified for her clear voice and lyrical songwriting, and synth-pop band Low Hanging Fruits, famous for his or her refreshing sound and trustworthy lyrics.

In reference to the Busan Worldwide Rock Competition, the Rookies on the Bu-Rock program, which goals to find new artists, has chosen 10 acts for the primary spherical of very aggressive auditions.

The ten acts will compete on the 2024 Busan Worldwide Rock Competition stage, with the winner to obtain a complete prize of 9 million gained ($6,750), in addition to alternatives to carry out on the 2025 Busan Worldwide Rock Competition and different worldwide festivals.

The Jarasum Jazz Competition, which has launched new jazz musicians yearly for over 20 years, will likely be held Oct. 18-20 on the island of Jaraseom and the encircling space of Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

Celebrating its twenty first 12 months, Jarasum Jazz Competition has grow to be Korea’s premier jazz competition. The lineup introduced to date consists of 17 acts, together with legendary saxophonist Kenny Garrett, Immanuel Wilkins, who will likely be performing in Korea for the primary time, and the Emmet Cohen Trio.

This 12 months’s competition poster was designed by Polish illustrator Katarzyna Bogucka, and several other Polish musicians are set to take to the stage. Musicians representing Polish jazz — Leszek Mozdzer, bassist Kinga Głyk, hip-hop unit BLOTO and rising band Immortal Onion x Michal Jan — are set to carry out.

The competition will proceed final 12 months’s trade program with Canada. A gaggle consisting of six musicians from Korea and Canada will showcase reinterpretations that seize the historical past and tradition of the 2 international locations.

The indie-oriented Grand Mint Competition 2024 is to be held at Seoul Olympic Park over the 2 weekends of Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3.

Throughout 4 days, round 50 acts will carry out on the Mint Breeze Stage, a big grassy area in Olympic Park, and at Loving Forest Backyard, a lakeside stage. The competition additionally takes often place indoors, with occasions taking place concurrently throughout three levels. Nevertheless, as a consequence of a scarcity of availability of indoor venues this 12 months, the competition has been prolonged from two to 4 days as an alternative.

The primary two days will characteristic performances by Dawn, identified for its refreshing sounds, the duo Peppertones, rising bands Touched, Lucy and N.Flying, and the duo MeloMance, identified for his or her candy voices and melodies. Through the second week, a number of artists, together with singer-songwriter Kwon Jin-ah, Thornapple and Glen Verify, together with emotionally resonant singers Kim Really feel, So Soo-bin, Kyuhyun and Hong Isaac, will take the stage.

WonderLivet 2024, held Nov. 8-10 at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, has revealed an preliminary lineup of varied artists below the theme “J-pop & Iconic Artists.”

The lineup consists of 17 acts, together with a number of Japanese artists equivalent to Tatsuya Kitani, who carried out the soundtrack for the second season of the hit anime “Oshi no Ko,” Atarashii Gakko, a lady group that gained consideration on social media platforms with its highschool lady idea, and hip-hop group Creepy Nuts.

Representing the Korean music scene are Silica Gel, a number one band within the Korean indie scene, lady group QWER, distinctive musical collective Balming Tiger and Dawn. Additional acts will likely be unveiled by means of the competition’s official social media channels.

Shuttle buses will function between the venue and the Seoul metropolitan space in the course of the competition interval for the comfort of festivalgoers.