Prolonged Venue Booking Issues at Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium… Doh Kyung-soo, Lee Chang-sub, and Others Change Performance Venues

According to media reports, due to continuous protests near the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, performances scheduled for October are being moved one after another. Singer Doh Kyung-soo has changed his concert, originally scheduled from October 2 to 4, to KINTEX in Goyang, and Lee Chang-sub has also moved his solo concert, originally scheduled from October 9 to 11, to Kyung Hee University Peace Hall and adjusted the schedule to October 16 to 18.

Due to the change in venues, all existing reservations will be canceled and re-booked, and the entire production process, including stage design and equipment entry, must be prepared again. According to data from the Korea Sports Industry Development, a total of 15 events were canceled or relocated through last month, and the refunded venue rental fees alone amount to approximately 1 billion 70 million won. The number of spectators affected by this situation is estimated to be about 94,000.

As uncertainty in the year-end performance market grows, Seoul Arena, located in Dobong-gu, Seoul, has begun official venue booking applications for performances in the second half of next year. However, concerns are also arising within the industry that the opening of Seoul Arena alone will be insufficient to completely resolve the shortage of medium-to-large performance venues in Seoul.

Special Times is striving to deliver faster and more diverse news to readers with the help of AI technology.