Europe’s biggest K-pop festival KPOP.FLEX is coming to London in 2023
KPOP.FLEX, Europe's biggest K-pop festival, will be coming to the UK for a three-day event in 2023.
Following the inaugural edition of KPOP.FLEX last weekend in Frankfurt, Germany, organisers have announced that the K-pop festival will be heading to The O2 in London for a three-day event in September 2023.
As well as featuring performances from some of the biggest names in K-pop, KPOP.FLEX London 2023 will also feature the first KPOP.FLEX Awards for emerging artists, which will take place on 23 September.
The rumours are true... #KPOPFLEX is coming to LONDON in 2023! Save the dates: 22nd - 24th September 2023 https://t.co/CK7nSVQ4kP
— KPOP.FLEX (@kpop_flex) May 17, 2022
Steve Sayer, VP and GM at The O2, said, "We’re so excited to be hosting Europe’s largest ever K-pop festival here at The O2 in September 2023. In recent years, K-pop has taken the world by storm and so this is a huge milestone for us. We can’t wait to build on the success of previous hugely popular K-pop performances at the venue, and welcome some of the world’s top K-pop acts and their legions of fans to The O2 for a fantastic weekend festival event that will take over the full campus at The O2."
The first edition of KPOP.FLEX in Frankfurt hosted performances from Monsta X, NCT Dream, (G)I-DLE, ENHYPEN, Mamamoo and more. The festival will also return to Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park stadium in June 2023. The line-up for KPOP.FLEX London 2023 is yet to be announced.
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