The Olympic Gymnastics Arena (), also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in

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, South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000 and can be extended upto 20,000. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the

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. The roof was designed by David H. Geiger. It is a self-supporting cable dome – the first of its kind ever built – with a four-layer fabric cladding.

History

Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for both South Korean and international artists. The arena is also infamous due to an incident in early 1992 when American boy band

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abruptly halted their performance after 20 minutes due to a fatal human crush incident where female Korean teenagers swarmed the band to the stage. One person was killed and about 50 people treated for injuries.

Events

;Before 2011 * Namie Amuro: So Crazy Tour Featuring Best Singles 2003-2004 – 13, 14 and 15 May 2004 * 1st Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2004 * Shinhwa: State of the Art Tour 2006 – 13 and 14 May 2006 *

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: Back to Basics Tour – 23 and 24 June 2007. Opening acts: Ivy (day 1) and Lee Min-woo (day 2) *

SM Town SM Town (stylized as SMTOWN) is a musical collective for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment. SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live '08 Asia to ...

: 2007 SM Town Summer Concert – 30 June – 1 July 2007 * Beyoncé: The Beyoncé Experience - 9 and 10 November 2007 *

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: Taking Chances World Tour - 18 and 19 March 2008 * Shinhwa: Shinhwa Must Go On: 10th Anniversary Live in Seoul – 29 and 30 March 2008 *

Duran Duran Duran Duran () are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor. With the addition of drummer Roger Taylor the following year the band wen ...

: Red Carpet Massacre Tour – 17 April 2008 *

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: Billy Joel Live in Seoul 2008 – 15 November 2008 *

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: The Legend of Rainism – 9 and 10 October 2009 * Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour - 20 and 21 October 2009 *

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: Chinese Democracy Tour – 13 December 2009 *

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: Nothing but Love World Tour - 6 and 7 February 2010 * SS501: Persona – 27 February 2010 *

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: Super Show 3 – 14 and 15 August 2010 ;2011 *

Shinee Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the ...

: Shinee World – 1 and 2 January *

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: Speak Now World Tour – February 11 * Santana: 9 March *

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: Long Road Out of Eden Tour – 15 March * Girls' Generation:

2011 Girls' Generation Tour ''Girls' Generation Tour'' is the second concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The concert tour kicked off in Seoul and continued in Taipei and Singapore. Girls' Generation performed their first ever concert in Hong Kong ...

– 23 and 24 July *

: "Super Show 4 World Tour" – 19 and 20 November * YG Family: YG Family Concert – 3 and 4 December * Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert 2011 – 10 and 11 December ;2012 * 21st

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– 19 January *

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: Beautiful Show – 4 and 5 February * Kara: 2012 The 1st Concert Karasia in Seoul – 18 and 19 February *

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– 2, 3 and 4 March * Shinhwa: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Return – 24 and 25 March *

: "Super Show 4 World Tour" Encore – 26 and 27 May *

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– 21 and 22 July * 2NE1: New Evolution World Tour – 28 and 29 July *

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: Catch Me: Live World Tour – 17 and 18 November *

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– 27 November * Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert 2012 – 1 and 2 December * Sting: Back to Bass Tour – 5 December ;2013 *

: Alive Galaxy Tour Final – 25, 26 and 27 January * 10cm: Fine Thank You and You? – 23 February * Shinhwa: 2013 Shinhwa 15th Anniversary Concert: The Legend Continues – 16 and 17 March *

: Super Show 5 World Tour – 23 and 24 March *

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– 30 and 31 March * Sigur Rós: Sigur Rós World Tour 2013 – 19 May * Girls' Generation: Girls & Peace World Tour – 8 and 9 June *

: 2013 Beautiful Show – 20 and 21 July * Shinhwa: 2013 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Classic – 3 and 4 August (finale shows) * Infinite: One Great Step – 9 and 10 August * VIXX: The Milky Way Global Showcase Finale In Seoul – 17 November ;2014 *

: 2014 Beautiful Show – 16 and 17 August ;2015 * 24th

– 22 January *

: 2015 Beautiful Show – 29 and 30 August * Girls' Generation: Phantasia – 21 and 22 November * UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal – 28 November ;2016 * 25th

– 14 January * BTS: 2016 BTS Live the Most Beautiful Moment in Life on Stage: Epilogue – 7 and 8 May *

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: Yellow Note – 10 and 11 September ;2018 *

: Shinee Special Party - The Shining – 1, and 2 September * BTOB: 2018 BtoB Time – This Is Us – 10, 11 and 12 August * iKon: iKon 2018 Continue Tour – 18 August * 2nd Soribada Best K-Music Awards – 30 August * Seventeen: 2018 Seventeen Concert 'Ideal Cut: The Final Scene' – 3 and 4 November * Blackpink: Blackpink World Tour "In Your Area" Seoul Concert 2018 – 10 and 11 November * IU: 2018 IU 10th Anniversary Tour Concert – 17 and 18 November *

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: Highlight Live 2018

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– 24 and 25 November ;2019 * NCT 127: NCT 127 1st Tour: Neo City – The Origin – 26 and 27 January *

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in Seoul – 2 and 3 March *

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: NU'EST 2019 Concert: Segno in Seoul – 12, 13 and 14 April * Twice: Twice World Tour 2019 "Twicelights" – 25 and 26 May * Got7: Got World Tour 2019 "Keep Spinning" – 15 and 16 June * BTS: BTS 5th Muster – 22 and 23 June * 2nd Genie Music Awards – 1 August * 3rd Soribada Best K-Music Awards – 22 and 23 August * Seventeen: Seventeen World Tour 'Ode To You' – 30–31 August and 1 September *

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: AB6IX 1st World Tour "6ixense" in Seoul – 9 and 10 November *

: NU'EST 2019 Fanmeeting: L.O.Λ.E Page – 15, 16 and 17 November * IU: 2019 IU Tour Concert "Love, Poem" – 23 and 24 November ;2020 * BTS: BTS: Map of the Soul ON:E (Online) - 10 and 11 October ;2021 * Twice: Twice 4th World Tour 'III' - 25 and 26 December ;2022 *

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: On The Stage Encore Concert - 1 and 2 January *

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: "UNI-KON" 2022 - 2 and 3 July * The Boyz: The Boyz World Tour The-B Zone in Seoul Encore - 5, 6, and 7 August * Girls' Generation: Special Event - Long Lasting Love - 3 September * Stray Kids: 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" Seoul Special (Unveil 11) - 17 and 18 September * 2022 The Fact Music Awards - 8 October * Blackpink: Born Pink World Tour - 15 and 16 October *

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: Treasure 2nd Concert - 12 and 13 November * g.o.d: 23th Anniversary Concert 2022 - 9, 10 and 11 December * BTOB: BTOB 10th Anniversary Concert 2022 BTOB Time

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- 30, 31 December 2022 and 1 January 2023 ; ;2023 * Conan Gray:

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- 28 February *

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: Love On Tour - 20 March

References

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History

Events

See also

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