The country’s largest live music festival ‘2026 Lalarawon’ finally unveils itself. Starting today (the 9th), the curtain on a relay live connecting Seoul and Sokcho officially rises.
According to the Korea Music Label Industry Association, “2026 Lalarawon” will open its first-week live stages from the second week of September at three major venues in Seoul and Sokcho, Gangwon, featuring a total of nine indie musicians.
The prologue to this first-week marathon begins at 8 p.m. on the 9th at GongSangOndo in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Confined White, who has captured a dedicated fanbase with a distinctive sound; Ghost Bookstore, which conveys a unique literary sensibility; and singer-songwriter Ryeojin, who delivers deep resonance, will take the stage to raise the heat.
Then at 8 p.m. on the 10th the stage moves to Space Hong in Seoul, where emotional R&B singer-songwriter 8eight, the epitome of overwhelming rock sound Lee Sangui’s Wings, and BiGongJeong, who presents an original worldview, will continue the excitement.
The highlight of the first week will be completed in Sokcho, Gangwon. On the 11th at 8 p.m., at Small Theater & music creation space Chosok, Plain on Mars, Damdam, The Bowls and two other acts will perform, offering powerful live shows that closely engage local music fans.
With tickets for a total of 53 performances being opened sequentially, sold-out shows have occurred as soon as reservation began, signaling an unprecedented indie live craze this fall.
The association said, “Starting with the Seoul and Sokcho stages in this first week, a colorful feast of music will unfold across the country every week through November,” and asked the public to look forward to “a special opportunity to experience musicians’ original live performances close to everyday life.”
In particular, in the coming October the festival will expand to 23 venues nationwide, heating up the country with a total of 69 musicians, including Seoul (Unplugged Hongdae, Club Freebird, Salon Moonbow, etc.), Chuncheon, Gangwon (KT&G Sangsangmadang Chuncheon Sound Hall), Daegu (Live Small Theater Rockwang), and Busan (Vinyl Underground). All tickets for “2026 Lalarawon” will be sold exclusively through the designated ticketing site To The Moon (2TM), and there will be no on-site sales.
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