First KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia festival to be in Riyadh

Calling all fans of K-pop: prep your singing voice because KCON 2022 is coming to Riyadh soon.

This is the first time that the South Korean music and culture festival is coming to Saudi Arabia and we don’t have long to go. Mark your calendars for Friday September 30 to Saturday October 1. The event will be hosted at Mohammad Abdo Arena.

KCON 2022 SAUDI ARABIA DAILY LINEUP✨

KCON-ers, are you ready to have fun?
Let’s KCON💚

*All dates are based on local time.
*Artist line-up and the event schedule may be subject to change or cancel under certain circumstances.#KCON #KCON2022SAUDIARABIA pic.twitter.com/JNye4YhtoB

— KCON official (@KCON_official) September 8, 2022

There will be several Korean artists performing at KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia. It promises to be a weekend full of live music in the Saudi capital with P1Harmony, Pentagon, Rain, Secret Number, Sunmi and The Boyz performing on Friday September 30. While the next day, you’ll see big-name artists like ATEEZ, Hyolyn, NewJeans, ONEUS, STAYC and TO1.

That’s not all. There will also be exhibition of Korean products at the two-day festival.

Stay tuned for full details about tickets.

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The KCON Festival was first launched in 2012 in Los Angeles, California and has been hosted in eight cities in four different continents. As mentioned, this year marks the first time it has debuted in the Kingdom and what a debut lineup it is.

There will also be a meet and greet with artists like ONEUS, Pentagon, and The Boyz on Friday September 30. On Saturday October 1, you can see NewJeans, STAYC, and TO1.

Ticket prices start at SAR180 for bronze, SAR280 for silver, SAR380 for gold and standing, and if you want to treat yourself, the golden circle ticket is SAR550.

South Korean culture and music is popular around the world, especially in Saudi. And we have even more K-pop to look forward to. BLACKPINK will be bringing their tour to a Riyadh stage soon. Additionally, Techno Therapy is happening this weekend. If you’re looking to catch your breath, here are the newest cool canteens in Riyadh.

Let’s KCON.

From SAR180. Fri Sep 30 to Sat Oct 1. Boulevard Riyadh City, mwave.me.