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Global stars set for concerts in Korea amid venue shortage
The Korea Times

Global stars set for concerts in Korea amid venue shortage

A wave of global stars is coming to Korea this year, from hard rock icons to chart-topping rappers, but their arrivals are colliding with a shortage of large-scale concert venues, testing fans’ patience over access. The latest to join the lineup is Deep Purple, the British rock legends who helped define 1970s hard rock. The band will perform at Incheon’s Paradise City complex on April 18, the first time in 16 years with classic-era members Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice. The upcoming Deep Purple show will anchor a year-long run of rock and pop heavyweights at Paradise City. The venue will host the Asian Pop Festival on May 30, featuring city-pop pioneer Taeko Onuki of Sugar Babe, followed by U.K. band My Chemical Romance’s return in November. On May 29, Canadian R&B singer-songwriter Daniel Ceasar will bring his “Son of Spergy” arena tour to KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, about two and a half years after his last appearance here. The Grammy-winning artist, known for “Best Part” with H.E.R. and his work on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” is returning to tour h

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