K-pop Concerts in Seoul, October 2026: What Is Still On, What Moved, and When to Buy
If you are flying into Korea for a K-pop concert in Seoul in October 2026, the list below is every popular-music show registered with the national box-office system (KOPIS) for 1–31 October at the big venues in Seoul, Goyang and Incheon. There are 41 of them out of 125 registered shows. But a list is not enough this month. Two of the biggest October dates have already changed, and one part of Olympic Park has been off-limits to concerts for three months. So every entry below carries one extra column the other lists do not: whether it is still on, checked on 8 September 2026.
This is a companion to the four-month Seoul Concert Schedule: September–December 2026. That page answers what is on. This one answers what you have to do now — because for October, the useful dates are in September.
Detailed guides for this month: Charlie Puth at Goyang Stadium on 11 October: setlist and open-air guide · TXT Seoul presale: domestic 1 October, global 2 October
Two October shows have already changed
| Show | Original | Now | What you can do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Malone | 2 October, Goyang Stadium | Postponed (Live Nation Korea, 27 August). Asia and Oceania dates adjusted together. | Refunds are being processed. No new date announced as of 8 September. |
| D.O. (EXO) — DAY OFF in Seoul | 2–4 October, Ticketlink Live Arena, Olympic Park | Moved to KINTEX Exhibition Center 1, Hall 5, Goyang (Ticketlink, 8 September). Dates unchanged. | Every existing ticket was cancelled. Re-sale: 14 September (pre-sale 1), 17 September (pre-sale 2), 21 September (general). Opening times not yet published. |
The D.O. case matters beyond D.O. fans. The show was not cancelled by the artist; it was moved because the area around Olympic Park's Handball Arena has been blocked by a protest since 5 June. Sports Chosun counted 15 Olympic Park shows cancelled or moved by 8 September. If your October ticket says Olympic Park, read the next section carefully, because Olympic Park is not one building.
Olympic Park is four venues, and only one of them is affected
Foreign fans often see "Olympic Park" on a ticket and "Olympic Park protest" in the news and assume the two are the same place. They are not. The park in Songpa-gu holds several separate halls:
| Venue inside Olympic Park | Also called | Confirmed October dates | October 2026 status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSPO DOME | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 5 days — 2026-10-03, 04, 09, 10, 11 | Shows going ahead — &TEAM 3–4 Oct, AKMU 9–11 Oct |
| Olympic Hall | — | 3 days — 2026-10-09, 10, 11 | Shows going ahead — 10CM fan concert 9–11 Oct |
| Handball Arena | Ticketlink Live Arena, SK Handball Stadium | 0 days (D.O.'s 3 days moved out) | Affected. This is where the protest is. D.O. moved out; News1 names earlier cancellations here (Park Seo-jin, U-Know Yunho, Kim Yong-bin). |
| Olympic Stadium (Jamsil) | Seoul Olympic Stadium — a different park, in Jamsil | 0 days | Not part of this. Different site. |
So: a KSPO DOME or Olympic Hall ticket is, as of 8 September, a normal ticket. A Handball Arena ticket is the one to watch. Check the promoter's notice the week before you fly, not the day before.
October 2026 at a glance — the shows foreign fans ask about
These are the October entries from KOPIS most likely to bring someone across a border, with the venue written the way it appears on the ticket. Status is what could be confirmed on 8 September.
| Date | Artist / show | Venue | Status (8 Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Post Malone | Goyang Stadium | Postponed |
| 2–4 Oct | D.O. (EXO) — DAY OFF | KINTEX Center 1, Hall 5 (moved) | On. Re-sale 14/17/21 Sep |
| 3 Oct | LANY — soft world tour | KINTEX | On (KOPIS) |
| 3–4 Oct | &TEAM — BLAZE THE WAY, Seoul encore | KSPO DOME, Olympic Park | On (confirmed 8 Sep) |
| 7–8 Oct | The Weeknd — Hyundai Card Super Concert 28 | Goyang Stadium | On (KOPIS). Sold out — general sale gone in 35 minutes on 22 May. |
| 8 Oct | Ezra Collective — first Seoul show | YES24 Live Hall | On (KOPIS) |
| 9–11 Oct | AKMU — Paradise of Rumors | KSPO DOME, Olympic Park | On (KOPIS; pre-sale ran 5 Aug) |
| 9–11 Oct | 10CM — fan concert | Olympic Hall, Olympic Park | On (KOPIS) |
| 10–11 Oct | tripleS — ANDLESS world tour | Jangchung Arena | On (KOPIS) |
| 11 Oct | Charlie Puth — Whatever's Clever! | Goyang Stadium | On (KOPIS) |
| 16–18 Oct | HIGHLIGHT — fan concert | Jangchung Arena | On (KOPIS) |
| 17–18 Oct | NOL FESTIVAL — K-POP, EDM and SUPER LIVE stages | KINTEX | On (KOPIS) |
| 26 Oct | Benson Boone | KINTEX | On (KOPIS) |
Three things stand out from the full 41. KINTEX in Goyang is the busiest single site in October with five shows (D.O., LANY, NOL Festival across two days, Benson Boone), more than any hall in Seoul proper. Goyang Stadium carries the three biggest Western names — Post Malone, The Weeknd, Charlie Puth — and one of them is already gone. And KSPO DOME has five confirmed show-days in the first eleven days of the month. If you can only make one weekend, 3–4 October and 9–11 October are the crowded ones.
The dates that matter are in September
Much of October went on sale months ago — AKMU's pre-sale ran on 5 August, and The Weeknd sold out on 22 May. What is still open to you now is narrower:
- 14, 17 and 21 September — D.O. re-sale. Because every ticket was cancelled when the venue moved, the whole house comes back. Pre-sale 1 on the 14th, pre-sale 2 on the 17th, general sale on the 21st. Ticketlink has not published the opening hour; check the show page on the morning.
- Returned tickets for sold-out shows. Korean cancellation fees rise in steps counted back from the show date, so returns tend to cluster the day before each step. For how that works, see when sold-out Korean concert tickets come back.
- Post Malone refunds. If you bought for 2 October, the refund runs through the ticket seller. A new date had not been announced as of 8 September.
If you have not bought anything yet and are asking where to buy K-pop tickets in Korea or how much K-pop tickets cost, the step-by-step is in How to Buy K-pop Concert Tickets in Korea as a Foreigner. The October shows above are sold through NOL (Interpark), YES24 Ticket, Melon Ticket and Ticketlink; which one, and how a non-resident gets through the verification step, is covered there.
KINTEX: read the hall number before the address
Five October shows are at KINTEX, and D.O.'s is in Exhibition Center 1, Hall 5. KINTEX is two separate buildings with one street address: Center 1 holds Halls 1–5, Center 2 holds Halls 6–10. A taxi to "KINTEX" can drop you at the wrong building. The guide to which building is which, and how to get there from the airport, is KINTEX Exhibition Center 2: Which Building, Which Hall — written for Center 2, but the building logic is the same. One more thing KINTEX does not publish: seated or standing capacity per hall. These are exhibition halls; the promoter builds the room each time. Seat maps for D.O. will appear on Ticketlink when the re-sale opens, not before.
Related guides
- Ticketlink Live Arena Protest: Which Seoul Concerts Moved, and What to Do With Your Ticket
- Can You Bring a Lightstick on a Plane? The Answer Depends on Which Kind You Own
- Is KSPO Dome Bigger Than Inspire Arena? Seoul Venue Capacities, From the Operators' Own Pages
Questions people ask about Seoul concerts in October
Will the Olympic Park protest cancel October 2026 Seoul concerts at KSPO DOME?
As of 8 September, no KSPO DOME or Olympic Hall show has been moved or cancelled because of it. The affected building is the Handball Arena (Ticketlink Live Arena). &TEAM (3–4 October) and AKMU (9–11 October) at KSPO DOME are confirmed by their promoters. Check again the week you travel.
Which October 2026 concert in Seoul is the biggest?
By venue size, The Weeknd at Goyang Stadium on 7–8 October — a stadium, not an arena — but it sold out in May. Post Malone at the same stadium is postponed. Among K-pop acts, the KSPO DOME shows (&TEAM, AKMU) are the largest indoor dates.
Can I still get tickets for a sold-out October show in Korea?
Sometimes. Returns are released back to the same ticket site, and they cluster around the cancellation-fee steps. Under the revised law in force since 28 August 2026, habitual or commercial resale above face value is banned in Korea, so do not buy from a reseller.
October 2026 Seoul concerts: where exactly is KINTEX Hall 5 for the D.O. show?
In Exhibition Center 1 — the building with Halls 1 to 5 — in Goyang, north-west of Seoul, reached by GTX-A to Kintex Station or Subway Line 3 to Daehwa. It is not in Exhibition Center 2, and not in Seoul.
Sources: KOPIS open API (performance list, 1–31 October 2026, popular music, Seoul/Gyeonggi/Incheon, pulled 8 September 2026); Live Nation Korea notice of 27 August via News1; Ticketlink notice of 8 September via News1; Newsis, 8 September; Sports Chosun, 8 September. Status column reflects what could be confirmed on 8 September 2026 and will be updated on this blog, not by editing this page.
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