IU to hold encore concert at the World Cup Stadium in September

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Singer-songwriter IU will hold her encore concert in September at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul. [EDAM ENTERTAINMENT]
Singer-songwriter IU will hold her encore concert in September at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul.

IU will hold an encore concert in September at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, the second-largest stadium in Korea. The singer-songwriter made the announcement at her final concert in Seoul on Sunday.

The encore concert will be held on Sept. 21 and 22 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium — also known as the Sangam World Cup Stadium — in Mapo District, western Seoul.

“I felt like our Korean fans would miss me as I continue my world tour abroad,” IU said during Sunday’s concert at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul.

“I’ll be going to Sangam for encore, and while we have a bit of time left till the concert, I plan to present a similar yet different concert there. It seats even more people there.”

Seoul World Cup Stadium seats around 66,000 people, only short of the Seoul Olympic Stadium — currently under renovation — which seats almost 70,000.

IU previously held her “The Golden Hour” concert at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in 2022.

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