In a long-awaited announcement for music fans in the States, the Krazy Super Concert has been rescheduled to hit the West Coast this September. The star-studded lineup will feature top K-pop stars as well as other global pop artists.
Initially slated for February 2024, the two-day concert festival was postponed due to concerns over inclement weather and heavy rains a week before. With the new dates and venue in Long Beach Arena, the Krazy concert franchise looks set to launch successfully in the SoCal area following its debut in New York last year.
Headlining the two-day musical extravaganza is turbo-powered girl group aespa and sensational boy group ZEROBASEONE, both of whom will grace the stage on both nights of the concert.
Joining them are a host of celebrated soloists including Korea's multifaceted rap icon CL, the charismatic DK of iKON in his first U.S. music festival as a soloist, the ever-evolving K-diva SUNMI, the versatile BamBam of GOT7, as well as hosting duties handled by singer-TV personality Kim JongKook, who debuted as a member of dance crew Turbo and soon became a household name as part of the Korean variety show Running Man.
Lay Zhang, who debuted as a member of K-pop group EXO and has found massive success in China and across the world, is also slated to perform just weeks after dropping his first full-length English album, Step.
Chart-topping Korean folk-pop duo AKMU will grace the Krazy stage, as will HYBE America and Geffen Records' new girl group KATSEYE.
Grammy-nominated pop/hip-hop sensation The Kid LAROI -- who recently teamed up with Jung Kook of BTS for the pop hit "Too Much" -- is also on the lineup. The Australian superstar was part of the original February lineup, as were CL, aespa and ZEROBASONE.
Kicking off on Saturday, September 14, the festival's first day will feature aespa, ZEROBASEONE, Sunmi, Lay Zhang, AKMU and KATSEYE. The following day, Sunday, September 15, features aespa, ZEROBASEONE, CL, BamBam, DK and The Kid LAROI for six artists across both dates.
"I'm thrilled for Krazy Super Concert series to be a staple in the Southern California music community," said Luffy Huang, CEO of Pulse Events, in a statement about his hopes for the festival. "We can't wait to celebrate with the incredible artist lineup and all the fans."
Pulse Events previously hosted the inaugural Krazy Super Concert series event at New York's UBS Arena last year featuring a lineup with Monsta X's Shownu and Hyungwon, girl group IVE, boy bands AB6IX and Cravity, and K-pop soloist Kwon Eun Bi. In a press release, Pulse promises the ongoing series to be "the ultimate K-pop experience that features the most popular artists, the most trendy music, authentic culture, and unparalleled fan engagement."
With a seating capacity of 13,500, the Long Beach Arena will bring together music fans for the Sept. 14-15 dates of the Krazy Super Concert. General admission tickets and VIP packages go on pre-sale on Thursday, August 1, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time through krazysuperconcert.com. The public on-sale will follow on Friday, August 2, at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.