Olympic Gymnastics Arena

The Olympic Gymnastics Arena (), also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000.

It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The roof was designed by David H. Geiger. It is a self-supporting cable dome – the first of its kind ever built – with a four-layer fabric cladding.

History
Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for both South Korean and international artists.

The arena is also infamous due to an incident on 17 February 1992 when American boy band New Kids on the Block abruptly halted their performance after 20 minutes due to a fatal human crush incident where female Korean teenagers swarmed the band to the stage. One person was killed and about 50 people treated for injuries.

Events

1992-2008
 New Kids on the Block: No More Games Tour – 17 February 1992
 Bryan Adams: So Far So Good Tour – 22 February 1994
 Deep Purple: 'The Battle Rages On' Tour – 18 and 19 March 1995
 Toto: Tambu World Tour – 14 April 1996
 Santana: Dance of the Rainbow Serpent Tour – 22 May 1996
 Def Leppard: Slang World Tour – 8 June 1996
 Céline Dion: Falling Into You: Around the World – 21 February 1997
 Eric Clapton: Change The World Tour – 9 and 10 October 1997
 Metallica: Poor RE-Touring Me – 24 and 25 April 1998
 Megadeth: Cryptic Writings Tour – 14 November năm 1998
 Alanis Morissette: Junkie Tour 1999 – 26 October 1999
 Megadeth: Risk Tour – 1 March năm 2000
 Linkin Park: Meteora World Tour – ngày 29 tháng 10 năm 2003
 Namie Amuro: SO CRAZY tour in Seoul  – 13, 14 and 15 May năm 2004
 1st Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, 16 November 2001
 L'Arc~en~Ciel: ASIALIVE 2005 – 3 September 2005
 Backstreet Boys: never gone tour – 14 January 2006
 Shinhwa: 2006 Tour: State of the Art – 13 and 14 May 2006
 Eric Clapton: Back Home World Tour 2006/7 – 23 January năm 2007
 Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour – 23 and 24 June 2007. Opening acts: Ivy (day 1) and Lee Min-woo (day 2)
 Big Bang: The R.E.A.L – 30 December 2006
 SM Town: 2007 SM Town Summer Concert – 30 June – 1 July 2007
 Beyoncé: The Beyoncé Experience – 9 and 10 November 2007
 Big Bang: The G.R.E.A.T – 28, 29 and 30 December 2007
 Céline Dion: Taking Chances World Tour – 18 and 19 March 2008
 Shinhwa: Shinhwa Must Go On: 10th Anniversary Live in Seoul – 29 and 30 March 2008
 Maroon 5: It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour – 7 May 2008
 Duran Duran: Red Carpet Massacre Tour – 17 April 2008
 L'Arc~en~Ciel: TOUR 2008 L'7 ~Trans ASIA via PARIS – 17 May năm 2008
 Billy Joel: Billy Joel Live in Seoul 2008 – 15 November 2008

2009
 Big Bang: Big Show 2009 – 30, 31 January and 01 February
 TVXQ: The 3rd Asia Tour: MIROTIC – 20, 21 and 22 February
 Rain: The Legend of Rainism – 9 and 10 October
 Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour – 20 and 21 October
G-Dragon: Shine A Light Concert – 5 and 6 December
 Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy Tour – 13 December

2010
 Big Bang: Big Show 2010 – 29, 30 and 31 January
 Whitney Houston: Nothing but Love World Tour – 6 and 7 February 
 SS501: 1st Asia Tour "Persona" Encore – 27 February
 Bob Dylan: Never Ending Tour 2010 – ngày 31 tháng 3
 2PM: Don't Stop Can't Stop – 31 July and 01 August
 Super Junior: Super Show 3 – 14 and 15 August 2010
 Lee Seung Gi: HOPE CONCERT – 21 November

2011
 Shinee: SHINee WORLD – 1 and 2 January
 Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour – February 11 
 Eric Clapton: 2011 Tour – 20 February
 Big Bang: Big Show 2011 – 25, 26 and 27 February
 Santana: Asia / Australia Tour 2011 – 9 March
 The Eagles: Long Road Out of Eden Tour – 15 March
Girls' Generation: 2011 Girls' Generation Tour – 23 and 24 July
 Linkin Park: A THOUSAND SUNS: 2011 World Tour – 8 September
 Super Junior: "Super Show 4 World Tour" – 19 and 20 November
 YG Family: YG Family Concert – 3 and 4 December
 Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert 2011 – 10 and 11 December

2012
 21st Seoul Music Awards – 19 January
 Beast: Beautiful Show – 4 and 5 February
 Infinite: 1st Concert Second Invasion – 11 and 12 February
 Kara: 2012 The 1st Concert Karasia in Seoul – 18 and 19 February
 Big Bang: Alive Galaxy Tour – 2, 3 and 4 March
 Shinhwa: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Return – 24 and 25 March
 Super Junior: "Super Show 4 World Tour" Encore – 26 and 27 May
 Shinee: Shinee World II – 21 and 22 July
 2NE1: New Evolution World Tour – 28 and 29 July
 TVXQ: Catch Me: Live World Tour – 17 and 18 November
 Elton John: 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man – 27 November
 Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert 2012 – 1 and 2 December
 Sting: Back to Bass Tour – 5 December

2013
 Big Bang: Alive Galaxy Tour: The Final – 25, 26 and 27 January
 10cm: Fine Thank You and You? – 23 February
 Shinhwa: 2013 Shinhwa 15th Anniversary Concert: The Legend Continues – 16 and 17 March
 Super Junior: Super Show 5 World Tour – 23 and 24 March
 G-Dragon: One of a Kind World Tour – 30 and 31 March
 Sigur Rós: Sigur Rós World Tour 2013 – 19 May
 Girls' Generation: Girls & Peace World Tour – 8 and 9 June 
 Beast: 2013 Beautiful Show – 20 and 21 July
 Shinhwa: 2013 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Classic – 3 and 4 August (finale shows)
 Infinite: One Great Step – 9 and 10 August
 VIXX: The Milky Way Global Showcase Finale In Seoul – 17 November

2014
 TEEN TOP: 2014 World Tour "HIGH KICK" in SEOUL - 22 and 23 February
 Big Bang: BIGBANG+α IN SEOUL 2014 - 24, 25 and 26 January
 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards - 12 February
 INFINITE: One Great Step Returns - 28 February and 1 March 
 SHINee: SHINee WORLD III in SEOUL - 8 and 9 March 
Shinhwa: 16th Anniversary Concert 'HERE' - 22 and 23 March
 Bruno Mars: The Moonshine Jungle Tour - 8 April
EXO: FROM. EXOPLANET #1 - THE LOST PLANET - 23, 24 and 25 May
 Beast: 2014 Beautiful Show – 16 and 17 August

2015
 '24th Seoul Music Awards – 22 January
 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards – 28 January
 WINNER: Worldwide Inner Circle Conference WWIC 2015 – 31 January
 Park Hyo Shin: 15th anniversary live tour - HAPPY TOGETHER –  14 and 15 February
 Infinite: 2015 Infinite Rally 2 – 28 February and 1 March
 EXO: EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luXion – 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 March
 Shinhwa: 17TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT - WE – 21 and 22 March
 VIXX: LIVE FANTASIA [UTOPIA] – 28 and 29 March
 BIGBANG: WORLD TOUR 'MADE' – 25 and 26 April
 SHINee: SHINee WORLD IV in SEOUL – 15, 16 and 17 May
 TVXQ: T1STORY SPECIAL LIVE TOUR Seoul Encore – 13 and 14 June
 2PM: House Party Concerts – 27 and 28 June
 Super Junior: Super Show 6 Seoul (encore) – 11 and 12 July
 INFINITE: 2nd World Tour "INFINITE EFFECT" – 8 and 9 August
 Beast: 2015 Beautiful Show – 29 and 30 August
 iKON: Debut Concert 'SHOWTIME' – 3 October
 7th MelOn Music Awards – 7 November
 Girls' Generation: 4th Tour Phantasia in SEOUL – 21 and 22 November
 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal – 28 November
 g.o.d: god 2015 CONCERT – ngày 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 tháng 12

2016

 25th Seoul Music Awards – 14 January
 iKON: iKONCERT 2016 'SHOWTIME' TOUR in SEOUL – 30 and 31 January
 Infinite: [INFINITE EFFECT] ADVANCE – 20 and 21 February
 Big Bang: WORLD TOUR 'MADE' FINAL in SEOUL – 4, 5 and  6 March
 Winner: EXIT TOUR in SEOUL – 12 and 13 March 
 EXO: EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luXion (encore) – 18, 19 and 20 March
 Shinhwa: 18th Annivesary Concert - HERO – 26 and 27 March
 Block B: 2016 LIVE "BLOCKBUSTER" – 2 and 3 April
 BTS: 2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life on stage: epilogue – 7 and 8 May
 XIA: 5th Asia Tour Concert in Seoul: XIGNATURE – 11 and 12 June
 EXO: EXO PLANET #3 – The EXO'rDIUM – 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 July
 VIXX: LIVE FANTASIA 'ELYSIUM' – 13 and 14 August
 Beast: 2016 Beautiful Show – 20 and 21 August
 Shinee: SHINee World V – 2, 3 and 4 September
 Sechs Kies: 2016 CONCERT 'YELLOW NOTE' – 10 and 11 September

2018
 Shinee: Shinee Special Party – The Shining – 1, and 2 September 
 BTOB: 2018 BtoB Time – This Is Us – 10, 11 and 12 August
 iKON: iKon 2018 Continue Tour – 18 August
 2nd Soribada Best K-Music Awards – 30 August
Seventeen: 2018 Seventeen Concert 'Ideal Cut: The Final Scene' – 3 and 4 November
 Blackpink: 2018 TOUR [IN YOUR AREA] SEOUL – 10 and 11 November
IU: 2018 IU 10th Anniversary Tour Concert – 17 and 18 November
 Highlight: Highlight Live 2018 [Outro] – 24 and 25 November

2019
 NCT 127: NCT 127 1st Tour: Neo City - The Origin – 26 and 27 January
 Super Junior: Super Show 8: Infinite Time – 2 and 3 March
 NU'EST: NU'EST 2019 Concert: Segno in Seoul – 12, 13 and 14 April
 Troye Sivan: The Bloom Tour – 27 April
 Twice: Twice World Tour 2019 "Twicelights" – 25 and 26 May
 Got7: Got World Tour 2019 "Keep Spinning" – 15 and 16 June
 BTS: 5th Muster 'MAGIC SHOP' –  22 and 23 June
 Park Hyo-shin : 20th anniversary live tour - 2019 LOVERS (KSPO Dome 360 degree stage) – 29 and 30 June, 5, 7, 11 and 13 July 
 2nd Genie Music Awards – 1 August
 3rd Soribada Best K-Music Awards – 22 and 23 August
 Seventeen: Seventeen World Tour 'Ode To You' – 30, 31 August and 1 September
 The Chainsmokers : World War Joy Tour – 6 September
 Hans Zimmer: Live On Tour – 28 and 29 September
 AB6IX: AB6IX 1st World Tour "6ixense" in Seoul – 9 and 10 November
 NU'EST: NU'EST 2019 Fanmeeting: L.O.Λ.E Page – 15, 16 and 17 November
 IU : IU Tour Concert "Love, Poem" 2019 (KSPO Dome 360 degree stage) – 23 and 24 November

2020
 Gmarket Smile Club Concert 2020 – 4 January
 BTS: MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E (Online) – 10 and 11 October

2021
 Baekhyun: Beyond LIVE - BAEKHYUN : LIGHT (Online) – 3 January
 30th Seoul Music Awards (Online) – 16 May
 Twice: Twice 4th World Tour 'III' – 25 and 26 December

2022

 Street Woman Fighter: On The Stage Encore Concert – 1 and 2 January
 Universe: "UNI-KON" 2022 – 2 and 3 July
 The Boyz: The Boyz World Tour The-B Zone in Seoul Encore – 5, 6, and 7 August
 Girls' Generation: Special Event – Long Lasting Love – 3 September
 Stray Kids: 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" Seoul Special (Unveil 11) – 17 and 18 September
 2022 The Fact Music Awards – 8 October
 Blackpink: Born Pink World Tour – 15 and 16 October
 Treasure: Treasure Tour Hello  – 12 and 13 November
 g.o.d: 23rd Anniversary Concert 2022 – 9, 10 and 11 December
 BtoB: BtoB 10th Anniversary Concert 2022 BTOB Time [Be Together] – 30, 31 December 2022 and 1 January 2023

2023
 32nd Seoul Music Awards – 19 January
 12th Circle Chart Music Awards – 18 February
 Conan Gray: Superache Tour – 28 February
 Seventeen: 2023 SVT 7th Fanmeeting <Seventeen in Carat Land> – 10, 11 and 12 March
 Harry Styles: Love On Tour – 20 March
 Tomorrow X Together: Act: Sweet Mirage – 25 and 26 March
 Red Velvet: Red Velvet 4th Concert "R to V" – 1 and 2 April
 EXO: 2023 Exo Fanmeeting "EXO' CLOCK" – 8 and 9 April
 Twice: Twice 5th World Tour 'Ready To Be' – 15 and 16 April
 The Boyz: The Boyz 2nd World Tour : "ZENERATION" - 19, 20 and 21 May 
 Taeyeon: TAEYEON CONCERT - 'The ODD of LOVE' – 3 and 4 June
 HYBE Labels: 2023 Weverse Con Festival – 10 and 11 June
 SHINee: SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] – 23, 24 & 25 June
 Stray Kids: Stray Kids 3rd Fanmeeting 'Pilot For :☆☆☆☆☆' – 1 and 2 July
 Monsta X: Monsta X 7th Fanmeeting "MX Friends" – 8 and 9 July
 Enhypen: World Tour 'Fate' – 29 and 30 July
 Suga: Suga | Agust D Tour 'D-DAY' THE FINAL  – 4, 5 and 6 August
 Infinite : Comeback Again – 19 and 20 August
 IU : IU Fan Concert "I+UN1VER5E" 2023 (KSPO Dome 360 degree stage) – 23 and 24 September
 Charlie Puth: Charlie the Live Experience – 20, 21 and 22 October
 Lim Young-woong: Lim Young Woong | Tour <IM HERO> 2023 (KSPO Dome 360 degree stage) – 27, 28 and 29 October, 3, 4 and 5 November
 Treasure: 2023 Treasure Concert 'Reboot' In Seoul  – 15, 16 and 17 December

See also
 List of indoor arenas in South Korea.

References

Indoor arenas in South Korea
Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnastics venues
Sports venues in Seoul
Sports venues completed in 1986
Olympic Park, Seoul
Venues of the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games badminton venues
1986 establishments in South Korea
Esports venues in South Korea
20th-century architecture in South Korea