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Block Party Music and Art Festival
Punk rock band Sailor Honeymoon performs at Togul Studio, Block Party Music and Art Festival 2024
GenreRock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, World music, Punk rock, Electronic music, Folk music
DatesSeptember 20-21, 2025
Location(s)Haebangchon, Seoul, South Korea
Years active2022 - present

Block Party Music and Art Festival (Korean: 블록 파티 뮤직 앤 아트 페스티벌) is a music festival held in Haebangchon, Seoul, South Korea. The festival takes the form of a block party and is held at various pubs and live performance halls in Haebangchon.[1]

The festival first began in 2022. In addition to music performances, the festival includes drag shows, stand-up comedy, wrestling, performance art, magic show, and more.[2][3] Ten venues joined the festival in 2023 and 12 venues in 2024.[2][1]

Organiser Jamie Finn announced that 2024 will be the last Block Party festival, and in June 2025 he hosted the similar Debaser Festival, located in Busan with four venues.[4] But he reversed the decision to end the Block Party festival and stated that a new one would take place in September 2025.[4][5]

Line-ups

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2022

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In 2022, Block Partyannounced the first line-up involving Asian Glow, Haepaary, Brokenteeth and Seoul Electric Band.[6] The festival ran for only one day on 24 September, with five venues.

Saturday, 24 September
The Studio HBC
Pet Sounds
Phillies
The Hidden Cellar
  • Kana
  • Nam Kyung Un
  • Seth Mountain
  • Jinu Konda
  • Geoffery Lewis
  • Sagong
  • Kowon Tree
Southside Parlor
  • Ned Darlington
  • Pylat
  • Eundohee
  • Sehee
  • Jay Marie
  • OddSong

2023

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In 2023, the festival extended the period to two days and announced its first lineup, which includes Kim Oki and Kirara.[2]

Saturday, 7 October Sunday, 8 October
Southside Parlor
  • Chorion
  • Yoonseung
  • Big Baby Driver
  • Kim Il Du
  • Horea
  • Jacqui
  • Sil-A
  • Rae Bae
  • Lee Earth
  • Haepa
  • Jinaoking
  • Big Phony
  • OddSong
  • XTIE
The Studio HBC
  • The Jonnybirds
  • Care Less
  • Sink to Rise
  • Pentasonic
  • Fire Squad
  • Galaxy Express
  • Rumkicks
  • 18Fevers
  • Gritty Kitty
  • Equinox
Phillies
  • Anthony Wallace
  • Jinu Konda
  • Geoffrey Lewis
  • Seth Mountain
  • Truh Sonism
  • J. Rovia
  • Seven Sense
  • Xen
  • Jeni Wai
  • Tracy Scott
  • Humberto
  • 92Euce
Togul Studio
  • Quite Nice Noise
  • Lizz Kalo
  • Far East Asian Tigers
  • Chasedae
  • Yangbans
  • 87Dance
  • Kirara
  • Animal Divers
  • Fat Hamster & Kang New
Pet Sounds
Living Room
  • Chunli
  • Gingerpop
  • Ovalike
  • Hex Eyez
  • Taeyu
  • Narsis
  • Malgo
  • Pablo Winchester
  • Airbear

2024

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In 2024, the festival had 12 venues. The lineup included Minhwi Lee and Sombra and Noridogam, Kim Chunchu's side project, who was a member of Silica Gel.[1]

Saturday, 21 September Sunday, 22 September
Southside Parlor
  • June Green
  • Kim Mokin
  • Seonghyeon
  • Yeoyu and Seolbin
  • Dave Beck
  • Jinu Konda
  • Park Jihui
  • Summer of Thoughts
  • Angie
The Studio HBC
  • Absolute Monsters
  • Fail Fast
  • Idiots
  • Echo & the Machine
  • Desert Flower
  • Fat Hamster & Kang New
  • Yamagata Tweakster
  • Sombra
Togul Studio
Pet Sounds
  • Rainbow 99
  • Noridogam
  • Sally Everywhere
  • Gyojung
  • Cottonstick
  • Verycoybunny
  • Quite Nice Noise
  • Bandits
  • Ohchill
Boogie Woogie
  • Honey Jam Sam
  • Wonho & the Time Machine
  • Mimi Sisters
  • Pentasonic
  • Bibimbeat
  • Jay Marie
  • Djembe Cola
  • Blue Messengers
  • Concorde
  • Cadejo
  • WACK
  • Meotjinsaeng
  • Tracy Scott Band
Phillies
  • Gino Brann
  • Dave Palmer & Friends
  • Johnnybirds
  • Trash and Joongmo
  • Steve Manning
  • Soki Yue
  • Chorion
  • Sabbaha
  • Jeni Wai Band
  • Geoffrey Lewis
  • Soombee
  • Sil-A
  • Ha Heon Jin
  • Seth Mountain
  • Tommy Powell

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Dunbar, Jon (16 September 2024). "Block Party gears up for 3rd - and final - year of music & arts festival". The Korea Times. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Son, Bongseok (13 July 2023). "'2023년 블록 파티 뮤직앤아트 페스티벌'(2023 Block Party Music and Art Festival) 10월 7~8일 개최". Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Block Party 2024". Indistreet.
  4. ^ a b Dunbar, Jon (26 May 2025). "Indie music festival prepares to debase Busan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Korean music festivals in 2025 - our HUGE guide to the biggest events in Korea". Debaser Magazine. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Introducing the first set of acts being announced for BLOCK PARTY 2022!". 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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