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Broke ground
  
31 August 1984

Capacity
  
15,000

Architect
  
Kim Swoo-geun

Opened
  
30 April 1986

Phone
  
+82 2-410-1656

Olympic Gymnastics Arena

Location
  
Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea

Structural engineer
  
David H. Geiger, Geiger Associates

Address
  
424 Olympic-ro, Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Similar
  
Olympic Park - Seoul, Seoul Olympic Stadium, Gocheok Sky Dome, AsiaWorld–Arena, Seoul World Cup Stadium

Olympic Gymnastics Arena (Hangul: 올림픽체조경기장; Hanja: 奧林匹克體操競技場, also known as Olympic Gymnastics Hall) is an indoor sports arena, located within the Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It has a capacity of 15,000. 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.

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Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for South Koreans as well as international artists.

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Events

2004–2008
  • 1st Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2004
  • Shinhwa: State of the Art Tour 2006 – 13 and 14 May 2006
  • BIGBANG: The R.E.A.L – 30 December 2006
  • Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour – 23 and 24 June 2007. Opening acts: Ivy (day 1) and Lee Min-woo (day 2)
  • SMTOWN: 2007 SMTown Summer Concert – 30 June – 1 July 2007
  • BIGBANG: The G.R.E.A.T – 28, 29 and 30 December 2007
  • Beyoncé: The Beyoncé Experience – 9 and 10 November 2007
  • Céline Dion: Taking Chances Tour – 18 and 19 March 2008.
  • Shinhwa: Shinhwa Must Go On: 10th Anniversary Live in Seoul – 29 and 30 March 2008
  • Duran Duran: Red Carpet Massacre Tour – 17 April 2008
  • Billy Joel: Billy Joel Live in Seoul 2008 – 15 November 2008
    • 2009
  • BIGBANG: BIG SHOW 2009 – 30, 31 January and 1 February
  • TVXQ: MIROTIC Tour – 20, 21 and 22 February
  • Lady Gaga: The Fame Ball Tour – 9 August
  • 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
  • BIGBANG: BIG SHOW 2010 – 29, 30 and 31 January
  • Whitney Houston: Nothing But Love World Tour – 6 and 7 February
  • SS501: Persona – 27 February
  • 2PM: Don't Stop Can't Stop – 31 July and 1 August
  • Super Junior: "Super Show 3" – 14 and 15 August
  • Junsu: Kim Junsu Musical Concert, Levay with Friends – 7, 8, 9 and 10 October
  • Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert – 21 November
    • 2011
  • SHINee: SHINee WORLD I – 1 and 2 January
  • Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour – 11 February
  • BIGBANG: BIG SHOW 2011 – 25, 26 and 27 February
  • Santana: 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 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: Second Invasion 1st Concert in Korea – 11 and 12 February
  • KARA: KARASIA – 18 and 19 February
  • BIGBANG: Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 – 2, 3 and 4 March
  • Shinhwa: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Return – 24 and 25 March
  • INFINITE: Second Invasion Evolution: An Encore Concert – 1 April
  • 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 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
  • BIGBANG: Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 – 25, 26 and 27 January
  • 10cm: Fine Thank You and You? – 23 February
  • INFINITE: 2013 Infinite Rally – 1 March
  • 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: 2013 G-Dragon 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 World Tour – 9 and 10 August
  • G-Dragon: G-Dragon World Tour – 31 August and 1 September
  • VIXX: The Milky Way Global Showcase Finale In Seoul – 17 November
  • Lee Seung-gi: Hope Concert 2013 – 30 November and 1 December
    • 2014
  • BIGBANG: BIGBANG+α in Seoul 2014 – 24, 25 and 26 January
  • 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards – 12 February
  • INFINITE: ONE GREAT STEP WORLD TOUR RETURNS – 28 February and 1 March
  • SHINee: SHINee WORLD III – 8 and 9 March
  • Shinhwa: 2014 Shinhwa 16th Anniversary concert – HERE – 22 and 23 March
  • EXO: EXO FROM. EXOPLANET #1 – THE LOST PLANET – 23, 24 and 25 May
  • Beast: 2014 Beautiful Show - 16 and 17 August
  • 2014 League of Legends World Championship Semifinals – 11 and 12 October
  • Céline Dion: Asia Tour – 7 November
  • 6th MelOn Music Awards – 13 November
  • TVXQ!: T1STORY SPECIAL LIVE TOUR – 6 and 7 December
    • 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: SO HAPPY TOGETHER – 15TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR – 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: WE - 17th Anniversary Concert – 21 and 22 March
  • VIXX: LIVE FANTASIA 'UTOPIA' – 28 and 29 March
  • BIGBANG: MADE World Tour – 25 and 26 April
  • SHINee: SHINee World IV – 15, 16 and 17 May
  • TVXQ!: T1STORY SPECIAL LIVE TOUR Seoul Encore – 13 and 14 June
  • 2PM: House Party – 27 and 28 June
  • Super Junior: Super Show 6 Seoul Encore – 11 and 12 July
  • INFINITE: 2015 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: Girls' Generation's Phantasia – 21 and 22 November
  • g.o.d: god 2015 concert – 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 December
  • UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal – November 25
    • 2016
  • 25th Seoul Music Awards – 14 January
  • iKON: iKONCERT 2016: Showtime Tour – 30 and 31 January
  • BIGBANG: MADE World Tour Final – 4, 5 and 6 March
  • WINNER: EXIT Tour In Seoul – 12 and 13 March
  • EXO: EXO PLANET #2 – The EXO'luXion dot – 18, 19 and 20 March
  • Shinhwa: HERO – 18th Anniversary Concert – 26 and 27 March
  • Block B: 2016 Live "Blockbuster" – 2 and 3 April
  • 2016 League of Legends Champions Korea Spring final – 23 April
  • BTS: 2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue – 7 and 8 May
  • Junsu: 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
  • Sechs Kies: 2016 Sechskies Concert 'Yellow Note' – 10 and 11 September

    • References

    Olympic Gymnastics Arena Wikipedia
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