Inspire Arena to host '2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Summer,' Valorant event and more this summer

Inspire Arena at Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Yeongjong Island, Incheon, is slated to host a variety of music concerts including the "SBS Gayo Daejeon" and an esports event this summer.

Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Yeongjong Island, Incheon [INSPIRE ARENA]

Inspire Arena at Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Yeongjong Island, Incheon, is slated to host a variety of music events including the "SBS Gayo Daejeon" and an esports game this summer.

“2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Summer” is set to kick off on July 21 followed by “Lee Seungchul’s Rock’n All Concert" on July 27 and “2024 The Masterpiece Concert" jointly held by the Korean crossover groups Crezl, Forténa, Libelante and Rabidance on Aug. 10 and 11.

"Lee Seungchul’s Rock’n All Concert" is slated to be held on July 27 at the Inspire Arena [INSPIRE ARENA]

International esports event "Valorant Champions Seoul 2024" organized by Riot Games is set for Aug. 23 to 25 at the Inspire Arena as well. The arena hosted the international table tennis tournament "WTT Champions Incheon" in March.

International esports event "Valorant Champions Seoul 2024" organized by Riot Games is set for Aug. 23 to 25 at the Inspire Arena. [INSPIRE ARENA]

“We are thrilled to offer diverse entertainment content to satisfy the different tastes of visitors and vacationers this summer, from a wide array of live music performances to a championship determining the world’s top Valorant players which is hugely anticipated for esports fans from around the world," said Jamie Jang, Arena General Manager of Mohegan Inspire. "As Korea’s first and top multipurpose performance specialized venue, Inspire Arena will continue to strive to provide unbounded entertainment content and the best possible experience for our visitors."

Inspire Arena is a multipurpose indoor performance hall with 15,000 seats that opened in December last year. It has since held “Melon Music Awards 2023,” “2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon” and “2024 SBS Inkigayo K-Wave” as well as performances by top Korean K-pop artists such as SHINee, Taemin, EXO and Epik High. Global business conference World Knowledge Forum 2024 is also scheduled to take place at Inspire Arena in September.

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]