An application has been made to organize a three-day K-Pop festival in north London next summer. Organizers are seeking permission from Brent Council to host the event for up to 15,000 attendees, with the proposed June dates yet to be confirmed.
Magic Sound Ltd has applied to hold the MIK (Made In Korea) Festival event at Northwick Park, Brent. If approved, it will be the second time the festival has come to London after its first event in 2022, which took place in Southwark Park. Organizers were forced to cancel the 2023 festival at the same venue, due to difficulties selling tickets and rising costs.
The application proposes tentative dates of June 7 and 8, 2025, but also states that the three-day festival would run from Friday to Sunday – which would mean June 6 to June 8. If given the go-ahead, a section of Northwick Park would need to be fenced off for ten days before the event to set up, as well as a further five days after packing is complete.
Describing the event, organizers said: “MIK 2025 is the second year of Magic Sound’s outdoor festival experience, showcasing international talent born out of the Korean pop movement (K-Pop), now a globally recognized music genre.”
They added: “The London Borough of Brent, and specifically Northwick Park, has been selected (…) because of the borough’s diverse population and access to public transport, walking and cycling facilities. MIK 2025 will provide a youth-led boost to Brent’s local economy .”
According to the organizers, the festival entertainment will consist of a single stage where a number of Korean pop (K-Pop) and Chinese pop acts will perform. There will also be around 40 food stalls, along with two bars and stalls selling merchandise.
In addition to live music, the license would cover the performance of plays, films, recorded music, dance performances and the sale of alcohol from 11:00 am to 10:30 pm on festival days. The doors would open for participants at 11 a.m. but stay open for another hour, until 11:30 p.m., after the shows have finished.
As the outdoor stage will be amplified, residents have been warned that there may be further disruption caused by sound checks, which may take place between 9am and 6pm Monday to Sunday. The venue will be completely enclosed by steel fencing to ensure access is controlled for ticket holders, with only a single public entrance.
A public consultation on the event is open until 14 January 2025, for residents to comment on the application. It will then be brought up to Brent Council’s Liquor and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee at a later date when a decision on whether to approve the event will be made.
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