Gocheok Sky Dome
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Location430, Gyeongin-ro, Gocheok-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°29′53.6″N 126°52′02.1″E / 37.498222°N 126.867250°E / 37.498222; 126.867250
OwnerCity of Seoul
OperatorSeoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation
Capacity16,744 (baseball)[1]
Field sizeLeft Field – 99 metres (325 ft)

Right Field – 99 metres (325 ft)
Center Field – 122 metres (400 ft)

Outfield Fence Height – 3.8 metres (12 ft)
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 2009
Built2009–2015
Opened15 September 2015
Construction cost240 billion won
ArchitectIlgeon Architects
ATEC Architects
Main contractorsHyundai Development Company
Hanjin Heavy Industries
Sungjee Construction
Tenants
Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes (2016–present)

The Gocheok Sky Dome (Korean: 고척스카이돔)[2] is a domed baseball stadium located in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO club Kiwoom Heroes.[3] The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators for baseball games.[1] The stadium replaced Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium and opened on 15 September 2015. It also serves as a concert venue, with a capacity for around 25,000 spectators.[4]

History

Interior of the dome

In 2017, the Gocheok Dome hosted the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, featuring host nations South Korea, Taiwan, Netherlands, and Israel.[5]

In 2019, Gocheok Dome hosted the opening round of Group C at the 2019 WBSC Premier 12. South Korea, Cuba, Australia and Canada competed in Group C, and a total of six matches were held at Gocheok Dome. The South Korea national team advanced to the super round as the top of the group with three wins in the Group C qualifying round.[6]

In 2020, all KBO League postseason games after the first round were played at Gocheok Dome due to cold weather.[7]

The venue hosted the final of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship on 19 November 2023.[8]

The stadium will hold the 2024 MLB season opening series for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in March 2024, making it the first regular season MLB game to be played in South Korea.[9][10]

List of entertainment events

Entertainment events at Gocheok Sky Dome
Date Artist Event Attendance
2015
October 10 Exo — 22,000[11]
December 12 — Super Seoul Dream Concert —
December 30 — KBS Song Festival —
2016
November 12 and 13 BTS BTS 3RD Muster [ARMY.ZIP +] 38,000[12][13]
November 19 — 8th Melon Music Awards —
November 27 — Super Seoul Dream Concert 20,000[14]
2017
January 7 and 8 BigBang 0.TO.10 64,000[15][16]
January 11 Metallica WorldWired Tour 18,000[17]
February 18 and 19 BTS 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour 40,000[18]
June 10 Britney Spears Britney Spears: Piece of Me Tour 12,000[19]
August 7 Wanna One Wanna One Premier Show 20,000[20]
August 15 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour 20,008[21]
September 23 Sechs Kies 20th Anniversary Concert —
November 24–26 Exo Exo Planet 4 – The EℓyXiOn 66,000[22]
December 2 — 9th Melon Music Awards —
December 8–10 BTS 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour 60,000[23]
December 25 — SBS Gayo Daejeon —
December 30 and 31 BigBang Last Dance Tour 70,000[24]
2018
January 13 and 14 BTS BTS 4th Muster [Memory Cloud] —
January 25 — 27th Seoul Music Awards —
April 6 Katy Perry Witness: The Tour —
June 1–3 Wanna One Wanna One World Tour One: The World 60,000[25]
July 13–15 Exo Exo Planet 4 – The EℓyXiOn 66,000[26]
October 9 Sam Smith The Thrill of It All Tour —
December 1 — 10th Melon Music Awards —
December 15 The Weeknd The Weeknd Asia Tour 24,000
December 25 — SBS Gayo Daejeon —
2019
January 5 and 6 — 33rd Golden Disc Awards —
January 15 — 28th Seoul Music Awards —
January 24–27 Wanna One Wanna One Final Concert: Therefore 80,000[27]
February 27 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour —
August 27 X1 X1 Debut Showcase 20,000[28]
November 16 — 2019 V-Live Awards "V HEARTBEAT" —
November 30 — 11th Melon Music Awards[29] —
December 8 U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 26,522
2020
January 4 and 5 — 34th Golden Disc Awards —
January 18 and 19 Queen The Rhapsody Tour —
January 30 — 29th Seoul Music Awards —
2021
December 17–19 NCT 127 Neo City – The Link —
2022
January 8 — 36th Golden Disc Awards —
January 23 — 31st Seoul Music Awards[30] —
June 25 and 26 Seventeen Seventeen World Tour Be The Sun 35,000[31]
August 15 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever, The World Tour[32] —
November 26 — 14th Melon Music Awards[33] —
December 10 and 11 Lim Young-woong Lim Young-woong Tour 'IM HERO'[34] —
2023
June 1–3 NCT Dream The Dream Show 2: In Your Dream[35] 60,000[36]
July 21 and 22 Seventeen Seventeen Tour 'Follow' To Seoul[37] —
August 15 Zerobaseone 2023 Zerobaseone Fan-Con[38] —
September 16 and 17 Blackpink Born Pink World Tour[39] —
October 21 and 22 Stray Kids 5-STAR Dome Tour 2023 Seoul Special[40] —

See also

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