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If you tune into Music Bank every Friday to keep up with the latest K-pop releases, then you won't want to miss Music Bank in Madrid. As part of the Music Bank World Tour, the famed South Korean music program brought its global live concert format to the Spanish capital for the first time with a lineup that is sure to please any 4th gen fans out there.
Since its inception in 2011 in Tokyo, the Music Bank World Tour has made 18 stops across Asia, America, and Europe, attracting fans from all over the world, both IRL and online. Now, the event, helmed by KBS, has hosted its 19th destination overall and, pun not intended, pulling out all the stops for it.
Following pit stops in Mexico City and Paris last year and Belgium's fashionable Antwerp earlier this year, Music Bank's second port of call in 2024 was Madrid. Below, find out everything you need to know about Music Bank in Madrid — from the full lineup and host to how to watch the show.
When is Music Bank in Madrid taking place?
Though the traditional Music Bank broadcast is held on Fridays, Music Bank World Tour does things a bit differently. As such, Music Bank in Madrid took place on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Though the show's original venue was going to be the Estadio Bernabeú, Real Madrid's famed home turf, the concert was moved to the Auditorio Miguel Ríos. In September 2024, it was announced that Real Madrid's Estadio Bernabeú had unilaterally halted all concerts scheduled to take place in the stadium, including Music Bank in Madrid, following noise complaints from neighbors. While most events affected by the decision were postponed to a later date, KBS and local organizers found a way to honor the original date of Music Bank in Madrid by finding another venue in record time. You can read Music Bank's full statement on the venue change here.
Who will be performing at Music Bank in Madrid?
The lineup for Music Bank in Madrid included Teen Vogue favorites aplenty. The eight groups making the lineup were ENHYPEN, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, NMIXX, Kiss of Life, Mamamoo+, and P1Harmony.
Park Bogum also served as the host, making for the ninth time the K-drama actor has taken on the emcee role since his Music Bank World Tour debut in 2017 in Singapore.
You can listen to a playlist created by the event's organizers and featuring all invited acts below:
Where can I watch Music Bank in Madrid?
If you can't make the trek to Madrid, fret not — you'll still be able to enjoy the show in some shape or form. All of the Music Bank World Tour concerts are usually broadcast via KBS2 in South Korea, so this will be no exception. If you are not in South Korea, KBS World usually broadcasts the show, so fans around the world can also tune in. Check with your local cable, satellite, or IPTV provider to see if KBS World is part of their roster. (You can check out a list of operators around the globe here.)
If you can't access KBS2 or KBS World when the broadcast takes place, keep an eye on KBS's official social and video accounts. For previous iterations of the Music Bank World Tour, clips have been uploaded to KBS's official YouTube channel accounts after its initial broadcast.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated.
