South Korean artists have taken global charts by storm, lead by BTS, who are currently on a two-year break for military service. Taylor Swift was the best-selling artist last year, but the next two were both K-Pop groups, Seventeen and Stray Kids. The latter also had 2023’s second and ninth-best selling albums in the world with 5-Star and Rock-Star.
The eight-piece group is set to hit Hyde Park’s main Great Oak Stage this Sunday, July 14, ahead of the July 19th release of their new EP Ate and lead single Chk Chk Boom. The lads’ next world tour, Dominate, will kick off in Seoul in August.
Scroll down for all the information you need to know about American Express Presents BST Hyde Park this weekend, including stage times, maps and all the rules and regulations about seats, bags, water bottles and more.
GREAT OAK STAGE performance times for Stray Kids:
The K-Pop idols have four support acts starting with Kire from 15:00-15:30, NMIXX from 16:00-16:40, Alec Benjamin from 17:15-18:00 and finally Maisie Peters from 18:40-19:40.
Stray Kids will take to the main stage at 20:40. Their 90-minute set will end at 22:10.
RAINBOW STAGE (at the far North end of BST Hyde Park) stage times:
Bellah Mae opens the Rainbow Stage from 15:30-16:00, followed by Elijah Woods from 16:45-17:15 and then Dhruv from 18:00-18:40.
BIRDCAGE Stage (the smallest stage, by the main South Entrance) times:
Alienblaze goes first from 15:30-16:00, then Ben Ellis from 16:45-17:15 and finally Tyler Lewis from 18:00-18:40.
CAN YOU BRING IN SIGNS? Banners and signs are permitted up to 50.4 x 84.1com (A1 size). They must be made of bendable materials and no flag poles are allowed.
CAN YOU BRING IN SEATS? No. Not even folding ones, anything inflatable or those clever ones you stick in the ground.
WHAT ABOUT UMBRELLAS? The weather looks better than last weekend, but if you do want a brolly, you can not bring in large or golf umbrellas, or parasols.
ARE BAGS ALLOWED? Yes but only small ones – no bigger than 29 x 21 x 21cm. That’s around the size of a piece of A4 paper.
ARE FOOD AND DRINK ALLOWED? NO. Only sealed bottles of water up to 500ml or baby food in plastic containers. You can also bring an empty water bottle which can be refilled at stations around the festival grounds.
IS RE-ENTRY ALLOWED? No. If you leave you can not come back in.
NEAREST TUBE: Hyde Park Corner, but you can also use Marble Arch and enter BST through the North Entrance.
MORE INFORMATION: www.bst-hydepark.com
