A Twelve-Time Grammy Winner Is Coming to Seoul — Jack White Live in Korea

My bag's already packed. This time it's not a light stick you need to bring, but your ears. Twelve-time Grammy winner Jack White is coming to Seoul.

Show details

Item	Details
Date	Monday, August 17, 2026
Venue	YES24 Live Hall, Seoul
Ticket	KRW 132,000 (standing / reserved)
Booking	YES24 · NOL Ticket

Who Jack White is

Jack White is hard to sum up in a single sentence. In the early 2000s he shook the world as one half of The White Stripes, a two-piece armed with three colors — red, white, and black — and nothing but guitar and drums. That famous "dun, dun-dun-dun-dun-dun" riff whole soccer stadiums sing along to, 'Seven Nation Army', came straight from his hands. After the band he kept going as a solo artist, a producer, and the head of his own label, Third Man Records, picking up twelve Grammys along the way. Just watch 'Lazaretto' in the video above and you'll feel how raw and how hot his sound runs.

Why this show is special

This is his first time back in Korea in two years, since headlining a festival in 2024, and his first solo show here in four. More than anything, Jack White's concerts restrict photo and video. Put the smartphone down and focus on nothing but the sound — a request you rarely hear these days. Live this moment with your own two eyes rather than from behind a lens: maybe the most rock-and-roll stubbornness there is.

The venue is worth noting, too. YES24 Live Hall isn't a giant stadium but a mid-sized hall where the stage and the crowd sit close. Taking the sound of a twelve-time Grammy winner head-on from this kind of distance isn't a chance that comes around easily for a rock fan. The layout leans more standing than seated, so if you're planning to push toward the front from the start, it's worth pacing your energy in advance.

Before you go

• Earplugs — It's a rock show. The volume runs loud.
• Comfortable shoes — You'll be on your feet a long while in the standing area.
• Phone in your pocket — Filming's restricted anyway. Take it home in your eyes and ears.

A show you can't film — if anything, that's the confidence of this stage.

I haven't been yet, but even from the videos you can tell this is a stage that holds you with a single guitar tone. If you want to take real rock straight to the ears this summer — my bag's already packed.