Overview
- Organizers announced Monday that KCON LA 2026 will run August 14–16 at Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center with OLIVE YOUNG FESTA as title sponsor.
- Wanna One is scheduled to perform on the festival’s opening night, August 14, marking the group’s first KCON LA appearance since 2017.
- The reunion will include nine members who reunited for a reality series in April while two members have limited availability because one is in military service and another is working in film.
- KCON will feature exclusive collaboration stages, including ZEROBASEONE debuting the song “Exotic” for the first time and a first-ever performance pairing of Anderson .Paak with TAEYONG.
- Organizers also added a newly extended one-hour headline slot for M COUNTDOWN and ARTIST STAGE acts and a cross-genre lineup led by NCT 127, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ZEROBASEONE, TREASURE, and &TEAM to broaden the festival’s reach.