Busker Busker singer joins lineup for Someday Festival

Someday Festival 2016 revealed Jang Beom-june, lead singer of Korean indie band Busker Busker, as the last in the second round of the festival’s lineup Saturday.  

The organizers announced all but one musician from the festival’s second-round lineup on June 27, creating buzz as to who the final artist might be. The third-round lineup will be released shortly via Someday Festival 2016’s official social media accounts, and fans can expect to see Korea’s top singer-songwriters on the upcoming list, according to festival organizers.

Founded last year, Someday Festival 2016 is a two-day outdoor music event at Nanji Hangang Park in Seoul from Sept. 3-4. In addition to Jang, the current schedule boasts both prominent and up-and-coming musicians including popular soul and rhythm and blues singer Kim Bum-soo, female duo J Rabbit, Lucia, 10cm, Dean and many others.

Early bird tickets range from 82,000 won ($71.50) to 109,000 won, and can be purchased at ticket.interpark.com until July 7.

By Kim Yu-young (ivykim@heraldcorp.com)