M.A.D. Season: Music And Design Festival Returns for Second Edition

M.A.D. (music and design) Festival is set to return to Beijing in September. Part of the upcoming Beijing Design Week, M.A.D. 2013 promises to welcome a bigger and better lineup of local and international artists.

The festival consists of a series of events ranging from concerts and after-parties that showcase electronic and independent music cultures, to VJ workshops, exhibitions, video screenings and fashion talks, with events taking place at venues in Sanlitun and around Dongcheng District.

A recently released video of the 2012 version gives a flavor of what to expect.

Some of the highlights of this year's edition, which runs from September 20-30, include:

Sep 20
M.A.D. Kickoff at Migas with Rodion and Metro Tokyo & Friends

Sep 21
Yugong Yishan Nine-Year Anniversary Party with Poster Exhibition, featuring performances from Nova Heart, Long Shen Dao, MisandaoO, Weng Weng, and Mickey Zhang

Sep 25
The M.A.D. Network: Jeans Team DJ Set

Sep 26
Made In Berlin Asia Tour with Jeans Team

Sep 27
M.A.D. goes MoMA with Wax Witches (Australia) White+ & Residence A and Duck Fight Goose

Sep 28
The Ball @ Xian, East Hotel: Nova Heart, Nicolas Fornasetti DJ Set

Sep 30
Dance Against AIDs – China Aids Walk Benefit Party @ Migas, featuring Metro Tokyo and Diego Acapulco

We'll have more details of the events as they get closer.