Modern Sky Festival kicks off this afternoon

Paul Pennay | Sep 30, 2008 12:05 pm | 1 comment | 1984 reads

The Modern Sky Festival will begin under bluish skies later this afternoon. Due to the many complications that this Olympic year has presented for organizers of live music shows, there’ll only be three stages (last year there were four), two of which - the ROCKR (3pm-midnight) and Electric stage (4pm-4am) - will be located inside the Haidian Park exhibition hall. The main outdoor stage (daily 1.30-9.30pm) will be set up in the square to the west of the exhibition hall. Limited though the roster may be this year (no international acts), some of Beijing's finest will still be in attendance; including Subs, Re-TROS, Joyside, Ourselves Beside Me, New Pants and veterans like Zhang Chu and He Yong. Highlights of the first day include Queen Sea Big Shark (Houhai Sharks) - see video below - and Zhou Yunpeng who'll take to the Main and ROCKR stages respectively at around 7pm. For a full roster of bands and DJs, complete schedule and ticket information, visit this useful intro to the festival over at Rock in China or the official site. RMB 60/day.
1.30pm-midnight. Haidian Park (6285 0282)