Clockenflap

Clockenflap
Genre Multimedia, music, Indie rock, film, installation art, Electronic music,
Dates Nov/Dec
Location(s) Cyberport, Hong Kong; West Kowloon, Hong Kong
Years active Since 2008
Founded by Jay Forster, Mike Hill, Justin Sweeting
Website
www.clockenflap.com

Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, commonly abbreviated to "Clockenflap", is an annual music and arts festival held in Hong Kong. It incorporates international, regional and local live music, film, art installations, street, and kids' area. 45,000 people attended 2014's event and is widely considered HK's marquee music event of the year.

Clockenflap 2014

The festival returns to West Kowloon Cultural District over the weekend of 28–30 November for the 7th edition with more than 100 bands, DJs, art performances and more. The full line-up including Travis, The Flaming Lips, Mogwai, Tenacious D, Kool & The Gang, Deserts Xuan & Algae, CHVRCHES and other renowned international, regional and local artists is available via http://www.clockenflap.com/full-line-up

History

Clockenflap was founded in 2008 and is organized by Jay Forster, Mike Hill and Justin Sweeting. Their stated goals for the festival are to nurture the Hong Kong arts, music and film scene[1] and "put the city on Asia's contemporary media-arts circuit".[2] The NME credits Clockenflap for the "pioneering role it has played in nurturing the Chinese indie and alternative music scenes, as well as bringing International talent to Chinese audiences".[3]

Festivals

Clockenflap 2008

The first Clockenflap festival was held on Saturday 12 January 2008 at Cyberport. Some 1,500 people attended.[4] The line-up included:

Musicians
Film and animation

Clockenflap 2009

The second Clockenflap festival was a two-day festival held on Saturday-Sunday, 7–8 November 2009 at Cyberport. The line-up included:

Musicians
Film and animation

Clockenflap 2010

Due to various restrictions, the third Clockenflap was a one-night festival held in a warehouse on Saturday, 20 November 2010. The line-up included:

Musicians

Clockenflap 2011

Clockenflap 2011 took place on Saturday-Sunday, 10–11 December 2011 and was the first to be held at the festival's iconic new location, the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. Unlike previous (and preceding) years, it was completely free to the public when late stage venue restrictions prevented the sale of tickets. Incorporating five different stages, the line-up included:

Musicians
Film and animation

Clockenflap 2012

Held once more on the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade, the festival site expanded to allow for six performance stages, a dedicated children's entertainment area. Over 25,000 people attended the festival over the weekend of Dec 1-2.

Musicians

and many more

Art

FIlm

Clockenflap 2013

2013's festival extended to a 3 day event and grew to over 30,000 people attending with 7 music stages with new additions of a Cabaret Tent and an Arts Villiage. The festival was held from 29 November to 1 December. With headliners such as Cui Jian (CN) Chic (US), Franz Ferdinand (UK), and many more.

Musicians

and much much more

Art Village was curated by a Hong Kong Artist Aiden Li, the area also included the Film Tent and installations from:

Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUvofOo8bow

Clockenflap 2014

Musicians

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clockenflap Multimedia & Arts Festival
  2. ↑ HK Magazine 7 Dec 2007 pp44
  3. ↑ NME 4 Dec 2012
  4. ↑ Beat Magazine Hong Kong, Feb 2008

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