As the buzz surrounding the approaching music festival season reaches fever pitch, it’s becoming increasingly hard to stymie the flow of confirmed and mostly unconfirmed news we hear.

One of the more interesting snippets that could help Midi Festival to score points on its well-armed rivals this holiday weekend is that one festival sponsor, namely skater giant Vans, is set to bring its distinct brand of hip street style to Midi revelers.

There’s a little of something for everyone this Labor Day holiday weekend. Metal heads can thrash out at MIDI (with a dollop of hip-hop provided by the artist formerly known as Mos Def). If folk music is your fancy, you can get along to Ditan Park for their yearly bash. And if you’re the indie-loving hipster-type, the annual summer soiree Strawberry Music Festival goes ahead in Tongzhou courtesy of Modern Sky.

With the start of the Beijing music festival season just around the corner, there have been a couple of interesting late developments leading up to Sunday’s start.

As the music festival season fast approaches, there are a clutch of major events to note in your diaries.

From the five major music festivals slated for the summer, we’re set to be treated to a fair assortment of top international acts in addition to the usual stable of strong local outfits.

No doubting where the biggest party of this weekend is – it’s the much anticipated Great Wall Music Festival featuring ‘90s UK dance legend Fatboy Slim out near Badaling. I’d bet on a crowd-pleasing set of dance floor classics, with a healthy dose of Fatboy’s own best-known tracks (hopefully not anything he produced after about 2000, though). Let's get one thing straight: The party's not on the Wall, just beside a section of it, though you can go for a walk up during the day if you're so inclined.