Midi Update: Moved to Midi School October 1-5

The mess that is this year’s Midi festival continues to unravel with a further announcement on the school’s BBS on Thursday to the effect that the venue and date have been altered yet again. According to the post, the festival can no longer be held in Haidian Park and has thus been moved to the Midi School. The festival will now take place from Oct 1 to Oct 5. The crowd will be limited to 4-5,000 people.

Details about the line up remain unclear. For updates keep an eye on the Rock in China Midi page.

According to the post on the school's BBS:

The director of Haidian Park sincerely apologized this morning on Sep.25th, for the fact that this year’s Midi Music Festival can no longer to be held in Haidian Park. In order to host the Olympic Air Defense Force, many temporary installations were put up in the main area of the park during the Olympic period, which was paid for by Haidian park themselves. As the cost of construction needs to be audited by relevant government departments in order to establish how much the park management needs to be compensated. Because of this the park needs to be kept in exactly the same state as when the troops left the park. Because of this the festival can’t be held in Haidian Park as scheduled.

The Midi School is quite far away from the center of the Beijing. To get there, you can take the 360 bus from Xizhimen, the 630 from Wudaokou or the 714 from Fuchengmen and get off at the Ruiwangfen stop. For more detailed directions, you can register on the Midi School site and take a look at this map on their BBS.

Midi School of Modern Music
Ruiwang Fen, Haidian District (6259 0101/0007/0008)
Oct 1- 5

Midi Music Festival

Daily 2-10pm.
RMB 50/day, RMB 150/3-day ticket. Beijing Midi School of Music (6259 0101)

Links and Sources
Midischool.cn: Midi Changes
(image)The Beijinger: Delayed Again
Rock in China: Midi Festival