2010 Apr 22 Festival Countdown: Strawberry Music Festival (Tongzhou Canal Park, Beijing)
Yeah I know, what is Tongzhou Canal Park (I have the same question with "world music")? Well, before recently moving into the city, Tongzhou was my neighborhood (said with unreasonable pride), as well as the habitat for many rock stars in Beijing - the rent is cheap, the traffic is wild, the streets are lined with real estate agencies selling apartments at ridiculously high prices, and the Batong Line is crowded enough to make the law of inertia powerless since you never fall without holding a thing...I'm gonna stop now so we can go straight to the point. After the premiere last year, Modern Sky is throwing the 2nd Strawberry Music Festival on May 1-3 in Beijing's eastern suburb. With more than 100 acts on six stages, boss Shen Lihui is clearly showing his ambition.
Along with an immense line-up of local musicians, the international troop consists of bands from America (Radio 4, Xiu Xiu), Britain (Does It Offend You, Yeah?), France (The Inspector Cluzo, Liquid Architecture), Denmark (Reptile and Retard) and Holland (Monokino). Give it up to Tongzhou, there's a hell of a lot of grass in that park I tell ya, which is not a guaranteed thing in Beijing.
When: May 1-3
Where: Tongzhou Canal Park (通州运河公园)
How Much: RMB 80 (per day), RMB 60 (per day, limited advance), RMB 180 (limited three-day pass, advance only)
Tickets at: 400 680 6840, here (click 点击注册 to register) or here
HOW TO GET THERE:
[Opetion 1]: Get off at Tongzhou Beiyuan (通州北苑) on Batong Line, then take Bus 322, 342, 728 or 938 Branch 9 (938支9) to Dongguan Daqiao (东关大桥).
[Option 2]: Get off at Sihui (四惠) on Line 1, take Bus 322 to Dongguan Daqiao (东关大桥).
[Option 3]: Get off at Guomao (国贸) on Line 1, take Bus 938 Branch 9 (under Guomao Bridge) to Dongguan Daqiao (东关大桥).
[Option 4]: Get off at Beijing Railway Station (北京站) on Line 2, take Bus 938 Branch 4 (938支4) to Dongguan Daqiao (东关大桥).
[Option 5]: Get off at Tongzhou Beiyuan (通州北苑) on Batong Line and take a taxi (to Tongzhou Yunhe Gongyuan). Fare costs no more than RMB 25, but you'll probably need to negotiate with the driver since most taxicabs in Tongzhou are private cars under illegal operation. They will be waiting for you at the subway exit and asking this in your face: "da che zou ma?" (Wanna take a taxi?)
For more information, visit festival.modernsky.com/sf10/
Line-up (click artists' names to listen)
DAY ONE: May 1 (Saturday)
Strawberry Stage
13:30-14:10 Perdel (逃跑计划)
14:30-15:10 Bigger Bang! (大棒)
15:30-16:10 The Dancers (跳舞人儿)
16:30-17:10 Cao Fang (曹方)
17:30-18:30 Queen Sea Big Shark (后海大鲨鱼)
19:00-20:00 Does It Offend You, Yeah? [UK]
20:30-21:30 Tang Dynasty (唐朝)
Love Stage
13:00-13:40 Golden Driver
14:00-14:40 The Inspector Cluzo [France]
15:00-15:40 AK-47
16:00-16:40 AV Okubo (AV大久保)
17:00-17:40 Xiao He (小河)
18:00-19:00 Carsick Cars (晕车车)
19:30-20:30 Confucius Says (子曰秋野)
Overdrive Stage
13:40-14:20 S.A.W (锯)
14:40-15:20 Shangxia (上下)
15:40-16:20 Gear Rubber (齿轮橡皮)
16:40-17:20 Liquid Oxygen Can (液氧罐头)
17:40-18:20 Chen Lei & Band (陈磊与乐队)
18:40-19:20 Four Five (肆伍)
19:40-20:40 Miserable Faith (痛仰)
Douban Stage
13:30-14:00 Wang Shengnan (王胜男)
14:20-14:50 Fan Shiqi (范世琪)
15:10-15:40 Lazy Camels
16:00-16:30 He Li (何力)
16:50-17:20 Hong Qi (洪启)
17:40-18:10 Finger Family (指人儿)
18:30-19:00 Ding Ke (丁可)
Electronic Stage
14:00-15:00 Pump Su
15:00-16:00 Xiao Yu
16:00-17:00 Lupen
17:00-18:00 Pancake Lee
18:00-19:00 R3
19:00-20:00 Terry Tu
20:00-21:30 Patrick Yu
University Stage
13:20-13:40 Slack
14:00-14:20 Morning Sir
14:40-15:00 Xie Hou (邂逅)
15:20-15:40 Hide and Seek (捉迷藏)
16:00-16:20 Red Silver (红银)
16:40-17:00 The Quarter
17:20-17:40 Joker（北京林业大学/清华大学/中国人民大学）
18:00-18:20 Yes No Break
18:40-19:00 Hell Savior (地藏冥王)
DAY TWO: May 2 (Sunday)
Strawberry Stage
13:30-14:10 Reptile and Retard [Denmark]
14:30-15:10 Zeng Yike (曾轶可)
15:30-16:10 Life Journey (旅行团)
16:30-17:10 Catcher In The Rye (麦田守望者)
17:30-18:30 Pet Conspiracy (宠物同谋)
18:50-19:50 Re-TROS (重塑雕像的权利)
20:10-21:30 Zuoxiao Zuzhou (左小祖咒)
Love Stage
13:00-13:40 Boys Climbing Ropes (男孩爬绳子)
14:00-14:40 Hao Feier (郝菲尔)
15:00-15:40 Suffocated (窒息)
16:00-16:40 Long Shen Dao (龙神道)
17:00-17:40 Zhou Yunpeng (周云蓬)
18:00-19:00 Heaven (天堂) & Shuang Zi (爽子)
19:30-20:30 Supermarket (超级市场)
Overdrive Stage
13:40-14:20 Saving Molly (拯救茉莉)
14:40-15:20 Logic Lose Control (逻辑失控)
15:40-16:20 Institutional Crush (制度瓦解)
16:40-17:20 Army of Jade Kirin (玉麟军)
17:40-18:20 Powell Young & Band (歇斯与乐队)
18:40-19:20 Hybrid (混血)
19:40-20:40 Yaksa (夜叉)
Douban Stage
13:30-14:00 Xiao Meng (小猛)
14:20-14:50 New Perfume (新香水)
15:10-15:40 Yang Qianchi (杨千墀)
16:00-16:30 Zhong Tongqian (钟童茜)
16:50-17:20 Fancy World
17:40-18:10 Ma Tiao (马条)
18:30-19:00 Kulu (梁晓雪)
Electronic Stage
14:00-15:00 Kaize
15:00-16:00 QQ
16:00-17:00 Saul
17:00-18:00 Shen Yue (沈岳)
18:00-19:00 X.L.F.
19:00-20:00 Dave K
20:00-21:30 Weng Weng
University Stage
13:20-13:40 Bottle Rocket (瓶装火箭)
14:00-14:20 The Thruth
14:40-15:00 Rusty Crown
15:20-15:40 CAsstte
16:00-16:20 Ci Qin (刺秦)
16:40-17:00 Summer Sunshine
17:20-17:40 Neverland
18:00-18:20 Bedstars
18:40-19:00 Nan Yi (南.夷)
DAY THREE: May 3 (Monday)
Strawberry Stage
13:30-14:10 Candy Mondster (糖果怪兽)
14:30-15:10 Liquid Architecture [France]
15:30-16:10 Xiu Xiu [US]
16:30-17:10 Peng Tan (彭坦)
17:30-18:30 Muma & Third Party (木玛 & Third Party)
18:50-19:50 Super VC (果味VC)
20:10-21:30 Radio 4 [US]
Love Stage
13:00-13:40 Monokino [Holland]
14:00-14:40 Zhong Lifeng & Borges (钟立风 & 博尔赫斯)
15:00-15:40 Guai Li (怪力)
16:00-16:40 Gia (王悦)
17:00-17:40 Reflector (反光镜)
18:00-19:00 Hedgehog (刺猬)
19:30-20:30 X.T.X (谢天笑)
Overdrive Stage
13:40-14:20 Molosser (魔罗刹)
14:40-15:20 The Falling (堕天)
15:40-16:20 The Raving Radio (癫狂收音机)
16:40-17:20 Hyonblud (血腥高潮)
17:40-18:20 Hua Zi & Chaine (骅梓 & 拆呢乐队)
18:40-19:20 Narakam (冥界)
19:40-20:40 Twisted Machine (扭曲的机器)
Douban Stage
13:30-14:00 Lei Zi (雷子)
14:20-14:50 Silkfloss (丝绵)
15:10-15:40 Li Mo (李漠)
16:00-16:30 Chaliangfen (茶凉粉)
16:50-17:20 PB33
17:40-18:10 Today Is Autumn (今日立秋)
18:30-19:00 Sandee Peng (彭青)
Electronic Stage
14:00-15:00 Demone
15:00-16:00 Sean
16:00-17:00 Ou Yang
17:00-18:00 @llen
18:00-19:00 M.Ross
19:00-20:00 Flo
20:00-21:30 ELVIS.T
University Stage
13:20-13:40 Green Equation (绿方程)
14:00-14:20 Sorrowful To A Ghost (鬼见愁)
14:40-15:00 Amos
15:20-15:40 Poshangcun (坡上村)
16:00-16:20 Zhuobian Beile (卓辫贝勒)
16:40-17:00 Noiz Mob (噪徒)
17:20-17:40 Blast Wave
18:00-18:20 Mr. Graceless (不优雅先生)
18:40-19:00 Final Message (最后的信息)
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bethevans
Re: Festival Countdown: Strawberry Music Festival (Tongzhou ...
Day 2 Strawberry Stage seems the best to me. I love both Life Journey and Re-TROS live and I've heard Pet Conspiracy is amazing live, too.
Beth Evans
HuanChu
Re: Festival Countdown: Strawberry Music Festival (Tongzhou ...
Woot woot! That's my neighborhood baby!
And next door to my house!
Strawberry rocks!
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