2011 May 03 INTRO 2011: The Lineup and Buying Tickets
UPDATE: In a change to the original plan, organizers Acupuncture Records have announced that May 21-22's INTRO 2011 electronic music festival has been moved to 751 D-Park in 798 Art District - the event will not take place at Tongzhou Canal Park as previously advertised.
Now that the first round of music festivals is over, let's switch off the rock and indie, put away the Converse, sailor shirts and Young Pioneer neckerchiefs, and get ready for the year's biggest electronic music event: INTRO 2011. INTRO celebrates three years as China’s largest electronic music festival on May 21-22 at 751 D-Park in 798 Art District (moved from originally planned Tongzhou Canal Park) - if you were at Strawberry over the weekend, you'll be an expert in finding your way there and back. We'll have full details on how to get there in the days leading up to the festival, but for now: Who's playing? And how can you get tickets?
THE BASICS
Aiming to put INTRO on the map as one of the world’s premier electronic festivals, organizers Acupuncture Records have made this year's festival the biggest yet, promising two days of pulsing electronica. More than 20,000 electro lovers are expected to watch a packed lineup of 80+ DJs rock three outdoor stages. the Beijinger can’t resist a good party, so we’ve joined forces with INTRO as an official sponsor for the event. Stay tuned for info about our ticket contest, and look for us at the event, where we’ll be doing all sorts of cool stuff.
THE LINEUP: INTERNATIONAL DJS
Headlining on May 21 is early '90s US rave pioneer Josh Wink. With his cutting edge, experimental style, Wink has been heating up dance floors for the past two decades, pumping out iconic international dance anthems like “Don’t Laugh” and “Higher State of Consciousness.” Keep an eye on TheBeijinger.com or flip to page 39 of our May issue to find out what Wink had to say to us about Star Wars, Radiohead and bananas when we interviewed him about his date with Beijing.
Joining Wink as headliners are Paul Ritch, an emerging star of the French electronic scene making waves with his signature sound blending deep techno with minimalism; Oktain, another Frenchman known for infusing his tech house sound with an unexpected mix of soul, jazz and hip-hop; DJ Sodeyama, the techno master setting trends in Japan’s futuristic minimal techno scene; DJ Michael Best & MC Shayon, club legends and rulers of the Russian party scene; and Jaein (2E Love) and Beejay (Shut Da Mouth), two of South Korea’s hottest DJs.
THE LINEUP: THE BEIJINGERS
INTRO 2011 also showcases something of a “Who’s Who” of Beijing’s electronic elite - not everyone is involved, but there's a much better representation from the local scene than in previous years. As well as more local DJs being on board, there'll be a broader representation of musical styles, with drum & bass, dubstep, electro and more adding to Acupuncture's trademark minimal techno sound. Of course, the Acupuncture DJs ELVIS.T, Weng Weng, X.L.F., Terry Tu and Pancake Lee will all be there at various points throughout the weekend, but the third stage will be run by The M Agency on the Saturday and by The Syndicate on Sunday. Just a few of the local DJs adding to the mix (click through to check out our interviews where we've got them):
DJ Blackie
DJ Slide
The Syndicate
Bitesize Buddha
Eddie Lv
El-Mar
Oshi
Tnem
A.M.U
Eric Lee
Harikiri
Liman
Lupen
M.Ross
Ou Yang
Patrick Yu
Saul D
Shen Yue
Suki
Sulumi
Yang Bing
TICKETS: HOW MUCH AND WHERE TO GET THEM?
Now you want to go - what about the tickets? A 2-day pass will cost you RMB 220 if you buy in advance, while a 1-day pass will set you back RMB 150. Get your tickets early, because a 1-day pass will be RMB 200 from the festival entrance. Alternatively, you can try to win tickets in our competitions - both in the May issue of the Beijinger and coming up on the website in the next couple of weeks.
If you don’t manage to score INTRO 2011 tickets through our reader contest, you can purchase presale tickets
online at www.t3.com.cn or www.mlive.me. Or, pick up your passes at a variety of locations around Beijing. If you're in Sanlitun, The House,
Mo Lounge and d lounge are all selling. In Gulou/Houhai, head to Luce or NLGX, and if you're in Wudaokou The Bridge Cafe is your best bet. For a comprehensive list of ticket vendors, See Acupuncture's website.
We'll have more coming up over the next few weeks, but see you on the dance floor - or dance field, or whatever - at INTRO 2011!
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INTRO 2011: Win Tickets! Plus All the Info You Need
The biggest event of the year in electronic music is upon us this weekend, with the third INTRO festival taking place amid the chimneys and industrial-chic of 751 D-Park in 798 this Saturday and Sunday (May 21-22). Organized by local label and DJ team Acupuncture Records, this is the biggest INTRO yet - 2009 and 2010 were only one-day events - and all going well this year should once again raise the bar and set a new standard for electronic music festivals in China. Catch up with our coverage so far here, here and here. And enter our ticket competition now!
INTRO 2011: Triumphant Ending, Booze Blues and Dancing Grannies
Thousands turned out at 751 D-Park in 798 for two sunny days of techno, house, electro, drum & bass and more at INTRO 2011. The ups: The good weather, some great music and a strong turnout on the Saturday. The downs: police restrictions on alcohol sales, and, at the smaller stages, thinner crowds on Sunday and sound issues (including engineers randomly turning the sound down). In spite of the drawbacks, INTRO ended on a high, with a series of strong sets on the main stage bringing the crowd together and sending us off into the night thinking that, even if it was hard getting hold of a beer, we're better off having festivals like this than no festivals at all.
Sixth Bass: The Syndicate's Birthday Blowout
As the century turned, Beijing knew little of drum & bass. The Syndicate, a band of rowdy miscreants who dared to venture where none had gone before, changed that. Ahead of the crew’s sixth birthday party at White Rabbit on March 13 (RMB 50, 9pm), members Blackie and Slide tell us how they’ll up the ante in 2010.
the Beijinger: It’s been quiet on The Syndicate front for a few months. What’s been going on?
DJ Blackie: It really was a case of, in the wake of various movements and goings on in the Beijing nightlife scene, us pursuing various other projects for a short while. It’s also given us time to take stock and wait for the opportunity to hit the ground running. We’re super excited about where things are at in terms of clubs this year.Talking Pints: BrewDog Launch, Black Sun Relaunch, Tango, Haze and Paul van Dyk's Return
Marketing-savvy Scottish independent brewer BrewDog is being officially launched in Beijing today, with an invite-only party taking place this afternoon. El Nido and Paradise CVS (the late-night booze supermarket along the road from Nearby the Tree) are the first bars to have it in stock. Can’t wait to try this (BrewDog was established sometime after my departure from sunny Scotland), though I’m told it’s not going to be cheap.
Clubhouse: Josh Wink To Play INTRO 2011
UPDATE: In a change to the original plan, organizers Acupuncture Records have announced that May 21-22's INTRO 2011 electronic music festival has been moved to 751 D-Park in 798 Art District - the event will not take place at Tongzhou Canal Park as previously advertised.Philadelphia’s Josh Wink was at the forefront of the early ’90s rave scene in the US, melting dance floors and scoring hits with tracks like “Higher State of Consciousness.” Two decades on, Wink brings his record bag for a headline set at the biggest weekend on Beijing’s electronic music calendar, INTRO 2011, which takes place May 21-22 at 751 D-Park in 798 Art District (moved from originally planned Tongzhou Canal Park). We warmed Wink up for Beijing by asking him about Star Wars, Radiohead and his shifting perception of the humble banana.
KConstantin
Re: INTRO 2011: The Lineup and Buying Tickets
wow..150 kuai and not a single real name in electronic..no thanks.
keffme
Re: INTRO 2011: The Lineup and Buying Tickets
oh stfu "real name in electronics" like that's needed when Beijing has insane resident DJ's.. acupuncture knows what they're doing.
This will be _the shit_
!!!!!!!!
admin
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...like anyone who attends these events is sober enough to tell the difference...
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Re: INTRO 2011: Change of Venue
UPDATE: In a change to the original plan, organizers Acupuncture Records have announced that May 21-22's INTRO 2011 electronic music festival has been moved to 751 D-Park in 798 Art District - the event will not take place at Tongzhou Canal Park as previously advertised.
751 D-Park was the venue for previous INTRO festivals in 2009 and 2010. No other changes have been announced - dates, lineup, ticket prices and other details remain unchanged.
The change seems to have been forced by police concerns arising from problems with ticketing and alcohol sales at last week's Strawberry festival, which also took place at Tongzhou Canal Park. the Beijinger will have more on this over the next few days.
Iain Shaw
Deputy Managing Editor
the Beijinger