Festival Fight: Strawberry VS. Midi – Round 1
There’s not long left till the May music festivals kick off, and the two major competitors, Strawberry Music Festival and Midi Music Festival have both announced their full lineups.
In Round 1, we'll give you the long list of the opening day acts and sort out which festival comes out on top.
Strawberry promised to throw the biggest party of the year, and from April 30 to May 2, they will take over Tongzhou Canal Park in the east of Beijing and have six stages, including the Strawberry Stage (the main stage), the Love Stage (pop/ alternative/ folk stage), the Overload Stage (metal stage), the Taiwan Stage, the electronic music stage and a stage for school bands.
On the opposite side of Beijing in Mentougou District, Midi moves west to Jinglangdao Park and aims to rock during the same three days. Despite a longer history, Midi comes with a more humble attitude, offering only three stages including an electronic stage.
Here we have the full line-up for Day 1 of the festivals to let you decide east or west. (Keep an eye on the blog of Days 2 and 3):
Strawberry Music Festival Lineup (April 30, Day 1)
Strawberry Stage 草莓舞台
13:30-14:10 Namo 南无
14:30-15:10 Hang On The Box 挂在盒子上
15:30-16:10 Arms and Legs(US)
16:30-17:10 Brain Failure 脑浊
17:30-18:30 Sound Fragment 声音碎片
19:00-20:00 Omnipotent Youth Society 万能青年旅店
20:30-21:30 He Yong 何勇
Love Stage 爱舞台
12:30-13:00 Mix Market (JP)
13:30-14:00 Mushroom Band 蘑菇团
14:30-15:10 Candy Monster 糖果怪兽
15:50-16:30 Ding Ke 丁可
17:10-17:50 Liang Xiaoxue 梁晓雪
18:30-19:10 Maizi & Wei 麦子与微
19:50-20:30 The Cir 麦田守望者
Overload Stage 过载舞台
13:00-13:30 Velvet Road 丝绒公路
14:00-14:30 Logic Lose Control 逻辑失控
15:10-15:50 Moyi 末裔乐队
16:30-17:10 Army Of Jade Kirin 玉麟军
17:50-18:30 Four Five 肆伍
19:10-19:50 Left Right 左右
20:30-21:10 Twisted Machine 扭曲机器
Taiwan Stage 台湾舞台
14:00-14:30 SKARAOKE
15:10-15:50 熊宝贝
16:30-17:10 安妮朵拉
17:50-18:30 小护士
19:10-19:50 女孩与机器人
20:30-21:10 林生祥
Alienware电子舞台
14:00-15:00 Terry Tu
15:00-16:00 Eric lee
16:00-17:00 QQ
17:00-18:00 Shen Yue
18:00-19:00 ZhiQi
19:00-20:00 Weng weng
20:00-21:30 Elvis.T
School of Rock校园舞台
12:00-12:20 Hocus
12:30-12:50 T76
13:00-13:20 赵彬
14:10-14:30 Unionbunny
15:10-15:30 太空漂移
16:10-16:30 Blue motion band
17:10-17:30 未完成
18:30-18:50 刺秦
20:00-20:20 发射器
Beijing Midi Festival 2011, Lineup (April 30, Day 1)
Tang Stage 唐舞台
14:30-15:00 Dahongpao 大红袍
15:20-15:50 Perdel 逃跑计划
16:10-16:40 Mr. Graceless
17:00-17:40 Gammalux (Germany)
18:00-18:40 Long Shen Dao 龙神道
19:00-19:40 Yaksa 夜叉
20:00-20:40 Subs
21:00-21:40 Voodoo Kungfu 零壹
Song Stage 宋舞台
14:00-14:30 56 Degree 56度
14:50-15:20 Exit A 出口A
15:40-16:20 The Dancers
16:50-17:30 Fall of Mirra (Singapore)
18:00-18:40 Suffocate 窒息
19:10-19:50 Fall Insects 秋天的虫子
20:20-21:00 Thin Man 瘦人
Yen Stage 焱舞台
14:00-15:00 Zhiqi
15:00-16:00 Ouyang
16:00-17:30 Donmyliu
17:30-19:00 Ben Huang
19:00-20:00 Blackie
20:00-21:30 Mickey Zhang
Conclusion: Strawberry’s first day lineup includes more popular names, while bands playing at Midi seem to have a deeper influence in the local scene.
Stay tuned for info on how to get out there. (Click on the links for Round 2 and Round 3)
Photos from The Beijinger, Douban.com/omnipotent, Cai Dongxin, Douban.com/hangonthebox, Douban.com/longshendao and Sina.com
