Modern Sky Festival 2009

Modern Sky Festival 2009 (摩登天空音乐节; Módēng Tiānkōng Yīnyuè Jié) is an outdoor rock music festival in Beijing organized by the Modern Sky record label.

General Information

Date: October 4-7, 2009

Location: Chaoyang Park, Beijing, China

Tickets: tba

Organizer: Modern Sky Records

Website: http://festival.modernsky.com/ (tba)

There will be three stages: Main Stage; MySpace Stage and Cha Stage.

Note: No international artist was allowed to perform!

Schedule

Main Stage

MySpace Stage

Cha Stage

to be announced

Participating Foreign Artists

• Buzzcocks (UK)
• The Futureheads (UK)
• Shonen Knife (Japan)
• Radio 4 (US)
• British Sea Power (UK)
• Regurgitatory (Australia)
• International Noise Conspiracy (Sweden)
• Hearts Revolution (US)
• Terror Pidgeon Dance Revolt! (US)

Previously Rumoured Foreign Artists

• The (International) Noise Conspiracy^[1]
• The Buzzcocks^[2]
• Free Energy^[2]
• Blonde Redhead

On September 30th, news broke out^[3] that all international acts were cancelled by the local PSB, a news that was confirmed on October 1st^[4]. However the festival is planned to happen otherwise as scheduled on October 4th-7th.

Further Information

Official Pages

• Official Announcement

Other Pages

• Modern Sky Festial @ Sina
• Sonicbids page for the festival offering $4000 for a foreign artist to perform

Reviews

• Review by China Music Radar

Photos & Videos

• Photos by Ziboy: 1st day 2nd day 3rd day
• Photo Gallery by Tim Franco on CNNGo
• Photo Gallery on China Music Radar

References

1. ↑ http://www.smartshanghai.com/wire/687/The_(International)_Noise_Conspirary_in_China_in_Oct.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/blogs-beijing/the-beat/what-do-i-get/
3. ↑ China Music Radar (2009-09-30). "Uh oh – no foreign bands at Modern Sky?". Retrieved on 2009-10-02.
4. ↑ China Music Radar (2009-10-01). "It’s true – Modern Sky Festival decimated". Retrieved on 2009-10-02.