The new additions to the lineup include Bloc Party, My Bloody Valentine and Bright Eyes.
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Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest outdoor music and arts festival, has revealed the final lineup for this year’s event.
Taking over Hong Kong’s Central Harbourfront from Friday 5 December to Sunday 7 December, the three-day event welcomes UK indie rockers Bloc Party, making their Hong Kong debut, headlining the Saturday night and shoegaze icons My Bloody Valentine performing in the Sunday headline slot.
New additions to the festival also include J-pop stars Ano and Kento Nakajima, US indie act Bright Eyes, acclaimed Hong Kong singer/actress Jace, Thai-Chinese dream-pop chanteuse Moon Tang and fan favourite indie band Wendy Wander.
They join an already stacked bill featuring the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Beth Gibbons, Jacob Collier, Soccer Money, Rich Brian, Sparks, Passenger, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and more.
Set between the towering skyscrapers of Hong Kong Central’s iconic harbour, Clockenflap is a world-class festival experience with a diverse lineup of local, regional and international acts performing across multiple stages over the first weekend of December.
There’s more to Clockenflap than music, with impressive art installations, workshops and a vast selection of delicious food and beverage pop-ups to keep your energy levels high.
Tickets for Clockenflap Festival are on sale now via clockenflap.com.
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Jay Forster, Mike Hill and Justin Sweeting were the brains behind the first edition of Clockenflap in 2008. Their mission was to help foster a supportive Hong Kong music scene, with Clockenflap allowing local artists to perform alongside established acts.
Since then, the festival has gone from a small concrete space attracting a crowd of 1,500 to Hong Kong’s Central Harbourfront Event Space, with more than 60,000 attendees.
The 2024 festival featured performances by Air, Jack White, Central Cee, St. Vincent, Glass Animals and many more.
Clockenflap 2025 takes place at Central Harbourfront from Friday 5 December 5 to Sunday 7 December. Tickets on sale now via clockenflap.com.
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