InMusic Festival 2009
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InMusic Festival 2009, a music festival from August 7th-9th organized by the InMusic Magazine.
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About
Festival Grounds: The Zhangbei Grasslands are located 220km outside of Beijing, near Zhangjiakou, Hebei, and the Inner Mongolian border. Though it may be hard to imagine, this 250-acre uninterrupted prairie, where clear blue skies fill with millions of stars at night, is just a two-hour drive (or three-hour train ride) from Beijing.
For the duration of the festival (Aug 7-9), the weather is predicted to reach highs of 27 C and lows of 14 C.
Schedule
Main Stage
| Time | August 7th | August 8th | August 9th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00-15:00 | --- | Casino Demon | Mountain Men |
| 15:00-16:00 | --- | Ruins | Ma Tiao |
| 16:00-17:00 | Omnipotent Youth Society | Sand | Ordnance |
| 17:00-18:00 | Soundfragment | Queen Sea Big Shark | Dragon Tongue Squad |
| 18:00-19:00 | Subs | Joyside | Muma & Third Party |
| 19:00-20:00 | Wang Wen | Supermarket | Miserable Faith |
| 20:00-21:00 | Twisted Machine | Brainfailure | (soundcheck) |
| 21:00-22:00 | Re-TROS | Zuoxiao Zuzhou | XTX |
| 22:00-23:00 | New Pants | Little Dragon (Sweden) | The Soundtrack of our Lives (Sweden) |
| 23:00-24:00 | Xu Wei | Desert Zhang (Zhang Xuan) | The Soundtrack of our Lives (Sweden) |
| 24:00-01:00 | --- | --- | Tricky (UK) |
Stage 2
| Time | August 7th | August 8th | August 9th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30-14:30 | --- | Alt Senior | Fire Balloon |
| 14:30-15:30 | Saving Molly | Hot and Cold | The Ghost Spardac |
| 15:30-16:30 | Hong Qi | Steely Heart | The Mailman |
| 16:30-17:30 | Candy Monster | 24 Hours | PB33 |
| 17:30-18:30 | Ourself Beside Me | SKO | The Reason |
| 18:30-19:30 | Hao Yun & Band | Zhang Weiwei & Guo Long | Lucky Monkey |
| 19:30-20:30 | Smart Kin | Bigger Bang | Gala |
| 20:30-21:30 | Mosaic | Pet Conspiracy | Su Yang |
| 21:30-22:30 | Snake and Jet's Amazing Bullit Band (Denmark) | Tookoo | Ziyo |
| 22:30-23:30 | --- | --- | Wan Xiaoli |
Electronic Stage
| Time | August 7th | August 8th | August 9th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00-16:30 | --- | --- | The Dynamic (Shanghai) |
| 16:30-17:00 | Emcore (Beijing) | iLoop (Beijing) | The Dynamic (Shanghai) |
| 17:00-17:30 | Emcore (Beijing) | iLoop (Beijing) | The Dynamic (Shanghai) |
| 17:30-18:00 | Emcore (Beijing) | Sulumi (Beijing) | The Dynamic (Shanghai) |
| 18:00-18:30 | Mikey Dee (UK) | Sulumi (Beijing) | R3 (Shanghai) |
| 18:30-19:00 | Mikey Dee (UK) | Dead J (Beijing) | R3 (Shanghai) |
| 19:00-19:30 | Mikey Dee (UK) | Dead J (Beijing) | R3 (Shanghai) |
| 19:30-20:00 | Pavel Sun (Russia) | DANSEY (Germany) | Eddie Lv (Beijing) |
| 20:00-20:30 | Pavel Sun (Russia) | DANSEY (Germany) | Eddie Lv (Beijing) |
| 20:30-21:00 | Pavel Sun (Russia) | DANSEY (Germany) | Eddie Lv (Beijing) |
| 21:00-21:30 | Dark (Taiwan) | Em Lee (Taiwan) | X Lee (Ji'nan) |
| 21:30-22:00 | Dark (Taiwan) | Em Lee (Taiwan) | X Lee (Ji'nan) |
| 22:00-22:30 | Dark (Taiwan) | Em Lee (Taiwan) | X Lee (Ji'nan) |
| 22:30-23:00 | Ivy V (Shanghai) | Edmund (Taiwan) | Ben Huang (Shanghai) |
| 23:00-23:30 | Ivy V (Shanghai) | Edmund (Taiwan) | Ben Huang (Shanghai) |
| 23:30-24:00 | Ivy V (Shanghai) | Edmund (Taiwan) | Ben Huang (Shanghai) |
| 24:00-01:00 | Allen (Taiwan) | Elvis T. (Taiwan) | (go see Ticky on Main Stage) |
| 01:00-01:30 | Allen (Taiwan) | Elvis T. (Taiwan) | Mickey Zhang (Beijing) |
| 01:30-02:00 | QQ (Beijing) | Patrick Yu (US) | Mickey Zhang (Beijing) |
| 02:00-02:30 | QQ (Beijing) | Patrick Yu (US) | Mickey Zhang (Beijing) |
| 02:30-03:00 | QQ (Beijing) | Patrick Yu (US) | Leslie Jaycee (Beijing) |
| 03:00-03:30 | Dave K (Shanghai) | Gao Hu (Beijing) | Leslie Jaycee (Beijing) |
| 03:30-04:00 | Dave K (Shanghai) | Gao Hu (Beijing) | Leslie Jaycee (Beijing) |
| 04:00-04:30 | Dave K (Shanghai) | Gao Hu (Beijing) | Maikel Brone (Amsterdam) |
| 04:30-05:00 | NutraSweet (Vienna) | Huang Wei Wei (Bejing) | Maikel Brone (Amsterdam) |
| 05:00-05:30 | NutraSweet (Vienna) | Huang Wei Wei (Bejing) | Maikel Brone (Amsterdam) |
| 05:30-06:00 | NutraSweet (Vienna) | Huang Wei Wei (Bejing) | Maikel Brone (Amsterdam) |
| 06:00-06:30 | VJ: 4 Your Eye | VJ: Yan Long and Zhu Tianyi (Pt. I) | VJ: Yan Long and Zhu Tianyi (Pt. II) |
Activities
Music
Three stages will host the 60-plus bands performing at the InMusic Festival (see “Performance Schedule” for a full line-up). The festival grounds will be open to the public each day starting at 1pm, except August 7, when the grounds open at 2pm. (The camp grounds will remain open all day.)
Other Activities
With its close proximity to Inner Mongolia, as well as playing a prominent role during the Yuan Dynasty, it’s not surprising that horses are an important feature of these grasslands. So during the festival, you’ll have a chance to go horseback riding, in addition to kite-flying, film showings, horoscope readings, a marketplace, and 5-a-side football (register your team now or form one at the festival grounds – plenty of bands have already signed up!).
Food & Drink
Catering to palates of all types, there will be a number of different foods available at the festival grounds – pizza, hamburgers, BBQ, lamb kabobs (a local specialty), Chinese-style fast food and more. In addition, alcoholic offerings will include beer, Bacardi and red wine.
Tickets
Prices
RMB 80 (one day)
RMB 135 (two days)
RMB 180 (three days)
Where to Buy
Book tickets online with Yong Le Ticketing (永乐) at www.ticketone.com.cn/product10159.html or visit the Yong Le office at Ping'an Development Plaza, Room 410, Tower A, 68 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District (see map at http://228.com.cn/location.jsp).
For more info, call 8408 5551 or 800 810 1887, or e-mail ticketone@hotmail.com.
Payment and Delivery Options
Tickets can either be paid for in person at Yong Le’s ticket office or upon delivery (specify the address when you fill out the online order form). When purchasing festival passes, you will also have the option of purchasing your bus tickets at the same time. It is highly recommended that you buy bus tickets along with your festival pass, as availability and discounted prices on bus transportation can only guaranteed with advance purchase.
Further Information
Official pages
Announcements
- In with the Music: The InMusic Festival on The Beijinger (July 31, 2009)
- InMusic's Zhangbei Music festival tests how far fans will travel for outdoor rock at Cityweekend (July 22, 2009)
Photos & Videos
- Photos by Jake Newby on Flickr
- Photos by zei1 on Flickr
- Re-TROS Live Video on Tudou
- Another Re-TROS Live Video on Youku
- InMusic Festival – Promo Video on China Music Radar (July 20, 2009)
Reviews
- InMusic Festival Review: Navigating sand and dust in the name of rock on City Weekend by Mark Hiew (August 23, 2009)
- InMusic Festival review – checkit! on China Music Radar (August 13, 2009)
- Review: The InMusic Festival on The Beijinger by Lisa Liang (August 11, 2009)
- InMusic from way out there by Jake Newby (August 10, 2009)
| Festivals 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Beijing: | 2009 Fun Fair Festival | DiTan Park Music Festival 2009 | Intro 2009 – Beijing Electronic Music Festival | Midi Music Festival 2009 | Ninegates Jazz Festival 2009 | Sally Can’t Dance Festival 2009 | Strawberry Music Festival 2009 | JUE MUSIC ART Festival 2009 | Modern Sky Festival 2009 |
| Chengdu: | Zebra Music Festival 2009 |
| Hangzhou: | West Lake Music Festival 2009 |
| Qingdao: | Golden Beach Festival 2009 |
| Shanghai: | JZ Shanghai Music Festival 2009 |
| Shenyang: | German Esplanade Shenyang 2009 |
| Zhangbei: | InMusic Festival 2009 |
