I DON'T know whether to congratulate or criticise the organisers of last weekend's Wan Chai International Music Festival.
The effort put into the event was phenomenal but their lack of local music knowledge did not match their high ambitions.
Their enthusiasm was impressive by Hong Kong standards and all important in putting on an event of this size. But precise organisation, by far the most important element, was lacking.
A crying shame for not only spectators and the organisers themselves but also for the bands who put in much voluntary effort for whatever menial coverage they could get.
Being the international event that it is, the festival rolled out the red carpet to foreign acts and seemed to forget that local bands, other than those fronted by former and present MTV veejays, even existed.
Hot Sauce and the Power Onions would have been great value for MTV had they not received such a lacklustre reception from the crowd.
