M.I.A. to headline Clockenflap’s Saturday as Hong Kong festival announces final additions to line-up
Roster of more than 50 international and 70 local acts now includes hip-hop pioneers Sugarhill Gang, British indie stars London Grammar, Californian chillwavers oOoOO and UK electronic musicians Lone and SBTRKT
The 1,500 people who gathered at Cyberport in 2008 for the debut Clockenflap probably didn’t realise it at the time, but they were witnessing the birth of a festival that would finally place Hong Kong on the global musical map. And now, after eight years of continuous growth and the festival’s evolution into a world-class event, Hong Kong music fans are gearing up for what organisers are saying will be the biggest Clockenflap yet.
Tonight, the organisers unveiled the full line-up of this year’s event, which runs from November 25-27. It’s the first Clockenflap to be held along the Central Harbourfront, a move that comes after the festival spent five successful years at its much-loved West Kowloon location.
The other headliners – Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros (Friday) and British dance music icons the Chemical Brothers (Sunday) – were announced over the previous months.
Other notable new names added to the bill include US hip-hop pioneers the Sugarhill Gang, British indie band London Grammar, California chillwave act oOoOO, and UK electronic musicians Lone and SBTRKT.
As with previous years, a mind-boggling array of genres is being served up at Clockenflap, and this year punters will experience everything from Jamaican dub reggae (Mad Professor) and slamming German techno (Rodhad) to epic post-rock (65daysofstatic) and classic 1970s funk (George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic).