Massive Attack, Feist to headline Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival 2017
The festival will also bring international stars the Dandy Warhols and MØ to Hong Kong, and feature a host of other local and overseas acts at the Central Harbourfront on its 10th anniversary
The other main acts named in today’s first announcement of performers at the 2017 festival include veteran US indie band the Dandy Warhols, Danish singer-songwriter MØ, reunited Hong Kong alternative pop band Fan Hung A, influential world-music act Tinariwen, Korean R&B/hip hop star Dean, and American DJ and producer Matthew Dear.
Clockenflap takes place from November 17-19, and Massive Attack are set to close the festival on the Sunday night with their only performance in Southeast Asia this year. The Clockenflap shows will be the first in Hong Kong by both Massive Attack and Feist.
Massive Attack formed in Bristol, in the west of England, in 1988 and became the standout act in the city’s influential trip-hop movement, which also included acts such as Portishead and Tricky. Taking influences from hip hop, reggae and soul, the outfit pioneered a hypnotic, bass-heavy sound and produced some of the ’90s best-loved dance anthems, such as Unfinished Sympathy and Karmacoma.
“We’ve been working on Massive Attack for many years now,” says Clockenflap music director Justin Sweeting. “Although we’ve had opportunities in the past to bring out different iterations of their show, including the DJ format, we’ve always preferred to wait until we could present the full-blown live show for maximum impact.”