Clockenflap 2017: Kaiser Chiefs and Stormzy round out line-up as countdown to November festival begins
With less than a month to go until Hong Kong’s biggest music festival, the king of grime and three-time Brit Award-winning band have been added to the final line-up along with a host of other international acts
Clockenflap organisers today announced the full line-up for this year’s 10th anniversary edition of Hong Kong’s premier music and arts festival, with British indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs and UK grime artist Stormzy leading the list of newly announced acts.
Also appearing at this year’s festival from November 17 to 19 are LA rapper Kid Ink, French hip-hop artist Onra, Californian DJ/producer Tokimonsta, Taiwanese funk-pop band Cosmospeople and Hong Kong indie icons Chochukmo. In total, there will be more than 100 international, regional and local acts playing across the festival’s five stages at the Central Harbourfront.
Now with the full, eclectic line-up released, Hong Kong can expect to be gripped by Clockenflap fever in the final weeks before the festival. “There’s a shift in the air at this time of year,” Clockenflap music director Justin Sweeting says. “Clockenflap season is upon us and the buzz in the office is incredible. We can’t wait to open the gates.”
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The Kaiser Chiefs, who will be headlining on the Friday night of the festival, formed in 2000 as a post-punk, new-wave revival outfit. They have won three Brit Awards and were shortlisted for the Mercury Prize for the best album in the UK.
Their addition means all three nights of the festival will be headlined by legendary acts who have appeared at some of the world’s biggest music festivals during the past two decades. They will be followed by British electronic-punk band The Prodigy on Saturday night and UK trip-hop giants Massive Attack on Sunday.
“The Kaiser Chiefs are unbridled, accessible, festival fun. They’re such an ideal band in terms of their onstage energy and singalong anthems. They’ll be bringing an infectious, life-affirming set,” Sweeting says.