Laneway Festival Singapore Experience

We got wet and we got dirty but it was fun nonetheless.

early bird tickets from sistic

This eleven hour concert got everyone dancing and singing despite the heavy downpour of rain. Beer and whiskey, as always, were expensive at SGD4 a cup. It didn't bother us that much because music and alcohol go really well together.

expensive beer is expensive

plastic ponchos + rain = i look lulzy

My best friend Kin has a great set of Laneway Festival Singapore photos over at flickr. Do check them out.

Laneway Friends <3

Laneway, see you again in 2012! :D

Excited for Baybeats 2010!!!

2 days to go before Singapore's Baybeats Music Festival 2010! I'll attend the 3-day event with my friends, yey! Good thing we made an early booking at Rucksack Inn because Kin said it's just minutes away from Esplanade. I guess we'll save a lot on transportation costs, given that the event venue is just near our place. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to Baybeats. It would be my first time to watch it and I heard there will be a lot of local and international performers. Can't wait to see them play!!! Philippine representatives would be Techy Romantics, The Camerawalls, Chicosci, and Carlos Castano. Canada's Handsome Furs is set to be the main act. For the complete band line-up, checkout Baybeats' official website.

Baybeats 2010, August 20 to 22

PLEASE BE AUGUST 20 ALREADY!!!

AFest 2: Asian Music Festival

AFest2 (Asian Music Festival) is set next week! We really enjoyed last year's event, I think we went for 2 nights. <3

Everybody Loves Irene @ Saguijo, A*Fest 2009 (photo by Kin)

AFest 2 Schedule

April 14- CLUB DREDD
April 15 - ROUTE 196
April 16 - SAGUIJO
April 17* - MAGNET HIGH STREET

Featuring:
Amberhaze (SG)
Ang Bandang Shirley (PH)
Bottlesmoker (ID)
Brian the Sun (JP)
Mohd Jayzuan (MY)
The Dorques (PH)
The Standards (TH)

*Featuring music documentaries by Brooklyn-based director Torsten Meier

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Coachella 2010 lineup

Friday, April 16th

    * Aeroplane
    * Alana Grace
    * As Tall As Lions
    * Baroness
    * Benny Benassi
    * Calle 13
    * Céu
    * deadmau5
    * Deer Tick
    * DJ Lance Rock
    * Echo & the Bunnymen
    * Erol Alkan
    * Fever Ray
    * Grace Jones
    * Grizzly Bear
    * Hockey
    * Iglu & Hartly
    * Jay-Z
    * Jets Overhead
    * Kate Miller-Heidke
    * La Roux
    * LCD Soundsystem
    * Little Dragon
    * Lucero
    * Pablo Hassan
    * Passion Pit
    * P.O.S.
    * Proxy
    * Public Image Limited
    * Ra Ra Riot
    * She & Him
    * Sleigh Bells
    * The Avett Brothers
    * The Cribs
    * The Dillinger Escape Plan
    * The Specials
    * The Whitest Boy Alive
    * Them Crooked Vultures
    * Vampire Weekend
    * Wale
    * Wolfgang Gartner
    * Yeasayer

The 5th Backdoor Ventures Arts & Music Festival

Surrender to the sensory journey within. Brace your senses as the 5th Backdoor Ventures Arts and Music Festival takes you to a bigger venue…with an even greater roster of acts never before gathered under one roof!

The annual art gathering is the pioneer of all arts and music events in the country. Now on its fifth year, the Festival promises to showcase a grand lineup of activities, workshops, and performances that it is known for; raising the bar to a spectacular level year after year. With its growing audience and list of participants, Backdoor Ventures is moving to a bigger venue; this year it will be held at the Megatrade Hall 2 – a larger space adjacent to Hall 3, which has been the Artsfest’s home for the past years.

“We’re taking the next festival to a higher level as we celebrate the 5th staging of one of the biggest if not the biggest gathering of artists and musicians from different disciplines and genres in the country.” according to Chief Event Organizer, Jay Viriña
Five years of bringing the people back to the arts and bringing the arts back to the people is definitely a milestone for the entire Arts & Music Festival family… We’re really excited for this coming year’s celebration. It just keeps getting better.” He added.

As always, new and exciting activities will be added into the lineup. For one, schools and University organizations around the Metro will be taking a more active role in participating at the next Festival. The hall layout and the stage design is also something to look forward to!

The theme for this coming year is Labyrinth. “A labyrinth signifies a journey to the center.

We picked this concept to convey that art has been and always will be within us all…We’ve vowed to make it our very mission to take them (the people) back and embrace that center. Hence, the journey back to that core,” says Yanna Verbo Acosta, Marketing and Media Relations Director.

The 5th Backdoor Ventures Arts and Music Festival will be held on February 5 – 10, 2010 at the Megatrade Hall 2, SM Megamall.

For inquiries and updates, call +63 2 951 3646 or +63918 540 3248. You may also log on to www.backdoorventures.com and www.backdoorvent.multiply.com for more details.