Clockenflap Announces Full Lineup And Schedule, Including Newly Added Acts De La Soul, Tom Grennan, Tilly Birds And 250
(Press Release)
Hong Kong – Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest international outdoor music and arts festival, has announced its full lineup and schedule for its upcoming edition, which takes place at Central Harbourfront from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 December 2023. Three-day weekend tickets and Friday single-day tickets for the festival have already sold out, but Saturday and Sunday single-day tickets are still available to buy.
Newly added international acts include US hip-hop legends De La Soul, rising British singer-songwriter superstar Tom Grennan, Thai alt-rock trailblazers Tilly Birds, South Korean DJ and Korean super girl group NewJeans’ producer 250, wildly popular Australian singer-songwriter and producer Tones and I, New Zealand indie-rockers The Beths and South Korean electronic rock trio Idiotape, while new Hong Kong-based acts include all-girl band Whizz and singer-songwriter mansonvibes.
The new additions join an eclectic lineup packed with must-see international, regional and local acts playing on multiple stages across three days:
Friday Highlights
The festival gets off to a thrilling start on Friday December 1, with J-pop superduo Yoasobi headlining on the main stage and U.K. post-punk heroes IDLES, Canadian rapper BBNO$ and Australian electro-house hellraisers Peking Duk among the other big names performing. Fans can also look forward to sets by American singer-songwriter Alex G, China’s post-rock standard bearers Wang Wen, Chinese singer/rapper Lexie Liu and Japanese post-hardcore legends envy.
Saturday Highlights
Jarvis Cocker-fronted Britpop icons PULP top the bill on Saturday December 2, with the newly added De La Soul, acclaimed U.S. singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek and seminal Chinese alternative rockers Omnipotent Youth Society also sure to draw big crowds. They’ll be joined by U.S. teen sensation d4vd, Welsh multi-instrumentalist Novo Amor, high-energy Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! and Hong Kong hip-hop collective Yack Studio.
Sunday Highlights
Closing the festival as the Sunday night headliner is Japanese rising superstar Joji, while there will also be hugely anticipated sets from generation-defining Taiwanese indie rockers No Party For Cao Dong, Chinese singer-songwriter Leah Dou and innovative British post-punks Yard Act. Other acts to watch out for include J-pop mavericks Wednesday Campanella, Taipei-born R&B chanteuse 9m88, British-Taiwanese musician/producer Kamaal Williams and the newly added Tilly Birds. Sunday will also see a newly announced special set from renowned guitarist Jason Kui featuring a guest appearance by Michael@Mill MILK, which is part of a mini documentary for the popular Hong-Kong-based YouTube channel Mill MILK.
In addition to the music, Clockenflap will also showcase the full, world-class festival experience that fans in the city have come to know and love, including a spectacular outdoor environment featuring multiple stages, a tempting array of irresistible F&B outlets, a dazzling array of artistic installations and a selection of family-friendly attractions.
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Ticketing Details
SATURDAY and SUNDAY single-day tickets priced at HK$1,280 ARE STILL AVAILABLE but selling fast while three-day weekend tickets and Friday single-day tickets are sold out! Children aged under three years old can attend the festival for free (pre-registration for children aged under three is not required). Children aged between three and 17 years old require their own ticket, which are priced HK$880 for Saturday and Sunday single-day tickets.
Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketflap.com/clockenflapdec2023