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Dates
  
25-27 Nov 2016

Years active
  
Since 2008

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Genre
  
Multimedia, music, Indie rock, film, installation art, Electronic music,

Location(s)
  
Cyberport, Hong Kong; West Kowloon, Hong Kong; Central, Hong Kong

Founded by
  
Jay Forster, Mike Hill, Justin Sweeting

Similar
  
West Kowloon Cultural, West Kowloon Waterfron, Hidden Agenda, Hong Kong Fringe Club, Fuji Rock Festival

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Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, commonly abbreviated to "Clockenflap", is an annual music and arts festival held in Hong Kong. It incorporates international, regional and local live music, film, art installations, street, and kids' area. 60,000 people attended the 2015 event and was widely considered HK's marquee music event of the year.

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History

Clockenflap was founded in 2008 and is organized by Jay Forster, Mike Hill and Justin Sweeting. Their stated goals for the festival are to nurture the Hong Kong arts, music and film scene and "put the city on Asia's contemporary media-arts circuit". The NME credits Clockenflap for the "pioneering role it has played in nurturing the Chinese indie and alternative music scenes, as well as bringing International talent to Chinese audiences".

The first Clockenflap festival was held in a concrete public space in an empty housing development called "Cyberport", in front of 1500 attendees.It later expanded to the West Kowloon Cultural District.

Clockenflap 2016

Clockenflap 2016 is held from 25 to 27 November 2016 in Central Harbourfront Event Space.

  • The Chemical Brothers (UK)
  • M.I.A. (UK)
  • Sigur Rós (IS)
  • London Grammar (UK)
  • Foals (UK)
  • SEKAI NO OWARI (JP)
  • The Sugarhill Gang (US)
  • Yo La Tengo (US)
  • Ellen Joyce Loo (HK)
  • Cheer Chen (TW)
  • No Party For Cao Dong (TW)
  • Hyukoh (KR)
  • 65daysofstatic (UK)
  • George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (US)
  • Yuna (MY)
  • Birdy Nam Nam (FR)
  • BADBADNOTGOOD (CA)
  • Jimmy Edgar (US)
  • Blood Orange (UK)
  • The Trees & The Wild (ID)

    • Clockenflap 2015

    Clockenflap 2015 is held from 27 to 29 November 2015 in West Kowloon Cultural District.

  • New Order (UK)
  • The Libertines (UK)
  • A$AP Rocky (US)
  • Angel Haze (US)
  • Damien Rice (IE)
  • HOCC (HK)
  • Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers (US)
  • Ride (UK)
  • Swervedriver (UK)
  • Flying Lotus (US)
  • Crowd Lu (TW)
  • Love Psychedelico (JP)
  • Clean Bandit (UK)
  • Leah Dou (HK)
  • Mercury Rev (US)
  • Ratatat (US)
  • Battles (US)
  • Mr Scruff (UK)
  • Blackalicious (US)
  • Neon Indian (US)
  • The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (US)
  • Kid Koala (CA)
  • Gui Boratto (BR)
  • Earth, Wind & Fire Experience Ft. Al Mckay (US)
  • THe Skatalites (JM)
  • Obey The Brave (CA)
  • Nouvelle Vague (FR)
  • Rachael Yamagata (US)
  • Bicep (IE)
  • Julia Holter (US)
  • Justin Martin (US)
  • Kiasmos (Il)
  • Glen Check (KO)
  • Sleep Party People (DN)
  • Sun Kil Moon (US)
  • Shugo Tokumaru (JP)
  • Jacques Greene (CA)
  • Saul Williams (US)
  • Yuksek Dj Set (FR)
  • The Cuban Brothers (CB)
  • Soul:Ution Ft. Calibre, Marcus Intalex & Mc Drs (UK)
  • Deja-Vu (FR)
  • Jon Gomm (UK)
  • Bo Ningen (UK)
  • Hinds (ES)
  • Gengahr (UK)
  • Ocean Lam (HK)
  • Rock N Rolla (HK)
  • Jing Wong (HK)
  • THe Chung Brothers (HK)
  • King Ly Chee (HK)
  • Songhoy Blues (ML)
  • Flesh Juicer (TW)
  • Big Love (HK)
  • Subyub Lee (HK)
  • Life Was All Silence (HK)
  • Youngqueenz (HK)
  • Owk (HK)
  • The Weathering (HK)
  • Jannine Weigel (TH)
  • Future Brown (US)
  • James's Secret (HK)
  • Phoebe Whalley (HK)

    • Clockenflap 2014

    Musicians

  • Travis (UK)
  • Flaming Lips (US)
  • Mogwai (UK)
  • Kool & the Gang (US)
  • Tenacious D (US)
  • CHVRCHES (UK)
  • Rudimental (UK)
  • The Vaccines (UK)
  • The Raveonettes (UK)
  • Nightmares on Wax (UK)
  • Ozomatli (US)
  • Nitin Sawhney (UK)
  • Noughts and Exes (HK)
  • My Little Airport (HK)
  • The Lemonheads (US)
  • Dan Deacon (US)
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff (US)
  • New Youth Barber Shop (HK)
  • Le1f (US)
  • Phoebe Whalley (HK)

    • Clockenflap 2013

    2013's festival extended to a 3-day event and grew to over 30,000 people attending with 7 music stages with new additions of a Cabaret Tent and an Arts Village. The festival was held from 29 November to 1 December. With headliners such as Cui Jian (CN) Chic (US), Franz Ferdinand (UK), and many more.

    Musicians

  • 2 Many DJ's
  • Cui Jian (CN)
  • Chic ft Nile Rodgers (US)
  • Franz Ferdinand (UK)
  • Metric (CA)
  • Four Tet (UK)
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • The 1975 (UK)
  • Tegan and Sara (CA)
  • Cloud Control (AU)
  • Hanggai (CN)
  • Regurgitator (AU)
  • Mac DeMarco (CA)
  • Gold Panda (UK)
  • Omar Souleyman (SY)
  • Efterklang (DK)
  • La Femme (FR)
  • Ellen Lo (HK)
  • Modeselektor (DE)

    • and much much more

    Art Village was curated by a Hong Kong Artist Aiden Li, the area also included the Film Tent and installations from:

  • Wenu (DE)
  • UsedPencil (HK)
  • Stickyline (HK)
  • Start From Zero (HK)
  • Panda Mei (HK)

    • Film

  • Projection Mapping by IdN (HK)
  • International Space Orchestra (FR)
  • Future Shorts Autumn Season (UK)
  • Future Motions by PauseFest (AU)
  • 16 Years of HK Animations by ifva (HK)

    • Clockenflap 2012

    Held once more on the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade, the festival site expanded to allow for six performance stages, a dedicated children's entertainment area. Over 25,000 people attended the festival over the weekend of Dec 1-2.

    Musicians

  • Primal Scream (UK)
  • Azealia Banks (UK)
  • Klaxons (UK)
  • De La Soul (US)
  • Alt-J (UK)
  • Sneaky Sound System (AU)
  • Lucy Rose
  • !!! (US)
  • Noughts and Exes (HK)
  • DP (HK)
  • Chochukmo

    • and many more

    Art

  • Arts Republic
  • Salon De Pigeon
  • Aeroporto
  • Marc & Chantal
  • Outsign Lab
  • Start from Zero

    • FIlm

  • Mustard (HK)
  • G.E.M (HK)
  • Hidden Agenda (HK)

    • Clockenflap 2011

    Clockenflap 2011 took place on Saturday-Sunday, 10–11 December 2011 and was the first to be held at the festival's iconic new location, the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. Unlike previous (and preceding) years, it was completely free to the public when late stage venue restrictions prevented the sale of tickets. Incorporating five different stages, the line-up included:

    Musicians

  • Santigold (US)
  • Bombay Bicycle Club (UK)
  • The Cribs (UK)
  • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (US)
  • Benjamin Francis Leftwich (UK)
  • Bank Job (HK)

    • Film and animation

  • Vincent Moon (FR)
  • Future Shorts (UK)
  • British Council (UK)

    • Clockenflap 2010

    Due to various restrictions, the third Clockenflap was a one-night festival held in a warehouse on Saturday, 20 November 2010. The line-up included:

    Musicians
  • The Charlatans (UK)
  • DJ Food(UK)

    • Clockenflap 2009

    The second Clockenflap festival was a two-day festival held on Saturday-Sunday, 7–8 November 2009 at Cyberport. The line-up included:

    Musicians
  • Blood Red Shoes (UK)
  • Los Campesinos! (UK)
  • Yacht (US)
  • Hot Chip DJ set - Alexis Taylor (UK)
    • Film and animation
  • Amy Neil (UK, Award winning Writer/Director, BAFTA nominee, Scottish BAFTA winner)
  • Warp Films (UK)

    • Clockenflap 2008

    The first Clockenflap festival was held on Saturday 12 January 2008 at Cyberport. Some 1,500 people attended. The line-up included:

    Musicians
  • The Young Knives (UK Mercury Music Prize nominees 2007)
  • Kid Carpet (UK)
    • Film and animation
  • Amy Neil (UK, Award winning writer/director, BAFTA nominee, Scottish BAFTA winner)
  • Warp Films (UK)
  • Future Shorts (UK)

    • References

    Clockenflap Wikipedia
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