MIDI is the first original music festival in China founded by Beijing Midi Music School, the first modern music school in the country. After more than thirty years of development, it has become one of the most influential outdoor music events in China and even Asia. As of the end of February 2024, 48 sessions have been held across the country.
Recently, the 2024 Taizhou Feilong Lake Midi Music Festival (49th) announced the second batch of lineups. There are more than 50 bands including Cui Jian and Pu Shu. As the "Midi" brand's first appearance in the Year of the Dragon, the music festival to be held in Luqiao Longxiuli, Taizhou City from April 12th to 14th has many highlights in the performance lineup.
Tang Stage: Cui Jian and Pu Shu lead the show, supported by many popular bands
Judging from the current list, Cui Jian and Pu Shu are undoubtedly the most well-known stars to the audience. Although he is 62 years old, Cui Jian's stage is still full of vitality and energy. Any audience who wants to experience "rock live" should not miss every Cui Jian performance. It is worth mentioning that Midi left Beijing in 2009 and traveled to all parts of the country. Cui Jian’s classic performances have been performed almost everywhere. Cui Jian has been with Midi for 30 years. His professionalism and appeal have attracted countless young bands and music fans. They were all amazed.
The last time Pu Shu appeared at the Midi Music Festival was at the Taihu Midi Music Festival on May 4, 2019. Pu Shu’s appearance was undoubtedly the biggest highlight of the Midi Music Festival. The event was unprecedented that year, and the low-key Pu Shu was on stage. Risky's first classic track is like a young man who has never been immersed in time, pure enthusiasm, shyness and joy. Amid countless applause and cheers, Pu Shu sincerely and continuously said "Thank you" to everyone more than a dozen times, and at the end of the performance, he sang "Farewell" a cappella. At the end, he said: "Truth, goodness and beauty are without truth. I have nothing left, I have to maintain harmony with the outside world, thank you, live well and in your own way." Pu Shu, who is a "gentleman", rarely gives solo concerts, so this music festival is also a place for music fans to watch to his best chance.
Midi Music Festival’s lineup selection always adheres to the principle of paying attention to the band’s works and performance venues, and will not deliberately follow trends due to popularity or popularity. Many well-known bands have also performed on the Midi stage before and became more popular. and attention. But for a good band, Midi will not "avoid suspicion" just because of its "popularity". As Tang Stage caters to the widest audience, the band lineup invited this time also includes Sound Toys, Big Wave, Rejuvenation Pill, and New School Waste Chorus who participated in "Summer of the Band"; "Fog" who participated in "Stage 2023" "Ye Zhi" band (lead singer Pu Yu); Zhao Meng (Flashing Star Band) who has participated in both "Le Xia" and "Riding the Wind and Waves Season 3" will all appear on Tang Stage.
In addition, there are other things worth paying attention to on Tang Stage: Shuangzi, who was unique in both rap and rock circles long before the "hip-hop variety show" was launched, mojohand, who has a lineup of "all-star musicians" in the Chinese blues industry, Crispberry and others have become representatives of a new generation of bands with their sweet melodies and catchy lyrics.
Warring States Stage: A rare stage in the country that can attract a full audience without looking at the list
"Heavy music" seems to have faded out in various music festivals due to reasons such as the need for a certain appreciation threshold. However, the "Warring States Stage" that Midi Music Festival has insisted on for many years has become the stage that heavy music fans across the country most want to participate in. On the Internet, there are more and more "only fans" who "come to Midi only to watch the Warring States Period" and "hope that the Warring States Period will be a separate music festival".
Among the lineup announced this time, there are bands such as Jiubao and Yu who have represented Chinese musicians at internationally renowned music festivals; there are bands such as Teaching Day and Yuli Shengshe that are full of visual impact. Ordinary viewers who want to experience the "Warring States" can first pay attention to the band "Da Shen Tong" who is good at humor. If you like ethnic elements, in addition to Jiubao, you can also listen to the "Ju Wu Xing" band. This time they will invite famous Naxi ethnic singers to join Jinhua on stage.
Qing Stage: See what young people are playing
As a stage that focuses on "supporting new forces and recommending young bands", the fact that "Qing" can appear in "Taizhou Midi" this time also represents the long-term vision of the local government.
If you consider yourself a "music fan" rather than just an ordinary "audience", you will pay more attention to the live performance of young bands.
Most of the bands invited for this stage clearing were established around 2020. Three or four years is the maturity period for potential bands. Recall that New Pants was formed in 1995 and released its first album "New Pants" in 1998; Xie Tianxiao formed the band in 1997 and released its first album "Cold-Blooded Animals" in 2000; Secondhand Rose Founded in 1999, the first album of the same name was released in 2003... The audience at the clear stage had the opportunity to personally "predict" which star band will be?
In fact, some of these new teams have already attracted a lot of attention on music platforms. They are young, but not immature. The "Cynic" band was established in 2022 and has 230,000 fans on a certain platform. Shen Zhou, Hua Qiang and Gentle Treatment also have around 100,000 fans.
Ticket price: It costs 100 more than livehouse, and you can watch Midi and travel at the same time.
Midi Music Festival's low ticket price strategy has always been praised by music fans as a "conscience organizer". Recently, a ticket to watch a live house performance has cost about 180 yuan, but the single-day ticket for "Taizhou Midi" this time is only 289 yuan. Although Midi's ticket prices have increased slightly compared to last year, it is reasonable to consider that last year was the 30th anniversary of Midi School, so it is reasonable to launch a small number of low-priced tickets to give back to music fans. After returning to market prices this year, Midi's ticket prices remain the same. Better value for money than most music festivals. Foreign audiences who go to Taizhou Midi can watch the music festival for one day for "100 yuan more than the livehouse price" and choose another day to visit the local city. It is also a good choice to achieve a "music festival + travel" dual experience weekend.
This Taizhou Feilong Lake Midi Music Festival is guided by the Music Industry Promotion Working Committee of the China Musical and Digital Association, and is jointly organized by Midi Music School and Taizhou Feilong City Operation Management Co., Ltd., Huzhou Midi Micro Culture Development Co., Ltd. and Shandong Midi Organized by Performance Co., Ltd. At present, the 2024 Taizhou Feilong Lake Music Festival has officially opened pre-sale tickets. The general ticket agent is Damai.com, and the ticketing supports Xiudong, Ticket Bee, and Ticket Planet. For more information on the performance lineup, transportation, camping, on-site strategies and other information, please pay attention to the subsequent release of "Midi".
Source: China.com
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