Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest international outdoor music and arts festival, has shared the 1st wave of acts for this year’s event. The three-day event at Central Harbourfront will run from November 29 to December 1, 2024.
Following on from back-to-back sold-out editions in March and December 2023, the festival’s 14th edition will host a lineup topped by maverick rock icon and Sunday night headliner Jack White, legendary French electronic duo and Friday night headliners Air, acclaimed US singer-songwriter St Vincent, trailblazing UK DJ/producer Jamie xx, and British psychedelic pop-rockers Glass Animals. Details of the Saturday night headliner will be announced later.
The 2024 Clockenflap will once again feature an outdoor environment with multiple stages, top-quality F&B outlets, and must-see international, regional and local acts.
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Must-sees
Fresh from the release of his 6th solo album, the one-and-only Jack White makes his long-awaited Hong Kong debut on Sunday night. Performing their 1998 debut, retro-futuristic masterpiece Moon Safari in entirety, French duo Air, which were at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, will headline on Friday. St Vincent is expected to be a big draw on Saturday, with a set that includes this year’s album All Born Screaming.
Trendsetters
Clockenflap is known for bringing the hottest names in music to Hong Kong, and this year is no different. One-third of Mercury Prize-winning British indie act The xx, DJ/producer Jamie xx, makes his Clockenflap debut hot on the heels of the release of his 3rd album, In Waves. Best-known for their viral megahit Heat Waves, British psychedelic pop-rockers Glass Animals arrive on the back of their 4th album, I Love You So F***ing Much. Atlanta DJ/producer Porter Robinson is jetting in to perform a high-energy live set featuring electro house and synth-pop, while genre-bending Los Angeles act Fiji Blue will captivate with a fusion of indie pop, electronica, and R&B.
The best of Japan
Meet magnetic hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, J-Pop vocalist yama, post-rock/math rock masters toe, girl group Sakurazaka46 and indie-pop band Cody・Lee(李).
Indie trailblazers
Canadian indie-rockers Mother Mother arrive with their 9th album, Grief Chapter, while upbeat Japanese-Australian four-piece Last Dinosaurs are touring their 5th album, Kyoryu. Other indie highlights include LA duo Bubble Tea and Cigarettes, Xi’an post-punk band FAZI, London dance-punk dynamos Fat Dog, Hong Kong post-hardcore act An Id Signal and Dutch psychedelic rockers YĪN YĪN.
Regional highlights
Showcasing Taiwan’s music scene are indie favourites Deca Joins, Kaohsiung rockers Gigantic Roar and alternative rockers JADE. Fans will also get the chance to enjoy the sounds of Thai singer-songwriter Violette Wautier and South Korean guitar princess MEMI.
Electronic acts
Canadian DJ/producer A-Trak is known for serving up a blend of electro and hip-hop, and Australia’s Partiboi69's brand of ghetto house is guaranteed to get the party started. Yung Singh brings the sound of the UK new Asian underground, while Dave Clarke will demonstrate why he’s known as The Baron of Techno. There will be a special DJ and spandex set by ROBOT, where Clockenflap co-founders Jay and Mike will be welcoming Bobby Parsley to celebrate ROBOT's 25th anniversary.
Other acts confirmed to perform include Hong Kong neo-jazz act R.O.O.T and festival favourites Ibrahim Maalouf & the Trumpets of Michel-Ange.
Details
Hang Seng Credit Card Priority Booking begins at 11 am on September 24. Tickets will go on general sale at 11 am on September 27. Ticket prices remain the same as December 2023, with three-day General Admission tickets at HK$1,990 and single-day General Admission tickets at HK$1,280.
Tickets can be purchased at the official ticketing platform, Ticketflap, at https://www.ticketflap.com.
