29 August 2025

New artists announced for Clockenflap 2025

Source: Clockenflap. Additional acts have been announced for Clockenflap this December. Table.
Source: Clockenflap. Additional acts have been announced for Clockenflap this December. 

Clockenflap
, Hong Kong’s biggest international outdoor music and arts festival, returns to Central Harbourfront from 
5-7 December, 2025. Tickets are on sale now. 

A second wave of acts that have been added to the lineup. With over 30 artists announced already, and many still to come, excitement is building for the three-day weekender in December.

J-pop fans are in for a treat as Japanese superstar Vaundy will make history at Clockenflap, marking his first-ever public performance outside Japan on the festival's opening night. This will be his sole Asian show outside his home country this year. Meanwhile, veteran Japanese rockers Ellegarden and American singer-songwriter Jeremy Zucker have been added to the bill on Sunday.

Art-pop legends Sparks will also play Hong Kong for the first time ever on Friday night, while French nu-disco act L’Imperatrice will light up the festival on Saturday. 

Other new highlights include: 

DJ duo of Johnny Takigero and Pesky Azabu Punks, and Hong Kong shoegaze band CHUNG’S ASTROLOGY will pay tribute to the late Hong Kong indie legend Kwan King Chung—the band's founding member—by performing his final works at Clockenflap (Friday).

Saturday will see UK techno legend Dave Clarke, Japanese duo Rikon, Belgian maverick BOLIS PUPUL, and Taiwanese funk act ROBOT Swing appear. 

Sunday acts include Polish guitar rising star Marcin, Singaporean synth-pop chanteuse Yeule, British DJ/producer Special Request, UK dubstep DJ RSD, Taiwanese singer-songwriter Andr, and Estonian nu-folk duo Puuluup.  

Names already announced for this year’s festival, include: British indie-folk singer-songwriter Passenger, maverick UK multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, German electro-house hellraisers Digitalism (DJ Set), and fĂȘted Hong Kong vocalist PANTHER Chan on Friday; Indonesian rap star Rich Brian, former Portishead frontwoman and trip-hop trailblazer Beth Gibbons, US alt-indie favourite Soccer Mommy, Japanese indie-popsters Chilli Beans., and Thai vocalist Phum Viphurit on Saturday. 

Lined up for Sunday are Scottish indie legends Franz Ferdinand, Mandarin pop star Yoga Lin, Canadian post-rock masters GODSPEED YOU! Black Emperor, Californian indie heroes TV Girl, and UK-based Japanese DJ Riria, whose acclaimed Boiler Room performance has captivated fans globally.  

In addition to multiple stages hosting must-see international, regional and local acts, Clockenflappers will be able to enjoy an array of art installations, unique branded attractions and experiences, workshops and performances, and a wide selection of food and beverage outlets. 

For arts lovers, MINIMAX - A MOBILE & MODULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE* premieres in 2025.

Early bird tickets went on sale in May.

Details

Tickets can be purchased at the official ticketing platform Ticketflap at www.ticketflap.com/Clockenflap2025  

Three-day general admission tickets cost HK$1,990, and 
Single-day general admission tickets cost HK$1,280. 

A JAL travel package is available at www.jal.co.jp/jp/ja/intltour/chn/hkg_mfm/clockenflap-pre/

*MINIMAX is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The content of this programme does not reflect the views of thegovernment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.