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Further events

Denmark @ China 2010, June - October, various cities	Golden Beach Festival 2010 September 3rd-5th, Qingdao	Heaven Shall Burn Beijing Gig 2010, Sept. 3rd MAO Beijing	EXODUS Beijing Gig 2010, Sept. 23rd 2010 in MAO Beijing
Dying Fetus Beijing Gig 2010, Sept. 22nd 2010 in MAO Beijing	GBOB China 2010 4th Sept. - 13th Nov. 2010 in Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Makau and Hongkong	Wu Hongfei & Happy Avenue - The last chance for young love Tour 2010, Sept. 10th - 19th	9.22-9.24 5th Hangzhou Xi Hu Festival, Hangzhou West Lake

9.22-9.24 Orange Isle music festival @ Changsha, Sand Beach Park

9.22-9.24 Zhang Guan Li Dai festival @ Xi’An, Textil City Art District

10.3-10.6 Snow Mountain Festival @ Yunnan Lijiang, TBA

10.1-10.3 Modern Sky festival in beijing, TBA

10.2-10.4 Zebra Hangzhou Festival, Hangzhou TBA

10.4-17 Jz Festival @ Shanghai Century Park, TBA

Around Beijing: 13 Club
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Through the eyes of the beholder - Chinese rock picturized - Part 2 (Matthew Niederhauser)

Photographer: Matthew Niederhauser

This is a memorandum to those that dedicate their time to document the scene, to archive the energy, the rawness of gigs, of the scene, of laughter, cries, screams and kisses hidden in the darkness of venues spread all over China. Some have come long time ago, some have gone; some forever with only their pictures staying and not just telling a story of music, but also a story of the connection these people had with one of the most beautiful scenes in the world!

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Rock Festivals: the 3rd mininova of Chinese rock

... It is a good question to wonder if China is ready for such an Rock festival overkill. I personally would guess, at least the flow of time of mass-culture and mass-media has pushed it to come this way. Rock festivals have been established as an cultural term for media ppl, cultural officials and the audience all alike. Since the mass media No. 1, the TV is lacking in offer quality contents, many young and bored Chinese are looking for a new excitement in town. There is still a waggle memory about the exciting pictures of those CCTV festivals and as soon as they are on sight of Midi or Strawberry, they'd discover it has far more to offere than just a huge stage with a huge crowd in front. ...

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The next upcoming gigs in Beijing, proudly presented together with Beijing Gig Guide

• The Agonist (Midi 2010)
• Loudness (Midi 2010)
• The Vasco Era (Midi 2010)
• Zhenjiang Midi 2010 Bands
• 老鸭
• Laoya
• Lu Xin Pei
• Chui Wan
• Shadows Fall (Midi 2010)
• Soulfly (Midi 2010)