A couple of upcoming music festivals in Beijing

Music lovers are pleased! The music festival season is approaching quickly, and here we have highlighted a few upcoming party that already has tickets for sale. You can expect more festivals to be announced when the year goes by and we will be sure to keep you up to date with all big messages.

Tanko Echo · Indie Spring Live Festival

Tanko Echo Festival is set to take place from 12 to 13 April at Tanko Moofland Park in Mentougou District. Co-organized by Caotai Music and NetEease Indie Music Chart, the festival focuses on promoting independent musician and artists in a fun and creative atmosphere. This year’s Lineup has a mix of new and established artists, including Puppy’s Bone, Selina, Chainhaha, Deep Water, Cloudjumper, SilentSpeech and more. In addition, the festival highlights the “voices to be heard in 2025,” which show rising stars that have been recognized on music diagrams and media platforms. Tickets are RMB 148-258 (see more details below) and can be purchased by scanning the QR code below.

Tickets:

Pre -sale RMB 148
Default ticket RMB 188
Two-Day Passport RMB 258

When: April 12 and 13, 7 p.m. 14.00
Where: Tanko Moofland Park 檀谷 · 慢闪公园
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Strawberry Music Festival

Strawberry Music Festival will be retuning to Beijing over May holiday from 2nd to 4 to 4 at the Flying Campsite in Beijing Expo Park in Yanqing District. First launched in Beijing in 2010, the Strawberry Music Festival will now take place in several cities throughout China, and this year will also see its first bet outside China, debuting in Yokohama, Japan, from June 7 to 8.

This year’s Beijing edition is even bigger and better than ever with four phases, 72 performance slots and over 20 international performance groups/artists. The festival shows new faces such as Akasaki, Cornelius, Peremotka, Shortparis, I don’t like Mondays. And disappear queen who will make their festival debut, along with recurring actions such as Chilldspot, Showhand and Sweet Sister Session. The festival will also welcome international sensations, including the Japanese dance pop group Atarashii Gakko!, K-Pop Collective Triples, Thai Girl Group 4EVe and Japanese singer Koda Kumi.

There will also be veteran -Chinese artists such as Zuo Xiao Zu Zhou, Tongue and Zhao Lei, who make return performance at the festival. Along with performances, there will also be the modern folk music market that offers an interactive space for music lovers to explore records, books and practical experiences of music creation. You can see ticket prices below and they can be purchased via the modern Sky Mini program by searching “正在现场” or via this link.

Tickets*:

Pre-sale one-day ticket RMB 469
Full Price One-Day Ticket RMB 569
Pre-sale two-day combo-ticket RMB 939
Pre-sale Three-Day Combo ticket RMB 1,399
Two-person’s two-person single-day ticket RMB 999
Premium single-day ticket RMB 669
Pro single-day ticket RMB 769

When: 2 to 16 May, 7 p.m. 13.30 to 9pm
Where: Flying Campsite, Beijing Expo Park 北京世园公园飞行营地
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*Some tickets are already sold out in certain days, but the full prices of a day are from pressing time available in all days.

Infinite Music Festival

Another festival that happens over May Holiday is Infinite Music Festival, which takes place on May 1 to May 2 at Central Green Forest Park in Tongzhou district, making it a good choice for those who do not want to travel too far. The first day of the festival has a rock focus with performances from artists such as Hui Chun Dan, Huang Yubo, Jin Wenqi and Penicillin. In contrast, the second day of the festival is about rap, with performances from top-tier hip-hop artists such as Ai Zhiheng Asen, ice paper and knowknow. There are also three unannounced surprise practitioners, so keep an eye on when they will be announced! Tickets are RMB 440-680 and are sold according to the area and you can see the prices and venue card on the poster below with various QR codes for mini-programs to buy tickets.

When: 1-2 May (accurate timing for the festival has not yet been announced)
Where: Central Green Forest Park in Beijing Municipal Administrative Center 北京城市副中心 · 城市绿心森林公园
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Yuanqi Forest Music Festival

May -holiday is really the music party season, where the Yuanqi Forest Music Festival also happens from May 1 to May 2 at Beijing Laffitte Castle Park in the Changping District. Included in the lineup is Beijing legend Cui Jian, alias “Father of Chinese Rock,” Taiwanese band the last day of the summer 831 (八三夭), known for their high energy-punk-hymn and indie and alternative Vibber, will be brought by ties like orange ocean (橘子海) (落飞车). Tickets can be purchased via the WeChat Mini program “猫眼电影演出玩乐” – just search for 元气森林音乐节 (Yuanqi Forest Music Festival).

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