Bangkok Rock Festival - CANCELLED
November 23rd, 2006 by The Lost Boy
From The Nation yesterday: “Bangkok Rock Festival 2007 - which was initially scheduled for February 10 and 11 - will be cancelled mainly due to the government’s ban on alcohol advertising.”
This is only the beginning.
Addendum: In case you aren’t aware, the proposed acts for the Bangkok Rock Festival 2007 included, wait for it, The Prodigy, Damien Rice, and Kasabian. That alone causes me to weep out of desperation. However, the passing of the bill to ban alcohol advertising was put back 30 days, which may mean it never comes into effect. We can but hope, because I want to see The Prodigy. I’ve been a fan since my cousin played me ‘No Good, Start the Dance’. I must have been around 12-years-old I think. It’s a long time coming.
Filed under Music, Thailand affairs .
November 23rd, 2006 at 2:06 am
Oh..no!!
November 23rd, 2006 at 3:38 am
Um. OUCH!
November 23rd, 2006 at 4:33 am
GOOD! I hate rock! Long live TECHNO!
November 23rd, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Will aka Leigh
Rock Rocks man..
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:20 pm
This is a terrible news for all kind of music and party organizers in Thailand. We had a great year 2006 showing the potential of Bangkok as a developing cultural scene.
Banning alcohol ads is sending Thailand back in time. So long foreign artists and bands, welcome back to a scene which will evolve slowly and is not about to stop being self-centered.
November 23rd, 2006 at 8:46 pm
too bad… :-(
November 27th, 2006 at 2:48 am
Cancelled…again.
Well…Bangkok needs good music (Body Slam is cool, Big Ass, hmmm).
Here is a U.S. song and video ABOUT Bangkok! New one from X-Patriate. Great song, cool scenes of BKK at nite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ULFe2y-0c
Bring more music to Thailand!
Ka.
July 13th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Hi friends… ,
we are the band Yankee and please give us a chance to play : Bangkok rock fest…!
Please visit our web site : http://www.yankee-world.com and …maybe if you like it ….
We are from poor and strange country , sorry , but just give us a chance !
Anyway , just this contact with you is like a dream for us !
Forgive me for my bad english and waiting for your answer !
Greetings - Zlatomir & band YANKEE from Serbia ! music@hemo.net