Saturday, October 4, 2008

Midi Modern Music Festival

Midi Modern Music Festival is China's largest rock music festival. Since its inauguration in 1997 it has been held each year in Beijing during the May holiday , with some breaks due to government problems in 2003 and 2004 .

The festival is hosted by the Beijing Midi School of Music, Beijing's first and only rock music school.

The 2006 festival, held in Beijing's Haidian Park, hosted 40-80 thousand visitors, and featured performances by more than 50 bands performing on four stages . The artists represented the genres of rock, , and DJ. The 2007 festival included UK acts the Crimea, Kava Kava , of the Eurythmics, and Soundtrack Of Our Lives.

The 2008 festival was delayed to october for reasons related to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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