The Modern Sky Festival (

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: 摩登天空音乐节; pinyin: Módēng Tiānkōng Yīnyuè Jié) is an outdoor

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festival in

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, organized by the

Modern Sky The Modern Sky Festival (Chinese language, Chinese: wikt:摩登天空音乐节, 摩登天空音乐节; pinyin: Módēng Tiānkōng Yīnyuè Jié) is an outdoor rock music festival in Beijing, China, organized by the Modern Sky record label. The fir ...

record label. The first festival was held October 2–4, 2007 at

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. It featured four stages of music and over 120 bands, including the headliners, the American band

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. Chinese bands included New Pants, Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues, P.K. 14,

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, Carsick Cars, and

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. In the 2009 festival, all foreign bands were dropped from performing due to "unforeseen circumstances". Only local Chinese bands performed. As of 2014, the parent company Modern Sky Entertainment put on more than 20 festivals a year throughout China. In August 2014, Modern Sky announced its first festival in the United States, to be held in Central Park's Rumsey Playfield October 4–5.Modern Sky Festival NYC event pag

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External links

Modern Sky Festival official site
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