The Beijing Pop Festival () is a

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festival held in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, China's Chaoyang Park each September since 2005. It features rock bands from China as well as from overseas. It is a pioneer music event in China since it was the first international music festival with a permit from the Ministry of Culture of China. It was founded by Jason Magnus, a Harvard graduate who is based in Hong Kong. The 2005 festival featured Ian Brown, Common, Derrick May,

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and many others The 2006 festival featured

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, Supergrass and the launch of a Burton snowboarding stage. There were 4 stages and over 80 acts played to 20,000 people. Among the notable artists featured in the 2007 festival were Nine Inch Nails,

Marky Ramone Marc Steven Bell (born July 15, 1952) is an American drummer. He began playing in hard rock bands in the New York City area, notably Dust and Estus. He was asked to drum for punk rock band Richard Hell and the Voidoids. He replaced drummer Tom ...

, New York Dolls,

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Cui Jian Cui Jian ( zh, c=崔健, p=Cuī Jiàn, ; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" (), he pioneered Chinese rock music. For this distinction Cui Jian is often l ...

Brain Failure Brain Failure ( 脑浊; pinyin: Nǎozhuó) (1997–present) is a Chinese punk rock band based in Beijing, China. The band's songs are performed in Mandarin and English. Members *Xiao Rong ( 肖容) - Vocals, Electric guitar *Wang Jian - Voca ...

, Ra:IN and Wan Xiaoli. Cui Jian's performance made headlines because it was his first major outdoor concert in over a decade. 30,000 people attended making the Beijing Pop Festival one of the largest music events in Asia.

External links

Beijing Pop Festival official site
Music festivals established in 2005 Culture in Beijing Rock festivals in China 2005 establishments in China Annual events in Beijing Autumn events in China {{Music-festival-stub

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