Megaport Music Festival
| Megaport Music Festival 大港開唱 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock and independent music |
| Dates | Usually March |
| Location(s) | Kaohsiung |
| Years active | 2006–present; on hiatus in 2014 |
| Founded by | The Wall (Freddy Lim, A-chi, Jimi Moe) |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Megaport Music Festival (Chinese: 大港開唱) has been held in Kaohsiung every year since 2006, with the exception of 2014.
History
The music festival, founded in 2006, was organized by The Wall, a Taipei-based live house, with branches in Yilan and Kaohsiung.[1][2] It was planned with fans of rock music located in southern Taiwan in mind and has traditionally taken place in March,[3][4] aside from 2007, when it took place in October.[5] Over time, Megaport grew in size and came to dominate the southern Taiwan music scene, no longer considered an "offshoot" of the older Formoz Festival.[4][6]
The Megaport Music Festival was not held in 2014, due to a disputed takeover bid.[7] The Wall's CEO bought out the other founders, one of whom was Freddy Lim, who claimed that the rights to the Formoz and Megaport Festivals had not changed hands.[8] Lim managed to retain the rights to both music festivals, and both returned in 2015.[9]
Megaport has featured many Taiwanese musicians, including Deserts Chang and 1976,[10][11] as well as other groups, such as 65daysofstatic and Grizzly Bear.[12][13]
References
- ↑ Chen, David (4 March 2011). "A weekend of pier madness". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Chen, David (9 March 2012). "Mega-rockin’". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Frazier, David (20 March 2015). "Live Wire: Battling music festivals: Megaport vs T-Fest". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- 1 2 Frazier, David (8 March 2013). "Live Wire: Mega Port grows up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Ron, Brownlow (26 October 2007). "Killer weekend for Halloween". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Loa, Lok-sin (3 March 2011). "Singer calls for action, not words in music promotion". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Frazier, David (10 October 2014). "Live Wire: The festival wave". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Frazier, David (24 January 2014). "Live Wire: Lunar New Year line up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Frazier, David (2 January 2015). "Live Wire: Last year’s live music scene". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Henley, Joe (25 March 2016). "Live Wire: Chthonic to headline Megaport". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Chen, David (19 March 2010). "Port of call". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Chen, David (3 March 2011). "Day after day". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Frazier, David (7 December 2012). "Live Wire: Get Spiritualized". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.