They said we couldn't make it any bigger, we said a week was already enough, but for our eleventh year we're extending the festival to 8 days and to hell with the consequences ! More days, more artist slots, more hangovers and more live music.

Please submit entries for the logo design competition (to appear on festival T-shirts, posters, stage backdrop and goodness knows where else) via email to thewanch@live.com by 11.59pm on 1 March. We'll rustle up some merch and booze prizes.

The Underground is celebrating 16 years of supporting Hong Kong's thriving independent live music scene.

Dedicated to the artists themselves, to the performance spaces they call home, and to the amazing audiences who party with us...we want to throw a "thank you" bash like no other. Help us make it rock. Get yourself to Rula Live on April 25th for seven killer hours of music played by eight of HK hottest's bands!

The party opens with a blast, as Le Groupe Electrogène Fanfare Club march to their own beat. In what can only be described as hysterical, chaotic fun, these nutty Frenchmen will have you questioning your own sanity as well as theirs.

Next, up-and-coming All For One are set to snag the spotlight. Infectious power-pop beats and vibrato vocals are sure to send a tingle down your spine and a groove to your toes.

Popular local favourites stereo is the answer take a break from the recording studio, prepared to prove just how come this local quartet came to garner such widespread attention. Having won Asian Beat competitions as well as the Parsons x Underground Battle of the Bands contest in 2015, SITA are excited to ask the question that gives the answer: stereo, of course.

CryRomeo are fourth on the bill. Taking inspiration from the dangerous thrill of the moth to a flame, this striking four-piece delivers all the infectious, energetic glory of Brit pop.

Number five on our list is Seasons for Change, who perform for us fresh off the back of their debut album release with Famined Records. Having played tours and competitions globally, their refined blend of poppy, punchy punk rock is anything but generic.

Following on their heels are new kids on the block, Flying Daggers, whose unique avant-punk (in)sensibility threatens to shake up the airwaves!

Nu metal receives a modern-day revival as Loud Shaft step up to the plate. Winners of Planetrox China 2018, these Nepalese gents administer a heavy dose of rap metal to kick it up a notch and throw us back to the late 90s.

Finally, the evening closes loudly & proudly with A R K M, cranking the volume up to 11 with prog-rock metal bangers that will have the mosh pit going well into the early hours.

See you at Rula Live on Saturday April 25th to support The Underground: the only original music events company that that has kept Hong Kong ROCKING since 2004!

16th Year Anniversary Party
Saturday 25th April 2020
7pm - 1am
Rula Live, G/F, 58-62 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Bands: Le Groupe Electrogène Fanfare Club (French marching band), All For One (pop), Stereo is the Answer (alternative pop), Cry!Romeo (pop rock), Seasons for Change (alternative rock), The Flying Daggers (rock n roll), Loud Shaft (hard rock) and ARKM (metal)
Early Bird tickets: HK$140
Advance tickets: HK$160
Walk-in tickets: HK$200
All tickets include one drink.
Student tickets (no drink included): HK$100
Hotline: (852) 9486 4648
https://undergroundhk.com/2020/04/25/16th-year-anniversary-party/
https://www.zicket.co/underground-16-years-tickets-hong-kong

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Latin American and Ballroom Dance Competitions

With the current situation in mind and to safeguard our audiences as well as the bands themselves, we have decided to postpone Rulapalooza #1.
The event is now set to kick off on the 2nd of May 2020- same time, same place.
Rula Live and the Underground are committed to keeping music-lovers and creators safe during this difficult time. We support the citywide efforts to protect each other and keep communities healthy, and look forward to welcoming everyone on May 2nd!
Stay safe, and stay rocking.
The Underground

The Underground and Rula Live are joining forces to bring you the freshest in alternative music, all wrapped up in the form of a brand new monthly event.
Mark your calendars - and get ready to get down at Rulapalooza.
Join us on the 28th of March for our inaugural night, featuring four fantastic local and international acts to help beat the blues and get you dancing.

Opening the evening is MOVEMENT, a self-proclaimed "city folk" quartet of pure, free, and romantic spirits. Big believers in the universal language of music, their colorful personalities are reflected in their bold musical stylings.

Next up we have the sequin-clad madcap maestro JUNK! who is known to catapult audiences to new heights of hysterics. A total comedy shock-rocker blending the kooky, the macabre, and everything in between, expect the unexpected with his unfiltered takes on life's ups and downs.

Following this, glitter-grunge groove kings QI promise to deliver an intoxicating one-two punch of addictive melody and raw, unapologetic soul.

And if you weren’t dancing before, you will be when headline act and Hong Kong rock royalty SHUMKING MANSION take to the stage. Become entranced by their signature blend of psychedelic dance-rock and allow yourself to be transported to an entirely new dimension as they close up the night.

Sounds good? We know it does. See you in LKF at Rula Live on 28th March the first night of many!

After the bands unplug, stick around for A Man Called Nick as he spins some indie tunes taken straight from his impressive vinyl collection.

RULAPALOOZA #1
Saturday 2nd May 2020
9pm - 1am
Bands: 牧民 Movement, JUNK!, Qi & Shumking Mansion
Rula Live, G/F, 58-62 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Hotline : (852) 9486 4648
FREE ENTRY

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BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
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TFS Bandcamp: https://twofingersalute.bandcamp.com
Info/Contact TFS at: ratfestproductions@gmail.com

TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
TWO FINGER SALUTE, DIAMOND 6, THE MONGCOCKS
FREE ENTRY. NO DRESS CODE.
BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
LIVE and D.I.Y.
#TWOFINGERSALUTE
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TFS Bandcamp: https://twofingersalute.bandcamp.com
Info/Contact TFS at: ratfestproductions@gmail.com

HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE: A HONG KONG STUDIES SYMPOSIUM—CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (Closing date: 30 March 2020)

A promotional video for the forthcoming third season of the award-winning TV show Westworld features the Hong Kong protests as the first event in what appears to be a sequence of predictions about the future in the United States, Indonesia, Argentina, France and Russia, leading all the way to 27 February 2058. This use suggests Hong Kong's ongoing democratic movement is knowledge common enough for an American audience to recognise, as news from Hong Kong has circulated beyond the city and the immediate region.

Though primarily a civil dispute pitting large numbers of Hongkongers against their government and the central government in Beijing, the Hong Kong protests also exist in a wider geopolitical context. They were but one of numerous popular uprisings across the world in 2019, where unrest raged in places as geographically diverse as Lebanon, Chile, Catalonia and Iran. The motive for each uprising was different and few of them were related to one another but people from each place saw echoes of their own experience in the others.

The protests also cast a shadow over Taiwan’s presidential election in January of this year, and jogged the memories of many older people, from Hong Kong and farther afield, of the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989. Hong Kong protesters, meanwhile, called on the wider world to come to their help, which resulted in the United States Congress passing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

This was a further reminder that Hong Kong, one of the world’s busiest ports, does not exist apart from the rest of the world, nor has it ever done. Ever since it was settled as a colonial outpost, the city has been a hub for immigrants, from mainland China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the former British Empire, and even Russia, following the 1917 revolution. This mixing of peoples and cultures has had a profound effect on the city, and has informed its own culture, its topography, its history and even its politics.

The city also has a resonance for international trade that extends beyond its status as a free port. “Made in Hong Kong” was a familiar sight on consumer products around the world from the 1960s to the 1980s, while since then the city has been a locus for capital flows in and out of the Greater China region.
The patterns of Hong Kong migration since the 1950s have also given the city a newly forged connection with distant parts as Hong Kong diasporas formed in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. In popular culture, two of Hong Kong's TV channels, TVB and ViuTV, have produced programs that feature Hong Kong people who have married a foreigner and settled overseas.

This conference, our third, aims to focus on Hong Kong’s relations with places beyond its borders, be they political, social, cultural, culinary, imaginary, or financial. Topics that might be considered for papers are colonial rule, migration, refugees and resettlement, protest and asylum provisions, Hong Kong’s relations with its neighbours and beyond—the mainland, Macau, Taiwan, and further away, Hong Kong food, health pandemics such as SARS and the current novel coronavirus, Hong Kong’s use of common law precedence, architecture, banking, financial crime, literary and cinematic representations of Hong Kong in local and foreign texts.

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Date: Saturday 30 May 2020
Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Organisers: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Michael O’Sullivan, Eddie Tay and Michael Tsang.

Abstract Submissions:
Please send 250-word abstracts (for 15-20 minutes presentations) by Monday 30 March 2020 to Tammy Lai-Ming Ho at tammyh@hkbu.edu.hk for consideration.

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THAT'S RIGHT!
No dialogue... just our beautiful, beauuuuutiful bodies.
Don't miss this unique show!
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm, HH until 9pm

TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
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TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
TWO FINGER SALUTE, DIAMOND 6, THE MONGCOCKS
FREE ENTRY. NO DRESS CODE.
BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
LIVE and D.I.Y.
#TWOFINGERSALUTE
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KRISTIAN NAIRN live! in HK
(aka ‘HODOR’ of Game of Thrones)

Stay tuned for a rescheduled HK date in 2020 (final date - tbc)

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In just a few weeks’ time, we bring to you a very exclusive and unique event featuring star actor, DJ, musician, producer, Kristian Nairn aka ‘HODOR’ of Game of Thrones.

Aside from being a household name / international superstar action & TV sensation from Game of Thrones, Kristian has performed at Tomorrowland Belgium 2018 & upcoming 2019. He has also shared the stages with Calvin Harris, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, and many more. Having performed at the world’s leading nightclubs, including Hakkasan Las Vegas, Omnia, Ministry of Sound, Ushuaia Ibiza, among others, this August – HK be ready for Kristian’s one night only performance!

Kristian’s livestream performances at DJ Mag HQ and Mambo Ibiza, were heavily watched.

#GoT lovers and dance music lovers, this is definitely an event not-to-be missed!

Limited tickets available from HK$300 up (first come first serve).

Check out and follow @KristianNairn #GameofThrones #Hodor #HoldTheDoor #LKF

Address:
Dragon-i, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, LKF, Central, HK

There's going to be an epic celebration!

Join us for Splash Of Bay on Saturday 9th of May 2020 for a night to remember.

In our 30th season as Sandy Bay, it seems only right that we should throw ourselves a great big, glitzy night out to celebrate thirty years of friendships, achievements, fun and success.

There will be great food, free-flow drinks, guest speakers and top-class entertainment from the hugely talented international vocalist, Tess Collins and her band.

Do not delay, grab a table now and start filling it for this once in a decade party.

When: 6.30-11.30pm, Saturday 9th May 2020
Where: The Grand Ballroom, Harbour Grand Hotel, Fortress Hill
Dress Code: Black tie with a splash of Bay
Reception: 6.30pm outside the Grand Ballroom
Seated: 7:00pm

Price: $14,250 for a table of 12
To secure your table, contact Grant Beuzeval (grant.beuzeval@hkusandybayrfc.org)

TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
TWO FINGER SALUTE, DIAMOND 6, THE MONGCOCKS
FREE ENTRY. NO DRESS CODE.
BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
LIVE and D.I.Y.
#TWOFINGERSALUTE
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TFS Bandcamp: https://twofingersalute.bandcamp.com
Info/Contact TFS at: ratfestproductions@gmail.com

Get your groove on at the inaugural Funk Ska Nation show. Funkaphones will be back, playing alongside some of our favorite bands with new grooves and retro pop tunes that will have the whole audience on their feet. Bring a friend, some vintage clothes (optional), and your dancing shoes, Funkaphones is ready to entertain you!

Tickets 200 HKD at the door.

Last day for early bird tickets here: https://www.zicket.co/funk-ska-nation-tickets-hong-kong.

There's going to be an epic celebration!

Join us for Splash Of Bay on Saturday 9th of May 2020 for a night to remember.

In our 30th season as Sandy Bay, it seems only right that we should throw ourselves a great big, glitzy night out to celebrate thirty years of friendships, achievements, fun and success.

There will be great food, free-flow drinks, guest speakers and top-class entertainment from the hugely talented international vocalist, Tess Collins and her band.

Do not delay, grab a table now and start filling it for this once in a decade party.

When: 6.30-11.30pm, Saturday 9th May 2020
Where: The Grand Ballroom, Harbour Grand Hotel, Fortress Hill
Dress Code: Black tie with a splash of Bay
Reception: 6.30pm outside the Grand Ballroom
Seated: 7:00pm

Price: $14,250 for a table of 12
To secure your table, contact Grant Beuzeval (grant.beuzeval@hkusandybayrfc.org)

TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
TWO FINGER SALUTE, DIAMOND 6, THE MONGCOCKS
FREE ENTRY. NO DRESS CODE.
BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
LIVE and D.I.Y.
#TWOFINGERSALUTE
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/twofingersaluteuk
TFS Bandcamp: https://twofingersalute.bandcamp.com
Info/Contact TFS at: ratfestproductions@gmail.com

The Second Annual Great Hong Kong Bar Race will be held on Saturday May 19th at 2:00pm.

We'll start things off at Rula Bula in Lan Kwai Fong!

Teams of 4 will solve the clues and race to be the first team to the ending location.

Awesome prizes!! Great challenges!! And cold drinks!!

But the best part is that ALL money raised goes to support @love21foundation a Hong Kong charity supporting the Down syndrome and autistic community with health and nutrition programmes.

Last year's event was at awesome!! However we're even upping our game for this one!!

Many more details to come!!
Follow this event page to be the first to know!!

There's going to be an epic celebration!

Join us for Splash Of Bay on Saturday 9th of May 2020 for a night to remember.

In our 30th season as Sandy Bay, it seems only right that we should throw ourselves a great big, glitzy night out to celebrate thirty years of friendships, achievements, fun and success.

There will be great food, free-flow drinks, guest speakers and top-class entertainment from the hugely talented international vocalist, Tess Collins and her band.

Do not delay, grab a table now and start filling it for this once in a decade party.

When: 6.30-11.30pm, Saturday 9th May 2020
Where: The Grand Ballroom, Harbour Grand Hotel, Fortress Hill
Dress Code: Black tie with a splash of Bay
Reception: 6.30pm outside the Grand Ballroom
Seated: 7:00pm

Price: $14,250 for a table of 12
To secure your table, contact Grant Beuzeval (grant.beuzeval@hkusandybayrfc.org)

TWO FINGER SALUTE & RATFEST PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:
TWO FINGER SALUTE, DIAMOND 6, THE MONGCOCKS
FREE ENTRY. NO DRESS CODE.
BANDS FROM 9 to 12am.
LIVE and D.I.Y.
#TWOFINGERSALUTE
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/twofingersaluteuk
TFS Bandcamp: https://twofingersalute.bandcamp.com
Info/Contact TFS at: ratfestproductions@gmail.com