MIDI 2014: Suede, Xie Tian Xiao, Miserable Faith

Just like they do every year, MIDI has kept the suspense going until almost the last minute.
That said, on the bright side, we didn’t go through venue changes like a few years ago. The news landed yesterday officially but we got it all worked out and it’s looking like it’s gonna be an awesome kick ass MIDI again.

What: 2014 Beijing MIDI Festival
when: May 1-3, 2014
Where: Kuangbiao Paradise (west Beijing, Haidian, close to 6th ring road)

So, What’s new?

1- SUEDE is arguably the big headliner here. Their love affair with China is well documented and they have done this rodeo before. Surprisingly enough, I have not managed to watch them live yet. I’m looking forward to this one.

2- XTX baby!!! I have not seen XTX live on a big stage in solo freaking long! Now that he’s free of his Modern Sky contract, he can finally grace the stages of MIDI with the faithful masses.

3- Miserable Faith Returns: After taking last year off, Miserable Faith is back to claim their MIDI throne. And I am happy for it. The band’s been in the studio rehearsing and putting together some new tunes and I’m hoping we’ll get to hear them soon.

The rest of the lineup is solid with good acts like Tomahawk, Reflector, Nine Treasures and more.. The foreign bands include Elliot the Bull (AUS), France’s Bonaparte and my favourite: Emergency Gate from Germany who rocked the freaking house last time.

It’s looking like 3 solid days of MIDI for me this year baby. Time to clean up the camera, get the camelback and rock out.

Last time I saw XTX on a big stage