The Beijing Pop Festival () was a rock music festival held in Beijing, China's Chaoyang Park each September since 2005. It featured rock bands from China as well as from overseas. It was 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.

Beijing Pop Festival

The 2005 festival featured Ian Brown, Common, Derrick May, Tang Dynasty and many others

Beijing Pop Festival

The 2006 festival featured Sebastian Bach, Placebo, Supergrass and the launch of a Burton snowboarding stage. There were 4 stages and over 80 acts played to 20,000 people.

Beijing Pop Festival

Among the notable artists featured in the 2007 festival were Nine Inch Nails, Marky Ramone, New York Dolls, Public Enemy, Cui Jian, Brain Failure, 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.

See also

Beijing Jazz Festival

Chinese rock

Midi Modern Music Festival

Modern Sky Festival

References

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