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Clockenflap Music Festival

Top five magic moments in Clockenflap history

We’ve selected five magical moments of Hong Kong’s biggest music festival captured on video.

(Photo: SCMP’s Jonathan Wong)

November 6, 2017
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Clockenflap is Hong Kong's biggest music and arts festival of the year. We take a look at what makes the perfect festival outfit.01:05
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What to wear for Clockenflap?
October 27, 2017
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Many local kids grew up going to Clockenflap every year during their childhood, let’s meet some of these Clockenflap kids.  01:57
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The Kids of Clockenflap
September 21, 2017
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The Higher Brothers are made up of four members: DZ, Psy.P, Melo and MaSiWei, and are quickly becoming icons of China’s growing hip hop scene. They hail from Chengdu, almost 2,000km west of...01:55
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Clockenflap 2017: Chengdu hip hop crew the Higher Brothers vow to bring Chinese rap to the world
August 12, 2017
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She was inspired to start making her own music after watching legendary house DJ John Digweed spin a set in a Hong Kong club; 8 years after her debut gig Ocean Lam is now considered one of the main...02:39
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Hong Kong techno in the house: DJ Ocean Lam on Clockenflap, working the decks, working the crowd, and working a day job
November 22, 2016
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Probably the best-known Hong Kong artist at this year’s Clockenflap festival, Ellen Loo got her big break as half of Canto-folktronica outfit at17, alongside Eman Lam. ...04:54
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Ellen Loo: multilingual songwriting, playing Clockenflap and Hong Kong politics
November 18, 2016
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Clockenflap boss Mike Hill talks about the new location for Hong Kong’s massive Clockenflap music festival.01:51
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A new home for Clockenflap: what to expect on Hong Kong's Harbourfront
November 17, 2016
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SCMP spotted some of the best music festival t-shirts at Clockenflap 2015. 01:01
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Music festival t-shirts: best of Clockenflap 2015
November 28, 2015
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Read more about Clockenflap: https://sc.mp/vd06 ...02:49
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Atmosphere at Hong Kong’s second Clockenflap in 2023
December 3, 2023
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As Hong Kong's international music and arts festival, Clockenflap 2023, returns after four years, several local bands have been eagerly awaiting their debut on the Clockenflap stage. Among the...04:26
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What does it feel like to perform at Clockenflap?
March 5, 2023
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Four and a half years since Hong Kong’s last Clockenflap festival, the city’s largest outdoor music and arts festival is back, the first one to be held since the Covid pandemic. The 2023 edition,...02:33
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Clockenflap back at Hong Kong harbourfront after 4.5-year-hiatus
March 4, 2023
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20-year-old American R&B artist Khalid is performing at Clockenflap this year. The fast-rising star shared his creative process and excitement about the upcoming show. (Photo: Right Hand Music Group)03:00
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Khalid opens up before Hong Kong performance
November 7, 2018
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The Clockenflap festival is not just for grown-ups: it’s one of the highlights of the year for many kids too. The South China Morning Post asked a bunch of local kids what they thought about some...03:37
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Kids react to 2018 Clockenflap acts
November 6, 2018
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Hong Kong’s Clockenflap music and arts festival celebrates its 10th birthday this weekend, hoping to attract some 70 thousand music fans to three days of live performances on the Central...01:12
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Rockin’ in 70 seconds: 10 years of Clockenflap bands
November 16, 2017
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Conceived in 2008 as a music and arts festival, Clockenflap has grown from a small boutique event held at the southern end of Hong Kong island into a huge three day event attracting more than 70...03:20
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Clockenflap turns 10: the journey to becoming Hong Kong's biggest festival
November 15, 2017
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Voguing, an improvisational dance style characterised by high-energy and sharp angle movements, made its way from the US to Tokyo and Taiwan in the 1990s, arriving largely through classes organised...11:25
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Voguers revive Asia’s ballroom scene
January 21, 2024
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Janice Zhu, a co-founder and tutor of the Hong Kong tea shop Yuentea, holds regular public classes on performing a Chinese tea ceremony. The process includes a special technique for rapidly...02:31
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Hong Kong teamaker revives ancient Chinese tea ceremony
January 3, 2025
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Squid Game fans compete in Jakarta race
December 24, 2024
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The founder of a blockchain has eaten an infamous artwork commonly known as the “duct-taped banana” at an event in Hong Kong.01:46
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Watch Justin Sun eat the world’s priciest banana
November 29, 2024
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Renowned American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis says the universal language of jazz can help bridge the divide in today’s complex world.01:00
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Jazz great Wynton Marsalis on how music can help bridge a divided world
October 25, 2024
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. The festival in 2024 falls on September 17. The Post explains the traditions...02:54
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Why Chinese families celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
September 15, 2024
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The earliest playable music instruments ever excavated were fragments of Neolithic crane bone flutes found in China’s Henan province. Dating back to 7,000-5,800BC, the flutes had five to eight...04:10
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Get to know different types of Chinese musical instruments
August 20, 2024
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The Shanghai Museum is holding an ancient Egyptian exhibition with a feline twist – by   ...02:26
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Shanghai Museum hosts 'Meow Night'
August 4, 2024
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