Time to start getting excited. The first batch of bands set to play Hong Kong's biggest music and arts fest, Clockenflap – being held November 9 to 11 at Central Harbourfront – has been released, and it's a helluva start. Interpol, Khalid, David Byrne and anpu lead the charge. But that's just the beginning, between those and the other acts announced (detailed in full, below) the line-up surely constitutes one of the festival's strongest ever (and this is only the first batch of bands).
Here's what we got so far in full:
Interpol
Khalid
David Byrne
anpu
Caribou
The Vaccines
Wolf Alice
Amadou & Mariam
Cornelius
Rhye
Alvvays
Eats Everything
Peking Duck
Mija
Blawan
GDJYB
Roni Size
Rone
Swindle
Sunflower Bean
Youngr
Shame
D.A.N.
9M88
Chancha Via Circuito
Bodega
Blue Hawaii
Lydmor
Bohan Phoenix
Cifika
Cocoonics
There are lots more still to come, but what's there already has us scrambling to grab those early bird tickets (which you can buy here).