As Beijing bans toy airplanes and pigeons from its skies, knives from the store shelves and removes all the handles to roll down rear windows in taxicabs, things are a bit more relaxed elsewhere in China. Over the weekend, we saw photos of Kikuyu playing in the courtyard of a wine shop in Shanghai while intrigued punters looked on.
And tomorrow in Wuhan, an even bigger performance will happen in one of the city’s outdoor squares. Called Punk Eek in English and 蹦移 in Chinese, the free outdoor concert features sets from Maybe Mars stalwarts Mr. Graceless, Carsick Cars, and hometown heroes AV Okubo. We’re still squinting at the poster and looking for those pesky sponsor logos but it seems like the entire operation was put together by a Microneme, multi-purpose cultural space in Wuhan in collaboration with Chutian College at Huazhong Agricultural University.
So if you happen to be in Wuhan tomorrow night, this kind of looks like the place to be. Trust us, at Radar HQ in Beijing, we’re jealous.
