The association is so strapped for cash that each of the acts will receive the same performance fee of NT$5,000, whether they are big-name crowd pullers like Wu Bai and China Blue, Luo Ta-you (羅大佑) or lesser- known acts such as BB Gun (BB彈) and Electric Eyed Beauty (電眼美女), will all receive the same performance fee of NT$5,000.
Organizers may have dubbed UBU 2004 a "festival," but the three-day event differs somewhat from other popular multi-day outdoor events such as Formoz and Ho-Hai-Yan. Time constraints resulting from the strict performance guidelines and the large number of acts due to appear means the event resembles a showcase rather than a festival.
Each of the 50 acts has been given time to perform just four or five tunes and many of the bands have chosen to double-up and perform sets with other artists in order to increase the lengths of their performances.
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What: UBU 2004 Taipei: First Indie Music Festival (硬地音樂展都會嘉年華).
Where: Huashan Cultural and Creative Industry Center (華山創意文化園區), Silian Building (四連棟大樓). The arts center is located at 1, Bade Road, Sec 1, Taipei, (北市八德路一段1號).
When: Friday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 21.
Tickets: Three day passes cast NT$700 and single day entry costs NT$250. Both are available at the gate.
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