For those who decide to check out Erluanpi's more pop-oriented scene and its three stages, Spring Scream is running shuttle buses there from Kenting and the Manchou venue. There are also shuttle buses connecting the Manchou venue to Hengchun (恆春).
The shuttle buses will run from noon until midnight. Exact schedules had not been finalized as of press time.
In an interview Monday evening, Spring Scream co-organizer Jimi Moe urged festival-goers to rent cabins at the Manchou venue. He said the rooms are of resort quality and rates are comparable to or better than hotel rooms in Kenting, which is more than 20km away from the Manchou venue. The international bands and many local bands will be staying in the cabins, and musicians will be allowed to play unamplified music there after midnight. Those staying in cabins are also encouraged to set up stalls outside their rooms.
The buzz is here
Started in 1995 by longstanding Taiwan residents Jimi Moe and Wade Davis when Taiwan's alternative music scene was in its infancy, Spring Scream is Taiwan's most important indie music showcase.
Among the acts who got their start here are insult rapper MC Hot Dog and Taiwan's most successful "indie" band May Day (五月天), whose first album sold more than 1 million copies and whose new release Born to Love (為愛而生) was third on last week's national Mandarin album charts.
Many teenagers and college students save money all year just to make the trek, and each year new groups form and practice specifically so that they can play here.
"They get up on the stage and they're fulfilling their childhood dreams," said 1976 drummer Lin Yu-lin (林雨霖).
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