Fri, Jun 01, 2007 - Page 13 News List

Still hoping for peace

Peacefest, which was started to protest against the US-led war on Iraq, could be criticized for its hippy chic and idealism, but the festival benefits local charities and is good fun to boot

By Jules Quartly  /  STAFF REPORTER

10:45pm: Boogie Chillin' (The highlight from last year's Peacefest, according to organizer Dave Nichols)

11:30pm: Uli & the Brood (Funk, reggae, new name)

12:15am: Heavy Smoker (A young punk band with allusions to grandeur)

1am: Rocket Grrrl (Loud and freaky)

2am: Stereotypes (DJs Cap and That Guy) (Hip-hop, like Stereo MCs)

On the Chillout Stage: Viba (Mood music) and MoShang (Laid-back beats)

Sunday

11am: Song Circle

11:45am: Native Space (A bit of everything, expect the unexpected)

12:30pm: Ad Hoc (They will rock you)

1:15pm: Rabbit Is Rich (Rock with an itty-bitty of disco)

2pm: BoPoMoFo (Firm favorites on the indie scene with their Chicago blues)

2:45pm: 88 Guava Seeds (八十八顆芭樂籽, garage rock and twisted blues)

3:30pm: The Money Shot Horns (台中, a self-described Taichung super group with a big sound and lots of energy)

4:15pm: Festival Finale

How to Get There

If you are driving, take the Number Three Formosa Freeway to the Lungtan Interchange, follow brown signs to Shihmen Dam (石門水庫) for 7km. Turn right where Provincial Highway 4 meets Provincial Highway 3 and follow the signs to Kunlun Herb Gardens.

There are buses (NT$85) from the Kuokuang bus depot near Taipei Main Station; the Yalien bus stops on Renai Road, Xinsheng and in front of Gongguan MRT; the Tailien bus can be caught at Sungshan Airport.

From Lungtan you can get taxis up to the herb garden. There is a shuttle service from the garden up to the venue.

Other Details

Address: Kunlun Herb Plant Tourism Garden (崑崙藥用植物園), 8-2, 1st Neighborhood, Kaoping Village, Lungtan Township, Taoyuan County (桃園縣龍潭鄉高平村一鄰8-2號)

When: From tonight, 9pm to Sunday 4:15pm

Cost: A day pass is NT$500, a weekend pass is NT$600, and admission is free on Sunday

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