Energetic Japanese melodic punk band Last Target returns to Taiwan this weekend for shows in Taichung, Taipei and Kaohsiung, as part of the third Antipop! concert.
Organized by local punks Consider the Meek, Antipop! 3 hits Taichung’s 89K tonight and includes sets by Militant Hippi, Point 22 (.22) and Moss. It moves to APA Lounge 808 in Taipei tomorrow, for performances by Divebomb, Public Radio, The Deadly Vibes and To a God Unknown, before ending with a final stop at Join Us! in Kaohsiung on Sunday, with Maho, Magpie, Shy Kick Apple, Electrocute and Fire Ex (滅火器).
Last Target — whose music is distributed by punk label BYO Records and is one of the most well-known Japanese punk bands abroad, and the Meek — who were recently signed to Punkradiocast.com and will be touring Japan in October and Europe next year, will play all three shows.
As with previous Antipop! concerts, drinks will be cheap: NT$100 for cocktails or two beers at tomorrow’s Taipei show. Tickets are NT$400 at the door. Advance tickets are NT$300 and can be reserved by e-mailing leekrecords@hotmail.com or calling 0917-500-128. Pay by ATM or arrive 90 minutes before opening times to purchase reserved pre-sale tickets.
Doors open at 9pm tonight at 89K, Daguan Rd, Nantun Dist, Taichung City (台中市南屯區大觀路21號); 8pm tomorrow at APA Lounge 808, 6F, 152, Zhonghua Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市中華路一段152號6樓), near the Ximen (西門) MRT Station’s exit No. 6; and on Sunday, 3pm, at Join Us!, B1, 169, Jianguo 3rd Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市建國三路169號B1), a 300m walk from Kaohsiung Main Station. Visit www.myspace.com/antipoptaiwan for more information.
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