At Formoz, you have the Wind (風舞台), Mountain (山大王), Fire (火舞台) and Rock (石敢當) stages, but a parody festival across the river near the Yuanshan Hotel offers a free alternative. Eighteen bands play on the “Trash Stage” (爛舞台) tomorrow and Sunday.
The event was started last year as “a spontaneous event,” said Ah-Chang (阿強), lead singer of Taiwanese rock band 88 Balaz (八 十 八顆芭樂籽) and one of the organizers. “It was just for fun.” Part of that fun for 88 Balaz last year was when the electric generator backstage caught on fire during their set.
But that won’t happen this year — the equipment will be better, he promises. Bands this year include 88 Balaz, Children Sucker (表兒) and Freckles (雀斑). They play from 3pm to 10pm, after which DJs take over.
It’s free and bring-your-own-beer. The spot is located along the riverside just across from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. To get there by the MRT, get off at Jiantan (劍潭) MRT Station and walk to the Zhongshan Bridge Riverside Park (中山橋下河濱公園). A map can be seen here: ratgroup.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-post_24.html.
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