Clockenflap 2025: Unity, Community, and Excitement for 2026
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Clockenflap 2025 Closes This Year with Unity, Community, and Curated Music

This year’s edition featured an eclectic, genre-spanning program that ranged from high-energy Asian pop and global indie to the atmospheric textures of shoegaze and post-rock, from driving techno and nu-disco to intimate acoustic sets.

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Clockenflap, Asia’s premier international outdoor music and arts festival, has closed out their three-day 2025 edition with a showcase of global sounds, immersive art,and community spirit. Running from Dec. 5 to 7, the festival brought together international headliners, rising Asian acts, and homegrown talent across all its stages. 

This year’s edition featured an eclectic, genre-spanning program that ranged from high-energy Asian pop and global indie to the atmospheric textures of shoegaze and post-rock, from driving techno and nu-disco to intimate acoustic sets — offering a seamless and rich soundscape that defined the weekend. 

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local artist Panther Chan performance at Clockenflap 2025
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Indonesian singer and rapper Rich Brian performance at Clockenflap 2025
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Taiwanese singer Yoga Lin performance at Clockenflap 2025
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French band L'Impératrice performance at Clockenflap 2025
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Each festival day opened with a minute of silence for the victims of the Tai Po fire. Seas of attendees stood in solemn unity, which became a poignant moment during the festival and was a powerful reminder of community and shared grief. 

The crowd gathering for a minute of silence for the victims of the Tai Po fire
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Beyond the music, Clockenflap presented an array of arts attractions. Minimax: The Planets made its world debut as a mobile, three-act kinetic theatrical experience that blended theatre, music, circus arts, and contemporary dance. 

Minimax: The Planets performance at Clockenflap
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The Robot Stage featured a program of family-friendly shows and activities, including the puppet show Peace on Earth: A Pigeon’s Story, interactive percussion sessions with Drum Jam, and a fun and lively Lip Sync Battle. Fashion Asia also joined the festival with an exhibition featuring music-festival-inspired looks from the winners of its “10 Asian Designers to Watch 2025.”

Crowd favorites like the Carlsberg-powered Silent Disco and TamJai Avenue from Tam Jai International made an appearance at the festival. 

Festival goers playing with bubbles at the Minimax: The Planets performance at Clockenflap
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The Carlsberg-powered Silent Disco
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Under the tagline “Made in Hong Kong, Made to Move,” three iconic rice noodle brands from TamJai International — TamJai Yunnan Mixian, TamJai SamGor Mixian, and TamJai Mixian — united for the first time and served their signature Hong Kong-style noodles, innovative snacks, and cocktails for a special Clockenflap-exclusive menu. 

The brand also sold a merch collection in collaboration with the festival, featuring stylish tees, towels, and fun collectibles. 

The three brands of TamJai International united at Clockenflap
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TamJai "Tastebud Troopers" | Photo by TamJai International

In support of the Tai Po fire victims, Clockenflap and TamJai International donated all their on-site profits to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals’ Tai Po Relief Fund and Mind HK’s Mental Health Relief Fund.

To close the weekend, Clockenflap announced that Blind Bird Tickets for Clockenflap 2026 are now available, priced at HK$1,690 for three-day weekend tickets via Ticketflap. 

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