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Hong Kong Music Festival Featuring King Gizzard & Other Aussie Acts Cancelled

Just one week out.

Hong Kong’s largest annual music and arts festival Clockenflap has been cancelled a week out due to increased violence across the city amidst ongoing political struggle.

This year’s event was set to run from 22-24 November and featured headliners Halsey, Mumford & Sons, Babymetal and more alongside Australian acts Nick Murphy, What So Not, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Regurgitator and Cosmo’s Midnight.

“Due to the escalation of the crisis this week, and therefore the uncertainty this creates for the coming weeks, Clockenflap 2019 will be cancelled,” organisers said.

“Until this week we were fully committed to delivering the festival. Unfortunately, the situation has now made this impossible.”

You can read the festival’s full statement below.

Due to the escalation of the crisis this week, and therefore the uncertainty this creates for the coming weeks,...

Posted by Clockenflap on Friday, November 15, 2019