New Taipei City Gongliao Ocean Music Festival has big names every day

(Taiwan Business News) The New Taipei City Gongliao Ocean Music Festival, set to rock the stage from July 9 to 13, revealed its powerhouse lineup yesterday - including MATZKA, Zhang Zhenyue, Faith Yang, Cheer Chen, Crowd Lu and aMEI, a stellar cast inviting you to rock and scream along every day, singing up a storm at Fulong Beach! The first day will feature outstanding bands and musicians who have won awards at past Ocean Music Festivals performing in succession, with the 10th Ocean Grand Award-winning band "MATZKA" as the finale; then on July 10, "Roar High Asia" will sing out the soul of Asian rock, with invited acts including Ahfive from Singapore, 9AM from Hong Kong, China, D=OUT from Japan, Nine Treasures from the mainland, Manhand from Malaysia and Fire EX. from Taiwan, China, with this year's Golden Melody Award Best Male Mandarin Singer nominee Zhang Zhenyue as the finale.

The New Taipei City Gongliao Ocean Music Festival's July 11 event, "Taiwanese Rock Comes to Shout," invites Faith Yang, Go Go Rise, FUN4, io, Brown + Da Xi Men, Phantom Eye Band, Dan A-Xiang and finale performer, the goddess Cheer Chen, to bring everyone Taiwan's diverse rock styles.

July 12 is the main event of the New Taipei City Gongliao International Ocean Music Festival - the "Ocean Independent Music Awards." In addition to the top ten competing bands battling for the highest honor, the 2013 "Ocean Star" winners "Chiu & The Music" and "FLUX," the 2013 "Judges' Grand Award" winners "Dark White Collar Class," and the 2013 "Ocean Independent Music Awards" winners "TRASH" are also invited back to perform on stage.

The theme for July 13 is "Four Seas, One Family, Crazy Rock," symbolizing that music has no borders and bands can learn from and exchange with each other through music. Invited acts include Elliot the Bull from Australia, Her Bright Skies from Sweden, Indian Ocean from India, Kilema from Madagascar, Your Favorite Enemies from Canada and Taiwan, China's rock queen aMEI as the finale. This year's New Taipei City Gongliao International Ocean Music Festival has big names every day and brilliant performances in every show - absolutely not to be missed!