Five of the best music festivals in Asia this winter
Escape the Hong Kong chill with hot beats in Singapore at Zoukout and Laneway, the Wonderfruit and Paradise Island festivals in Thailand and at India’s Sunburn four-dayer
The colder months are approaching and while you won’t have to break out the fur coats in Hong Kong, you’ll still want to be somewhere a little warmer – and with a few more tunes. Escape the chill for hotter climes and enjoy Asia’s best music festivals being staged this winter.
Zoukout
We like to think of Singapore as a more sedate, less impressive sister, but the Lion City has us beat when it comes to electronic dance music (EDM). The 16th edition of Zoukout, Singapore’s premiere electronic music and dance festival, has grown from some 9,000 attendees in 2000 to a 50,000-strong rave-ready crowd, making it Asia’s largest dance-off. The two-day event takes place right on Siloso Beach, serving up the pleasure of raving with sand between your toes. Acts are a who’s who of EDM, with headliners including electro house and moombahton icon Dillon Francis; Dutch wunderkind Martin Garrix, who’s only 20 and has just topped DJ Mag’s list of the world’s best DJs; and Hardwell, who’s topped that list a couple of times himself. Make sure to leave enough in the tank after Saturday night for the festival’s sunrise sets, which will have you partying as the sun comes up over the waters of Singapore.
Siloso Beach, Sentosa, Singapore, Dec 9-10. Two-day passes S$218 (HK$1,212) from zoukout.com/2016
