Having experienced Neon Lights for ourselves last year, we can assuredly say that the arts and music festival made a radiant debut as a new shining fixture in our calendars. Thus, we’re all very excited to announce that Coconuts Singapore is the Official Digital Media Partner of Neon Lights, because this year’s edition is gonna be way more — for lack of a better word — lit.
Already inundated with dozens of highly-anticipated indie and alternative acts across the two-day festival, Neon Lights just announced even more talents, deals and features that should make it the year-end event not to miss.
No LCD Soundsystem (it’s ok, they cancelled their Clockenflap outing too), but the finalised roster looks absolutely dazzling as it is. Four new international acts have been confirmed — synthpop darlings Chairlift, tribal-masked electronic producer SBTRKT, dub icon Mad Professor, and electro mash-up mixmasters 2manydjs (in a proper live audio visual spectacle). And representing with the local likes of Linying, Gentle Bones, Cashew Chemists and Disco Hue already gracing the festival will be our own downtempo duo .gif.
They’ll be joining a formidable music line-up that includes Icelandic legends Sigur Rós, UK indie rock giants Foals, acclaimed Malaysian songstress Yuna, funk godfather George Clinton and helluva lot more.
The festival also announced the addition of Silent Discos on both nights, where you’ll be witnessing a very surreal yet entertaining sight of folks gyrating wordlessly to the beat of their own music through individual headphones. Arthouse film The Lobster depicts the concept quite well, really:
Meanwhile, Neon Lights has arranged more deals for easy travel to and from the festival at Fort Canning, especially for cool cats living around the region. Scoot and Tigerair have been made official airlines to ensure fans across Southeast Asia won’t have to worry so much about flying over; Link Hotel is offering discounted rates of SGD160 nett for attendees looking for a place to crash comfortably near festival grounds; and Uber is the official ride so you don’t have to climb up the hill all sweaty and un-Instagram-able.
Early bird tickets to the festival on Nov 26 and 27 are already selling out quick — more details available on the Neon Lights website.
Coconuts Singapore is the Official Digital Media Partner of Neon Lights
