Cui Jian to Headline 2016 Tenglong Cave Midi Festival, Tickets Go on Sale for Dragon Boat Festival

        7Month29to31, China’s first music festival held in a karst cave —2016the Tenglong Cave Midi Festival — will be held at the Tenglong Cave Scenic Area in Lichuan City, Hubei Province. This is the debut of Midi Festival, China’s leading music festival brand, in central China, and also the first time Midi has held a festival at a “National4A-level Tourist Attraction.”

The Tenglong Cave Midi Festival will feature three stages: Tang, Ming, and Kids. A diverse lineup of domestic and international bands and musicians will deliver three days of spectacular performances. The festival is headlined by “China’s Rock Pioneer” Cui Jian, marking his return to Midi after2013the Shenzhen Midi Festival. In addition to classic hits familiar to fans such as “The Girl in the Flower House” and “Rock on the New Long March,” he will also perform new tracks from his latest album “Freezing Light” for Tenglong Cave Midi Festival audiences. Other acts include “Master of Chinese Blues” Zhang Ling, leading Chinese punk rock band Brain Failure, andSUBS,2015the big winner of the “Chinese Rock Midi Awards,” the Soundscape band, who will also appear on the Tang Stage. Additionally, the festival has specially invited folk band Xiaojuan and the Residents of the Valley to perform.2014In8, the film “Love in the 1980s,” directed by Huo Jianqi and adapted from writer Ye Fu’s novel of the same name, was shot in Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Folk singer Xiaojuan was invited to perform the theme song “Across the River Forever.” Born in Wuhan, Hubei, and having lived in Enshi, the legendary folk singer Xiaojuan will reconnect with Lichuan.1980The movie adapted from the song "Love in the 1980s" was filmed in Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Folk singer Xiao Juan was invited to perform its theme song "Separated by a River," and this legendary folk female singer from Wuhan, Hubei, who once lived in Enshi, will reconnect with Lichuan.

    2016The Midi Festival continues to innovate this year, moving away from urban noise and returning to nature. Tenglong Cave combines mountains, water, caves, forests, rocks, and gorges, and is the largest karst cave in China and one of the world’s top-tier caves. Inside Tenglong Cave, the temperature remains a constant14to18degrees even in the height of summer. Over the three days of the festival, music lovers will experience the natural reverb effect of the cave, which will completely redefine their sensory expectations of a music festival, spending the hottest summer days immersed in music and breathtaking scenery. The Tenglong Cave Midi Festival is set to become the hottest hub of youth culture in China this summer season.

    2016Tickets for the Tenglong Cave Midi Festival will officially go on presale starting on the Dragon Boat Festival. Presale single-day tickets are150yuan / on-site single-day tickets are180yuan, presale all-access passes are400yuan / on-site all-access passes are450yuan. Tickets can be purchased through “Weipiaoer” (booking hotline:4001-100-100), the official “Midi Produced” Taobao store, and “Douban Nearby.” For inquiries, call0718-7262455. Stay tuned for more lineup and guide information via official Midi announcements.