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Hong Kong’s indie scene to be uplifted by 2-day music event Un.tomorrow: First Assembly, showcasing 10 local bands

  • Indie bands often struggle in Hong Kong, with its lack of venues and resources, so musicians from four local groups have joined forces for a two-day event
  • Bands at the live shows, on March 9 and 10, at an art school in Kowloon, will include Arches, Code, David Boring, The Crush and Wellsaid

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Clockwise from front left: Leung Wing-lai, Jason Cheung, Chung Tsz-tung and Rocky Sum Lok-kei, founders of Un.tomorrow, a new Hong Kong sound collective comprising local bands and musicians, debuting with concerts on March 9 and 10. Photo: Sun Yeung

With a lack of funding, resources and venues, independent music in Hong Kong has long faced its challenges. But now, urged on by the concept of an “unknown tomorrow”, a group of local rock musicians and promoters are collaborating to make something out of their collective talent.

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Un.tomorrow is a new music collective and independent label currently preparing for its debut event, on March 9 and 10, which will showcase 10 acts at an art school in Kowloon.

On the first day, Arches, Code, Perish of Empyrean, David Boring and An Id Signal will take the stage, starting at 4pm; performers on the second day will be The Crush, Life Was All Silence, Wellsaid, Butter Nut Squash Waltz and Wong Hin-yan with a jazz band of three – including two members from Fountain Collective – wrapping at 10pm.
Instead of seeing each other as competitors in the small pond of Hong Kong indie music, Leung Wing-lai (of An Id Signal), Jason Cheung (of post-punk band David Boring), Rocky Sum Lok-kei (of Wellsaid) and Medius Chung Tsz-tung (Zenegeist) decided to join forces to achieve one common goal: to uplift the city’s underground scene.
From left: Leung Wing-lai, Jason Cheung, Rocky Sum Lok-kei and Chung Tsz-tung of Un.tomorrow, a new sound collective comprising local bands and musicians. Photo: Sun Yeung
From left: Leung Wing-lai, Jason Cheung, Rocky Sum Lok-kei and Chung Tsz-tung of Un.tomorrow, a new sound collective comprising local bands and musicians. Photo: Sun Yeung

An Id Signal was established in 2005, while David Boring and Wellsaid were founded in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Zenegeist is an online platform that has produced content about indie music from around the world while promoting local gigs since 2013.

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