More than 50 bands to rock out Taichung this weekend

More than 50 bands to rock out Taichung this weekend

2024-10-23

Taichung is getting ready to rock this weekend. The Rock in Taichung Festival is coming back once again to the central city. This year, the event has teamed up with the Fuji Rock Festival, to give locals a taste of the Japanese music scene without having to hop on a plane. Let’s hear from Taichung deputy mayor Cheng Chao-hsin.

Cheng Chao-hsin
Taichung deputy mayor
In order to pursue this kind of cooperative project, officials from the Taichung City Government actually went to the Fuji Rock Festival to learn and experience the atmosphere. Our invitation to cooperate was very well received by the Japanese side, resulting in this first collaborative edition.

Luan Chih-i
Taichung Information Bureau
We joined forces with the Fuji Rock Festival. I believe this year will bring a different vibe, with a strong line up. We are bringing international performers from many places besides Taiwan, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and France.

The rock festival is now in its 17th edition, and it’s the first time its cooperating with a sister event in Japan. More than 50 bands will perform at the event, showcasing a wide variety of subgenres under the wide umbrella of rock. The festival will last all weekend, at Wen-xin Forest Park and the Fulfillment Amphitheater.

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"搖滾台中"週末登場台日兩大音樂祭首度合作

2024-10-23

2024搖滾台中，即將在週末登場，這次音樂祭，台中市政府首度攜手日本富士搖滾音樂祭，讓樂迷不用出國，就可以感受到原汁原味的富士搖滾。

[[台中市副市長鄭照新]]
“我們為了促進這樣的合作跟交流，市政府就特別的到這個，富士搖滾的現場，來進行觀摩，進行體驗。我們的邀請也得到了，非常積極的日方的回饋，所以促成了這一次，首次的海外合作交流”

[[台中市新聞局長欒治誼]]
“我們跟富士搖滾合作，強強聯手。那麼今年我相信，一定會帶給大家更不一樣的豐富內容，尤其我們還是一樣，是跨國際的合作，包含日台韓港還有泰國，還有法國等等”

搖滾台中舉辦多年，今年邁入第17屆，今年除了結合台日兩大音樂祭，還有超過50組國內外樂團接力演出，讓樂迷可以欣賞到不同風格的樂團，歡迎民眾在周末兩天到圓滿劇場與文心森林公園，感受搖滾台中的熱情與活力！

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