Taiwanese Musicians Attract Full House at Glastonbury Festival
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On 27 June, two Taiwanese musicians performed at Glastonbury Festival, one of the world’s largest music events, to a full house of music fans. Internationally-acclaimed indie band No Party for Cao Dong and renowned indigenous singer-songwriter and activist Suming took to the Pussy Parlure Stage, a venue known for featuring the best up-and-coming acts, performing sets to an enthusiastic audience. Prior to the festival, UK publication Gigwise lauded No Party for Cao Dong as “great for Taiwan [and] great for rock music.” Alongside Glastonbury, Suming performed at the Scene Taiwan Film Festival in Edinburgh, as part of his world tour.
This is the fifth year that Taiwanese artists have been invited to participate in the world’s largest music festival. Performers in previous years include Paiwan reggae band Matzka, indie-songstress Joanna Wang and indigenous R&B star ABAO.