Outdoor concerts attract music lovers for holiday

Over 50,000 music lovers attended the Huanghai Forest Music Festival, staged in Dongtai, Jiangsu province in East China on Oct 3 and 4.

The outdoor festival, held by Huanghai National Forest Park and Taihu Midi team under Midi Productions Co., Ltd, featured singers Jike Junyi, Mao Buyi and Xu Wei as well as rock bands, like Jiulian Zhenren and Penicillin.

According to a recent report released by ticketing platform Damai, over 4,000 live performances were held during the eight-day-long National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 8. There were over 20 large-scale live performances, an increase of 130 percent year-on-year. Ticket revenues increased 113 percent year-on-year. Over 60 percent of audience members traveled across the country to enjoy the shows. Strawberry Music Festival, one of the largest outdoor music festivals in the country, was held in three Chinese cities, Beijing, Harbin of Heilongjiang province and Chengdu of Sichuan province. Other cities, such as Shanghai, Qingdao of Shandong province and Suzhou of Jiangsu province, also had outdoor music events.

Music stars, such as Li Yuchun, Li Ronghao and rock bands, including Miserable Faith and New Pants, dominated the stage at these performances.