# Formoz Festival

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{{Short description|Annual music festival in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox music festival 
|  music_festival_name = Formoz Festival<br><small>野台開唱</small> 
|  location = [Taipei Children's Recreation Center](/source/Taipei_Children's_Recreation_Center)<br>[Taipei Expo Park](/source/Taipei_Expo_Park) (Added in 2013) 
|  years_active = 1995–2008; restarted in 2013 
|  dates = Every summer, no specific dates 
|  genre = [Indie Music](/source/Indie_Music) 
|  website = {{url|http://formoz.com}}
}}

'''Formoz Festival''' ({{zh|t=野台開唱|p=Yětái Kāichàng}}) is a [music festival](/source/music_festival) in [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan). Started in 1995 with only ten participating bands, Formoz Festival plays an important role in the development of Taiwanese [indie music](/source/indie_music) and has now become a three-day event, attracting music fans from [Japan](/source/Japan), [Korea](/source/Korea), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong).<ref>{{cite news|title=Taiwan Hosts the Annual Formoz Festival|url=http://musicweekly.asia/culture/events/taiwan-hosts-the-annual-formoz-festival|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Music Weekly|date=13 June 2013|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909155745/http://musicweekly.asia/culture/events/taiwan-hosts-the-annual-formoz-festival|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It is organized by the Taiwan Rock Alliance which is led by [Freddy Lim](/source/Freddy_Lim).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phipps|first1=Gavin|title='Rock's not dead, roll's not down'|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/07/30/2003181065|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=30 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Frazier|first1=David|title=Chthonic gets symphonic!|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2002/11/15/0000179695|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=15 November 2002}}</ref> Lim's collective paid a large amount of money in that year for [Megadeth](/source/Megadeth), [Biohazard](/source/Biohazard_(band)), and [Yo La Tengo](/source/Yo_La_Tengo) to appear,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Momphard|first1=David|title=And the bands play on|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/07/18/2003059937|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=18 July 2003}}</ref> and the 2001 Formoz Festival became the largest international music festival ever held in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fraizer|first1=David|title=Taipei, are you ready to rock?|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2001/07/27/0000095932|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=27 July 2001}}</ref>

Before 2005, it had been fairly easy for concertgoers to sneak in for free. That year, the TRA increased the ticket price and made the entrance process more stringent, in hopes of breaking even. The 2005 Formoz Festival was headlined by [Moby](/source/Moby) and [Lisa Loeb](/source/Lisa_Loeb).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phipps|first1=Gavin|title=Formaz Festival lines up Moby and Lisa Loeb|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/07/01/2003261796|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=1 July 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Phipps|first1=Gavin|title=Formoz 2005 rocks Taipei|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/08/01/2003266010|accessdate=10 April 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=1 August 2005}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Music of Taiwan](/source/Music_of_Taiwan)

==References==
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Category:1995 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Music festivals in Taiwan
Category:Tourist attractions in Taipei
Category:Music festivals established in 1995
Category:Summer in Taiwan

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