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Nile Rodgers, the man behind “Get Lucky”

The team behind Hong Kong’s popular Clockenflap Festival and Australia’s Harvest Festival are taking over all of Fort Canning on November 28-29 with Neon Lights, the first ever multidisciplinary music and art event to come to Singapore.

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Hanging Up The Moon’s tunes are mellow and perfect for a rainy day in.

Headlining the fest are Grammy-winning guitarist and producer Nile Rogers (responsible for hits that span Sister Sledge’s ‘We Are Family’ to Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’) and Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, who’s back from a self-imposed exile with a critically-acclaimed new album My Favourite Faded Fantasy. Homegrown indie rock outfit Hanging Up The Moon – comprising veterans in the scene like Sean Lam (from Concave Scream) and Leslie Low (The Observatory) – will also be playing alongside these international acts.

Fringe activities include workshops, installations and Lit Up @ Neon, a spoken word series of events. But what we’re looking forward most is the street art festival, where you can catch a special performance every night by a local sound, video or performance artist. More details to be revealed next month, so stay tuned. Early bird two-day passes ($189), child ($40) and youth ($50) tickets, www.neonlights.sg/tickets or www.sistic.com.sg

 

Main image: Neon Lights Facebook 

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