British rock and roll band The Vaccines in their brash, bold glory with popular songs 'If You Wanna' and 'I Always Knew'.
British rock and roll band The Vaccines in their brash, bold glory with popular songs 'If You Wanna' and 'I Always Knew'.
Neon Lights 2018
Soph O is the artist and designer behind Neon Light's festival decor.
Payment at this year Neon Light's was completely cashless with OCBC Pay Anyone™. To promote their new payment system, OCBC set up a beer pong tent with $1 Beer Hours and up to $10,000 worth of cash prizes to be won.
Payment at this year Neon Light's was completely cashless with OCBC Pay Anyone™. To promote their new payment system, OCBC set up a beer pong tent with $1 Beer Hours and up to $10,000 worth of cash prizes to be won.
American ambient group Cigarettes After Sex dominated the second evening with their signature ethereal and dream-like soundscapes.
Party-goers could step into the whimsical garden party at Hendrick's Tent of Divine Destinies for cocktails like Hendrick's Iced Tea and Summer Punch, or take a peek into the future with tarot card readers.
At Easy Street, over 12 DJs, music groups and acts from Southeast Asia took to the decks including DJ Ulysses (Tuff Club), electronic producer Fauxe, personality Preetipls, and rapper Subhas.
Local artist Casey Chen teaching a wood art workshop, letting participants create wearable necklaces and giant wooden rings.
Adeline Loo, Owner of It Takes Balls, creates knitted bracelets using upcycled materials from textile factory waste.
Covered in layers of Vaseline, Polina Korobova aka the Glitter Queen performed PINK, a durational piece that involved the artist immersing herself in glitter.
Interpol takes the main stage's final act on the second night with top hits 'Evil' and 'Obstacle 1'.
Interpol takes the main stage's final act on the second night with top hits 'Evil' and 'Obstacle 1'.
Interpol takes the main stage's final act on the second night with top hits 'Evil' and 'Obstacle 1'.
At Easy Street, over 12 DJs, music groups and acts from Southeast Asia took to the decks including DJ Ulysses (Tuff Club), electronic producer Fauxe, personality Preetipls, and rapper Subhas.
Illuminating the nooks and crannies of the festival grounds were a series of performances, live art, projections, and roving acts.
DJ Itch plays all-vinyl DJ sets from his collection of "local exotic funk a go-go" music that originated from the 60s to early 80s in Singapore and around the region.
When Neon Lights disappeared last year after stirring up the local music calendar in 2015 and 2016, we were worried. Was it yet another victim of Singapore’s seemingly stagnant arts scene? Did someone bring drugs in? Did floral shirt-touting hipsters litter the grounds too much? Thankfully, no such things happened, and the music festival returned earlier this month with three days of top-notch music and art performances. A big part of the event was plagued by rain and mud, but really, would it be any fun otherwise?
Neon Lights 2018 took place from 9 to 11 November 2018 at Fort Canning Park, Singapore. Missed this? Check out the inaugural edition of Tropika happening next Sunday.
Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades… you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay
