Rakrakan Festival

Rakrakan Festival is an annual music festival in the Philippines produced by rock music news website and internet radio station Rakista Radio (formerly Rakista.com). The festival consists of more than 100 OPM acts in different genres, particularly from rock, hip hop, and indie among others. The event is usually held in-between every December, January or February. Aside from live music, it also features a skateboarding exhibition, live art installations, band-selling merchandises and others.[1][2][3] [4]

Recent events

2017

OPM Against Drugs was the festival's official theme for 2017. It consists of 100 acts in 5 stages and was held at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on January 14, 2017. Special guests include officials from the Philippine National Police. However, a few days before the event, some of the acts were cancelled their performance sets due to uncertain reasons, including those who are against President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war campaign.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Dingding, Yummie R. (March 8, 2018). "REVIEW: Rock and hiphop peacefully coexist in more inclusive Rakrakan Festival". InterAksyon.
  2. ↑ Filart / Photos by Maia Imperial, Gretchen (March 11, 2018). "Rakrakan Festival 2018: Rediscovering oneness in OPM". Business Mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. ↑ Radovan, Jill Tan (February 24, 2018). "Your Rakrakan Festival survival guide". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. ↑ About Rakrakan Festival
  5. ↑ "FULL LIST: Rakrakan Festival 2017 lineup – 100 bands, 5 stages". Rappler. December 27, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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