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Baybeats | |
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Genre | Alternative, Indie, Folk, Pop, Metal, Post-rock, Emo, Punk, Electro etc. |
Location(s) | Singapore |
Years active | 2002-Present |
Baybeats is an annual 3-day alternative music festival [1] organized by Esplanade, and held in Singapore. It showcases various local acts such as regional and international artists. The festival is located at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and is free.
Baybeats was thought up by John Chiong of local music company, Wake Me Up Music, in 2001 and launched in 2002. [2]
The inaugural festival in 2002 was attended by around 9,000 people. [2]
In 2006, Baybeats started auditions for bands to perform during the festival. [3]
In 2007, the festival started a mentorship programme, Baybeats Budding Bands, to let bands who passed the festival's auditions to be mentored by the local music scene. [4] [5] After the mentorship, selected bands get to perform at the festival. [4] The 2007 festival was attended by 69,000 people. [2]
In 2008, Baybeats was solely organised by the Esplanade. [3] The festival also included five short films to be screened during the festival. [3]
In 2021, the festival was held over four days for the first time instead of three days. [6]