Neon Lights Festival is just less a week away and things are shaping up at Fort Canning Green to welcome a list of phenomenal acts including Mumford & Sons, HALSEY, Honne, Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker, AURORA and much more.
This year, Neon Lights Festival will go cashless and payment methods accepted include NETS, Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards, and FavePay. First-time users of FavePay are in for a treat as the mobile payment app is offering a discount of S$5 when you top up S$80 in your RFID wristbands on the first transaction.
The Main Stage festivities kick-off on Saturday, 23 November with Mumford & Sons, Honne, Musa Masa, Disco Hue, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Disco Hue, Shak & the Baits and AndreaH, while Sunday, 24 November will see HALSEY, Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker, AURORA, BADBADNOTGOOD, Gus Dapperton, Cosmo’s Midnight, Joan and MMLD round up an unforgettable weekend
On top of the impressive musicians on the Main Stage, festival-goers can wander over to The Bandstand to indulge in more electronic music. Check out funky sets by DJs such as Gonzo, Intriguant, Aalely, Kid Fiesta, and Ramesh on Saturday, 23rd November. The aptly named Ice Cream Sundays take over the decks together with Clean Bandit DJ/ MC Set and Fleetmac Wood.
Housed at The Haven, Neon Nooks is the place for all festival-goers to hone their creativity with art and activities led by Aliens of Manila x Singapore (feat. Leeroy New, Jereh Leung and Sonia Kwek) and Francois Knoetze. Dancing is highly recommended when roving bands Mariachi Viva Mexico and Bloco Singapura weave through the festival ground.
The evergreen Silent Disco returns for the weekend, this time with Silent Disco Kids Edition at Neon Kids at The Haven. Other activities for the young and young at heart include getting your fingers dirty with the Aliens of Manila Sci-Fi Helmet Making Workshop and Sideshow Garden Games.
Scrumptious food offerings to refuel on can be found at the Market, and this year, festival-goers can chew on bites by 21 Sliders, Artichoke, Chix Hot Chicken, Fat Prince, Fung Kee Hotdogs, Papi’s Tacos, Taste of Kult x Kult Kafe, The Ice Cream & Cookie Co., and The Swag Social. To go with, drinks by Tiger Crystal, Strongbow and Jim Beam are available at the festival and dedicated bars dotted around the green with Happy Hour going from 1pm to 6pm.
For the full schedule and survival guide to maximise your festival experience, please see below and visit: http://www.neonlights.sg/experience/schedule.
Tickets for Neon Lights Festival start from S$30 for children and S$128 for adults, and are available at www.neonlights.sg and SISTIC. VIP tickets and VIP Upgrade are also now available for a limited period. VIP Single Day Passes start from S$227 and Two-Day Passes from S$400, while VIP Upgrade on a Single Day Pass starts at S$99 and Two-Day Passes from S$175. The VIP experience comes with:
- Fast-tracked entry to Neon Lights Festival with dedicated VIP entry queue
- Pre-loaded tokens in each RFID wristband worth S$24, equivalent to two drinks
- Access to the elevated and sheltered VIP area at the balcony of Fort Canning Centre with a stellar vantage point of the Neon Lights Main Stage
- Access to the private bar and select food establishments
- The all-important dedicated restrooms
Parents with children need not fret for children may enter the VIP area for free with an accompanying adult VIP ticket holder. Existing ticket holders who have purchased tickets from TicketFlap will receive an email to the registered e-mail address offering the upgrade, or may reach out to contact@ticketflap.com should they not receive the email. Tickets purchased through SISTIC may call the SISTIC hotline at +65 348 5555 to process their VIP Upgrade. For more information, please visit www.neonlights.sg/experience/vip.
Please note that online ticket sales will end at 6pm on Friday, 22nd November 2019 and tickets may be bought at the door over both days of the weekend until sold out.
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