Thailand gears up to become global festival hub hosting Tomorrowland and Summer Sonic

[webfact]

 

Thailand is set to become a global festival hub as it gears up to host two internationally acclaimed music festivals, Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland. This move forms part of the government’s broader vision to stimulate economic activity by attracting major international events.

 

Chai Watcharonke, a government spokesperson, revealed that Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin is spearheading this initiative, aiming to leverage Thailand’s potential as a global event destination. This initiative has already led to successful discussions with several high-profile event organisers, including Formula One Group, Formula E, and Art Basel.

 

Chai announced that Thailand has secured the rights to host Summer Sonic, a highly successful music festival originating from Japan. The festival will take place at the IMPACT Arena on August 24 to August 25, following its shows in Tokyo and Osaka. This marks the second time the festival has been held outside of Japan and a first for any Southeast Asian country.

Thailand’s festival roster is further boosted with the addition of Tomorrowland, a renowned electronic dance music (EDM) festival from Belgium. The country will host the festival in 2026, with the possibility of hosting it for the following nine consecutive years.

PM Srettha has been actively engaging with event organisers to bring the world’s most popular festivals to Thailand. The positive response received so far underscores Thailand’s potential and infrastructure readiness. Chai stated, “The prime minister is pushing for this by himself in his bid to promote Thailand as a host to important world-class events”, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Emphasising the economic advantages, Chai added, “It is an extra tool that will provide economic benefits for Thai citizens in the form of income.”

 

In related news, aiming to transform Thailand into Southeast Asia’s leading festival and international concert hub, the government plans to engage with top record companies and concert organisers for global artists. Discussions will focus on the challenges and advantages of hosting such large-scale events in Thailand and how conditions can be optimised.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of Danny Howe, Unsplash

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-25

 

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[flyingtlger]

Before Thailand  becomes anything "Global", DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE POLLUTION!!!

Otherwise, all the effort with be for naught.....

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand is set to become a global festival hub as it gears up to host two internationally acclaimed music festivals, Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland.

Global festival hub?

[neeray]

A "hub". What a novel idea. There's nothing like fresh "new" thinking. Hub, hmm !

[JoePai]

Never 'eard of them !

[drgoon]

55555555555  not another HUB.

[Ralf001]

OHH HELL YES... Tommorowland has been on my bucket list for a while.

[samtam]

More like Neverland.

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 hours ago, drgoon said:

55555555555  not another HUB.

I have heavily invested in 'spokes' and should make a killing when there is no more room for hubs. 😋

[madmitch]

Wow, global hub of festivals! Woodstock, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight all off to Thailand. Enough to make me return!

 

The problem is they'll probably have a rule that 51% of the acts have to be Thai.

[MrPancake]

Thailand succeeded in becoming a global prostitution hub.

Why change ?

[Barnet1900]

As soon as I hear that a festival is on its way I make plans to leave. Traffic congestion, accidents, police presence, rip-off vendors. How can they claim to be a hub when they don't have any infrastructure?

 

All he bangs on about is money. Nothing to do with bringing entertainment and culture here, no just money again.

 

Love to see people's reaction when they read that the reason Thailand wants the concerts is to purely to line their pockets.

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, Barnet1900 said:

As soon as I hear that a festival is on its way I make plans to leave. Traffic congestion, accidents, police presence, rip-off vendors. How can they claim to be a hub when they don't have any infrastructure?

 

 

 

You must be old.

[n00dle]

good things festivals are drug free and only attract the very best of folks. 

[richard_smith237]

13 hours ago, neeray said:

A "hub". What a novel idea. There's nothing like fresh "new" thinking. Hub, hmm !

 

Indeed... This 'Hub'.....   will it be before the 'crack down' (on foreigners) is over... 

 

Immigration told to 'screen foreigners'....  Then wants 'more free minded' characters to come here and attend a festival that is simply intolerable without substances that would place anyone caught at risk of a jail term and anyone dealing at risk of facing the death penalty. 

 

Thailand already has Wonderfruit (Festival) that attracts about 25,000 people, but doesn't have a huge international draw. 

 

Tomorrowland on the other hand is an internationally acclaimed festival, Thailand is an ideal place for it.

 

But first, Thailand needs to drop the 'Anti-Farang' rhetoric or the Police are going to have a field day and spoil the event for an awful lot of people which could result in a public own-goal. 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 25 by richard_smith237

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Indeed... This 'Hub'.....   will it be before the 'crack down' (on foreigners) is over... 

 

Immigration told to 'screen foreigners'....  Then wants 'more free minded' characters to come here and attend a festival that is simply intolerable without substances that would place anyone caught at risk of a jail term and anyone dealing at risk of facing the death penalty. 

 

Thailand already has Wonderfruit (Festival) that attracts about 25,000 people, but doesn't have a huge international draw. 

 

Tomorrowland on the other hand is an internationally acclaimed festival, and attracted 400,000 people, Thailand is an ideal place for it if it gets the organisation down.

 

But first, Thailand needs to drop the 'Anti-Farang' rhetoric or the Police are going to have a field day and spoil the event for an awful lot of people which could result in a public own-goal. 

 

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

Cringe. Who wrote this? A couple of festivals does not a global festival hub make. They’ve always done this. The word hub means less when Thai governments and their backers use it; either misunderstanding its actual meaning or just talking up nationalistic twaddle, which is a third world trait when overused. Thailand, along with Singapore, might be a hub for flights into the SEA region, but is not a global air hub etc etc. 

[it is what it is]

21 hours ago, JoePai said:

Never 'eard of them !

 

doesn't matter, you're not the target market

[Barnet1900]

On 3/25/2024 at 7:38 PM, Ralf001 said:

 

You must be old.

Must be yes. The point was traffic congestion and all round crap organisation makes me leave until it's over.

 

Obvious sign of age Einstein.

[Ralf001]

12 minutes ago, Barnet1900 said:

Must be yes. The point was traffic congestion and all round crap organisation makes me leave until it's over.

 

Obvious sign of age Einstein.

 

Build a bridge champ... and get over it.

[Barnet1900]

On 3/27/2024 at 8:12 PM, Ralf001 said:

 

Build a bridge champ... and get over it.

Nothing to build.

 

Think you're mistaking me for someone who gives a toss.

 

I simply clear off for the weekend to avoid the congestion.

[fondue zoo]

I've read that Tomorrowland is not committed to anything happening in Thailand yet, is this like the LaLisa concert announcement thing again?

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

I've read that Tomorrowland is not committed to anything happening in Thailand yet, is this like the LaLisa concert announcement thing again?

 

Yeah I reckon in will sits in the same "aint gunna happen" basket that the BS of bringing F1 to Thailand sits.

 

Like seriously how could an event like Tomorrowland come here, are the police gunna arrest 100k people of their dial on disco bikkies !!!