Clockenflap Announces Thrilling First Wave Lineup, Including HAYLEY WILLIAMS, KESHI, SLOWDIVE, MALCOLM TODD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and Many More!
The iconic music and arts festival returns to Central Harbourfront Event Space on 4-6 December, 2026.
Clockenflap, Asia’s premier international outdoor music and arts festival, has revealed the first wave of artists for this year’s edition, which takes place at Central Harbourfront Event Space from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December, 2026.
Paramore frontwoman and formidable solo artist HAYLEY WILLIAMS headlines on Saturday and alt-R&B phenomenon KESHI tops the bill on Friday. Fresh from being announced as a Primavera Festival 2027 headliner, HAYLEY WILLIAMS is set to close out this year's Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival on Saturday. Hong Kong fans are the lucky first in the region to witness her electrifying live show in person.
The newly announced lineup also features shoegaze masters SLOWDIVE on Sunday, fast-rising alternative-R&B star MALCOLM TODD, hard rock heavyweights QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, indie favourites HYUKOH, influential alt-rockers THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN and Sonic Youth co-founder KIM GORDON.
Other acts confirmed for this year’s festival include: jazz innovators DOMi & JD BECK, legendary, alternative hip-hop pioneers DIGABLE PLANETS, cult post-punk duo SLEAFORD MODS, techno titan MARCEL DETTMANN, electronic duo HE.R SOUNDSYSTEM, singer-songwriter DANIELA ANDRADE, veteran pop-rockers SIX60, alt-R&B vocalist PAMI, dream-pop favourite FAZERDAZE, genre-blending trio CHANPAN and jazz-fusion outfit BREKKY BOY.
With its stunning outdoor setting framed by the towering skyline and set against the dramatic harbour backdrop, Clockenflap will once again deliver the full, world-class festival experience that has made it an unmissable date for music fans around the region. Alongside multiple stages showcasing a wide-ranging lineup of must-see international, regional and local acts, fans can look forward to an array of spectacular art installations, family-friendly workshops and performances, and a mouth-watering selection of food and drink from some of the city’s best-loved outlets.
Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 2026 is financially supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
ABOUT CLOCKENFLAP
Clockenflap is Asia’s premier outdoor music and arts festival, and a major highlight of the city’s annual cultural calendar. Cultivating and celebrating creativity, the festival is an unrivalled mix of local and international talent with a mission to inspire through music and arts. With a dazzling and diverse selection of activities and attractions, Clockenflap is a world-class festival that encourages people to come together with openness and imagination.
ABOUT MEGA ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS (ACE) FUND
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government sets up the Mega ACE Fund to attract and support international or large-scale arts and cultural events which bring significant arts, cultural or economic values and can be recurrent and anchored in Hong Kong, or events which can bring exceptionally significant arts or cultural merit, as well as publicity and image building values to Hong Kong as an arts and cultural hub with a view to contributing to Hong Kong’s development into an arts and cultural metropolis as well as a tourist destination, providing development opportunities for the arts, cultural and creative sectors, and facilitating arts and cultural exchange.
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 2026 only, but does not otherwise take part in it. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materials/activities (or by members of the grantee’s team) are those of the organisers of Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 2026 only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.