Clockenflap 2026 line-up: Slowdive, Queens of the Stone Age, Hayley Williams, Keshi

Asia’s premier international outdoor music and arts festival Clockenflap has unveiled its initial line-up for this year’s event at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. Paramore frontwoman and soloist Hayley Williams, alt-R&B star Keshi, and shoegaze legends Slowdive will headline the festival, held between Friday 4 and Sunday 6 of December. Rockers Queen of the Stone Age, indie favourites Hyukoh and Sonic Young co-founder Kim Gorden will also perform. Hayley Williams. Photo: Elise Joseph James. Fans will catch alt-rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain, as well as jazz innovators DOMi & JD Beck, hip-hop pioneers Digable Planets and post-punk duo Sleaford Mods at this year’s event. Electronic duo HE.R, techno titan Marcel Dettmann, pop-rockers SIX60, alt-R&B vocalist Pami, jazz-fusion outfit Brekky Boy, singer-songerwriter Daniela Andrade and NYC fusion act Chanpan are also on the line-up, with more acts set to be announced soon. Slowdive. Photo Ingridpop. Art installations, food stalls and an array of local and international acts will be on offer, with one-day and full weekend tickets available now via Ticketflap. Tickets can be purchased at the official ticketing platform Ticketflap. GENERAL ADMISSION 3-Day Weekend: HK$2,180 Single Day (Fri/Sat/Sun): HK$1,380 UNDER 18 YEARS 3-Day Weekend: HK$1,680 Single Day (Fri/Sat/Sun): HK$980 AMERICAN EXPRESS PRIORITY BOOKING Exclusive pre-sale for eligible American Express Cardmembers, with 15% off all tickets* from 3pm HKT 6 October, 2026 to 2:59pm HKT 10 October, 2026. PUBLIC ON SALE General ticket sales begin 3pm HKT on Saturday 10 October, 2026, with eligible American Express Cardmembers able to enjoy 12% savings on all tickets* until 2:59pm HKT 10 November, 2026. Safeguard press freedom; keep HKFP free for all readers by supporting our team Support HKFP | Policies & Ethics | Error/typo? | Contact | Newsletter | Transparency & Annual Report | Apps Make a one-off donation. Tom founded Hong Kong Free Press in 2015 as the city's first crowdfunded newspaper. He has a BA in Communications and New Media from Leeds University and an MA in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He previously founded an NGO advocating for domestic worker rights, and has contributed to the BBC, Deutsche Welle, Al-Jazeera and others. Tom leads HKFP – raising funds, managing the team and navigating risk – whilst regularly speaking on press freedom, ethics and media funding at industry events, schools and conferences around the world. More by Tom Grundy