Spring Scream

Spring Scream History

1995

• Year of the Pig 3 days, Magic Studios
• Bands had their own stalls, with hand-dyed and printed shirts

  1996

• Year of the Rat 2 days, Magic Studios
• Cover:$200
• 30 bands on 2 stages
• Stalls improved, with hand-dyed and printed shirts, and artists-submitted designs for shirts

  1997

• Year of the Ox 3 days, Beach
• Cover:$200
• 30 bands on 2 stages

  1998

• Year of the Tiger 3 days, Beach
• Cover:$500
• 70 bands on 2 stages. Broadcast on MTV Asia. Concert enjoyed widespread media coverage
• Organizers required all bands to have at least one original song

  1999

• Year of the Rabbit 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$500
• 80 bands on 5 stages
• Organizers required all music to be only original songs, and handed out free CDs or mp3 demo songs of bands performing
• This was the last year that bands cooked for other bands

  2000

• Year of the Dragon 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,000.
• 120 bands.
• Media got free passes.
• Organizers again gave out free CDs of mp3 demo songs of bands performing
• This was the last year the volunteers had to cook and clean toilets

  2001

• Year of the Snake 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,000.
• 120 bands.
• Organizers gave out free CDs of mp3 demo songs plus pictures of bands performing.
• First year some of the stages were covered.

  2002

• Year of the Horse 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,000.
• 150 bands.

  2003

• Year of the Goat 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,500
• 160 bands

  2004

• Year of the Monkey 11 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,500
• 200 bands
• Organizers gave out free DVDs of mp3 demo songs and pictures from all bands who applied to play
• Start of the film festival contest

  2005

• Year of the Rooster 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,500
• 160 Bands
• Start of the poster contest and the logo contest

  2006

• Year of the Dog 4 days, LiouFu Campground
• Cover:$1,500
• 160 bands

  2007

• Year of the Pig 4 days, Erluanbi and ShauKenting Rodeo
• Cover:$1,500
• 230 bands
• Added pop artists who do original compositions

  2008

• Year of the Rat 4 days, Erluanbi Lighthouse Area.
• Cover: $1,600
• 270 bands