I don't know why I'm even bothering trying to describe Spring Scream. You really had to be there...
By the numbers:
Spring Scream is a mega music festival in Taiwan that's been happening once a year for about 14 years now. It's been growing every year, and this year there were around
200 bands playing on 7 stages over the course of 3 days.
Where to?
The festival takes place in Kenting, which is the southern most part of Taiwan. At
Eluanbi National Park, where the stages are, you can see the Pacific Ocean and the Taiwan Strait. Kenting is basically a laid-back, sea-side vacation town. There's swimming, surfing, scuba-diving, and beach lounging all year because the weather is beautiful all year. Where else would you hold an outdoor music festival?
Accommodations:
Instead of throwing down a massive amount of money for a hotel for the weekend, Rory, Jeff, and I decided to bring a tent and use the campgrounds at the national park where everything was happening. We were pretty much in Spring Scream.
Survey says:
The weekend was a blur of awesomeness. By day we walked around the park soaking up the sunshine we rarely see up north, and as soon as the afternoon hit, we were in Spring Scream. We drank, danced, rocked and drank the nights away. Roaming around the venue, we found everything from hip-hop, ska, rock, metal, all kinds of DJs, and anything else that you can imagine. We made friends with other Spring Screamers from all over the island, some of the bands, and lots of people selling food, t-shirts, and promotion products.
After the concert was over? A proper DJ'd beach party:
In essence, the long holiday weekend in Kenting was the opposite of my usual daily life. The weather, the excitement, the variety of people I interacted with, and my location on the island of Taiwan. An excellent change of pace.
I give both Spring Scream and Kenting 5 out of 5 stars. Rock on!
