The Spring Scream () is an outdoor music festival held in early April each year at

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. The festival showcases a variety of music styles from bands both from Taiwan and overseas. Each year the festival adds the name of the current Chinese astrological animal to its name. The festival is organized by two expatriate Americans, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe, and has grown significantly since its beginnings in 1995. The event length has been between 2 and 11 days and as many as 300 acts on 8 stages. It also features a

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending up ...

, art exhibits, DJs, stalls, food vendors and camping.

Spring Scream History

1995

*Year of the

Pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus ''Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...

(豬年) 3 days, Magic Studios * Bands had their own stalls, with hand-dyed and printed shirts

1996

*Year of the

Rat Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' ( pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandico ...

(鼠年) 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 (牛年) 3 days, Beach *Cover:$200 * 30 bands on 2 stages

1998

*Year of the

Tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ...

(虎年) 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 Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit s ...

(兔年) 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 (龍年) 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 Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...

(蛇年) 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 The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

(馬年) 4 days, LiouFu Campground *Cover:$1,000. *150 bands.

2003

*Year of the

Goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of ...

(羊年) 4 days, LiouFu Campground *Cover:$1,500 *160 bands

2004

*Year of the

Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incom ...

(猴年) 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 The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...

(雞年) 4 days, LiouFu Campground *Cover:$1,500 *160 Bands *Start of the poster contest and the logo contest

2006

*Year of the

Dog The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relativ ...

(狗年) 4 days, LiouFu Campground *Cover:$1,500 *160 bands

2007

*Year of the

(豬年) 4 days, Erluanbi and ShauKenting Rodeo *Cover:$1,500 *230 bands *Added pop artists who do original compositions

2008

*Year of the

(鼠年) 4 days, Erluanbi Lighthouse Area. *Cover: $1,600 *270 bands

External links

Official festival website

Taipei Times 2005 preview

Far Eastern Audio Review coverage of 2005 festival

Comme les Chinois: How-to guide for Kenting during Spring Scream (1 of 3)

Kenting National Park Website
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Spring Scream History

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