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Qiantan Music Festival kicks off in Pudong with outdoor spectacular

english.pudong.gov.cn Updated:2026-04-30

The Qiantan Music Festival kicked off its annual debut show at Qiantan Sports Park in Shanghai's Pudong New Area on the evening of April 25, launching a new round of performances and activating holiday consumption ahead of the upcoming Labor Day holiday.

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Performers take the stage at the Qiantan Music Festival. [Photo/WeChat ID: pdnews]

The concert marked the opening of Shanghai's first regularly operated large-scale outdoor venue in the central urban area, with a capacity of 30,000 to 50,000 attendees.

As the season opener, the show delivered upgrades across programming, stage production and audience experience. The diverse audience included individuals aged 2 to 85, making it a concert suitable for all generations.

Structured around three themes — youth memories, present passions and urban renewal — the performance offered an immersive "journey through time", combining emotional depth with artistic expression.

Veteran artists, including Tsai Chin and Hacken Lee, revisited classics, while contemporary singers such as Mao Buyi and Yoga Lin connected with the audience through modern hits. Younger performers such as Zhou Zhennan and Diana Wang brought a fresh vitality to the stage.

The concert blended classic performance with technology. At the center of the stage, a digital persona named "Xiao Yi" took on various roles, serving as a DJ, vocalist, dancer and host. Xiao Yi guided the audience in raising glow sticks and phones to create synchronized light displays.