30th October 2025 – (Hong Kong) Lamma Island’s flagship community fundraiser will return on Saturday, 15th November, with organisers promising the most expansive programme in its 22-year history. Staged at Tai Wan To Beach, a 15‑minute walk from Yung Shue Wan, the festival will support Child Welfare Scheme (CWS) and features 45 bands and DJs across four stages alongside the revived Lamma 8 charity run.
Running from 11am to 11pm, the volunteer-led event will combine an arts and crafts bazaar, children’s games, a charity auction and a wide choice of local food and alcoholic drinks. Crowds can expect a rotating cast of performers across the Beach, Restaurant 80, Star and Road stages, each curated to showcase diverse home-grown and international talent.
On the Beach Stage, the afternoon opens with multi-instrumentalist Paul Roth before giving way to the horn-driven Motown of Mr Big Stuff. Wanch mainstays Maryjane and the Gang and Sham Pain Buddha follow with crowd-pleasing covers, while Canadian folk-rockers The Young Bucks round out the daytime slot. Later, Murphy and the Lawyers bring dancehall energy, paving the way for reggae collective General Lino and the Captains. Indie pop-rock outfit The VVs keep momentum high ahead of rock’n’roll supergroup Night Ships, with local shoegaze stalwarts Tofu Kingdom setting the tone for a finale from Hong Kong rock royalty The Bastards.
The Restaurant 80 Stage offers an equally ambitious slate. Cheung Chau guitarist and harmonica player Nick Florent leads off, followed by Lamma-based acoustic artist Maki. Pulp Fiction channel classic surf rock with a cinematic twist before The Side Burns crash in with punkabilly firepower and post-punk trio Mei Mei Motel sustain the intensity. A blues interlude from Whiskey Business precedes Harry’s Hofner, a narrative set built around a vintage guitar. Alternative rockers Butterfly Peas hand over to electronic duo A Vivid Machine, then Supernaut salute Black Sabbath. Original indie trio The Philharmonic Orchestra feature prominently, and The Sirens close the night with intricate harmonies and classical reworkings.
The Star Stage begins with Afternoon Daydream, a platform for emerging artists spanning multiple genres, followed by the melodic harmonies of The Benones. Folk singer-songwriter Tony Wong precedes Pogues tribute act McGowen’s Teeth. Mexican trio Karen y Los Remedios blend trip-hop, downtempo and cumbia for a Latin pulse before Noise Control fuse jazz‑fusion with electronica after dark. Reggae outfit Umojah Roots deliver roots rocksteady and dub, Stout Fellows supply tongue-in-cheek pub rock, and The Cashed-up Johnnies revisit 1950s and 1960s classics. Headliner Junk! caps the bill with an audio‑visual, electro‑comedy spectacle, performing for the first time with a full live band.
The Road Stage weaves DJs with offbeat performances. DJ Jimbrowski sets an early tempo with dance classics before duo Vence & Lotra pick up the pace. Families are invited for DJ Junk and the Disco Defenders, a playful children’s show. Choral highlights arrive with the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir ahead of sea shanty ensemble Flagrant Harbour. Global grooves from DJ Dazzler lead into a laid-back late‑afternoon session by Clockenflap regular DJ Barnaby Bruce. As dusk falls, French marching band Le Groupe Electrogène Fanfare Club parades through, then DJs James Jamal, Hyuen and Edgy chart a dancefloor journey. The evening closes with a set from Manchester legend Nipper.
All performances and operations are delivered by volunteers, with proceeds directed to CWS. Organisers advise attendees to allow time for the coastal walk from Yung Shue Wan and to plan their day to take in the breadth of the programme.
