Maho Rasop Festival

Maho Rasop (Thai: มหรสพ) is an annual music festival held in Thailand. The first edition was held in 2018 at the Live Park Rama 9, Bangkok. The festival showcases independent local and international acts.^[2]

Maho Rasop Festival
Genre	Indie rock electronic
Location(s)	Live Park Rama 9, Bangkok, Thailand (2018–2019) ESC Park, Rangsit, Thailand (2022–present)
Years active	2018–2019; 2022–present
Organised by	HAVE YOU HEARD? Seen Scene Space Fungjai[1]
Website	mahorasop.com

History

The first edition of Maho Rasop Festival was held on 17 November 2018 at the Live Park Rama 9, Bangkok.^[3] It was headlined by The Vaccines and Slowdive.^[4] The festival was expanded into two-day event in 2019. It was held on 16 and 17 November and featured headliners King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, The Horrors, Bombay Bicycle Club, and The Drums.^[5] The festival was set to be held in 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

The festival made its return on 19 and 20 November 2022 after two-year hiatus at a new venue, ESC Park in Rangsit.^[7] It was headlined by Cornelius, DIIV, Mono, and Yussef Dayes.^[8] JX Soo of NME gave the 2022 event a perfect rating of five stars and called it "a breath of fresh air in an increasingly homogenous festival landscape".^[9] Music broadcaster Boiler Room made their Bangkok debut at the 2022 festival and curated the acts performing at the Rim Daeng Stage.^[10] The 2023 festival was held on 2 and 3 December and headlined by Idles and Interpol.^[11] The 2024 festival was held on 23 and 24 November and headlined by White Lies and Air.^[12]

Festival line-ups by year

Headline performers are listed in boldface. Artists listed from latest to earliest set times.

2018

Maho-Ran Stage	Khao-Horm Stage	Serng-Swing Stage
The Vaccines Slowdive Washed Out DEAN Rad Museum Miami Horror Solitude Is Bliss	PREP Lucie, Too Wang Wen Oddisee with Good Company Sunflower Bean Elephant Gym Gym and Swim	Vacations S.O.L.E. Hariguem Zaboy temp. Yanin

2019

Maholan Stage	Khamram Stage	Yoklor Stage
Saturday, 16 November
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard The Horrors Phum Viphurit No Party for Cao Dong Stoic	The fin. Lite Tontrakul Benny Sings FOLK9 Supergoods	Pomrad Onra (DJ set) Junoflo Peachy! Nuh Peace Gulf of Meru
Sunday, 17 November
Bombay Bicycle Club The Drums BadBadNotGood never young beach Swim Deep	YOUNGOHM × YOUNG BONG Deafheaven Chai Summer Salt Say Sue Me Khana Bierbood	Cosmo's Midnight Bbno$ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U Maft Sai DCNXTR Martian Child

2022

Maholan Stage	Silver Stage	Rim Daeng Stage
Saturday, 19 November
Cornelius DIIV Dry Cleaning Moonchild H 3 F	Desktop Error Milli A Place to Bury Strangers Mild High Club Fazerdaze Alec Orachi	Srirajah Sound System Wildealer Foodman Haru Nemuri Buddha Beat Vanthan
Sunday, 20 November
Mono Yussef Dayes Death of a Salesman Se So Neon Matt Maltese	Last Dinosaurs Tokyo Shoegazer Crack Cloud DYGL KIKI Dogwhine	Co-curated with Boiler Room Legowelt DJ Dragon Marmosets rEmPiT g0dDe$$ Dott B2B Elaheh Asa Moto Chalo (Live) Pete TR Thaistick

2023

Maholan Stage	Viman Stage	Sawan Club × Boiler Room
Saturday, 2 December
Idles Caspian Zweed n' Roll Alex G Yard Act Ford Trio	Breakbot & Irfane (DJ set) Kamaal Williams Otoboke Beaver Mildlife L8ching Death of Heather	Young Marco Club Mascot B2B Winkieb Mae Happyair Krit Morton Jirus GA-PI (Live) Plaur
Sunday, 3 December
Interpol Alvvays The Yers Atarashii Gakko! Squid Numcha	Balming Tiger Envy Homeshake Michael Kaneko Soft Pine D.B.Inches	Nuh Peace Thaiboy Digital (Live) Osheyack (Live) Cinthie Maft Sai La Yumar

2024

Maholan Stage	Viman Stage	Sawan Club
Saturday, 23 November
White Lies Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band JPBS Adoy Ricewine Yonlapa	Hippo Campus Motorama Venn Grrrl Gang Subsonic Eye ผ้าอ้อม99999	Identified Patient Ryota Batu Kova O'Sarin Fatalism Wuthichai
Sunday, 24 November
Air Fazi Real Estate Ornaree Hitsujibungaku Bubble Tea and Cigarettes	Silica Gel Shintaro Sakamoto Automatic John Carroll Kirby Big Special Lepyutin	Suburb Sound Cashu Surprise Chef Flower.Far Jitwam Mad Madmen

References

1. "Maho Rasop Festival 2018". Mejai. 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
2. Itthipongmaetee, Chayanit (6 July 2018). "'Maho Rasop' Music Fest to Feature 15+ Indie Acts". Khaosod English. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. Pimdee, Honghame (20 August 2018). "Maho Rasop Festival: Bangkok's Brand-New International Indie Music Festival Experience". Siam2nite. Translated by Tansuhaj, Kunn. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
4. Boonyadhammakul, Neon (13 October 2018). "Slowdive, Washed Out and Oddisee w/ Good Company to complete Maho Rasop Festival lineup". Asia Live 365. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
5. Palma, Ginny (11 December 2019). "Maho Rasop Festival 2019: Bangkok's indie scene makes its mark". Bandwagon Asia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
6. Bodegon-Hikino, Kira (8 September 2020). "Maho Rasop postpones 2020 festival to prioritize everyone's safety". Bandwagon Asia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
7. "Maho Rasop Festival is back with a bang this November". Lifestyle Asia. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. Gwee, Karen (26 October 2022). "Maho Rasop drops full lineup: Cornelius, Yussef Dayes, Dry Cleaning and more added". NME. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
9. Soo, JX (25 November 2022). "Maho Rasop 2022 review: Bangkok's premier indie music festival returns in all its eclectic glory". NME. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
10. Cavaliere, Patrizio (11 November 2022). "Boiler Room to make Bangkok debut at this year's Maho Rasop Festival". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
11. "Thailand's Maho Rasop Festival 2023 unveils full line-up and set times". NME. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
12. "White Lies Joins the Maho Rasop 2024 Final Lineup, Ready to Light Up the Entire Weekend with an Unforgettable Performance!". The Real Cosmos. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

External links

• Official website