From misogynistic young men and misbehaving teenagers to a heavy police presence and overseas performers mixing up Hong Kong with other East Asian cultures, Clockenflap 2024 caused quite a stir over the weekend, and not in a good way.
“Embarrassment” is the first word that comes to mind for this writer, who has nothing but conflicted love for the city.
Sure, it is not the first time people have complained about the antics of the crowd, but what took place during the city’s annual flagship music festival may have, I fear, cast Hong Kong – and some of the visiting musicians – in a bad light.
First came the emotional video – split into six Instagram stories – from Scottish hard house DJ Sim0ne, who said a group of seven or eight teenage boys made “really obscene hand gestures” at her during her set on Saturday evening.
