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MARKETS: Rad Market in Field

MARKETS: Artbox BKK EP. 4: When I was Young

The huge outdoor container market returns to the lawn of the Airport Link station with a nostalgic theme, promising 300 stalls of Thai fashion, accessories, handmade crafts, a food and drink zone, and live music stage. This edition will feature an art exhibition by Bangkok-based artists too. 

ART: Pananampalataya

TALKS: BACC Art Talk 2015

This year’s BACC Art Talk 2015 will take place on Aug 1 at 2pm, featuring internationally-recognized, Thai contemporary dance choreographer Pichet Klunchun, who will discuss the importance of art as social welfare. The talk is free, and will be conducted in Thai. Reserve your seat now at 02-214-6630-8 or email [email protected]. This also gives you the perfect excuse to check out the recently launched exhibitions as part of the PhotoBangkok 2015 Festival. See our highlights here. 

Aug 1 

GIGS: 1979 Live//Mysterious Wave

The small vinyl store hosts an indie gig , featuring local bands Gad, Phum & The Crows, LaLa and Third Person. Very limited spaces. B100 tickets only available at the door.

Aug 1

NIGHTLIFE: Trasher Presents Party & Exhibition: Britney's Bitches

After a long wait between drinks, Bangkok’s trashy party community can go crazy at Trasher Presents Party & Exhibition: Britney's Bitches this Saturday night, Aug 1. Kicking off at 9:30pm, this wild tribute party for the Queen of Pop promises to pack Live RCA with a huge guilty-pleasure playlist, blasting the biggest hits from the class of 1999, namely TLC, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Tickets are B300 (one free drink), only available at the door. 

Aug 1 

NIGHTLIFE: Epic Festival: White Edition feat. Borgeous

The DJ who debuted earlier this year makes a comeback at the first music festival by Epic Entertainment. The theme is white, with three dance zones featuring EDM, future house and tropical house. Food and drinks provided on-site. Pre-sale tickets available at www.epicbangkok.com.

Aug 5

CONCERTS: The Used Live in Bangkok

The American rock band makes an epic debut in Bangkok after the cancellation of Silverlake Music Festival Pattaya back in 2014. There are only 900 tickets, available at Indy Pop Concerts, HOF The Mall Bangkapi, Gram Siam Paragon, Sick Chaisaws MRT Chatuchak, and Musicland, Indra Square.

Aug 5

DANCE: Secret Keeper

B-Floor Contemporary Theatre and the BACC welcomes the audience to a safe space, free from societal judgement in an experimental performance by veteran dance movement psychotherapist Dujdao Vadhanapakorn. She will be joined by 3 of Thailand's leading dancers Vidura Amranand, Navinda Pachimsawat Vadtanakovint and Amornsri Pattanasitdanggul. Book tickets at 089-167-4039. No shows on Mon-Tue. B450 for students. 

Aug 5-23

GIGS: Goose in Moose

The Thai post-rock band from Smallroom Records, originally formed in 2004. takes over the stage of the Ekkamai bar, with support from W Map. The band has just reunited earlier this year. Tickets are B300, advance bookings at www.fb.com/moosebangkok. Only 50 tickets availbale at the door on the day. 

Aug 5

STAGE: Le Petit Prince - Mixed Media Performance

The performance is a combination of object theater, puppet theater, shadow puppet, installation art and paper cut animation background and a live performance in one of the most famous plays by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Tickets are B550, and B300 for young children. Shows run every Thu-Fri at 7:30pm and Sat-Sun at 3:30pm. There will also be a puppet workshop running every Sat-Sun at 2pm before the performance. 

Aug 6-30

ART: Gallery-Hopping during PhotoBangkok 2015

The popular gallery-hopping night is back in time for the PhotoBangkok 2015 Fest, with participating galleries like Artery Gallery, Artha Gallery, Atta Gallery, Bridge, Cho Why, Jam, Kathmandu-Photo Silom Gallery, Serindia Gallery, Speedy Grandma, Thavibu Gallery and The Jam Factory. 

Aug 6

CONCERTS: Echosmith Live in Bangkok

Aug 7

ART: The Beautiful South: The Ugly Truth

A striking black and white documentary photography exhibition by Darkle, who depicts the reality of the Southern conflict in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, focusing on the Negrito tribe indigenous to Thailand. Part of PhotoBangkok 2015 Festival. 

Aug 7

MARKETS: Back to Black

Event organizer Ohsnap! launches a new flea market, bringing over 80 shops of black fashion collections, food and cocktail bars sponsored by JW Black Label. Some of the stalls include Sugarboost, Barbecue Deli, Pordee Recipe, Pomelo and Is.Is brand. There will also be live bands throughout the three days inside the industrial warehouse. 

Aug 7-9

TALKS & WORKSHOPS: CU 2015 Shift: Decode: Design: Disrupt

Thailand Creative & Design Center brings back the annual Creativities Unfold symposium under the theme CU 2015 Shift: decode: design: disrupt, taking a look at new opportunities in the era of digital technology, Launched back in 2006, the series of symposia have been organized to develop the creative and design circle in Thailand, bringing over local and international thinkers and experts on the same stage. Starting from Aug 8 through Sep 6, there’ll be Creative Space Workshops run by leading design studios and entrepreneurs across different industries. Sign up now before spaces run out at www.cu-tcdc.com.

Aug 8-Sep 6

ART: Portrait

A highlight from PhotoBangkok2015 opens this Aug 8 at Soy Sauce Factory (24 Charoenkrung Rd.), featuring the iconic work of French-British photographer Cedric Arnold. Portraits exhibition presents an exclusive collection of polaroids from his shoots with the famous, and infamous, across 15 years of his careers, from the likes of Sharon Stone and Willem Dafoe. Sponsored by Pistonhead Lager Thailand, plus a special surprise performance on the night.      

Aug 8-12 

NIGHTLIFE: Femme Fatale

Aug 8

DANCE: Ballet Masterpieces with Young Thai Master

For an elegant evening, this Aug 11 sees a wonderful series of pas de deuxs by leading Thai ballerina Ommi Nutnaree Pipit-Suksun and Rudy Candia from the Carolina Ballet performed at the Main Auditorium of the Thailand Cultural Center. Known as the only Thai principal ballerina of the San Francisco Ballet Company, she’ll be performing a program of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Delibes’ Silvia, Massenet’s Meditation and Bizet’s Carmen at Ballet Masterpieces with Young Thai Master. Music will be performed by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, conducted by veteran conductor Martin Andre. Tickets are B500-2,500, available on Thaiticketmajor.

Aug 11

CONCERTS: OD - The Prodigy & More Live

Meanwhile on the other side of town at BITEC Bang Na, Aug 11 also sees a massive electro night of OD “The Prodigy & More,” with the raw production and dirty sounds of the British electronic music pioneers. Local electro support across the three stages by acts like Barbies, Gene Kasidit, Kidnappers, Stylish Nonsense, and DJs like Spydamonkee, Sunju Hargun, Pichy, Tul Apartment Khunpa, Zoo Studio’s Kingkong and Krit Morton. B2,500/B3,500 tickets are still available on Thaiticketmajor.   

Aug 11

MUSIC FESTIVALS: Output Music Festival

Thanks to local party promoters Retox Sessions and Contango, Bangkok fans will finally get to see Zedd take over Thunder Dome this Aug 11 as a part of his True Colors World Tour at the brand-new Output Festival, alongside a confirmed lineup of DJs Dzeko &Torres, Moti and Hard Rock Sofa. The grammy-award winning headliner is the mastermind behind some of the biggest hits over the last two years, from the likes of “Clarity,” “Stay the Night,” to the more recent “Break Free” and “I want you to know.” Limited B2,700 tickets will still be available at the door on the day.

Aug 11

SPORTS: 12 Aug Half Marathon

Aug 12

FAIRS: Thai International Travel Fair

The 17th edition of the travel fair welcomes travel enthusiasts with over 1,000 booths across the four-day fair. Participating hotel chains, travel agents and travel services include: Agoda, Air Asia, HIS Tours, Japan National Tourism Organization, plus international travel organizations. 

Aug 13-16

MUSIC FESTIVALS: Psych-Out Mini Fest

An outdoor music festival of experimental, psychedelic and folk music, organized by the people behind Stone Free Music Festival and Keep on the Grass Folk Music Festival. Performances by 10 top local bands to watch, including the likes of Tug Suk, Yena, Chladni Chandi and Abstraction XL. 200 tickets only. Book tickets at fb.com/ArchiveRecordsStore. Tickets are B600. 

Aug 15

NIGHTLIFE: Brewtopia II - Thai Craft Beer

Entry is free to the second edition of this massive beer event in the new Silom space. Party kicks off at 7pm, with a selection of local and international beers on offer, plus rare bottles of American, Belgian, Scandinavian and Japanese brews. Food provided by Cactus BKK. Interactive games include a Beer Pong Tournament and a Blind Taste Test competition. 

Aug 15

CONCERTS: Boyz II Men: Masters of Voices

The legendary r&b group from the '90s, known for their previous hits like "One Sweet Day" (see above), "I'll Make Love to You" and "End of the Road," are promising a few hours of nostalgia, taking the Thai fans through classic hits and new tunes from their latest album Collide.

Aug 16

TALKS: TEDxChulalongkornU 2015

The world-famous talk will be organized in a Thai University for the first time under the theme "Trust Your Guts." Some of the speakers include: Mint Roam Alone, Thailand's National Football Team Manager Madame Pang and CEO of CT Asia Robotics. We hope you got your tickets as there are only 100 seats.

Aug 22

MUSIC FESTIVALS: Plutonians

An art-music event takes over the epic riverside venue, inspired by the story of planet Pluto, bringing together live indie bands Stoondio, The Photo Sticker Machine, and the return of 15th Scenery and Goose, plus newcomers White Light , PC 0832/676 and Why Frank. The contemporary art exhibtiion features the work of Eyedropper Fill, Autosave, No Theory Studio, Tor Virunan, Sthapat & Bassyouth, Wishes on the Earth, I Use Films and many more. B380 earlybird tickets (one free drink, available through Aug 14 at www.fb.com/plutoniansproject). 

Aug 22

CONCERTS: Imagine Dragons Live in Bangkok

The Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band are playing in Bangkok for the first time, after releasing hit after hit like “Radioactive” and “Demons.” Here’s one not to miss as these guys have played at over 50 music festivals around the world. 

Aug 29