Four homegrown acts. One charged night. HCMC Originals Reignite brought happyco., Party Mums, Neon White, and Anesthetic Youth to the same stage, splitting the bill between alt rock atmospherics and punk urgency. Saigon’s underground showed up loud. Inside the gallery: every sweat-soaked, fist-raised moment captured.
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu’s first “Long” day brought together a packed lineup of rock, hardcore, metalcore and pop-punk acts, showcasing just how alive and diverse Vietnam’s heavy music scene has become. Despite organizational setbacks and shortened sets, the festival still delivered nonstop energy, from chaotic pits and heartfelt hardcore speeches to experimental industrial performances and massive singalongs. More than anything,
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu’s first “Long” day brought together a packed lineup of rock, hardcore, metalcore and pop-punk acts, showcasing just how alive and diverse Vietnam’s heavy music scene has become. Despite organizational setbacks and shortened sets, the festival still delivered nonstop energy, from chaotic pits and heartfelt hardcore speeches to experimental industrial performances and massive singalongs. More than anything,
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc brought together a tightly curated lineup, with Cờ Lê, Bedlam Royals, and 9xactly setting the stage for France’s Celeste.
Ethos Collective and Úm Ba La are launching Scene Incubator, a recurring Sunday series built around Saigon’s original acts. Starting May 17, every other Sunday brings two to three bands to a professional stage with an affordable flat fee and a drink included. First lineup: Lulaby, Route 59, and ChipPunks.
Kobe Town’s newly relocated District 2 space opened its doors to its first proper heavy show, with District 105 wrapping up their Cycle of Violence Asian tour alongside Mikey Rotten, Kamiyada+, Under Pressure, I’m Not Sure, and Sixxk Boy.
Saigon alternative rock band Thangca have released 100 Ngày (100 Days), a slow-burn single written during the COVID-19 lockdown and out now via Gió Đông. Built around the suffocating stillness of a city under quarantine, it is one of the more considered releases to come out of that period.
Cúp Học Thêm bring the energy of a night where the music brought everyone closer — loud, restless, and full of emotion, like a recess that didn’t want to end. The student-uniform dress code added a special layer to the atmosphere, bringing people back to the feeling of being on school grounds again, where everything felt both familiar and new
Saigon alternative rock outfit Neon White are back with “Delirium,” their third single and clearest statement to date. Darker, heavier, and more atmospheric than anything they’ve released before, the track arrives alongside a music video from local creative studio Mini-Creative that matches the song’s controlled intensity beat for beat.
All Mixed Up Vol. 9 traded heavy for melodic, bringing together four acts across dream-pop, punk-edged alternative, feel-good rock, and industrial electronic. From Drive Lullaby’s hazy warmth to My Broken Society’s dystopian edge, the night proved the series still knows how to keep things unpredictable.
