From the press release:

Modern Sky Entertainment of Beijing presents the Strawberry Festival, May 1-3, 2009. Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Panther, Joanna Wang, Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues, Arms & Legs, etc. to perform.

Modern Sky Entertainment, home to Modern Sky Records and other art-related companies, is producing the Strawberry Festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing May 1-3. The music and art festival will feature 60+ bands on three stages. The overall theme of the event is "music + sustainable and eco-friendly living in China." Various genres of music will be represented - including rock, pop, and folk - on two stages, with a third stage showcasing electronic and dance music. The Strawberry Festival will be held annually and in addition to the Modern Sky Festival, China's biggest music and art festival, in October.

The first-ever Strawberry Festival will feature a very special guest in legendary US-based record label Kill Rock Stars, home to recordings from Elliot Smith, The Decemberists, Bikini Kill, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Sleater-Kinney, The Gossip, and other indie-rock luminaries. Kill Rock Stars will have an exhibit tent set up on the festival grounds featuring classic posters, CDs, vinyl, and memorabilia from their 18-year-history. Kill Rock Stars bands Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and Panther will perform a night each at the festival, with Deerhoof closing things out on May 3rd.

"The Strawberry Festival promises to be three days of music, clean air (hopefully), unexpected love...a great springtime event," says Modern Sky Founder Shen Lihui.

Tongzhou Canal Park is located east of Chang'an Street. Built in 1936, the total area of the park is 368 million square meters. The Strawberry Festival will occupy nearly one million square meters of space.