The Taipei City Government is all set to hold TRENDY TAIPEI 2025 from 25th August, centred on the theme Trendy Taipei: It’s Now.
The event highlights the energy and immediacy of the Taiwanese music scene and is structured around three major aspects: The Concert Economy, Industry Trends, and Urban Actions.
As such, activities span six thematic areas, specifically music, art, audiovisual, technology, gaming, and fashion.
Running until 7th September, the festival features over 150 music performances, 39 professional forums and citywide activities, making it the most chill and trendiest event of the summer.
14 signature events throughout the capital
Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an mentioned that Taipei is the core of Taiwan's pop music and creative industries with mature production infrastructure and venue resources.
In 2024, the representing venues of the city hosted more than 530 concerts with nearly 2 million attendees.
That said, this year’s Trendy Taipei is an international metropolitan music festival unique to Taipei, aiming to showcase the city's creative energy and charm to the world.
The festival’s goal is simple: to bring music out of the concert halls and into the streets, allowing people to feel the rhythm everywhere from alleyways and cultural venues to shopping districts and even MRT stations.
The programming centres on three areas:
- The Concert Economy – activating consumption through music and connecting performance venues across Taipei.
- Industry Trends – featuring expert forums discussing the trend and the future of the music industry.
- Urban Actions – engaging cultural landmarks throughout the city.
What’s different about this year’s festival
Unlike its debut run in 2024, this year’s festival focuses more deeply on the Concert Economy driven by music to boost tourism and consumption with big concerts, trying to make music the momentum of industry developing.
The newly introduced TRENDY TAIPEI Boom: Taipei Arena Series will feature top artists from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea from 5th to 7th September with tickets already selling fast online via Kham ticketing.
Additionally, Taipei Very Live will take place from 8th August to 7th September, connecting 22 Live Houses and music restaurants with 50+ diverse performances including rock, jazz, pop.
Held simultaneously, this year's TAIPEI MUSIC EXPO (TMEX) and JAM JAM ASIA present 70 performances from 28th to 31st August, with tickets now on sale.
