Rock Tours Target China, Face Government Interference

[Rolling_Stone]

A ban on foreign rock acts puts a damper on emerging live marketLast september, 30,000 people gathered in Beijing's Chaoyang Park to hear sets by Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy and the New York Dolls, at the third annual Beijing Pop Festival. The show — as well as other recent performances by acts like the Rolling Stones and Linkin Park — seemed to be a sign of China's increasing comfort with Western pop culture. That all changed when Björk was booked in Shanghai in March — and finished her set with the defiant song "Declare...

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