Where music meets art
Despite negative publicity over the past couple of years, Koh Tao in Surat Thani remains one of the most popular tourist destinations for the young and is likely to draw even more visitors this month as it hosts the Tao International Music & Underwater Festival 2017.
Running from March 28 to 30, the festival features 25 Thai and international artists in the fields of music, visual art and street art, among them T-Bone, Rasmee Isan Soul, Khun Samarn, Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Ing Pha, and Srirajah Rockers, Earl Zinger, Francis Harris, Kevin Yost, Side Effect, Pillowtalk, Focal, Trus’Me, Naphtaline, Santiago Salazar, Gilles Peterson, Alex Face, Arrested Development, Toshio Matsuura, Alex Barck, Jazzanova, Cart’1, Monsieur Lupin and Yuki Jung.
Daytime activities focus on learning with diving classes and music performances on the beach and conservation workshops, a photo exhibition, and an art learning centre at the coconut plantation on the hill. Several artists will join up to create a work made from common trash. At night, the coconut farm is home to the music.
Tickets are Bt3,000 for three days and Bt1,500 for one day available at www.AllTicketThailand.com.
For more information, visit www.TaoFestival.com, Facebook.com/taomusicandunderwaterfestival or IG: tao_festival
