This free event hosted 15 bands as well as foreign food stalls and international beers. The bands started around 6ish but there were hot air balloons and Chinese lanterns before that. It was really atmospheric especially with the bridge all lit up in the background. Although it was a pretty chilly night, it didn't feel cold at all with the hot air balloon blasters going off regularly.
Some of the bands were pretty good too and there was an interesting mix of genres (indie, rock, metal, ska punk etc). I was impressed to see people rocking out almost immediately and there was a bit of a mosh going on to the ska punk and metal tracks. It was cool to see everyone skanking and having a great time in Daejeon. It was by far the biggest collection of way gook that I've seen since coming to SK. And some of the Korean fans were way too cool for school.
The only improvement would be to the so-called international beers. This was a wash out really as it was just one small tent with a pretty poor collection, a massive queue and not enough pitchers to go around... on the other hand there was no wait to get Korean beers from any of the food stalls so in that respect this top trumps any other festival I've been to. If I were to go again next year then I'd definitely bring my own beer.
General impression: If you get a chance then you should go. Daejeon Rock Festival 2011 would be worth a look see.
