Woodstock Comes To North Korea March 1-4, 2007

Kim Jong Il is looking for bands to rock out in Pyongyang this coming March. From the Voice of Korea website:

If you are a band playing any kind of rock, including heavy metal, then you can participate 'ROCK FOR PEACE' in Pyong Yang, the capital city of North Korea. This is the very first time in history that North Korea allows western musicians in the heart of DPRK territory to play capitalist popular music. There are few restrictions and conditions on participation but any band will be considered even though you are from USA. The lyrics should not contain admirations on war, sex, violence, murder, drug, rape, non-governmental society, imperialism, colonialism, racism, anti-DPRK, and anti-socialism. The concert will be held from March 01 to March 04, 2007 under the management of Voice of Korea. We currently received requests of 35 bands from 19 countries and participations are increasing everyday. ROCK FOR PEACE will be the 2007 version of Woodstock rock festival in 1969 but in different location and in different goals, We welcome every musician as long as they are purely music based without political intentions. For inquiries, email to Jean-Baptiste Kim, the head of Voice of Korea.

And if the Rock For Peace concert isn't enough to make you want to visit, the Voice of Korea also exhorts us Merkins:

Hey Americans, You Should Learn A Lot From Our Norweigan Friends Who Are Having Really Good Time With North Korean Young School Boys.

Blame it on Bryce.

Comments

[lee]

that gig is gonna be the bomb. are you guys puttin a free trip together for some of us lucky fans? yeah. you are. what, now all of a sudden i have to cancel my plans? that's some tease you got goin there. eitherwe're going or we're not. you were the one who brought it up. i was hoping to score in pyoon tyang.

[Joshua]

This is going to be a concert so good, you will never leave.

[tony]

I want to see Borat covering the event!

[EB]

Let's rock in Ryugyong Hotel ruins!