Music, rock and good clean fun

Popular indie music festival Kod Indy returns to the Royal Turf Club in Nang Lerng this Saturday for 14 hours of non stop fun and music that kicks off at 10am.

Now in its fifth year, the festival features three stages on which more than 400 indie bands will take turns to entertain the crowds. The year, for the first time, there'll be several big name artists taking part, among them Teddy Ska Band, The Richman Toy, Greasy Cafe, Lemon Soup, Gene Kasidit, Sri Racha Rocker, Gold Red, Penny Lane, Dezember, Klear, Art Floor, The Papers, Poomjit, Yellow Fang, Perfect Rock Star, Kluay Thai, Ritalinn, Mad Pack It, Playground, Deep O Sea, and Over Me.

The theme is "Lerk Lao Thoe Ai Nong" (Stop Drinking, Dudes!) so the three stages have been given really awful sounding names, each related to often terminal diseases associated with overindulgence of alcohol or cigarettes. Festivalgoers can choose whether to dance at "Tub Khaeng" (liver cirrhosis), "Thung Lom Pong Phong" (pulmonary emphysema) or "Mareng Lam Sai" (colorectal cancer) stage.

"This is the third year that we're holding a clean music festival - without smoking and alcohol," says Burinthorn "Heng" Saelao, the festival's founder. "Come to enjoy the music, please!"

In addition to the bands, there are also more than 100 booths selling handmade products such as clothes and CDs by artists and students, plus an exhibition of the harm caused by smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. A mobile recording studio will also be on hand for those looking to record their own album.

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>> Nang Lerng Turf club (also known as the Horse-Racing Stadium) is on Phitsanulok Road.

>> Tickets cost Bt99 from Nong Tha Prachan, DJ Siam, and at the door.

>> For more information, visit www.KodIndy.org.