Hong Kong band David Boring's deliciously terrifying show mixes post-punk with horror
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By mixing local underground sounds with horror-based contemporary art, the cult indie post-punk band did something rarely seen in the city's music scene, or indeed any indie music scene.
The official terminology for the event – held at Current Plans, an independent art space on the south side of Hong Kong Island, just two weeks before the start of Art Basel, Hong Kong's largest annual international art fair – was 'a one-off performance curated by David Boring'.
Titled 'Stare Out From Your Own Burning', it began with the band live-scoring three new music videos followed by a Butoh (Japanese dance theatre) performance, before the band played their main set. DJ sets from the new art-rave collective Panic Library rounded the night off.
David Boring lead vocalist Janice Lau performs in a translucent black shawl during the screening of three new horror music videos. Photo: Gideon de Kock
Directed by three Hong Kong filmmakers, the music videos spanned three very different horror subgenres, all scored by new David Boring songs from an album set to come out at the end of 2025.
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