The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions Returns With Another All-Female Music Festival
The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions made its debut in 2019 (Credit: Ho Hong Jun)
Is Alex dropping a dynamite soul verse? Is Blake banging the walls with techno? Does Charlie have another punk-charged anthem in her bag of tricks? Whoever these enigmatic monikers are (we never figured out), they’re making a momentous comeback for the return of The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions this year.
Come 25 February 2023, The ABC Sessions reawakens within the mammoth-sized halls of Pasir Panjang Power Station, retaining its original concept of a female-focused lineup. Organised once again by 24OWLS – the event experts who’d successfully brought St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival to Singapore for years – the full-day festival has teased a lineup that includes indie, folk, shoegaze and even techno performers.
The all-rounded festival featured several fringe activities and a stacked lineup
Including international acts like Stella Donnelly (Credit: Muhd Syukri)
As well as the power pop of Charly Bliss (Credit: Alvin Ho)
The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions made its grand entrance in December 2019, on the edge of a looming pandemic that had yet to decimate the scene. The full-day endeavour unleashed a female-identifying and -fronted lineup that welcomed both international headliners and homegrown stalwarts. Delivering a flurry of indie, alternative and electronic sounds were acts like Charly Bliss, Kero Kero Bonito, Dream Wife, Stella Donnelly, Vandetta, A/K/A Sounds, Ginette Chittick and Ladies of LCD Soundsystem. The industrial playground also became a canvas for art installations and pop-up stations dedicated to art, F&B, beauty and feminine care.
What ensued was ultimately a full-fledged festival experience curated by the more-than-capable hands of its organisers; one that its attendees would find hard to forget. Need a recap? You can read our review feature of The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions. And if you don’t, it’s time to welcome them back.
(Credit: Alvin Ho)
The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions, 25 Februrary 2023, Pasir Panjang Power Station, 27 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore 117537. Follow 24OWLS’ Instagram page to stay updated, and read our interview feature with Marcia Tan (24OWLS) about the origins of the festival.
