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Head to Marina Bay for music festivals Baybeats, Side A

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October 30, 2025

Two major events in the local music calendar are taking place in the Marina Bay precinct this weekend.

- Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent

Head to Marina Bay for music festivals Baybeats, Side A

Singapore math rock band Haidi Honey are one of the acts performing at Baybeats 2025.

(ESPLANADE)

The Esplanade’s Baybeats, Singapore’s largest alternative music festival, is back and bigger than before in its 24th edition.

The 2025 event sees one additional night compared with previous years’ programming, and will take place from Oct 30 to Nov 2. It will also have five stages instead of the usual four.

Side A, A Singapore Record Show, a convention for local vinyl record collectors and music lovers, also makes a return with a bumper edition at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on Nov 1. Created and produced by homegrown music company Mosta Records, the 2025 edition will be held in a space double the size of the inaugural event at Drama Centre in 2024.

Music fans are encouraged to go for both free events and there are cross promotions. Those attending Side A, for example, will get holographic Baybeats stickers.

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