Founded in 2016, EMONIGHTSG built its following around emo, pop-punk, and alternative music, in the indoor venues and dark rooms the community makes their stomping ground. This edition takes EMONIGHTSG somewhere it’s never been: onto the sand, under the open sky, alongside BFA’s line-up of craft beer, food, and flavour discovery. It’s a different kind of night out for a community used to a very different setting – and it reflects what BFA @ The Beach is about more broadly: a festival built to be a home for every scene, not just one.

Onstage, EMONIGHTSG is bringing that community to the beach at the Main Stage with a two-part set: a DJ set from 9:30pm, followed by a live band performance from 10:45pm. The DJ act, “EMONIGHTSG (THEBRYANSTATE),” will spin 2000s emo and pop-punk anthems wrapped in heavy nostalgia. The band brings together musicians from several of Singapore’s notable, alternative acts from the past such as The Summer State, Disco Hue, Riot in Magenta and Villes– including Bryan Ulric Sta Maria, Amelia Chen, Rush Ang, Ritz Ang, Victoria Chew, Harith Shah and surprise guest vocalists – reunited on one stage for a set filled with songs that shaped a scene. The tribute setlist includes songs from My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Linkin Park, All Time Low, and Mayday Parade. Lyrics will be displayed on-screen throughout for the crowd to sing along.

For fans who want to make a night of it, a limited EMONIGHTSG Special Ticket is also available, which comes bundled with a complimentary Krombacher Unfiltered Dark on top of the Discovery Pass and its associated perks.

“BFA 2.0 has always been about discovery – new flavours, new experiences, new communities. Bringing EMONIGHTSG’s crowd out of the clubs and onto the beach is exactly the kind of different experience we want every community in Singapore to find at BFA,” said Paul Lee, Festival Director, Beerfest Asia. “We are tremendously humbled that Bryan and team have decided to partner with us to celebrate a new platform to bring different aspects of Singapore’s communities together.”

“We’ve been serving behind the DJ decks at EMONIGHTSG for the past 10 years and we’re literally shaking with excitement to add a new and explosive element to the stage. We’ve combined forces with our musical counterparts from our touring days and have produced a festival styled set that pays homage to the bands that inspired us to pick up our instruments in the first place,” said Bryan Sta Maria, EMONIGHTSG. “This collaboration with BFA to shine a spotlight on this era of music and its community is heartening. Debuting THE EMONIGHTSG LIVE EXPERIENCE under the open sky, alongside great beers from around the world and delicious food gives our community a completely refreshing way to experience the music they love.”