Mayday to perform in Hualien after the earthquake

By Wang Qin Ai/CNA Staff Reporter

Taiwanese band Mayday (五月天) has announced plans to perform in Hualien County following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the county on April 3.

At the end of a charity concert in Quanzhou, China, on Saturday evening, the band announced that its next show would be in the city of Hualien, which also witnessed hundreds of aftershocks.

Many Hualien residents left messages on Mayday's Facebook page to express their gratitude.

Image: Screenshot from Mayday's Facebook page

“Thank you. Hualien City needs this,” one message read.

“Willing to come to Hualien City when we need it most. Thank you, Mayday,” another said.

Hualien Hotel Association president Zhang Hsuan Han (張琄菡), a Mayday fan, said yesterday the announcement was exciting news among several recent disappointments, including five hotel buildings listed as dangerous.

Hualien County Commissioner Hsu Chen Wei (徐榛蔚) warmly welcomed the band.

The Hualien Research and Administration Department said it had not received information about the Mayday concert, but thanked everyone who helped Hualien, adding that the provincial government would provide the troupe with the necessary assistance to hold a concert.

Mayday earlier this month donated NT$5 million (US$153,563) for post-earthquake disaster relief.

In 2015, the band also held a charity concert in the area most affected by the gas explosion in Kaohsiung.

Separately, relief donations from the public had reached NT$1.4 billion as of 8 a.m. yesterday, the Taiwan Disaster Relief Foundation said.

The foundation, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said the funds will be used to help areas affected by the earthquake, with a focus on emergency medical care, shelter and reconstruction.

She added that the donation campaign is scheduled to end at midnight on Friday, adding that the online fundraising platform WaBay will stop accepting donations at midnight tomorrow, while Line Pay will close its donation platform at midnight on Thursday.

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