Coldplay have announced they will hold three concerts at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak stadium in April next year, confirming earlier reports by the Post.
The British rock band revealed on Thursday their 2025 concert tour dates in Asia, with the three Hong Kong shows set to take place on April 9, 11 and 12 at the soon-to-open, 50,000-seat mega stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park.
The Asia tour will also include January concerts in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Mumbai in India. Four other shows will be held in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, in April.
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Coldplay’s first performances in Hong Kong since 2009 will be part of the sports park’s inaugural celebration, according to Klook, an “official experience partner” of the concerts.
The service booking platform is expected to start selling packages offering tour tickets and hotel stays at 10am on October 8. The package deals will offer one- or two-night stays in local hotels.
Earlier this month, the Post cited sources that the British band would perform in the city next year.
The concert series is one of the first major events lined up for the stadium, which is part of a HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) project expected to open during the first quarter of next year.
The park includes the main stadium, an indoor sports centre and a public sports ground, among other facilities. The stadium can operate at a maximum capacity of 65,000 people.
Coldplay performed at AsiaWorld-Expo in Chek Lap Kok for their last show in the city in 2009.
Hong Kong last year was left in the dust as major acts, including Coldplay and American singer Taylor Swift, skipped the city when they announced the Asian legs of their tours.
Coldplay also held shows in Manila and Bangkok earlier this year, while reports later emerged that Singapore had struck a six-figure deal with Swift for exclusive Southeast Asian performance rights, drawing ire from neighbouring countries such as Thailand.
The combined 12 shows by Swift and Coldplay in Singapore were believed to have generated up to S$450 million (US$348 million) in tourism receipts.
Industry insiders earlier expressed hope that the stadium in Kai Tak could help boost Hong Kong’s mega event economy, with many saying big acts were skipping the city over a lack of large-capacity venues.
The site is also a confirmed venue for multiple events under the 2025 National Games, which Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau will jointly host in November of next year.
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