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Elizabeth Cheung

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.
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.
Kai Tak Sports Park said on Thursday that the concert would mark an “important milestone” for the venue.
“We are very excited to welcome Coldplay, the world-renowned band, to perform at Kai Tak Sports Park,” the park stated.
“This concert marks an important milestone for Kai Tak Sports Park and is one of the major international events in the park’s opening season next year.”
The park stated that more sports and entertainment activities would be announced in due course.
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.
Lawmaker Dominic Lee Tze-king said Coldplay chose Hong Kong as one of the stops for its tour in Northeast Asia as it reflected the city’s international status as a huge market both locally and in mainland China.
“The travel industry and the food and beverage sector can introduce products to attract Coldplay fans to travel to Hong Kong to enjoy sightseeing and delicious cuisine,” Lee said, who is also a member of the government’s Tourism Strategy Committee.
“They may even extend their trips to the Greater Bay Area, positioning Hong Kong well as the role of a centre for cultural exchange between East and West and an international aviation hub as designated by the country.”
He added the show would greatly contribute to solidifying economic development and effectively showcase Hong Kong’s positive story as long as the city continued to excel in its tourism services and product enhancement.
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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The British rock band will perform at the soon-to-open 50,000-seat mega stadium on April 9, 11 and 12


The British rock band will perform at the soon-to-open 50,000-seat mega stadium on April 9, 11 and 12.


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