Coldplay, John Legend, J-pop star Yoasobi and other global artists set to perform in Hong Kong

When: October 4, 2024

Where: AXA x Wonderland, West Kowloon

What: American singer John Legend, who has received 12 Grammy Awards throughout his illustrious career, will return to Hong Kong after six years, with this outdoor concert. “There are many outdoor performance venues around the world, and I can finally sing at an outdoor concert in Hong Kong. I’m sure it’ll be a different feeling,” he says in a press statement. “The organisers said the weather should be nice. I hope we’ll get to enjoy the stage then!”

When: October 11, 2024

Where: AXA x Wonderland Hong Kong

What: Get ready to see Grammy-winning R&B legend Ne-Yo at his one-night-only concert in Hong Kong this October—part of his Champagne and Roses Tour. Expect 2000s hits from the singer, like So Sick, Closer and Miss Independent.

When: December 4, 2024

Where: AsiaWorld-Arena

What: One of Japan’s hottest names in the music scene, Fujii Kaze, is performing Hong Kong in early December. His first album Help Ever Hurt Never (2020), which conveyed a positive message of spreading kindness during the peak of the pandemic, reached number one on Billboard Japan’s Hot Album chart and won the country’s most prestigious awards such as the Grand Prize Blue of CD Shop Awards in 2021. Kaze was named YouTube Japan’s first Artist On the Rise and picked for Spotify’s global programme, Radar. He went on to perform in sold-out concerts in seven cities in Asia in 2023.

When: December 26 and 27, 2024

Where: AsiaWorld-Arena

What: J-pop duo Yoasobi, consisting of musician and record producer Ayase and singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta, will come to Hong Kong for the first time as part of Clockenflap’s line-up. Known for creating theme songs for online fictions, they first rose to fame in 2019 with Racing into the Night, which set a record for being the first song in Japan’s streaming platforms to reach more than one billion streams.

When: November 30-December 1, 2024

Where: AsiaWorld-Arena

What: Grammy-winning American pop rock band Imagine Dragons comes to Hong Kong this winter to perform tracks from their latest album Loom, which blends their iconic music with fresh styles. Released in June, the album was produced entirely by the band themselves during their hiatus last year. They took the time to reflect on their past to imagine their sound in the future.

When: October 27, 2024

Where: AXA Dreamland, Go Park, 9 Hoi Ying Rd, Ma On Shan

What: Thai musician, actor and beauty pageant winner Engfa Waraha will bring her energetic music to our city for the first time. Expect recent releases and popular hits such as The One and Only (2024) and Wow Wow Wow (2022). There will also be a meet-and-greet session before the concert.

When: August 17-18, 2024

Where: AsiaWorld-Arena, AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau

What: Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, celebrated for bringing R&B and dance-pop to the Japanese music scene in the 1990s, will host their Hong Kong concert for the first time this summer. Expect to hear tunes from Science Fiction, the hit album released in April this year.

When: August 27, 2024

Where: Hall 10, AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau

What: American singer-songwriter and former YouTuber Conan Gray, widely known as “the prince of sad songs” for his introspective songs about the woes of love and feeling lost, will be on his Asia tour this summer that promotes Found Heaven, his third studio album released in April which features tracks—like Bourgeoisieses and Never Ending Song—that pay tribute to 1980s music.

When: August 29, 2024

Where: Hall 10, AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau

What: Icelandic Chinese singer singer-songwriter and TikTok sensation Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, who performs under Laufey, is set to deliver an electrifying performance at her Hong Kong concert this summer as part of her global tour that started in October last year. She is expected to sing songs from her first album Everything I Know About Love (2022) and her latest album Bewitched (2023), which won the Best Traditional Pop Album at the Grammy Awards this year.

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When: September 8, 2024

Where: Kitty Woo Stadium, Tung Po, 2 Tsat Po Street, Sun Po Kong

What: Known for his emotive, romantic songs and collaborations with pop singers such as Finneas, British singer-songwriter Bruno Major will be back for a one-night-only Hong Kong concert in September. The show comes with a pre-show Q&A session and a soundcheck performance at an additional cost.

When: September 24, 2024

Where: AsiaWorld-Arena, AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau

What: Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo will make her Hong Kong concert debut as part of her Guts world tour, which is her first arena tour. It supports her second studio album Guts, which topped American record chart Billboard 200 at its debut and earned six Grammy nominations.

When: October 3, 3034

Where: MacPherson Stadium, 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok

What: English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson, who performs under the name Anne-Marie, is known for her chart-topping singles on the UK Singles Chart such as Kiss My (2021) and Ciao Adios (2018). The musician is also celebrated for being outspoken about redefining beauty standards and gender-free love, and she uses her music to convey her messages—think the 2018 hit Perfect to Me.

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