When Coldplay returned after 15 years to perform in Hong Kong’s newly-opened Kai Tak Sports Park this month, it wasn’t just a concert for the city, it was also a curtain-raiser on its ambitions to become Asia’s next entertainment powerhouse.
The concerts, part of the band’s Music of the Spheres world tour, marked the first major international act to perform at the 50,000-seat venue, which officially opened in March after years of anticipation. Over four nights from 8 to 12 April, Kai Tak welcomed some 200,000 fans – not just locals, but visitors from across the world who turned the gigs into mini holidays, complete with sightseeing, food crawls, and even charity work.
