HONG KONG
The
Action Asia Sai Kung 50 will be held on February 15. The hike and run offers three circuits of 12, 22 and 54 Kilometres around some of Hong Kong’s most beautiful trails in the Sai Kung Country Park. There are several age categories and you can race as a team or solo.
More information and registration here.
◼︎ Mongolian rockers
The Hu, a band that combines heavy metal with traditional instruments and throat singing will be appearing at The Bee Publika,
Kuala Lumpur on February 29.
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◼︎ The band will also play at Shinjuku Blaze,
Tokyo on March 12.
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Osaka on March 13
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Beethoven is being celebrated at the
48th Hong Kong Arts Festival which runs from February 13 to March 14. If that is not your cup of tea there is plenty more to choose from including music, dance, theatre and film. Find an
online programme guide here. Tickets for the festival, and many other things going on in Hong Kong, can be
booked through Urbtix.
◼︎ English indie singer, songwriter
Yungblood will be doing a few shows in Asia during the latter half of March, dates are:
Seoul Hongdae Muv Hall, March 14.
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Tokyo Tsutaya O-East, March 16.
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Hong Kong This Town Needs, March 18.
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Singapore The Pavilion at Far East Square, March 22.
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GREEN DAY DATES & TICKETS
Dates for the Asian leg of their Hella Mega Tour in March 2020 are:
March 8 –
Singapore, Indoor Stadium
March 11 –
Bangkok, IMPACT Arena
March 14 –
Manila, Mall of Asia Arena
March 17 –
Taipei Arena
March 20 –
Hong Kong, Asia World Expo
March 22 –
Seoul, Jamsil Indoor Gym
March 25 –
Osaka. Intex
March 27 –
Chiba, Makuhari Messe
Links to the various ticketing agencies
can be found on their website
◼︎ Scottish singer/songwriter
Tom Walker will play four shows around Asia:
March 25 Budx Vas Live, Shanghai, China
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March 27 The Bee Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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March 29 SCAPE The Ground Theatre, Singapore
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April 2 WWW X, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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JAPAN
My Chemical Romance will play one night at Intex Osaka on March 28 with Jimmy Eat World.
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The following day, March 29, My Chemical Romance headline the Download 2020 festival at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba (just outside Tokyo). Also performing at the festival will be The Offspring, Evanescene, Jimmy Eat World, In Flames and At The Gates.
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JAPAN
Nobel prize winner
Bob Dylan will be playing a season at Zepp DiverCity,
Tokyo April 1-6 and April 14-21. His Bobness will take three days out to play at Zepp Namba in
Osaka from April 8-10.
Tickets for all shows are here
Avril Lavigne will be playing four shows in
Japan and one in
Hong Kong during May
May 9 Aichi Sky Expo Hall A, Nagoya
May 11 Osaka Castle Hall
May 13-14 Tokyo Garden Theater
Tickets for all Japan shows
May 24 AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
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Tickets for the 2020 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens are as scarce as ever. There will be 9,000 available by ballot this year. To put your name down go to:
https://www.ticketflap.com/2020hksevensballotregistration. The ballot closes on Sun 9th February at 11:59 pm. The event itself will take place from April 3-5.
VIETNAM
Hanoi joins the Formula 1 circuit in April. The first race on the city’s brand new circuit will take place on April 3-5.
Tickets are available here.
CHINA
The Shanghai Formula 1 follows two weeks later on April 17-19.
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◼︎ American singer/songwriter
Halsey will play the Tokyo Garden Theatre on May 7 –
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and Olympic Hall, Seoul on May 9 –
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PHILIPPINES
Iron Maiden are to headline the Pulp Summer Slam festival at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on May 16. Also on the bill are
Death Angel,
Dragonforce,
BabyMetal, and
King 810.
Tickets are available here 