{"id":59523,"date":"2026-06-10T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59523"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:03:02","slug":"why-international-music-acts-are-choosing-shenzhen-over-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59523","title":{"rendered":"Why international music acts are choosing Shenzhen over Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/09\/a10ad6ea-f170-454d-b993-4f0ebb4a2eeb_fb82893d.jpg?itok=Wd5PB8Ia&amp;v=1780978636\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While Shenzhen is rightly famed for low-cost shopping, dining and family attractions, it is rarely talked about as a hotbed for live music. That could be about to change, thanks to a clutch of ambitious livehouses that have started luring international touring acts to the city \u2013 and away from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">B10 Live in the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">OCT Loft cultural district<\/span> is attracting a range of respected acts this year, including 2024 Mercury Prize winners English Teacher on April 30, US singer-songwriter Appleby on June 14, Chicago alt-rock outfit Friko on August 1 and post-rock legends Tortoise on August 25.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Elsewhere, CH8 Livehouse in Nanshan district hosted US rapper McKinley Dixon on April 17 and will welcome Canadian hip-hop\/jazz ensemble Badbadnotgood on July 19. The Shenzhen outpost of the MAO Livehouse chain, located at Sea World, has Brooklyn indie rockers DIIV performing on July 5.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">That shift means artists increasingly see Shenzhen and Hong Kong as competing options when adding a Greater Bay Area stop to their touring schedule.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">This decision is typically shaped by a variety of considerations, says Justin Sweeting, co-founder and music director of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Clockenflap<\/span>, but availability of suitable venues is one of the key issues.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cOne of the major factors that affects what kind of deal a promoter can put forward is the local venue options,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt\u2019s well documented that Hong Kong needs more live performance spaces across scale, and I\u2019ve lost count of the number of acts we haven\u2019t been able to put on simply because there isn\u2019t a suitable venue available on the date the artist needs for their tour routing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3356440\/why-international-music-acts-are-choosing-shenzhen-over-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Shenzhen is rightly famed for low-cost shopping, dining and family attractions, it is rarely talked about as a hotbed for live music. 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