Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s Kai Tak Stadium concerts postponed over stage glitch

Cantopop star Sammi Cheng Sau-man has expressed shock and disappointment after a stage glitch forced the delay of her highly anticipated concerts in Hong Kong at the eleventh hour.

The three-day event, scheduled for Friday to Sunday at Kai Tak Stadium, is the final stop of Cheng’s Asia Tour. It will be watered down into 1½-hour free appreciation shows at the same venue, times and dates, with ticket holders given the choice to opt for a refund or retain their passes for future dates.

The concerts would have been her first at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. The delayed event is also the first of its kind since the venue’s debut in March last year.

Media Asia Entertainment Limited, the show organiser, said on Monday that it had discovered a critical component failure during the testing process and stage set-up.

It said the team swiftly conducted inspections and sought alternatives but failed to find a solution in time.

The firm decided to postpone the event for safety reasons and to preserve the intended production effects of the concerts.