Update | When Prince played Hong Kong: memories of a funk-filled night beside Victoria Harbour
Multi-talented star’s concert launched Harbour Fest, a four-week series of open-air concerts by local and international stars to help revive Hong Kong’s economy after scourge of Sars epidemic
The death of Prince will come as a shock to Hong Kong music fans who attended his packed concert at Harbour Fest beside Victoria Harbour in October 2003.
The multi-talented singer-songwriter and producer headlined the first night of the series of open-air concerts in a temporary outdoor stadium at Tamar, Admiralty, aimed at reviving the Hong Kong economy, badly hit by the deadly outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) earlier that year.
The diminutive star with a huge stage presence, who has died at age 57, did not disappoint.
The Post reported that the star opened with a medley of favourites – When Doves Cry, Let’s Go Crazy and I Would Die For You – before trying out more unfamiliar material.