Hong Kong fans react to death of Prodigy frontman Keith Flint
- The Prodigy have a huge following in the city and performed live here twice – in Kowloon Bay’s Kitec centre in 1998 and at the Clockenflap festival in 2017
- The singer, 49, was found dead at his home in Essex on Monday after reportedly committing suicide
Hong Kong fans of British electronic-punk pioneers The Prodigy are in mourning after the death of the band’s frontman, Keith Flint. The singer, 49, was found dead at his home in England’s southeast county of Essex on Monday after reportedly committing suicide.
The Prodigy have a huge following in Hong Kong and performed live in the city twice – in Kowloon Bay’s Kitec centre in 1998 and at the Clockenflap festival in 2017.
One of their most passionate Hong Kong fans is celebrated local DJ Janette Slack, who was hugely inspired by the 1998 Prodigy show she caught as a teenager.
“I first got into The Prodigy when I was 13 when I fell in love with [early albums] ‘Experience’ and ‘Music for the Jilted Generation’. Coming from an alternative music background, they were my gateway into dance music,” she says.
“Sadly I wasn’t around for the Clockenflap event they performed at, but I’m really pleased I got to experience seeing them when I was a kid as that seems to have had quite a lasting effect. Seeing Keith walk on stage and grab the crowd by the balls with his presence was pure magic. I’ve always enjoyed seeing Prodigy crowds just lose control in the mosh pit yet still come together. It’s an exhilarating experience.