Macpherson Stadium

Macpherson Stadium has gradually become a popular venue for cultural activities and performances after the redevelopment programme of the site. Just a few weeks ago, my favourite YouTube musicians had a concert in Hong Kong as a part of their Asian tour. I was so excited to buy the tickets at a reasonable price. That was the first time I’ve been to the MacPherson Stadium.
The easiest route is to go out from Exit E2 of the Mong Kok MTR Station, then walk along the Nelson Street to the junction of the Yim Po Fong Street. It takes around 10 minutes to reach the Stadium. There is a huge poster board right next to the entrance of the stadium. Seeing the board when we arrived, we started to become hysterical and wanted to take photos of it. Yet, perhaps due to the number of people entering the arena and some safety issues, the security guards forbade us to do so. Anyway, watching the concert should be the highlight of the day! After collecting the ticket stubs, the staff members there led us to our seats. The stage faced three sides, i.e. left, central and right. The arena wasn’t as large as I expected (my expectation was something like the one in the AsiaWorld-​Expo, where my first concert took place…), and even though our seats were at the yellow zone which was the central-​facing area behind the standing zone, the distance to the stage wasn’t that long — at least I could see my favourite singers clearly at the second row of the zone! Having our seats settled, we were super hyper and waited till the show commenced!
Okay I realise I’m supposed to write a review on the stadium but not the concert itself. I’ll try to avoid going off-​track! I can tell you — the show was fantastic! But I’d like to point out some areas that this newly-​operated stadium needs to improve. One important element for a successful musical performance was the stereo set. Sometimes the background music was larger than the microphone, which somehow affected the overall quality of the performance. The lighting system also requires room for improvement. I agree that lighting helps enhance the atmosphere of the show, but light beam was so strong that I couldn’t really see the stage. After all, the arrangement was nice generally.
A final note: having tickets of the highest price may provide you with some privileges on top of the vicinity to the stage. A case in point is the meet-​and-​greet session. Though it wasn’t stated on Cityline, it did happen! Unfortunately I was one of those people who missed the chance to greet my favourite musicians in person… So, if you really love the artist and the tickets are affordable, I highly recommend you do so :)