Underworld Live in Hong Kong 2009

[Mixer]

The much-awaited electronic duo is finally here, UNDERWORLD Live in Hong Kong, UNDERWORLD will perform for 1 night only at AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 on 30th September 2009 from 9pm till late.

The band’s 1996 album, Second Toughest In The Infants’ track “Born Slippy” became one of the most celebrated dance tracks of the generation. Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle used this track as the theme song for the movie “Trainspotting” in 1996.

The landscape of the UK dance music scene continuously changing, only a few features were reassuringly ever present – one of them is UNDERWORLD. The two key men behind are Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, and they have been recording since 1980. An incredible 29 years after their birth in Romford, Essex as a trio and 15 years after they pressed up their debut single, Karl and Rick are still enjoying the ride, grinning like kids as new vistas unfold before them. It’s been a long and exhilarating trip – and it’s not over yet.

What distinguished UNDERWORLD is their ability to instill a deep soulfulness and empathetic humanity into even the most anthemic club banger. To that end, they fused together elements of techno, dub, trance, Krautrock, drum ’n’ bass, ambient house and even blues, complementing and contrasting not only sounds, but emotions, too, tying them together with Hyde’s frequently prescient, often opaque but always strikingly poetic lyrics.

Early bird tickets price HK$540 from July 9 to July 31, then after at regular price HK$590 from Aug 1 through HK Ticketing website http://www.hkticketing.com or hotline 31 288 288.

(information found online)

[nick-w]

anyone going?

[calex]

me and the gf are coming from GZ to check this out.

does anyone know where i can buy tickets in person? was going to come over early on Wednesday and hope that there was a ticket booth or something at the expo.

[nick-w]

Best to buy in advance online. They do have a ticketing place at the venue but no idea if they will have tickets on the day or if they will be selling them.

You could email HKTicketing.com and check with them.

[Godda]

Any idea what time Underworld come on and how late this goes on for? Will there be any supporting DJs on afterward?

Saw Underworld at Fuji Rock in 2008...awesome...can't wait!

[nick-w]

Enjoy!

http://www.hkclubbing.com/videos/view-video/25/

[nick-w]

Rundown:
9 pm - Headroom (Local DJ)
10 pm - Fantastic Plastic Machine (Japanese DJ)
12am - Underworld

[Godda]

Thanks mate - much appreciated!