Stars continuously come to Vietnam
In early June 2024, the famous band Westlife performed "The Hits Tour 2024" at My Dinh Athletics Palace (Hanoi) with the participation of the equally famous band 911.
According to information from the Organizing Committee in Vietnam, Michael Learns To Rock's "Take Us To Your Heart Tour" will be held at Phu Tho Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of November 17, 2024. This event marks the band's return after 8 years since their previous performance and this is the 4th time Michael Learns To Rock has come to Vietnam.
At a press conference in Vietnam, Michael Learns To Rock said they are proud to see many Vietnamese children starting to learn English by singing along to their songs on YouTube. The Michael Learns To Rock event promises to continue to be a memorable highlight for music fans in Vietnam this year.
While the news of Michael Learns To Rock coming to Vietnam has not yet cooled down, there is information that Imagine Dragons will come to Vietnam to perform in 8Wonder Winter 2024 - a supershow version in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8. They are a group with more than 74 million albums sold, 65 million digital tracks, and more than 160 billion online streams.
As special guests of 8Wonder Winter 2024, a series of impressive hits by Imagine Dragons such as Believer, Thunder, Radioactive, Demon, Natural, Bad Liar, Enemy... are expected by Vietnamese fans to ignite a music fever in Ho Chi Minh City.
Returning after the great success of GENfest 2023, GENfest 2024 with the theme "Street in the street" will take place for 2 days, November 23-24 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together artists from Korea to Vietnam.
On October 14, GENfest 2024 announced 6 more artists including famous names, including 2 international artists, Hwasa and LOCO. At the same time, 8 Vietnamese artists participating in GENfest 2024 were announced: Suboi, Karik, Andree Right Hand, Wren Evans, Tlinh, Quang Hung MasterD, Duong Domic and WXRDIE.
Along with the attractive line-up, GENfest 2024 also has the participation of Music Director SlimV and director Duong Mai Viet Anh.
Opening up opportunities and challenges
Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival 2024 - Ho Do takes place from December 13-15 with the participation of domestic and international artists.
According to the organizers, the "Ho Do Inspiration" playground continues to be a place for talented bands and young independent artists to express their passion for music. During the 3 days of the event, the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival is expected to welcome 100 international artists. This is a place for artists to freely demonstrate their talents. In addition to famous domestic artists such as My Tam, the 4th International Music Festival is expected to have the participation of international artists from the US, Wales, Scotland, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea.
The organizers hope that the Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival will create a diverse and professional music platform where all artists have the opportunity to develop their talents in the context of the Vietnamese music market witnessing many new music genres rising to the top; this is also an opportunity for Vietnamese artists to exchange and learn from international artists.
It can be seen that more and more famous artists and art troupes from around the world choose Vietnam as their performance destination, showing that Vietnamese audiences have a great need to enjoy art from international stars.
Besides the opportunities, there are also many challenges. Remember the Westlife show in Ho Chi Minh City that made the audience angry because of the organization such as the messy ticket prices, many areas where the seats for the audience were not cleaned... The organizers later apologized to the audience.
Vietnam is a destination chosen by many international stars. This also helps stimulate tourism, many international visitors come to Vietnam to watch shows and relax. However, organizing an international show that meets the needs of the audience is considered a big challenge for show producers.
