Singer Namewee Wee’s World Tour Venue Application in Hong Kong Rejected

Wee: You may say that artists and singers should not be involved in politics, but the problem is that politics has always involved artists and singers, this is the truth

Namewee Wee Meng-Chee (M) at a press conference for his Namewee Big Bird Tour—Terminal Taipei, in Taipei on March 14, 2023. Huang Tsung Mao/The Epoch Times

Malaysian singer Namewee Wee Meng-Chee’s “Namewee Big Bird World Tour” will be held in more than ten cities around the world, but he expressed regret on March 14 that his “Application for a Hong Kong (venue) was not successful,” he thought it “maybe due to some pressure (from somewhere).”

During an interview, he mentioned that the Hong Kong session was the first to apply for this tour, but unfortunately, he was restricted and unable to perform in Hong Kong. In Taiwan, it is much easier to apply for a concert venue no matter where it is, and there is never such a problem. He added, “I have a lot of fans in Hong Kong, and to be fair, it (Hong Kong’s handover) has not yet been 50 years, it should still be free, and there should not be any restriction on holding any concert.”