Eight Shows Will Span Christmas and New Year
Hins Cheung has expanded his Christmas and New Year concert series at The Londoner Arena in Macao from six performances to eight after tickets allocated to the fan club priority sale sold out rapidly on October 27, 2026. The additional shows will take place on December 27, 2026, and January 3, 2027.
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The series pairs the Hong Kong singer with the Macao Chinese Orchestra for the first time, bringing together his Unplugged and Sheng Le music projects. Performances will run in two blocks, December 24 to 27 and December 31 to January 3, covering Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
General ticket sales open at 3 pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The official concert listing confirms all eight dates, with prices ranging from MOP/HKD 780 to 1,780 and a limit of four tickets per person per transaction. It also provides the ticketing terms and admission requirements.
Fans shared queue displays showing as many as 130,000 people ahead during the Silver Account booking period; other fan accounts put the figure at 110,000. The rush prompted Cheung and the organisers to announce the two extra dates, giving audiences another opportunity to attend during each holiday block.
The expansion adds one third to the original number of performances. For concertgoers, it also creates a choice between late evening holiday shows and earlier Sunday performances, which begin at 7 pm.
What Happened During the Priority Sale?
Fan club priority booking opened on October 27, with Gold Account members purchasing in the morning and Silver Account members gaining access at 5 pm. A member who booked during the morning period shared that they had secured two tickets.
The priority allocation for the original six performances was quickly exhausted. Cheung and the organisers then added December 27 and January 3, extending both concert blocks from three consecutive nights to four.
Fans still have a general sale to follow on October 28. The practical distinction is between the tickets offered during the fan club booking period and those released through the public sale: the announcement that the priority allocation had sold out came before general booking opened.
The timetable leaves only a day between the fan club sale and public booking. Anyone seeking tickets therefore has the full eight date schedule to consider when the general sale begins, rather than the six performances initially announced.
All Eight Dates and Starting Times
The Londoner Arena will host every performance. Starting times vary across the run, with Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve beginning latest, at 9:30 pm. The two newly added Sunday shows begin earliest, at 7 pm.
The confirmed schedule and booking milestones are:
- October 27, 2026: Fan club priority booking opens, its allocation sells out, and two additional shows are announced.
- October 28, 2026, at 3 pm: General ticket sales begin.
- December 7, 2026: Ticket collection begins for successful transactions.
- December 24, 2026: Performance at 9:30 pm.
- December 25 and 26, 2026: Performances at 8 pm.
- December 27, 2026: Additional performance at 7 pm.
- December 31, 2026: Performance at 9:30 pm.
- January 1 and 2, 2027: Performances at 8 pm.
- January 3, 2027: Additional performance at 7 pm.
Cheung has said he hopes to celebrate Christmas with his fans and count down to the new year with them on New Year's Eve. The December 31 concert is scheduled to start two and a half hours before midnight.
The two blocks use the same sequence of starting times: 9:30 pm on the opening night, 8 pm on the next two nights and 7 pm on the final night. That makes the date important for anyone comparing travel arrangements or deciding which performance suits their evening.
Prices, Booking Platforms and Collection
Tickets are offered in four categories. The official listing gives the same numerical prices in Macao patacas and Hong Kong dollars:
- VIP: MOP/HKD 1,780.
- Section A: MOP/HKD 1,480.
- Section B: MOP/HKD 1,080.
- Section C: MOP/HKD 780.
The difference between the lowest and highest listed ticket prices is MOP/HKD 1,000. Section B costs 300 more than Section C, Section A costs 400 more than Section B, and VIP costs 300 more than Section A.
Tickets are available only through Cotai Ticketing's online and telephone booking services. The official purchase limit is four tickets per person per transaction, a detail that matters for families or groups hoping to book together.
Cotai Ticketing reserves the right to cancel tickets without further notice if purchases exceed the limit, including repeat purchases using the same name, address or credit card. The listing advises concertgoers to buy tickets through authorised channels and direct any questions to Cotai Ticketing.
Tickets from successful transactions can be collected from December 7, 2026, through the day of the relevant performance, during box office operating hours. For the opening concert, collection therefore starts 17 days before showtime. Buying a ticket and collecting it are separate steps in the published arrangements.
Children under three may enter without a ticket only if they do not occupy a seat and remain under adult supervision throughout; otherwise, a valid admission ticket is required. Anyone entering with flu symptoms, including fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough or a runny nose, must wear a mask.
A First Partnership With the Macao Chinese Orchestra
Cheung's first collaboration with the Macao Chinese Orchestra is central to the production. The concert brings the orchestra into his Unplugged approach, with live voices and instruments placed at the centre of the performance.
The official description promises new treatments of familiar songs, with Chinese orchestral accompaniment adding musical layers around Cheung's singing. It presents the show as a return to the interaction between the singer and the musicians, with less elaborate stage packaging.
Unplugged is commonly used to describe a performance built around a more stripped back musical arrangement. Here, the organisers describe that idea through the sound of the voice and live instruments, combined with the texture of a Chinese orchestra.
For audiences, the musical attraction is the opportunity to hear familiar material arranged for a different ensemble. The production's stated focus is on how Cheung's vocal phrasing and the orchestra's accompaniment work together, rather than on a programme built around elaborate visual effects.
Why Cheung Is Returning to Sheng Le
Cheung has linked the new concerts to unfinished plans from the pandemic period. He said restrictions on both audience numbers and the number of performers allowed on stage had prevented him from presenting Sheng Le in its fullest intended form.
Those limits affected two sides of a live concert at once: how many people could hear it in person and how many musicians or performers could take part. His explanation places the new collaboration within a musical project he wants to continue and expand.
The invitation to return to The Londoner provided an opportunity to bring that project together with the Macao Chinese Orchestra. The series combines the Sheng Le concept with Unplugged, rather than presenting the two as separate concerts.
The production has also been described as fulfilling a wish left unfinished six years earlier. Cheung's own explanation centres on the restrictions during the pandemic and the chance to revisit the music with this new partnership.
What the Expanded Run Changes
The two additional performances increase the run from six nights to eight, a rise of about 33 percent. Each holiday block gains one show, so the extra opportunities are spread across Christmas and New Year rather than concentrated in a single week.
December 27 and January 3 also introduce a 7 pm starting time that was absent from the original schedule. Audiences now have three starting times to choose from across the series: 7 pm, 8 pm and 9:30 pm.
The exact number of seats available in the general sale, the final set list and the size of the orchestra for these performances have not been announced. The next confirmed milestone is the public ticket release at 3 pm on October 28, followed by ticket collection from December 7.
For fans, the immediate decision is practical: which of the eight dates to pursue, which price category to select and whether to attend during the Christmas or New Year block. For Cheung, the expanded schedule gives the combined Unplugged and Sheng Le project eight performances with its new orchestral partner.
Key Points
- Hins Cheung's Macao concert run has expanded from six shows to eight after the fan club priority allocation sold out.
- The added performances are December 27, 2026, and January 3, 2027, both at 7 pm.
- All performances take place at The Londoner Arena, featuring Cheung's first collaboration with the Macao Chinese Orchestra.
- General sales begin at 3 pm on October 28, 2026, with tickets priced at MOP/HKD 780, 1,080, 1,480 and 1,780.
- Tickets are available only through Cotai Ticketing's online and telephone booking services. Purchases are limited to four tickets per person per transaction. Collection begins December 7.
- The production combines Unplugged and Sheng Le, revisiting a musical project affected by pandemic restrictions.
