Jacky Cheung, known as the "God of Songs" in the realm of Chinese music, reached a historic milestone on 23 February by completing his 1000th concert. This performance, held in Haikou as part of the Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour, also marked the 218th show of this current tour.
Cheung is now the first Chinese artist ever to surpass the 1000-concert milestone. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the management team of Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) attended the concert and presented Cheung with a special gift, honoring his remarkable influence and legacy over the past four decades.
Jacky Cheung's ten world tours represent a legendary musical journey that spans 38 years. Beginning in 1987 with his first solo tour, the Jacky Cheung 87 Concert from Hong Kong Coliseum, to his 1000th concert in 2025, his career has taken him to over 100 cities across 18 countries and regions, attracting millions of fans.
These performances have not only set unparalleled records in the Chinese music industry but have also witnessed the global rise of Chinese pop music on the world stage.
Although Cheung has always stated that breaking records was never his goal, his tours have consistently set new milestones. In 1995, his Friends World Tour reached 100 shows, a record for the most performances by a Chinese artist at the time. In 2010, his 1/2 Century World Tour attracted over two million people within a single year, earning a Guinness World Records™ title for the "largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months."
The Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour, which spanned two years and three months, set the record for the most shows by a Chinese artist in a single tour, with 233 performances. Now, with his ongoing 60+ Concert Tour, which began in 2023, Cheung has already completed 218 shows, with more performances expected to surpass the records set by his previous tours.
Regarded as one of the most influential Chinese artists worldwide, Jacky Cheung has won numerous prestigious awards, including the "U.S. Billboard Music Awards - The Most Popular Singer in Asia" (1994), "World Music Awards - World's Best-Selling Asian Artist" (1995, 1996), and the "Jade Solid Gold Awards - Asia Pacific Most Popular Male Singer" (1994, 1997, 1998), "Golden Melody Award - Best Mandarin Male Singer" (1998), among other top honours, and has had seven albums certified as Hong Kong's best-sellers by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
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