NOTICE: Steven's upcoming USA concert

Steven Ma & Irene Yeh (葉璦菱)
Venue: Cache Creek Casino Resort
Date: Sunday, 5/1/16
Showtime: 1 & 4:00 PM
Ticket purchase
Cost: $58/ 78/ 128

馬浚偉 Morongo 演唱會
Sunday 5/15/2016 4PM
Tickets: $98/$68/$48
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
49500 Seminole Dr.
Cabazon, CA 92230

Tickets coming soon!!!

Interesting! His 2 US concerts are held 2 weeks+ apart. Does that mean making 2 separate long flights to the US? If so, so tiring!

Chicago Concert 12-27-2015

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Yes! Steven finally retired his overused shanghai bund medley. Though audiences are mostly different for each concert but yay to his finally revamping his song repertoire with new songs.

His security guards definitely worked hard for their money 'protecting' their subject from overzealous fans.

Putting aside the obvious safety issues, I'm of two minds about singers (not just Steven) shaking hands with fans on or off stage. On the one hand, singer-fans' physical interactions naturally induce and inject excitement into an already heightened, contagious atmosphere of anticipation   - exactly how a spirited and animated idol concert should be. On the other hand, the pandemonium caused can be/is disruptive to audience's overall enjoyment in that their view is being constantly and consistently blocked by the crowds pooling at the the stage (especially irksome to those who paid good money for premier seating). I myself was both irked and distracted by fans constantly rushing down from all directions toward the stage during a performance. But then what's an idol concert without these small bands of zealous fans whipping up excitement, eh? Yes, excitement heightens the atmosphere but can excitement be aroused without the said distractions during the performance? Maybe all physical interactions should be relegated towards the end of the concert? Quite a dilemma!
What say you?

2015 June Concert Outfits

Luxe Tuxedo outfits worn at his June 7 - 8 concerts.
source:SM official FB

notice: Steven and Susanna's 2 concerts sold out

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Check out the humongous signboard. No wonder the tickets on ticketmasters for both shows sold quickly. Congratz to Steven and Susanna.

Hopefully, Steven gets to visit the Niagara Falls in situ and not just admire it from afar and through a glass window, no less.

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News updated: May 8th 2015 Steven Ma in the US

Hail to E-news for instant news on Steven, misleading headline notwithstanding.
馬浚偉美國瘋狂買波鞋
singpao 015-05-08 23:22:00

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takungpao 2015 May 9

Yesterday, Steven Ma left for the United States in preparation for his three concerts with Taiwanese singer, Lee Yi Jun, to be held in San Diego (Harrah's Casino) and San Francisco (Cache Creek Casino) on May 9th and May 10th, respectively. As tomorrow (May 10th) happens to be Mother's Day, Steven has prepared in advance both new songs and classic oldies to celebrate that special day with his audience. Steven is feeling the pressure as the concerts will have live band accompaniment, plus he will sing the late Anita Mui's《親密愛人》(Intimate love). He hopes his rendition do justice to the song's essence. When finished with his concerts, Steven will stay back in the US for another day to relax. Later next month, June 7th-8th, he and Susanna Kwan will hold their duo concerts in Niagara Fallsview Casino in Canada.

Steven said recently he was really into the new footwear from the US, and at one time he even bought five pairs of new shoes in one go. However, with his hardly worn sneakers already filling up his shoe cabinet, he felt he went overboard with his shoe craze. So, this US trip would truly test his resolve to restrain himself from buying more shoes while there. "I truly don't want to become a shoe shopaholic."

Aside, Steven's home is under renovation recently so he is temporarily staying in a residential hotel. Though the renovation is most inconvenient, it is necessary for a comfortable home so Steven has willingly spent a total cost of 7 figures. Steven jested that now he would have to work even harder to dig gold and to try harder to save money, even more so, he has to restrain his shoe buying impulse.

secondary source:  singpao

TN: Wonder why Steven can't move into one of his sisters' homes?

original post May 8, 2015

Updated 3/30: Steven and Lee Yi-Jun 李翊君's Mother's Day weekend Concert

Steven and Lee Yi-Jun's (李翊君) 2 US concerts with 3 showings at 2 different locations in California, namely Harrah's and Cache Creek Resort, respectively.

Updated 3/30/ Harrah's concert is confirmed by Jade entertainment. Steven's previous concerts in California were also organized by the very same company, hopefully the company will organize an autograph signing + press session at each venue too like they did before. re tag 2012 concerts link1; link2; link3

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Eta: Besides online, tickets can also be purchased from these travel agencies:
歡樂旅遊(San Francisco) 415-392-8928
恒豐旅遊(Mid-Peninsular) 650-692-6118
活力旅遊(Oakland) 510-663-1268
美國旅遊(Sacramento) 916-737-9287

If join bus tour to see the show at Cache Creek, the ticket holders will get a $30 play coupon and a $5 meal voucher from the said hotel.

All other ticket holders will get a free $20 play coupon from Cache Creek upon request.

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May 9th 2015 (Sat) Mother's Day Concert @ 8 pm at Harrah’s Resort, Valley Center, CA. Ticket at Ticketmaster 

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May 10th (Sun) at 2 pm and 5pm respectively at Cache Creek Resort, Brooks, CA.  Scroll down to click on Cache Creek box office for tickets.

Browsing the Cache Creek tickets site, not many seats are available for purchase.
Looks like, there is only one price for all seatings at US$118. Haiz! Steven, is there a reason for not giving your fans a head's up on your upcoming concerts?

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ETA 3/27/2015 Well, Harrah's tickets are now on sale on ticketmaster. So, Steven's concert should be held at Harrah's instead of Pechanga as previously stated by Sandy Lau. May 9th 2015 (Sat) Mother's Day Concert @ 8 pm at Harrah’s Resort, Valley Center, CA. Ticket on sale 3/27 @ 10 am at Ticketmaster 

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Updated 3/30/2015: It's confirmed Harrah's not Pechanga is the venue of Steven's upcoming concert.

Per Sandy Lau's info: May 9th 2015 Mother's Day Concert is at Pechanga Resort and Casion, Temecula, CA. But I can't find Steven concert on its event listing. Sandy Lau's info left on SM FB says that Steven's May 9th concert is held at Pechanga Resort. So, not Harrah's as listed on Ticketmaster (tickets sale starts 3/27)? Confused, I called up Pechanga,and was told there's no SM concert scheduled at all at their place. Next, I called up Harrah's and was told there is indeed a confirmed Chinese concert scheduled on May 9th at their resort but has no info on who the performers are. So, either the venue has since changed per Sandy's info or Sandy made a mistake.  Revised 3/29: concert confirmed at Harrah's.

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I once looped Lee Yi-jun's 雨蝶 (sub-theme song on Huan Zhu Ge Ge 1)  on u2b.

originally posted 3/24/15, 2:50 PM
Steven and Susanna Niagara Fall, Canada Concert

GH Steven Ma's costumes 8/22-8/23 2014

Thank you to those who made the effort to snap photos and upload them to share with fans. I know first hand just how difficult and distracting it could be to snap photos while watching a concert. Below are selected photos to show off Steven's costumes worn in his 3-day concert. Personally, besides the traditional and staid suit and tie costumes, I wish Steven would be more flamboyant, bold and diverse with his stage costumes style and colors, heck, why not thrown in a Chinese robe with hat when singing his Shanghai Bund medley or dressed like Sam Siu in a zhong shan tunic when singing Heaven's Will. Steven always looks so good in those two period costumes so show off that scholarly and elegant side of him to the fullest, at the same time breaking the monotony of dark and white suits.

Also, in future concerts besides displaying his elegance, charms, playfulness, spontaneity and the gift of gab, he can also reinvent his stage persona by displaying the sultry and sexy side of him - dare to do a Latin Dance number dressed in a slinky form-fitting costume  (scroll to SM-Sonija vid or samba) or a smooth elegant waltz attired in his ballroom tuxedo. (ref.waltz mv)  Anyway, of all his live singing performances I've watched online to date, I love his youtube愛之初体驗; fanblog the most because his exuberance doing doing that little dance number is so obvious therefore very contagious even thru my computer screen;  I'd love to have watched him perform that live on stage.

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Steven's Mother's Day concert-- I was there in the audience

link to vid - Steven opens the concert with OTTOO's themesong
playlist of other uploaded songs on youtube 

 

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Had I been less in a daze I would recall more details than those here. It's like how someone said "Oh, that was SO good" but when pressed for details as to what SO good about it, she/he could not pinpoint the exact reason why,  just that it was; that's me. lol!  What stick in my mind are my euphoric feeling, the exhilarating atmosphere, and my contentment of being in Steven's presence listening to him sing. Had I not written down the list of songs sung during my rare moments of lucidity I probably would have a hard time recalling them now. lol!

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Unexpectedly I got to go to Steven Ma & Niki Chow’s Mother’s Day Concert  held in Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, USA, after all.  (2014 May 11 Sunday 1 am) . With nothing better to do as we are not interested in gambling we decided to wait out the 30 minutes before show time inside the Circus Maximus Theater  - truth be told I was just too antsy to do anything else or be anywhere else.

Steven Ma wasn't well in Atlantic City concert, thanks friends & fans for their concern

Steven Ma was invited by Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, USA, as the celebrity performer for its Mother’s Day program. (sic. along with Niki Chow)  Given his extensive performing experiences in the US, this concert should be a breeze for him but unfortunately that was not the case. The night before his Hong Kong departure Steven did not get much sleep because of a stomach ache and diarrhea. He suspected it must be something he ate that night. He said: “I've had bad stomachaches before but none as severe as this. I suspect it's caused by something I ate the night before departure. But since I had to get on a plane I could only take some Chinese herbal tea and pain medicine for stomach ache for relief.  In flight, I only drank water and dared not eat anything.  I thought I would get better after resting for 10 hours or more inside the plane but when it landed I was still sick."

Steven's not feeling well in his concert

credit 蓉蓉細語  May 12 22:16   Steven keeping fit

May 11 16:47  The concert has ended, my thanks to all who were there for their support and enthusiasm. I'm very happy! Thank you to friends and little piggies for their concern. My health has improved, at least it did not affect my performance (actually it did a little la. This got to be the most times I messed up my lyrics.) But, I'm truly grateful to have successfully completed the show!  Aside, I want to send in my belated Mother's Day's best wishes; wishing mothers everywhere peace, good health and happiness, and also hope my mother in heaven heard me sing「倦」for her. May 11 22:40 I've had diarrhea for two days consecutively so of course become thinner! Don't worry, I'm fine now after my sleep. 

May 10 10:35   I already had a stomach ache on the eve of departure, and it got worse when I got to America. So painful I could hardly stand up straight. Fortunately, I've brought along some relief medicines. Today, the condition has improved. The show is tomorrow, hope the pain will leave soon! Praying! ..p.s. did not drink any coffee or coke; food intake went down; milk drinking went up. Suddenly thin again...

May 8 17:34  Despite a fitful sleep last night the eyes looked even bigger. haha! Getting ready to leave for the Atlantic City concert, hope everything goes well!

note: From the wenweipo news report, looks like Steven had a bad case of food poisoning - bad enough when it happened at home but must worse in Steven's case. 

3/28/2014 News: 3 things Steven Ma advised by doctor to abstain from

馬浚偉被醫生叮囑要「三戒」

Recently, Steven's health was not in tiptop condition but he still had to fly over to San Francisco, USA, to hold a two-show concert.  Both shows were full house and the audiences' responses were fervent. The concert organizer especially arranged for an orchestra of young musicians to accompany Steven's performance, and although this was their first time collaboration there were sparks.  The organizer was very satisfied with Steven's performance and had invited him to return for another concert in the US.

Because Steven had agreed to his doctor's "3 abstinence" advice prior, he was permitted to leave Hong Kong for his US concert, the 3 things to abstain from are: alcohol, coffee and intensity. Steven said he was very obedient during his US trip.  He said no coffee, no alcohol, that's fine; but to quit being intense that will test his willpower.  Because all these years he is very serious and demanding in his work, and because of his intensity people working with him may feel pressured.  But since his body has already sent out a warning alarm Steven has to learn to let go.  Steven said: "While in America, my footsteps slowed down.  My brain did not immediately think of work first thing in the morning when I woke up everyday.  In this relax mood, I went jogging or strolling.  Slowing down evoked a different kind of feeling.  I was also very relax during my shows thus enjoyed myself immensely, so the standard of my singing was even better than before."

Steven will return to the hospital in a few days' time to read the medical reports. He wants to find out the cause for his spiking high blood pressure a few days ago. Last year when he was in Beijing filming a movie he also felt numbness on his head, neck and brain; his fear of stroke stalks him. 


source: wenweipo

Related materials goto other English forums:
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Concert Rehearsal 2/23/2014

Steven said on weibo that his two shows have successfully ended. He's very happy, and that both shows were full house.

Songs sang: 想飛，不應該發生，曾經幾許，李香蘭，幸運就是遇到你，天意，月亮代表我的心，不了情/新不了情，新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢，心照；

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credit: 37分钟前 nbk9bd6

 
Cache Creek casino resort, Brooks, CA, USA

Interesting tidbit == Of the scheduled events/concerts in this casino, the ticket prices for Steven & Shiny Concert are way higher.

A fan in the audience said that Steven already looks younger than his age on photos and on screen but in real life he looks even younger than that.

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Fala Chen tells Steven Ma to earn less money

singpao;  on cc; wenweipo 2014-03-22 　
陳法拉叫馬浚偉賺少點錢

A few days ago (Mar 19th) Steven Ma was hospitalized for health problem. After resting for a day he returned to work. Yesterday before departing for San Francisco USA for his two-show concert, this reporter asked Steven if he was worried about flying here and there so soon after his hospitalization. He said:

"I've brought along my meds and will follow the doctor's order to not overexert myself. When I was in the hospital my blood pressure spiked up. But when I was discharged it went down to systolic 96 and diastolic 60, reversely becoming low blood pressure, so when I get back to Hong Kong I need to do another physical examination.  I've received many phone calls from friends including Evergreen Mak, Stephen Wong Ka Lok, Yeung Ming, Tavia Yeung, Dexter Yeung, Linda Chung and Fala Chen inquiring about my health. Made me feel very warm indeed.  Fala Chen was so naughty, she actually said: "Ah gor, (big brother) don't you work so hard to earn money lah; earn more money, more wealth, weaker health. You can share your earnings with me, I help you spend it."  I quipped: "Now I've to work even hard to earn money to pay for my medicines lah!"

When the news of Steven's hospitalization spread, the concert organizer was very concern of his health condition.  Steven's doctor had advised him to rest but because of the good faith issue Steven decided to go ahead with his concert.

When asked the cause of his illness Steven said: "The official report is not out yet but my heart's problem is a chronic condition.  Also, years ago when filming "Change of Destiny《天機算》my right eye was injured by a horse's head, and shifted my eyeball slightly. So that day when I suddenly felt dizzy and my eyes saw flashing lights, I was worried I had retinal detachment so I immediately went to the hospital. From the doctor's preliminary examination, even though there was no retinal detachment but because of its past injury, right eye's vitreous has signs of atrophy." 

credit pix to tsui yong yong 3月21日 17:30 ; 3月22日 02:06

Revised: Steven's CA concert in March -

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Sigh! Shake head at Steven's hairstyle. The bangs is so unbecoming on him. And speechless at his circus ringmaster garb, too. 

More pix on 劉明珠 fb - 2014-03-23 Cache Creek Casino Resort

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Grab the tickets while they last. I've just checked the online tickets available for sale.  The 1 pm show has been sold out but there are still limited tickets left for the 4 pm show.

Steven Ma  and Shiny Liu Concert
Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, CA USA
Club 88 - 1 pm & 4 pm
Date: Sunday, March 23
Ticket prices: $108 / $78 / $58

eta: Sandy has confirmed that Steven will be holding the concert as scheduled link


Neither Steven nor his HK manager Sandy Lau (despite my weibo query a month ago to her) has said anything about this concert, never mind confirmed it. I've to say I really can't understand the low profile over this concert, unless Steven is still uncertain of his schedule despite the concert coming up in just two weeks' time.


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related c-box chat

My thanks to StevenMaFan for apprising me of Steven's CA concert. Thank you.

26 Feb 14, 09:10 PM

StevenMaFan: Tamaya do you have any news of Steven's March concerts? I've checked online and only see Northern California Cache Creek on March 23rd, idk if that's confirmed

 28 Feb 14, 10:54 AM

tamaya: I've tagged sandy lau on weibo with the concert question but no response. Maybe you can call up the cache creek on the phone to inquire?

 

8 Mar 14, 12:55 AM

StevenMaFan: for those who are in Northern California, so far this is what I see online: website

Pala Casino Christmas concert

credit: Photography by TaTa FB

credit: Jade Entertainment fb

2012 Dec 22nd Cache Creek Casino Christmas concert

Steven & Peggy Liu's 12-21-2012 Pala Casino press conference

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Haiz! Don't understand why the quality of the uploaded video here is so much worse than the original on youtube.

lol at Steven's hairstyle! But he looks good overall.

Updated 9/4/2013: Steven Ma holds US concerts, hand 'see' red first.

Updated: sm baidu link

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Steven Ma holds US concert, hand sees 'red' first.
馬仔美國登台「手」先見紅

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12/27/2012: During the Doomsday period (12/21), Steven Ma was in the US holding two concerts (2 shows in San Francisco (12/22) and 1 show in Los Angeles (12/23). He sang many classic songs including Shanghai Bund, Return of the Condor Lovers, etc., and his own series themesongs including those for 'Where the Legend Begins', 'Perish in the Name of Love', and 'The Life and Times of a Sentinel'.

Steven's shows went smoothly with fans displaying great enthusiasm. The atmosphere pumped up with wave after wave of frenzy from the fans, but unexpectedly in the Los Angeles concert, an incident happened. When Steven got off stage to shake hands with the fans on the floor, besides being taken advantage of by ardent fans (抽水), his face and head touched intimately, he was also mobbed by fans jostling for a handshake with him. Maybe because of the fans' frenzied grabbing, Steven thumb suddenly spurted blood (爆拇指), and both his hands were later found badly skinned and marked with red scratches. Steven did not mind the fans’ display of ardor. Luckily the mishap is offset by gain. The fans in the audience chased after Steven to give him big lai si. (lucky red packets). When asked about his hands, Steven chuckled and jested that New Year was not even here yet but his hand already saw 'red', for sure he will have luck on New Year's Day.

Steven said: "Very happy my performances went smoothly. (But your hands got hurt wo?) No problem; it's fine! The fans here had not seen me for a long time, so naturally when they saw me they were very enthusiastic. They were overly polite (hak hei) - gave me big 'lai si' (lucky red packet). I told them New Year’s Eve still a few days away but they said the few days difference don’t matter. Since they get to see me now they want to give me the lai si in advance.”

Seeing the warm and fervent reception in Steven's concerts, the event organizer, Janice, immediately invited Steven to hold more concerts in other US cities.

When queried about his plans for next year, Steven says: “First of all, good wishes to everybody for the upcoming year. For myself, I’m presently collecting new songs. In fact, I've just finished composing and writing my first song ever. I’m also learning how to direct and produce series. Hopefully, my acting and singing careers will advance together.”

sources: wenweipo, singpao, Tungstar

TN: Haha! I overlook Steven in the 2nd pix surrounded by fans.

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Weibo entries:
miumiukitty: Steven,your show was so good. u look very cute and young and your outfits are very pretty too.

HxH-H weibo
This pix was taken when Steven was holding my hand. The aunties behind me were so aggressive bah.  How come Steven has become so much better looking now?

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HxH-H:The aunties were super crazy! 
A: Maybe he now has hair? 
HxH-H:The aunties love him. His eyes look bigger and his face shape nicer.
B: Plastic surgery? 

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EllllllllllllliE：Saw Steven Ma today. Very handsome, very charismatic. Though his age is almost doubled mine but when conversing felt as if talking amicably to own brother.

Daniel_李：Went to the casino to watch Steven Ma's concert. Those si-na fans sitting in the front rows were so crazy = =!

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