Citybeat was a Hong Kong-based pop and rock band active primarily during the 1980s and early 1990s. Known for their extensive performance schedule, Citybeat played more live shows than any other band in Hong Kong at the time. Their performances ranged from street shows and club appearances to major venues such as the Hong Kong Coliseum, Ko Shan Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, and AC Hall. The band also performed weekly at Rick’s Café in Tsim Sha Tsui.
All members being Christian, Citybeat was active in charitable and community outreach events, appearing in refugee camps, prisons, and schools throughout the region. Over the course of their career, the band recorded four studio albums, released eight music videos, and appeared on numerous television programs and compilation albums.
Citybeat gained widespread recognition thru Radio airplay, Television Music Videos and for their appearance in the Educational Television (eTV) programme Citybeat Comes to Town, created for every Hong Kong primary public schools. Their song “Standing as One” achieved significant airplay during the 1989 Tiananmen Square student movement and became associated with the pro-democracy sentiment of that period. Following the song’s popularity, Citybeat was invited to perform at the Concert for Democracy in China, held at the Happy Valley Racecourse, becoming the only foreign band to participate in the event which had 160,00 in attendance.
