VENUE GUIDE
Kaohsiung Music Center 高雄流行音樂中心
The Hi-Ing Music Hall on Kaohsiung’s harbour, at the Wave Towers: light rail to the door, but the last light-rail trains leave before midnight.
Quick answer
Nearest MRT: C11 · Love Pier (light rail).
| Nearest MRT | C11 · Love Pier (light rail) |
|---|---|
| Getting home | The last light-rail trains leave C11 at 22:58 clockwise and 23:40 counter-clockwise (23:35 on holidays). |
| Sources checked | 18 Oct 2026 |
This guide combines venue research with the official references below. It is general preparation advice, not the latest notice for a particular show. Confirm gates, restrictions, shuttles and final trains for your event.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
VENUE CALENDAR
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Getting there
- Take the Circular Light Rail to C11, Love Pier; KMC directs Wave Towers visitors there, and the Hi-Ing Music Hall is beside them. C12 is the stop KMC gives for LIVE WAREHOUSE, a different building, so check which one your ticket names.
- The hall opens according to the show’s start time. KMC lists 46 small rental lockers for the whole park, and some promoters say there are none at the venue; travel light.
To and from the airport
Kaohsiung International Airport (R4): Red Line north to Formosa Boulevard (R10), then the Orange Line west to O2 Yanchengpu. From Taipei: THSR to Zuoying, the Red Line to Formosa Boulevard, then the Orange Line.
Landing at Taoyuan? Take an Airport MRT commuter train to A18, THSR Taoyuan Station, then the high-speed rail to Zuoying.
Every route from the airport ↗WHERE TO STAY
Our pick First time? Stay in Yancheng, the district the hall is in, near the Love River mouth; check the route from your hotel on a map.
- C11Kaohsiung Music Center
- O2 YanchengpuYancheng / Love River mouthDepends on the hotel; check the route on a map
- O5 / R10Formosa BoulevardMRT 2 stops from O2, no transfer
- R16Zuoying (THSR)MRT about 30 min, one transfer
Yancheng / Love River mouth 鹽埕
O2 Yanchengpu · C11 – C12- To the venue
- Depends on the hotel; check the route on a map
- Price level
- $–$$
The hall’s own district (its address is in Yancheng), so this is the nearest hotel area.
Trade-off: Mostly smaller hotels; check the walk to the hall on a map.
See hotels in Yancheng / Love River mouth ↗Formosa Boulevard 美麗島
O5 / R10 · Orange Line, two stops- To the venue
- MRT 2 stops from O2, no transfer
- Price level
- $–$$
Where the Orange and Red lines meet, with Liuhe Night Market at the station.
Trade-off: You need the MRT from O2 after the show; the last train towards Daliao leaves at 00:01.
See hotels in Formosa Boulevard ↗Zuoying (THSR) 左營（高鐵）
R16 · one transfer- To the venue
- MRT about 30 min, one transfer
- Price level
- $$
Next to THSR Zuoying, so an early train north is easy the next morning.
Trade-off: About 30 minutes with a change at Formosa Boulevard, and quieter at night.
See hotels in Zuoying (THSR) ↗Travel times are estimates from map distance. Price levels compare areas in the same city and are not quotes. Hotels are picked by distance and Google rating (4.0+ with 300+ reviews), never paid placement. Rates and availability change a lot on show dates.
AFTER THE SHOW
- The last light-rail trains leave C11 at 22:58 clockwise and 23:40 counter-clockwise (23:35 on holidays).
- The MRT runs later: the last Orange Line train from O2 Yanchengpu towards Daliao, which connects to the Red Line, leaves at 00:01. KMC gives no walking route to O2, so check it on a map before the show.
Food after the encore
- Liuhe Night MarketAt O5 / R10 Formosa Boulevard
A tourist night market on your way back. Check that it is open before you head over.
- Pier-2 and YanchengC11 – C12 · near the hall
Cafés and restaurants near the hall; many close early, so eat before the show.
- Convenience storesEverywhere
Most 7-Eleven and FamilyMart stores are open 24 hours and sell hot food; check the one near you.
At the venue
- The notes on KMC’s show pages say no smoking, no outside food or drinks and no flash, and most also ban photos, video and livestreaming. Promoters add their own rules (some allow bottled water), so check your show’s page.
- The ground floor is standing for some shows, with seats on the second floor. Accessible seating is set by each promoter.
Check for your show
- Door and queue times from the promoter
- Whether your ticket is seated or standing
- Your route back after the light rail stops
REFERENCES · CHECKED 18 OCT 2026
Research base: our own research from the official pages below, cross-checked against news reports. Stay areas and late-night food are general suggestions based on the Metro network.