On 28 and 29 October, the Viet Vision team and singer Ha Anh Tuan announced Circus of Friends, planned for 17 December 2026 at the Phu Tho Circus and Multipurpose Performance Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the reports, the main hall seats about 2,000 people. That is a small number next to the stadium shows of this year end, and it is exactly what moves the technical work in another direction.
The team calls the format a Friends Meeting rather than a fan meeting. 2026 also marks 20 years of Ha Anh Tuan on stage. Earlier shows by this team were staged in Ninh Binh in 2023, at Esplanade Singapore and the Sydney Opera House in 2024, and at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2025.
Key information
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Show name | Circus of Friends |
| Format | Friends Meeting |
| Date | Planned for 17 December 2026, start time not announced |
| Venue | Phu Tho Circus and Multipurpose Performance Hall, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Hall capacity | About 2,000 seats |
| Artist | Ha Anh Tuan |
| Producer | Viet Vision |
| Tickets | Prices, on-sale date and sales channels not announced |
| Setlist | Audience votes on the We Love Ha Anh Tuan page |
The song vote already has a provisional ranking: Ru Em Tung Ngon Xuan Nong with 2,223 votes, Em with 650, Hoa Hong with 617, Ven Nguyen with 538 and Xuan Thi with 518. The team states this is not the official setlist. The reports also note this is the first music event at the Phu Tho venue.
A production view: staging, audio, lighting, LED screens and crowd operations
What follows is general trade experience from a staging company, not information about the show above.
A hall of about 2,000 seats is its own category, not a scaled down stadium. The distance from the front row to the back row is short, so every error shows. A rough weld, a truss out of line, a stray beam landing on the faces in row three are all visible.
Audio changes most. Outdoors, sound leaves and fades. Indoors it comes back off the walls, the roof and the floor. The crew measures the reverberation time of the hall before choosing speakers, then flies shorter line arrays, splits coverage into smaller zones and adds delay speakers for the back rows when needed. The goal is an even level from the first row to the last, not more volume.
For LED screens, close viewing distance raises the resolution needed. Stadiums use a coarse pixel pitch because people sit tens of metres away. Halls of a few hundred to a few thousand seats usually need a much finer pitch, and brightness has to come down, otherwise the screen outshines the stage lights. When there is recording or a livestream, screen colour also has to match the cameras, which calls for a separate colour alignment session.
For lighting, an indoor show uses fewer fixtures but the angles are harder. Ceilings are low and the audience can see the rig, so hanging positions have to be clean and cabling tidy. Every hanging point needs a load plan, and the venue structure has to be checked before any equipment goes up.
For operations, fixed seating makes ticket checking easier than a standing floor, but aisles are tight. Row spacing, emergency exits, the position of technical equipment and the clearing time after the show all belong in the written plan. Power is the same: main supply, backup supply and a separate feed for audio away from the lighting feed.
Notes for the audience
At the time of writing, the reports do not give ticket prices, an on-sale date, sales channels, door times or a seating chart. The date itself is described as planned. Audiences should follow the producer's official channels for updates, and think ahead about travel, since 17 December 2026 falls on a Thursday.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is Circus of Friends?
Reports dated 28 and 29 October say the show is planned for 17 December 2026 at the Phu Tho Circus and Multipurpose Performance Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. The start time has not been announced.
How many seats does the show have?
The main hall seats about 2,000 people according to the reports. Seating zones and ticket tiers have not been announced.
Can the audience choose the songs?
Audiences vote on the We Love Ha Anh Tuan page and the result helps shape the setlist. The current ranking is not the official list of songs.
Conclusion
Every hall sets its own problem, and Hoan Vu takes on staging, LED screens, audio, lighting and livestream for indoor and outdoor programmes alike, with more at event production.
Hoan Vu handles stage, screens, filming, streaming and ticketing end to end.
