It opened in January 2009 and has since then relocated twice due to rising rents and the violation of permitted land uses (that excludes the operation of cultural venues in industrial buildings).

[5] In addition to offering a venue for performances, promotion, and other related services, Hidden Agenda also contains a small shop on the premises which sells CDs and other merchandise from local Hong Kong bands.

[1] The installation was intended to explore the development of a creative and artistic culture in the industrial areas of West Kowloon, drawing reference to the fact that many of these establishments, like Hidden Agenda, are actually illegal.

[9] Bands that performed in Hidden Agenda include: Anti-Flag, Gallows, Drowning Pool, HammerFall, Kalmah, Sick of It All, Caspian, Fucked Up, Queen Sea Big Shark, FM3, Jan Linton,[10] Hedgehog, Carsick Cars, Nova Heart, My Little Airport, King Ly Chee, 22 Cats, The Bollands, This Will Destroy You,[11] No One Remains Virgin, 意色樓 (An Id Signal), Tux, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., King Khan & the BBQ Show and Residence A (A公馆).

A number of heavy metal bands of varying genres had performed, including Vader, Warbringer, Suicide Silence, Kalmah, HammerFall, Evocation (aka 招魂), Fleshgod Apocalypse, Charmcharmchu, Synergy, Arkona (Russian: Аркона) and Tainted Dickman.