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Music Venues in Beijing
Beijing's National Stadium (Bird's Nest) seats 80,000 in China's capital of 21 million, while the Wukesong Arena (18,000) hosts regular touring. The 2008 Olympics created infrastructure serving 1.4 billion Chinese.
Workers' Stadium seats 68,000 in China's capital of 22 million, the nation's political and cultural centre. The Mercedes-Benz Arena adds 18,000 indoor capacity while the hutong districts provide intimate venues. Content restrictions shape programming possibilities while the massive population and growing middle class create enormous audiences for approved international and domestic acts.