From Mariah Carey and Kanye West to John Legend and Westlife, global superstars have been filling China’s arenas and stadiums this year, as the country bounces back from the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 1987, then fifth grader West lived in China when his mother was a lecturer at Nanjing University. In September, fans flocked to Hainan Island for his two sold-out concerts at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium, with around 80,000 tickets snapped up in minutes.
The same weekend, Carey took over Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium – which can hold 68,000 people – for two concerts celebrating the 20th anniversary of her album The Emancipation of Mimi.
1. Jessie J
Six years after competing on China’s hottest music show, the Londoner is back for a tour that takes her to Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing.
