the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy between 29 July and 31 July 2009, featuring Beijing Guoan, and Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City. It also hosted FC Bayern Munich's pre-season China Tour of 2012, during which the Bundesliga club had a friendly match with Beijing Guoan. The areas north (Sanlitun), east, and west of the stadium are popular nightlife destinations. The xi men (West Gate) offers a strip of nightclubs. The Workers Indoor Arena is located to the west of the stadium. The stadium has been used for concerts as well. Global superstar Mariah Carey began her sold-out five-show tour at the Workers Stadium, and Linkin Park played The Hunting Party Tour at July 26, 2015 in front of an audience of 60,000. New stadium On 4 January 2020, Workers' Stadium was announced as a host venue for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. However, on 14 May 2022, AFC announced that China would not be able to host the tournament due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing the 2019 season, Beijing Guoan moved its home stadium the Beijing Fengtai Stadium for three years while renovations ahead of the tournament took place. The engineering firm of the rebuild project is Beijing Construction Engineering Group. The renovated Workers’ Stadium will open in March 2023. On December 31, 2022, the new Workers' Stadium hosted its first event. The New Year's Eve party called "Embrace a New Journey-2023BRTV New Year's Eve" took place in the stadium and was broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV. Notable concerts August 6, 1999: A-mei - Mei Li 99 October 13, 2002: Glay - Glay One Love In Beijing, audience: 35,000 August 28, 2004: Faye Wong - No Faye! No Live! Tour September 23, 2005: S.H.E - Fantasy Land world tour October 22, 2005: Rain - Rainy Day 2005 Tour May 1, 2008: Jay Chou - Jay Chou 2007 World Tour September 16, 2011: SMAP - We are SMAP! 2011 live in Beijing May 17, 2014:Dave Wang Dave Wang comeback World Tour October 10, 2014: Mariah Carey - The Elusive Chanteuse Show, audience: 60,000 October 19, 2014: YG Entertainment - Power World Tour July 26, 2015: Linkin Park - The Hunting Party Tour July 14, 2018: Joker Xue - Skyscraper World Tour References External links Stadium pictures Football stadia in China Sports Illustrated Article, retrieved April 03, 2007 The Chronicle of