The Workers' Gymnasium (official name) is an indoor arena located west of the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China. It was inaugurated in 1961 for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships.
It hosted the boxing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Judo events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It is one of 11 Beijing-based venues to be renovated and upgraded for the Olympics. The arena has a seating capacity of 13,000.
Notable events 21 and 22 October 1981: Jean-Michel Jarre, first Western musician to perform in China. 10 April 1985: Wham!, the first Western band to perform in China. 19 February 1995: Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour 4 December 1998: Ricky Martin – Vuelve World Tour 1 February 2000: 2000 H.O.T. Live Concert in Beijing 31 March 2004: Deep Purple 7 March 2005: Norah Jones – Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour 1 November 2008: Kanye West – Glow in the Dark Tour 1 December 2008: Kylie Minogue – KylieX2008 6 April 2011: Bob Dylan – Never Ending Tour 2011 4 November 2013: OneRepublic – Native Tour 9 November 2013: T-ara 2013 Showcase Live in Beijing 10 July 2014: Jessie J 10 January 2015: Winner WWIC 2015 11 July 2015: T-ara Great China Tour 30 October 2015: Vitas – 15 Years With You – China Tour 2015 16 April 2016: Road FC 30 14 August 2016: Scorpions (band) – Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour 2 September 2017: Black Panther (band) – Hei Bao 30 Years Anniversary Concert
See also List of indoor arenas in China List of indoor arenas by capacity
References
External links
Beijing2008.cn profile.