Li Jian holds a tour concert of "All Things Live" at the Youth Olympic Sports Center on December 9, 2024. Photo: VCG

 


Chinese and international celebrities, including Jay Chou, Ye, and Mariah Carey, will perform in cities across China for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival holidays. 

These singing events are expected to be major holiday economy drivers, especially in second- and third-tier cities.

Chou, a singer from the island of Taiwan, is scheduled to give singing events four days in a row in South China's Shenzhen from Thursday to Sunday. The tickets, on sale for up to 2,000 yuan ($280), were sold out only minutes after they were released. 

Li Jian, a Chinese mainland singer best known for his poetic musical style, plans to sing on stage in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on September 14 and 16. 

In addition to Chinese artists, international celebrities are also planning to perform in China around the Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, which will be marked from Sunday to Tuesday. 

Mariah Carey performs during her "Merry Christmas One And All!" at Madison Square Garden on December 09, 2023 in New York City. Photo: VCG

 
American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was set to hold a "listening party" for his new "Vultures" studio album in South China's Hainan Province on Sunday. Ticket for Ye's performance, also up to 2,000 yuan, were snapped up as soon as they hit the market.

Wuyuan River Stadium, where Ye's singing performance is scheduled to be held, was damaged by typhoon Yagi, which struck Haikou in recent days. The Haikou tourism authority said on Thursday that it was racing against time to repair the stadium so that the singing performance can be held on Sunday as scheduled. 

Mariah Carey, another American singer, will be performing in Beijing from Sunday to Monday. 

In the first half of 2024, the total box-office revenue from singing events across China has reached 10.14 billion yuan, with the singing events with 3,000 seats or more generating 10.08 billion yuan. This represents an increase of 8.37 billion yuan compared to the first half of 2023, according to an industry report by an independent research institute.