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The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa was an 18,000 seat multi-purpose stadium.The stadium was used mainly for football matches, and was the home ground of Santos Football Club and Ajax Cape Town at different points.It also hosted music concerts including Janet Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, U2, Metallica, Paul Simon, Robbie Williams, the Coca Cola Colab Massive Mix & the 2003 46664 Concert for the benefit of AIDS victims.It was also used by local schools such as CBC, Ellerton, de Kuilen and Sea Point High School to host their annual inter-school athletics competitions.It was partly demolished in 2007 to make way for the Cape Town Stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A section that was not demolished forms the basis of the new Green Point Athletics Stadium. This new stadium can seat 7,000 people. The new main stand is built on top of the old main stand. The project was completed in early 2013.