Singapore Indoor Stadium
Location | Kallang, Singapore |
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Public transit | CC6 Stadium EW10 Kallang TE23 Tanjong Rhu (from 2023) |
Owner | Government of Singapore |
Operator | Sport Singapore |
Capacity | 12,000[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1 January 1985 |
Built | 1 March 1987 |
Opened | 31 December 1989 |
Renovated | 1 July 1988 |
Expanded | 1 February 1988 |
Construction cost | S$ 90 million |
Architect | Kenzo Tange |
Tenants | |
Sport Singapore Singapore Slingers Singapore Slammers (IPTL, 2014–present) 2009 Asian Youth Games 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games 2011 ASEAN School Games 2011 World Netball Championships 2015 Southeast Asian Games 2015 ASEAN Para Games |
The Singapore Indoor Stadium (Chinese: 新加坡室内体育馆; Malay: Stadium Territory Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் மூடப்பட்ட அரங்கம்) is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.
The stadium is within walking distance of the Singapore National Stadium, and collectively they are part of the Singapore Sports Hub. Both the Stadium MRT station on the Circle Line and the Tanjung Rhu MRT Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line (Opening in 2023) enables visitors to commute to the stadium via train service.
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History[edit]
Construction began on 1 January 1985, and it was built at a cost of S$ 90 million. The arena was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, and it has a cone shaped roof and a pillarless arena. It was completed on 1 March 1987 and officially opened to public on 1 July 1988.[2]
On 31 December 1989, Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.[2]
Capacity[edit]
Due to its flexible stage configuration, the capacity of the stadium varies from 7,306–7,968 during concerts to 8,126–10,786 during sporting events. Its full capacity is around 12,000.[2]
Stadium Waterfront[edit]
Behind the indoor stadium, there is a waterfront section known as Stadium Waterfront, which has retail shops and restaurants. These offer alfresco dining, along with occasional street markets.[2]
Concerts/Entertainment Shows[edit]
The stadium has hosted major concerts and shows by many famous artists and bands, spanning many different genres.[3] International performers are highlighted using blue in the table below.
1990 - 2010[edit]
2011 - Present[edit]
Year | Date | Nationality | Performers | Tours | Attendance | Gross Revenue |
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2011 | 29 & 30 January | South Korea | Super Junior | Super Show 3 | N/A | |
7 February | United States | Janet Jackson | Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour[4] | |||
9 February | Taylor Swift | Speak Now World Tour | 8,964 / 8,964 | $916,850 | ||
15 February | United Kingdom | Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier World Tour[5] | 9,785 / 11,401 | $1,111,850 | |
23 February | United States | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour | 9,399 / 10,495 | $2,101,201 | |
9 March | Canada | Michael Buble | Crazy Love Tour | 8,376 / 8,376 | $1,252,040 | |
12 March | United States | Slash | Slash 2010–11 World Tour | N/A | ||
19 April | Canada | Justin Bieber | My World Tour | 9,467 / 10,000 | N/A | |
9 May | Avril Lavigne | The Black Star Tour | N/A | |||
14 May | Taiwan | Show Luo | 'Dance Without Limits' Encore World Live Tour' | N/A | ||
22 May | South Korea | Rain | The Best Show Asia Tour | 10,000 | N/A | |
29 June | Australia | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite World Tour | N/A | ||
15 July | South Korea | Korean Music Wave[6] | ||||
1 August | Ireland | The Cranberries | N/A | |||
11 August | United Kingdom | James Blunt | ||||
21 August | United States | Paramore | Brand New Eyes World Tour | N/A | ||
26 – 30 August | Hong Kong | Jacky Cheung | Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour | |||
10 September | South Korea | Shinee | Shinee WORLD | |||
3 October | Ireland | Westlife | Gravity Tour | |||
19 November | South Korea | 2PM | Hands Up Asia Tour | |||
20 November | United Kingdom | Elton John | Greatest Hits Tour | |||
29 November | South Korea | 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards | ||||
4 December | South Korea | TVXQ | TVXQ Asia Fan Party | |||
9 – 10 December | South Korea | Girls' Generation | 2nd Asia Tour: Girls' Generation | 20,000 | N/A | |
2012 | 18 – 19 February | South Korea | Super Junior | Super Show 4 Tour[7] | N/A | |
February 27 | United States | Evanescence | Evanescence Tour | |||
10 March | United Kingdom | Duran Duran | All You Need Is Now Tour | |||
20 March | United Kingdom | Jessie J | Heartbeat Tour | |||
28 April | Japan | L'Arc-en-Ciel | 20th L'Anniversary World Tour 2012 | |||
5 & 6 May | Canada | Russell Peters | Notorious World Tour | |||
28, 29 & 31 May | United States | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball Tour | 30,952 / 30,952 | $4,744,331 | |
22 July | United Kingdom | The Stone Roses | Reunion Tour | N/A | ||
22 August | United States | The Beach Boys | The 50th Reunion Tour | |||
28 & 29 September | South Korea | Big Bang | Big Bang Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 | 20,000 | N/A | |
1 December | South Korea | 2NE1 | 2NE1 New Evolution World Tour 2012[8] | N/A | ||
8 December | South Korea | Shinee | Shinee WORLD II[3] | |||
13 December | United Kingdom | Sting | Back to Bass Tour | |||
15 December | United States | The Jacksons | Unity Tour[3] | |||
United Kingdom | Elton John | 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man[3] | ||||
2013 | 17 January | Sweden | Swedish House Mafia | One Last Tour[3] | ||
1 March | Taiwan | Show Luo | Over The Limit[3] | |||
19 March | United States | Journey | Eclipse Tour | |||
29 March | Ireland | The Script | 3 World Tour[3] | |||
13 April | South Korea | CNBLUE | Blue Moon World Tour[3] | |||
26 April | Japan | Namie Amuro | 20th Anniversary Asian Tour[3] | |||
6 June | Taiwan | Jay Chou | Opus Jay Chou World Tour[3] | |||
15 June | Taiwan | Mayday | Nowhere World Tour[3] | |||
29 & 30 June | South Korea | G-Dragon | G-Dragon 2013 1st World Tour[3] | |||
6 July | South Korea | Super Junior | Super Show 5 Tour[3] | 11,154 | N/A | |
5 October | South Korea | Infinite | 1st World Tour[3] | N/A | ||
12 October | South Korea | Girls' Generation | World Tour "Girls & Peace"[9] | 10,000 | N/A | |
26 October | Taiwan | S.H.E | 2GETHER 4EVER WORLD TOUR[3] | N/A | ||
9 November | Singapore | JJ Lin | Timeline Tour | |||
10 November | United States | Matchbox 20 | North Tour | |||
2014 | 15 February | Canada | Avril Lavigne | The Avril Lavigne Tour | ||
4 March | United Kingdom | Eric Clapton | Live In Singapore | |||
26 March | United States | Bruno Mars | The Moonshine Jungle Tour | |||
14 April | United States | Lionel Richie | All The Hits, All Night Long | |||
16 April | Netherlands | André Rieu | André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra | |||
3 May | Taiwan | Show Luo | Over the Limit: Dance Soul Returns World Live Tour | |||
10 May | South Korea | CNBLUE | Can't Stop in Singapore | |||
7 June | Hong Kong | Sam Hui | What A Wonderful World | |||
9 & 12 June | United States | Taylor Swift | Red Tour[10] | 16,344 / 16,344 | $2,524,080 | |
21 June | Taiwan | Jonathan Lee | N/A | |||
28 June | South Korea | 2NE1 | AON: All Or Nothing World Tour | N/A | ||
29 June, 6 & 13 July | Australia | Jessica Mauboy | To the End of the Earth Tour | |||
23 August | South Korea | EXO | Exo from Exoplanet: The Lost Planet | |||
13 & 14 September | South Korea | YG Family | YG Family 2014 World Tour: Power | |||
2015 | 21 April | Ireland | The Script | No Sound Without Silence Tour | ||
1 May | South Korea | Super Junior | Super Show 6 | 12,356 | N/A | |
11 May | United States | Katy Perry | The Prismatic World Tour | N/A | ||
18 & 19 July | South Korea | BIGBANG | MADE 2015 World Tour | 20,000 | N/A | |
25 July | Taiwan | Jolin Tsai | Play World Tour | N/A | ||
25 August | United States | Imagine Dragons | Smoke and Mirrors Tour | |||
29 August | Taiwan | Wakin Chau | What Shall I Sing Today? World Tour Concert | |||
26 September | United Kingdom | Muse | Drones World Tour | 9,558 / 9,558 | $1,094,708 | |
7 & 8 November | United States | Taylor Swift | 1989 World Tour | 17,726 / 17,726 | $3,217,569 | |
10 November | Taiwan | S.H.E Aaron Yan |
Forever Stars | N/A | ||
2016 | 9 & 10 January | South Korea | EXO | Exo Planet #2 - The Exo'luxion World Tour | 16,344/16,344 | $2,209,904 |
5 March | Taiwan | Hebe Tien | "如果IF"世界巡回演唱会 | N/A | ||
11 - 20 March | United States | Disney On Ice | ||||
26 May | United Kingdom | Jessie J | Sweet Talker Tour | |||
18 June | AL!VE Singapore 活出自己音乐会 | |||||
24 July | South Korea | iKon | iKONCERT 2016: Showtime Tour | |||
27 July | United States | Selena Gomez | Revival World Tour | |||
5 & 6 August | Taiwan | Mayday | Just Rock It 2016 就是巡回演唱会 | |||
10 September | Singapore | Kit Chan | Kit Chan Spellbound Homecoming Concert 2016 | |||
24 September | Malaysia | Fish Leong | “情歌天后”梁静茹2015 - 2016世界巡回演唱会 (你的名字是爱情) |
Sporting events[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/singapore/singapore-indoor-stadium/
- ^ a b c d "Singapore Indoor Stadium". Infopedia. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Events at Singapore Indoor Stadium". eventfinda. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ a b http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4595617
- ^ http://www.fajar.co.id/read-20110216220750-legenda-iron-maiden-tampil-pertama-di-asia
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/Korean-Music-Wave-2011-161083630614513/info/?tab=page_info
- ^ "Super Junior to hold extra show for 'SUPER SHOW 4' in Singapore next month" Asiae. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-21
- ^ "2NE1 confirms Singapore stop for 'New Evolution' global tour". allkpop. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Girls' Generation to rock Singapore on October 12". xinmsn. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Hadi, Eddino Abdul (13 February 2014). "Taylor Swift to perform at Singapore Indoor Stadium at June 12". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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Coordinates: 1°18′2.5″N 103°52′27.2″E / 1.300694°N 103.874222°E
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