The Singapore Indoor Stadium, known
exonymously as the Indoor Stadium, is an
indoor arena
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located in
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
,
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. It is within walking distance of the
Singapore National Stadium
The Singapore National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Opened on 30 June 2014, it was constructed on the site of the former National Stadium, which was closed in 2007 and demolished in 2010. The 55,000-seat facility s ...
, and collectively form a part of the wider
Singapore Sports Hub. It has a maximum total capacity of 15,000 depending on configuration, with an all-seating configuration of 12,000.
It regularly hosts events such as
music concert
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s,
badminton
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,
basketball
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,
netball
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,
tennis
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,
esports
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,
pro-wrestling
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,
mixed martial arts
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,
kickboxing
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, and
monster truck
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races. The Singaporean
ONE Championship
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regularly hosts its events here. In 2015, the Singapore Indoor Stadium sold 72,342 tickets for the entire year. In 2022, the stadium is expected to be the venue for
The International 2022
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, the annual ''
Dota 2
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''
world championship
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esports
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tournament and the largest single-tournament prize pool of any esport event.
Both the
Stadium MRT station
Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the Nationa ...
on the
Circle line and the
Tanjong Rhu MRT station on the
Thomson–East Coast line enables visitors to commute to the stadium via train service.
Kallang MRT station
Kallang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. It is located next to the Kallang River and along Sims Avenue at the junction of Lorong 1 Geylang. Kallang station served as t ...
on the
East West line is also within reasonable distance, with a direct connection via sheltered walkways.
History
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
is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*賢三, "wise, three"
*健三, "healthy, three"
*謙三, "humble, three"
*健想, "healthy, concept"
*建造, "bu ...
, 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.
On 31 December 1989, Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the
Prime Minister of Singapore
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,
Lee Kuan Yew
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.
Capacity
Due to its flexible stage configuration, the capacity of the stadium varies from 7,306 to 7,968 during concerts to 8,126–10,786 during sporting events. Its full seating capacity is around 12,000, and its full capacity is 15,000.
Sporting events
Entertainment events
The stadium has hosted major concerts and shows by many famous artists and bands, spanning many different genres.
1990–2010
2011–2020
2021–present
Other events
The
evangelical
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Alpha Conference organised by the
megachurch
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Hope Church Singapore was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28–29 May 2016.
Incidents
In 2013, a service engineer who was trying to service an audio visual projection system died after falling down approximately 9 meters of height. Investigations revealed that the engineer had not properly equipped himself with a
safety harness prior to the procedure.
See also
*
Sport in Singapore
Singaporeans participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. Popular sports include football, swimming, track and field, basketball, rugby union, badminton, table tennis, and cycling. Many public residentia ...
*
Singapore Sports Hub
*
Sport Singapore
Sport Singapore (SportSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore. It is the lead agency tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation.
History
Sport Singapore was ...
*
Kallang MRT station
Kallang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. It is located next to the Kallang River and along Sims Avenue at the junction of Lorong 1 Geylang. Kallang station served as t ...
*
Stadium MRT station
Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the Nationa ...
*
Tanjong Rhu MRT station
References
External links
Singapore Indoor Stadium official website
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ASEAN Basketball League venues
Indoor arenas in Singapore
Badminton venues
Sports venues completed in 1989
Basketball venues in Singapore
Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues
Kallang
Venues of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
1989 establishments in Singapore
International Premier Tennis League
Tennis venues in Singapore
Netball venues in Singapore