The Singapore Indoor Stadium, known exonymously as the Indoor Stadium, is an

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located in Kallang,

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. It is within walking distance of the

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, and collectively form a part of the wider

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. 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 concerts,

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, pro-wrestling,

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, and monster truck races. The Singaporean ONE Championship 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, the annual ''

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tournament and the largest single-tournament prize pool of any esport event. Both the Stadium MRT station on the Circle line and the

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on the Thomson–East Coast line enables visitors to commute to the stadium via train service.

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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, 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

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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

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Alpha Conference organised by the megachurch 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

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prior to the procedure.

References

External links

Singapore Indoor Stadium official website
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