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Encyclopedia > Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore Indoor Stadium (Chinese: 新加坡室內体育馆, Pinyin: Xīnjīapō shìneì tǐyùguǎn; Malay: Stadium Tertutup Singapura) is an indoor sporting arena located along the Kallang River in Singapore. It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on 31 December 1989. The arena was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and has a cone shaped roof and a pillarless arena. The stadium is within walking distance of the Singapore National stadium. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Malay language (Malay: Bahasa Melayu; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, parts of the coast of Borneo and even in the Netherlands[1]. It is an official... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... Kallang River is the longest river in Singapore. ... The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenzo Tange (丹下健三, Tange Kenzō; September 4, 1913 - March 22, 2005) was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. ... The Singapore National Stadium (Chinese: 国家体育场; Malay : Stadium Nasional Singapura) is located in Kallang. ...

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Capacity

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.


Usage

Concerts and shows

Many singers, bands and musicians such as the Black Eyed Peas, Oasis, Coldplay, The Cure, Good Charlotte, Il Divo, S.H.E, Stefanie Sun, Sammi Cheng, Andy Lau, Eric Clapton, and Phil Collins have held concerts at the indoor stadium when touring Singapore. The arena also plays host to family entertainment such as ice-skating shows, circuses and magic shows, opera, musical among others. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Il Divo, Italian for divine male performer, is an international operatic pop vocal group created by pop impresario Simon Cowell, and signed to the Sony BMG music label. ... S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Ren, Hebe Tian and Ella Chen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese Yale: Lau Dak-Wa; born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Lau Fuk-Wing) is a Hong Kong Cantopop star, movie actor, producer, and presenter. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English singer, songwriter, drummer and actor. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is traveling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without the boots, tied to regular footwear). ...


Sports

WWE has held events there, with the WWE brand RAW in 2002 and the WWE brand SmackDown! in 2003. On the 28th of July 2007, the stadium will play host to both the SmackDown! brand and the ECW brand in the SmackDown! SummerSlam Tour. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... Extremly Championship Wrestling (a. ...


Since 2006, the stadium is home to the Singapore Slingers basketball club that competes in the Australian National Basketball League. The Singapore Slingers are the first Asian based club in the Australian National Basketball League and will commence playing in the 2006/07 season. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ...


Stadium Waterfront

Behind the indoor stadium, there is a waterfront section known as Stadium Waterfront, which has retailing Shops and stores and restaurants. They offer alfresco dining, and there is a market occasionally. Waterfront, by definition is the land alongside a body of water, or the dockland district of a town. ... Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood. ...


See also

The Singapore National Stadium (Chinese: 国家体育场; Malay : Stadium Nasional Singapura) is located in Kallang. ... The Singapore Sports Hub (Simplified Chinese: ) is a proposed sports complex located in Kallang, Singapore to be built on the present site of the National Stadium, which was officially closed on 30 June 2007. ... This is a list of stadiums in Singapore. ...

External links

  • Singapore Indoor Stadium Official Website

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