Shanghai Indoor Stadium

31°11′0.10″N 121°26′0.78″E / 31.1833611°N 121.4335500°E / 31.1833611; 121.4335500OwnerShanghai East Asia Sports & Culture CenterCapacity13,000SurfaceFlooringConstructionBuilt1975Opened1976Renovated1999, 2004TenantsShanghai Sharks^[1]

The Shanghai Indoor Stadium, (simplified Chinese: 上海体育馆; traditional Chinese: 上海體育館; pinyin: Shànghǎi Tǐyùguǎn) also known as the Shanghai Grand Stage, is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Shanghai used mostly for basketball matches.

Hailed as a great feat of engineering at the time of its construction, the building is now considered dated and out-classed by newly constructed sporting facilities nearby. It is now used for entertainment events and sporting competitions, like table tennis.

Name

The Shanghai Indoor Stadium is located close to Shanghai Stadium. The two facilities have very similar names in Chinese – the Shanghai Indoor Stadium is literally called a "Sports Arena" (体育馆) while the Shanghai Stadium is called a "Sports Field" (体育场) – while in English their names differ only by the addition of "Indoor". This poor translation has been a source of confusion, especially after the opening of Shanghai Metro Line 4 with adjacent stations of these names.

When serving as a concert venue, it is often referred to as Shanghai Grand Stage (Chinese: 上海大舞台) or Shanghai Gymnasium. It is also the venue for the annual Shanghai Masters snooker championship, a major event on the international snooker calendar.

Notable events

Concerts by international performers

2001-2009

• 20 February 2001: La Luna World Tour - Sarah Brightman
• 19&21 September 2004: Elton John 2004 Tour - Elton John
• 12 December 2005: Michael Bolton
• 18 January 2006: Never Gone Tour - Backstreet Boys
• 8 April 2006: A Bigger Bang Tour - The Rolling Stones
• 15 May 2006: Robin Gibb
• 26 June 2006: Face To Face Tour - Westlife
• 20 July 2006: Monkey Business Tour - The Black Eyed Peas
• 20 January 2007: Eric Clapton
• 12 February 2007: The Dark Side of the Moon Live - Roger Waters
• 26 June 2007: Back to Basics Tour - Christina Aguilera
• 5 November 2007: The Beyoncé Experience - Beyoncé
• 3 November 2008: Glow in the Dark Tour - Kanye West
• 27 March 2009: The Symphony World Tour - Sarah Brightman
• 3 May 2009: Sleepless Night - Vitas

2010-2016

• 8 April 2011: Never Ending Tour 2011 - Bob Dylan
• 2 May 2011: The Black Star Tour - Avril Lavigne
• 26 July 2011: The Cranberries
• 9 August 2011：Suede
• 25 February 2012: Greatest Hits - Westlife
• 4 April 2012:Screaming Bloody Murder Tour - Sum 41
• 28 May 2013: In a World Like This Tour - Backstreet Boys
• 23 June 2013: Dreamchaser World Tour - Sarah Brightman
• 20 August 2013: Electric Tour - Pet Shop Boys
• 2 November 2013: Native Tour - OneRepublic
• 21 September 2014: You and Me Tour - Shane Filan of Westlife
• 1 April 2015: Jason Mraz
• 19 August 2015: Smoke + Mirrors Tour - Imagine Dragons
• 8 October 2015: Megadeth
• 27 February 2016: Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour - 5 Seconds Of Summer
• 4 October 2016: Kesha

Domestic, Asian & other events

• 30 and 31 May 1997: ID Tour – Aska Concert Tour 1997
• 26 and 27 November 1999: Asian Tour No Doubt – Chage & Aska Asian Tour 1999
• 22 April 2007: Tour of Secret – Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2007
• 17 November 2007: Alive in live – Chage & Aska Asian Tour 2007
• 22 November 2008: 1st Asia Tour: Super Show – Super Junior, in front of 11,000 people
• 11 and 12 July 2009: BEST FICTION TOUR 2008–2009 – Namie Amuro
• 6 and 7 March 2010: 2nd Asia Tour: Super Show 2 – Super Junior, in front of 22,000 people.
• 17 April 2010: 1st Asia Tour: Into The New World – Girls' Generation, in front of 7,000 people
• 28 August 2010: I AM World Tour-JJ Lin
• 7 November 2010: JYJ The Beginning Showcase World Tour (2010)-JYJ
• 30 October 2011: X Japan
• 14 March 2012: Charm School World Tour – Roxette
• 30 April 2012: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Shanghai: The Return - Shinhwa
• 11 April 2014: AON: All Or Nothing World Tour 2014 - 2NE1
• 17 January 2015: Worldwide Inner Circle Conference: WWIC 2015 - WINNER
• 30 May 2015: Pink Paradise - Apink
• 7 October 2015: Zhang Yixing 2nd Birthday Concert - Lay
• 25 October 2015:SHINee Concert: "SHINee World IV 2015" - SHINee
• February 2016: Dota 2 Asia Championships
• 2 April 2017: X NINE Shanghai Live Concert
• 9 December 2023: UFC Fight Night 233

Transportation

Shanghai Indoor Stadium can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 1 or Line 4 to the Shanghai Indoor Stadium station. The Caoxi Road Public Transport Hub as well as Caoxi Road Station, part of Metro Line 3, is located just to the south of it.

References

External links

Media related to Shanghai Indoor Stadium at Wikimedia Commons