Stadium Negara

Indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3°8′26″N 101°42′10″E / 3.14056°N 101.70278°E / 3.14056; 101.70278

1982
1985
2015

Construction costRM34 millionProject managerStanley Edward JewkesStructural engineer

Ng Eng Hean
W.J. Cumming

General contractor

M. D. Canavan
Koon Yew Yin
S. Nakendra

Nation Stadium is an indoor arena located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Background

Nation Stadium is located about 2 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur City Centre, next to the Independence Stadium and Merdeka 118 building.

The stadium, which has 10,000 permanent seats, is fully air conditioned and is capable of housing many different types of events, including sports events and concerts.^[1]

Facilities

VIP Holding room
Media Centre
Sport Facilities
Existing Ticketing Booths
In-house provide Air-conditioning

History

The construction of the stadium began in 1960 and it was officially opened on 10 April 1962 by the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Syed Putra.^[2] It was the first indoor stadium in Malaysia.^[3]

The stadium has been renovated thrice, in 1982, 1985 and 2015.

For most major indoor events in Kuala Lumpur, the Stadium Negara has largely been supplanted in use by the Axiata Arena (in terms of modernity and capacity).

Major events

Miss World Malaysia – 20 April 1963^[4] until 1973
The Bee Gees – 1972 Stadium Negara^[5]
Santana – Caravanserai Tour – 19 July 1973
Gillan – 2 August 1982. It is said to have been the first hard rock and heavy metal concert in Malaysia.
Tina Turner, Break Every Rule World Tour – 24–25 February 1988^[6]
Eric Clapton – 26 November 1990^[7]
Asian Taekwondo Championships – 31 January 1992
Kylie Minogue, Rhythm of Love Tour – 3 March 1991^[8]
Gloria Estefan, Into the Light World Tour – November 1991
Paula Abdul, Under My Spell Tour – 22 February 1992
Rothmans, Thomas Cup/Uber Cup and Malaysia – 1992
Holiday on Ice – November 1992
Sting – 2 February 1994
Cliff Richard, The Hit List Tour – 9 January 1995
Bon Jovi, These Days Tour – 4 May 1995
Faye Wong Live in Concert – 9–10 November 1995
Def Leppard, Slang World Tour – 4 June 1996^[9]
Slam: Konsert Grand Slam Unplugged – 3 August 1996
Sarah Brightman, Harem World Tour – 20 June 2004^[10]
INXS, Switch Tour – 18 August 2006^[11]
Muse, Black Holes and Revelations Tour – 25 February 2007
TVXQ – 24 November 2007
Kanye West – 2007^[12]
Jason Mraz – 2009^[13]
Disney on Ice
JYJ – 17 October 2010
Digi Live KPOP Party 2011 – 13 January 2011
Incubus – 23 July 2011
David Archuleta – 26 July 2011
2PM – 25 November 2011
F.T. Island – 14 January 2012
The Cranberries – 4 April 2012^[14]
Sum 41, Does This Look Infected?: 10th Anniversary Tour – 14 April 2012
Sandy Lam MMXII Concert – 28 July 2012
Wonder Girls – 13 October 2012^[15]
Jonas Brothers, Jonas Brothers World Tour – 24 October 2012^[16]
The Jacksons, Unity Tour – 13 December 2012
Paramore, The Self-Titled Tour – 17 February 2013^[17]
CNBLUE: Blue Moon World Tour – 24 August 2013^[18]
Infinite, One Great Step – 19 October 2013
2NE1: All or Nothing World Tour – 24 May 2014
CNBLUE: Can't Stop Concert – 9 August 2014
SIIMA Awards: 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards – 12–13 September 2014
Pet Shop Boys: Electric Tour – 24 September 2014
Running Man: Race Start! Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour Season 2 – 1 November 2014
Taeyang Rise World Tour – 8 February 2015
Backstreet Boys, In a World Like This Tour – 3 May 2015
Pentatonix, On My Way Home Tour – 30 May 2015
Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert – 2 April 2016
iKon: iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour – 13 August 2016
Megadeth Dystopia World Tour – April 2017
Seventeen Seventeen 1st World Tour "Diamond Edge" – 9 September 2017
Wanna One Wanna One 1st Fan Meeting in Kuala Lumpur "Wanna Be Loved" – 19 January 2018

Gallery

Front entrance of Stadium Negara in 2014
View from the front of Stadium Negara in 2014
View from the back of Stadium Negara in 2014
Top view of Stadium Negara in 2014

References

^ Stadium Negara
^ (in Malay)Kuala Lumpur Library
^ Stadium Negara
^ "Miss World 1963". 11 January 2020.
^ Bee Gees Setlist at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
^ "Timeline Tina Turner - 1988". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^ "26 November 1990 - Eric Clapton & His Band".
^ Tour Dates - 03 March 1991 – Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Archived 24 June 2013 at archive.today
^ Classic Tour Diary Joe Elliott Kuala Lumpur 1996.
^ Sarah Brightman Tour dates 2004 - Sarah Brightman Tour Dates 2008-9
^ Saturday July 1, 2006, Rock with INXS at Stadium Negara
^ Kanye West at Stadium Negara, Past event
^ Jason Mraz at Stadium Negara, Wednesday 4 March 2009
^ ‘The Cranberries’ live in Malaysia, April 4th 2012^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Win Tickets to Wonder Girls Wonder World Tour in Malaysia 2012!!! Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today
^ Jonas Brothers wow the teen crowd in Stadium Negara, By KEVIN TAN, The Star online.
^ Paramore puts on a 'Monster' show in KL. Archived 2013-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lee, KyungNam (26 March 2013). "CN Blue Sells Out Concerts and Adds Extra Shows to Tour". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

SPEECH BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AT THE OPENING OF STADIUM NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR ON 19TH APRIL, 1962, PERDANA Library.
Merdeka 118 Precinct : Stadium Negara website