Indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3°8′26″N 101°42′10″E / 3.14056°N 101.70278°E / 3.14056; 101.70278
Stadium Negara Exterior view of Stadium Negara in 2024
Address Jalan Hang JebatKuala Lumpur , Malaysia Public transit
Owner PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Bhd. Capacity 10,000 Broke ground 1960 Opened 19 April 1962 (1962-04-19 ) Renovated Construction cost RM34 million Project manager Stanley Edward Jewkes Structural engineer 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]
Arena bowl, 2014
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] 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] The Bee Gees – 1972 Stadium Negara[ 5] Santana – Caravanserai Tour – 19 July 1973Gillan – 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 1992Kylie Minogue , Rhythm of Love Tour – 3 March 1991[ 8] Gloria Estefan , Into the Light World Tour – November 1991Paula Abdul , Under My Spell Tour – 22 February 1992Rothmans , Thomas Cup /Uber Cup and Malaysia – 1992Holiday on Ice – November 1992Sting – 2 February 1994Cliff Richard , The Hit List Tour – 9 January 1995Bon Jovi , These Days Tour – 4 May 1995Faye Wong Live in Concert – 9–10 November 1995Def Leppard , Slang World Tour – 4 June 1996[ 9] Slam : Konsert Grand Slam Unplugged – 3 August 1996Sarah Brightman , Harem World Tour – 20 June 2004[ 10] INXS , Switch Tour – 18 August 2006[ 11] Muse , Black Holes and Revelations Tour – 25 February 2007TVXQ – 24 November 2007Kanye West – 2007[ 12] Jason Mraz – 2009[ 13] Disney on Ice JYJ – 17 October 2010Digi Live KPOP Party 2011 – 13 January 2011
Incubus – 23 July 2011David Archuleta – 26 July 20112PM – 25 November 2011F.T. Island – 14 January 2012The Cranberries – 4 April 2012[ 14] Sum 41 , Does This Look Infected?: 10th Anniversary Tour – 14 April 2012Sandy Lam MMXII Concert – 28 July 2012Wonder Girls – 13 October 2012[ 15] Jonas Brothers , Jonas Brothers World Tour – 24 October 2012[ 16] The Jacksons , Unity Tour – 13 December 2012Paramore , The Self-Titled Tour – 17 February 2013[ 17] CNBLUE : Blue Moon World Tour – 24 August 2013[ 18] Infinite , One Great Step – 19 October 20132NE1 : All or Nothing World Tour – 24 May 2014CNBLUE : Can't Stop Concert – 9 August 2014SIIMA Awards : 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards – 12–13 September 2014Pet Shop Boys : Electric Tour – 24 September 2014Running Man : Race Start! Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour Season 2 – 1 November 2014Taeyang Rise World Tour – 8 February 2015Backstreet Boys , In a World Like This Tour – 3 May 2015Pentatonix , On My Way Home Tour – 30 May 2015Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert – 2 April 2016
iKon : iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour – 13 August 2016Megadeth Dystopia World Tour – April 2017Seventeen Seventeen 1st World Tour "Diamond Edge" – 9 September 2017Wanna 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
See also
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 .
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