# Shanghai Indoor Stadium

The Shanghai Indoor Stadium, (上海体育馆) 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

* Architecture portal
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.