The Shanghai Indoor Stadium, () is a multi-purpose

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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 Shanghai Stadium () is a football-specific stadium in Shanghai, China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, and has been the current home of Shanghai Shenhua since 2023. ...

, the home of

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. The two facilities have very similar names in Chinese – the Shanghai Indoor Stadium is literally called a "Sports Arena" () while the Shanghai Stadium is called a "Sports Field" () – 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

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with adjacent stations of these names. When serving as a concert venue, it is often referred to as Shanghai Grand Stage () or Shanghai Gymnasium. It is also the venue for the annual Shanghai Masters snooker championship, a major event on the international

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* 19&21 September 2004: '' Elton John 2004 Tour'' -

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* 18 January 2006: '' Never Gone Tour'' -

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* 26 June 2006: '' Face To Face Tour'' -

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* 20 July 2006: '' Monkey Business Tour'' -

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* 20 January 2007:

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* 12 February 2007: ''

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* 26 June 2007: '' Back to Basics Tour'' -

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* 5 November 2007: ''

The Beyoncé Experience The Beyoncé Experience was the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé, in-support of her sophomore studio album, '' B'Day'' (2006). The Beyoncé Experience consisted of 96 shows in 2007, spread-out over five legs. Fan club t ...

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* 3 November 2008: ''

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* 27 March 2009: '' The Symphony World Tour'' -

*3 May 2009: ''Sleepless Night'' -

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;2010-2016 * 8 April 2011: '' Never Ending Tour 2011'' -

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* 2 May 2011: ''

The Black Star Tour Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne has completed six concert tours beginning with the Try to Shut Me Up Tour in 2002–03. This was followed by the 13-month Bonez Tour in 2004–05 and The Best Damn World Tour in 2008. Her Love Sux Tour ...

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* 26 July 2011:

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* 28 May 2013: ''

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* 23 June 2013: '' Dreamchaser World Tour'' -

* 20 August 2013: ''

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* 21 September 2014: '' You and Me Tour'' -

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* 19 August 2015: '' Smoke + Mirrors Tour'' -

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* 8 October 2015:

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* 27 February 2016: ''

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Domestic, Asian & other events

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, in front of 11,000 people * 11 and 12 July 2009: BEST FICTION TOUR 2008–2009 –

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* 6 and 7 March 2010: '' 2nd Asia Tour: Super Show 2'' –

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, in front of 7,000 people *28 August 2010: I AM World Tour-

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*7 November 2010: JYJ The Beginning Showcase World Tour (2010) - JYJ * 30 October 2011:

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* 14 March 2012: '' Charm School World Tour'' –

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* 30 April 2012: '' 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Shanghai: The Return'' -

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* 11 April 2014: '' AON: All Or Nothing World Tour 2014'' -

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* 17 January 2015: Worldwide Inner Circle Conference: WWIC 2015 - WINNER * 30 May 2015: Pink Paradise -

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* 7 October 2015: ''Zhang Yixing 2nd Birthday Concert'' -

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* 25 October 2015:''SHINee Concert: "SHINee World IV 2015" -

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* February 2016: Dota 2 Asia Championships * 2 April 2017: X NINE Shanghai Live Concert * 23 August 2025: UFC Fight Night 259

Transportation

Shanghai Indoor Stadium can be reached by taking

Shanghai Metro The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 List of township-level divisions of Shanghai, municipal districts and to the neighb ...

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.

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