National Stadium (Kaohsiung) Explained

National Stadium
國家體育場
Location:Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Opened:May 2009
Surface:Grass
Architect:Toyo Ito
Tenants:Taipower
Tatung
Chinese Taipei national football team
Chinese Taipei national rugby union team
Capacity:55,000
Website:www.nssac.gov.tw
Showflag:cp
C:國家體育場
P:Guójiā tǐyùchǎng
Poj:Kok-ka Thé-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Tp:Guójiā tǐyùhchǎng
C2:龍騰體育場
P2:Lóngténg tǐyùchǎng
Poj2:Lêng-thêng Thé-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Tp2:Lóngténg tǐyùhchǎng

The National Stadium (; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.

Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and it hosted the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium has a capacity of 55,000 people. Since the conclusion of the games, the stadium has been used for some Taiwanese football team matches.

The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of 1 MW of solar cells to provide most of its power needs.[1] The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be sent to the grid.[2]

Transportation

The stadium is accessible within walking distance West from World Games Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

Events

Concerts

width=12%Datewidth=10%Performer(s)width=16%Tour/Eventwidth=10%Attendance
5 December 2009MaydayDNA World Tour55,555
30 January 2010RainThe Legend of Rainism Asia Tour30,000
8, 9 December 2012A-meiAmeiZing World Tour Live100,000
21, 22, 30, 31 December 2012MaydayNowhere World Tour 200,000
31 December 2013 & 1 January 2014Just Rock It World Tour 100,000
31 December 2013 & 2, 3 January 2014Light Up The Hope 150,000
13, 14 August 2016Just Rock It World Tour110,000
18, 19, 20, 21 March 2017Life Tour200,000
1 March 2019Maroon 5Red Pill Blues Tour47,669
18, 19 March 2023BlackpinkBorn Pink World Tour101,096
11, 12 November 2023ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour102,949[3]
3 February 2024Ed Sheeran+–=÷× Tour-
7, 8 September 2024Bruno MarsBruno Mars Live in Kaohsiung-
2 November 2024Stray KidsDominate World Tour[4] -

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taiwan's 2009 World Games Stadium To Use Solar Power . July 20, 2006 . Solar Energy Investing . 2008-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061217093343/http://www.solarenergyinvesting.com/2006/07/20/taiwans-2009-world-games-stadium-to-use-solar-power/ . Dec 17, 2006 . dead .
  2. Book: Takai . Hiroaki . Planning outline and analysis of actual energy operational performance from completion to present in Japanese and foreign large domes and stadiums — Tokyo Dome, Fukuoka Dome, Odate Dome, Sapporo Dome, Kaohsiung Stadium . 2014. 453 . World Sustainable Building . 978-84-697-1815-5 .
  3. Web site: Coldplay concerts draw more than 170,000 people . taipeitimes.com . Taipei Times . 18 November 2023.
  4. Web site: 9 July 2024 . Stray Kids announce 2024 to 2025 ‘dominATE’ world tour. 4 August 2024 . NME.