The Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Songshan District,
Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate
major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics,
handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing,
judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling. Building
It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm established in Taipei
design architectural firm). It is located at the site of the former Taipei
Municipal Baseball Stadium. The arena was opened on December 1, 2005. The main
arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space is 60m × 30m, and
can be extended to 80m × 40m. The Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m × 30m ice skating rink. The
basement now houses two large gas turbine power generators to be used for
the surrounding district during emergencies.
Events Since opening in 2005, the arena has
held more art and cultural activities than sporting events, which it was
originally designed and built for. These have included Disney on Ice and Cirque
du Soleil, Cats the Broadway Musical. 2005 to 2008
Show Luo was the first singer to hold his concert on 18 November 2005.
Stefanie Sun was the first woman and Singaporean Singer to hold her concert
on 29 July 2006. S.H.E held their Taipei leg of Perfect 3
World Tour on 16 December 2006. Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, Hong Kong
singer Jacky Cheung's "Snow Wolf Lake,". Olivia Newton-John on 21 and 22 April
2007 on her Asia exclusive Body Heart & Spirit Tour.
Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki's Asia Tour, which had more than 10,000 tickets
sold out in 1 hour. Taiwanese Aborigine pop star Chang
Hui-mei's STAR TOUR world tour. Backstreet Boys on 2 March 2008 as part
of their Unbreakable Tour. Inaugural ceremony and celebrations of
President Ma Ying-Jeou and Vice-President Vincent Siew on 20 May
2008. Malaysian singer Fish Leong "Today is
our valentines day" Concert in Taiwan on 8 June 2008, becoming the first Malaysia
artist to perform in this arena. 2009
Singaporean Pop Diva Stefanie Sun held her 2 nights "The Answer Is......" World
Tour on 15 and 16 May 2009 Irish-American dancer and musician
Michael Flatley reprises his role as Lord of the Dance in the Feet of Flames
2009 tour The Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets
game was the first National Basketball Association game held in the country.
Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit held their debut concert on the 24 and 25 October
2009 and released on Fahrenheit's Fantasy World Tour Taipei Special.
Japanese singer Namie Amuro filmed her tour here for the DVD release of Best
Fiction Tour 2008-2009 Taiwanese pop star Elva Hsiao on 31
December 2009 2010
American boy band Backstreet Boys on 25 February 2010 during the Asian leg of
their This Is Us Tour. Hong Kong singer Coco Lee hold her "East
to west world tour" concert on 27 March 2010.
On 24 April 2010, Taiwanese singerRainie Yang's debut concert, named "Whimsical
World" was held in Taipei Arena. Taiwanese singer Show Luo also known as
"Asia's Dancing King" held his concert on 15 May 2010. He is the first artist
who held 3 concerts in 24 hours. For this concert's theme, he was also the
first artist with a 3D music video for his song "Dance Storm", which can be
view viewed in 3D by the naked eye. Boy band Super Junior on 20 and 21
February 2010 as part of their 2nd Asia tour, Super Show 2 Tour
Taiwanese singer S.H.E performed for the second time on 29 May 2010 for S.H.E Is
The One World Tour. Taiwanese singer Jay Chou on 11, 12 and
13 June 2010 the first leg of his The Era World Tour
Japanese pop boy-band KAT-TUN held two concerts on 27 and 28 August 2010 as
part of their Asian No More Pain tour, released on DVD a few months later.
Crowd Lu on 18 December 2010. The concert, named "Good Morning & Good
Evening," was his first performance in this arena. The concert started at
10:00, followed by a lunch break and a movie screening in the afternoon, and
continued at 19:30 Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai kicked off
her Myself World Tour. She held 3 consecutive concerts on 24, 25 and 26
December 2010 2011
Hong Kong singer Eason Chan on 14 and 15 January 2011, as part of his DUO Tour.
Hong Kong singer Faye Wong on 21, 22 and 23 January 2011, as part of her comeback
tour. South Korean boy band Super Junior on
11, 12 and 13 March 2011 as part of their 3rd Asia Tour, Super Show 3 Tour.
Bob Dylan played at the venue during his Never Ending Tour on 3 April 2011.
Canadian Recording Artist Justin Bieber Performed There at May 15, 2011 as a
part of his My World Tour Fish Leong concert world tour Love
Library on 28 and 29 May 2011. The first Malaysia artist to hold two concert in
24 hours. Boy band SHINee on 16 July 2011 as part
of their first solo concert, SHINee WORLD.
Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung on 18,19,20,21 August 2011, as part of his
'Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour' and set a new record for foreign artist
to have 4 consecutive shows in Taipei Arena.
2012 Super Junior performed his Super Show 4
World Tour at the Taipei Arena on 2, 3, 4, 5 February and set a record for the
fastest selling concert in Taiwan history and met with 40,000 of its fans.
BIGBANG performed at the arena for the first time as part of their Big Bang
Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 and brought in 26,000 audiences.
2013 Super Junior performed his Super Show 5
World Tour at the Taipei Arena on 10, 11, 12 August with a sold-out crowd of
30,894 people. Linkin Park will hold one of the Asian
leg shows of the Living Things World Tour here on 17 August 2013.
2014 Super Junior perform at the arena on
November 29 and 30 as part of their Super Show 6 World Tour.
English soprano Sarah Brightman closes her tour Dreamchaser World on 14
December. Top EDM Rock Band Magic Power will be
holding their 「Our Home Ground」 concert on 20 December 2014.
2015 American pop singer and songwriter, Katy
Perry is scheduled to perform at the arena on April 28 as part of her
Prismatic World Tour. BIGBANG performed their MADE 2015 World
Tour at the Taipei Arena to a total audience of 44,000 on 24, 25, 26 & 27
September 2016
American pop legend, Madonna is going to perform her first time ever concert at
the arena as well as in Taiwan on February 4 and 6 for her Rebel Heart
Tour. Transportation
Taipei Arena is accessible from Taipei Arena Station of the Taipei Metro.
References External links
Taipei Arena official website CIHL official website)