Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: Stadium Putra), currently named as Unifi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background The stadium is located in the premise of the National Sports Complex of Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of several sports facilities in the National Sports Complex which includes the main stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, National Hockey Stadium, National Squash Centre, National Aquatic Centre and the Seri Putra Hall.
The arena has the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in Malaysia with a maximum capacity of 16,000 seats. The stadium has 3 main doors which lead to a rectangular arena 69 × 25 meters large, which can adapt to different sports formats like boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, judo, handball, wrestling and gymnastics.
History On 15 August 2009, former Malaysia's Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi opened the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Putra Indoor Stadium. Closing ceremonies on 19 August 2009 were also attended by the Youth and Sports Minister of Malaysia. The main venue for the gymnastics competitions during Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games, this was also the venue for sport and entertainment events such as World Equestrian Games, Disney on Ice and more.
On 31 August 2010, Putra Indoor Stadium hosted the Independence Day Parade. This was in view of the ongoing Ramadhan season. It was also the first time the Independence Day Parade was held indoors. The celebration was attended by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and also cabinet members.
Naming rights deals
On 16 January 2017, Putra Stadium has been rebranded as Axiata Arena in an effort towards building a sporting nation. This is Malaysia's first corporate name stadium in partnership between Axiata Group Berhad and Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM). Axiata Arena will be the landmark for the redevelopment of Bukit Jalil Sports Complex which will be known as KL Sports City (KLSC).
Beginning 6 March 2026, the stadium is known as "Unifi Arena" following naming rights partnership with Telekom Malaysia Berhad.
Notable events Live Events Gymnastics – 1998 Commonwealth Games Thomas Cup and Uber Cup 2000 Tang Long Imperial World Dragon and Lion Dance Championship 2002 WWE Smackdown Live in Malaysia 2002 2006 AYA Festival with Delirious? Asian Youth Ambassadors 2007 BWF World Championships 2009 ASEAN Para Games 2010 Independence Day Parade (first National Day celebration in an indoor stadium, third stadium celebration) Malaysia Open Super Series Disney on Ice Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour Annual Cheerleading Contests organized by The Star newspaper Annual national-level secondary schools' brass band competition organised by the Ministry of Education Anugerah Juara Lagu 26, 2011 One Fighting Championship, 2 February 2013 WWE Live Event, 10–11 October 2014 16th IIFA Awards, 5 June 2015 Anugerah Juara Lagu 32, 12 February 2018 Anugerah Mele Top Ere 2018, 8 April 2018 Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse, 15 July 2018 The Kuala Lumpur Major, 9–18 November 2018 Lazada 11.11 Super Show, 10 November 2018 (Special guest : Kard) Anugerah Juara Lagu 33, 3 February 2019 Anugerah Mele Top Era 2019, 21 April 2019 MLBB M1 World Championship, 15–17 November 2019 Anugerah Juara Lagu 34, 9 February 2020 Anugerah Mele Top Era 2020, 20 December 2020 Anugerah Juara Lagu 37, 12 February 2023 Seven Screen Studios Leo Movie Audio Launch, September 2023 All Stars Gegar Vaganza (Final), 10 December 2023 Anugerah Juara Lagu 38, 3 March 2024 MLBB M6 World Championship, 14 - 15 December 2024 Anugerah Juara Lagu 39, 15 February 2025
Live Concerts
The arena has hosted an impressive lineup of concerts and performances by renowned artists and bands, representing diverse genres from around the world.
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Date Main act(s) Tour / Concert Name Notes1999 - 2009 21–22 August 1999 Faye Wong Scenic Tour 26 May 2001 Westlife Where Dreams Come True Tour 18 March 2005 Backstreet Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Boyz II Men, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean Force of Nature for Tsunami Aid 1 February 2005 Sting Sacred Love Tour 25–26 November 2005 Jacky Cheung Classic Musical – Snow Wolf Lake 2005 28 November 2009 Sandy Lam Live 09 Concert 2010 14 October 2010 Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour 20 March 2010 Super Junior Super Show 2 The 2nd ASIA Tour With a sold-out crowd of 14,833 people.2011 19 March 2011 Super Junior Super Show 3 The 3rd ASIA Tour With a sold-out crowd of 12,582 people. 6 November 2011 Faye Wong Comeback Tour 2010-12 8–11 December 2011 Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour 7 October 2011 Westlife Gravity Tour 30 October 2011 Whitesnake Forevermore World Tour2013 2–3 March 2013 Mayday 20 July 2013 S.H.E 2gether 4ever World Tour 20 July 2013 Super Junior Super Show 5 With a sold-out crowd of 13,985 people and a revenue of $1,855,292. 27 November 2013 Alicia Keys Set the World on Fire Tour2014 11 June 2014 Taylor Swift The Red Tour The sold-out show was attended by 7,525 fans 27 January 2014 Michael Bublé To Be Loved Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur 20 December 2014 Stefanie Sun 2015 23–24 January 2015 G.E.M. X.X.X. Live Tour 24–25 July 2015 BigBang Made World Tour 2017 14 November 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour 18 November 2017 G.E.M. Queen of Hearts World Tour 16 December 2017 Hatsune Miku Miku Expo 2018 26–28 January 2018 Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour 9 May 2018 Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour 7 July 2018 EXO Exo planet #4 – The EℓyXiOn 21 July 2018 Wanna One One: The World Live in Malaysia 7–8 September 2018 JJ Lin Sanctuary World Tour 24 August 2018 Boyzone 25th Anniversary World Tour in Malaysia 2019 16 February 2019 Joker Xue Skyscraper World Tour in Kuala Lumpur 16 March 2019 Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza On Tour 23 March 2019 Ong Seong-wu Fan Meeting Eternity Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur 13 May 2019 Jason Mraz Good Vibes Tour 17 August 2019 Twice Twice World Tour 2019 "Twicelights" 5 October 2019 Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes: The Tour 14 December 2019 EXO EXO PLANET #5- EXplOration 21 December 2019 IU 2019 IU Tour Concert "Love, Poem" 31 December 2019 Namewee 4896 World Tour 2020 18 January 2020 Winner Cross Tour in Kuala Lumpur 22 February 2020 Seventeen Ode to You World Tour Cancelled due to COVID-19 1 March 2020 Super Junior Super Show 8: Infinite Time Cancelled due to COVID-19 7 March 2020 Got7 Got7 World Tour 2019–2020 Keep Spinning Cancelled due to COVID-192022 9–10 September 2022 Dewa 19 Tour 30 Tahun 30 Kota 6 November 2022 LANY A November to Remember 17 December 2022 Jackson Wang Magic Man World Tour 2022–2023 2023 23–24 February 2023 Westlife The Wild Dreams Tour 12–14 May 2023 Eason Chan Fear and Dreams World Tour 20 May 2023 NCT Dream The Dream Show 2: In A Dream 2–4 June 2023 Eric Chou Odyssey ~ Journey World Tour 11–13 August 2023, 18–20 August 2023 Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour 9–10 September 2023 Wakin Chau 17 September 2023 Alan Walker Walkerverse: The Tour Finale 15 December 2023 One Ok Rock Luxury Disease Asia Tour 23–25 December 2023 Joker Xue Extraterrestrial World Tour 2024 17 February 2024 IVE Show What I Have World Tour 9 March 2024 Siti Nurhaliza Sebuah Epitome Saya Siti Nurhaliza 8–9 June 2024 IU HEREH World Tour 3 August 2024Super JuniorSUPER SHOW SPIN-OFF: Halftime Asia Tour 24–27 October 2024 Andy Lau Today... is the Day Tour 2 November 2024 Fujii Kaze Best Of Fujii Kaze 2020-2024 Asia Tour 23–24 November 2024 Dua Lipa Radical Optimism Tour 30 November–1 December 2024 Eric Chou Odyssey ~ Journey Returns World Tour 7 December 2024 Taeyang The Light Year World Tour 202512-13 AprilZhou Shen21 June BabymonsterHello Monsters World Tour19–20 JulyG-DragonÜbermensch World Tour15–17, 22–24 AugustJacky CheungJacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour4-5 OctoberDavid Tao13–14 DecemberNCT DreamThe Dream Show 4: Dream The Future202617 JanuarySuper JuniorSuper Show 1024 JanuaryWang HeyeInfinity & Beyond31 JanuaryDay6Day6 10th Anniversary Tour "The Decade"1 FebruaryInteamNur Kasih7 FebruaryDato' Awie, Ziana Zain & Erra FaziraSEMBILU The Reunion Live in Concert14 FebruaryTomorrow X TogetherWORLD TOUR <ACT:TOMORROW>21 FebruarySam Lee"One Day" World Tour22 FebruaryLee E-junHear Love Together 20268 MarchHai Lai A MuBetter to Meet 2026 World Tour14 MarchSally Yeh & George LamWE ARE ONE 22 March Ateez In Your Fantasy 28 March Kelly Chen 4 AprilIVESHOW WHAT I AM 17–18 April Sammi Cheng 25–26 April Stefanie Sun 29 April One Ok RockDetox Asia Tour 30 MayTreasurePulse On Tour2 JuneLaufeyA Matter of Time Tour26 September Avenged SevenfoldAsia Tour 24–25 OctoberEric ChouOdyssey.Stars World Tour14 November BabymonsterChoom World Tour17 November 5 Seconds of SummerEveryone's a Star! World Tour12–13 DecemberDior (singer)Kampung Girl World TourThe first Malaysian Chinese female singer to sell out 2 consecutive shows at this venue
References
External links
National Sports Complex Malaysia Cuti.my Description page