Istora Gelora Bung Karno

Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace (Indonesian: Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno, abbreviated as Istora), formerly named Istora Senayan is an indoor sporting arena located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. The capacity of the arena after 2018 reopening is 7,166. This arena is usually used for badminton tournaments, especially the BWF tournaments Indonesia Open and Indonesia Masters. The first event that held in this arena was the 1961 Thomas Cup.[3]

Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno
Gelora Bung Karno Sport Palace
Former namesIstana Olahraga Senayan
(until 24 September 1962, 1969–2001)
LocationGelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta
Coordinates6°13′13.2″S 106°48′22.5″E
Public transit
  • Istora Mandiri
  • Koridor 1 Transjakarta Koridor 9 Transjakarta Gelora Bung Karno
  • Koridor 9 Transjakarta Koridor 9 Transjakarta Senayan
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
(via Ministry of State Secretariat)
OperatorPusat Pengelolaan Komplek Gelora Bung Karno (Gelora Bung Karno Complex Management Center)
Capacity7,166[1]
Capacity history
  • 10,000 (1962–2008)
  • 9,500 (2008–2016)
  • 7,166 (2018–present)
Field size50 by 25 metres (55 by 27 yd)
SurfaceWood
ScoreboardSeiko
Construction
Broke ground8 February 1960 (entire complex)
Opened21 May 1961
Renovated2016–2018
Closed2016–2018
Reopened23 January 2018
Construction cost$12,500,000 (1958, entire complex)
Rp132 billion (2016–2018)[2]
ArchitectFriedrich Silaban
Tenants
Indonesia Open (badminton)
Indonesia Masters (badminton)
Website
Website

It was also used during the 1962 Asian Games and was renovated to host the 2018 edition. Its first post-renovation event was the 2018 Indonesia Masters. During the latter Games, it hosted the badminton and later stages of basketball events.

The arena originally was planned to stage the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and becoming the only Indonesian venue in the three-country joint bid but was moved to a newly-built arena inside the complex. It hosted the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup instead.

Development

As an architect and civil engineering graduate, Sukarno proposed a sports center location near M. H. Thamrin Boulevard and Menteng (Karet, Pejompongan, or Dukuh Atas) for the 1962 Asian Games. Then he was accompanied by Friedrich Silaban to review the location of the proposed sports complex by helicopter. Silaban disagreed with the selection of Dukuh Atas because he argued the construction of a sports complex in the center the future downtown area will potentially create a massive traffic congestion. Sukarno agreed Silaban recommendation and instead assigned the project to the Senayan area with an area of approximately 300 hectares.[4][5]

The sports complex construction began on 8 February 1960, Istora construction finished on 21 May 1961, in time to host the 1961 Thomas Cup that held in June of that year.

During the New Order era, due to the de-Sukarnoization policy by military junta government under Suharto, the complex was renamed to Gelora Senayan Sports Complex and the Istora was also renamed to Istora Senayan in 1969.[6] However, since January 17, 2001, Indonesian president at the time Abdurrahman Wahid reverted the sports complex name to Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, including the Istora.[7]

Istora had a U-shaped indoor lobby attached on its front since some time after the 1960s to 2016. The court and tribune were surrounded by multi-functional rooms.[8] Those were demolished during the subsequent renovation.[9] The rooms are incorporated underneath the tribune, leaving no other buildings attached to it.

During the latest renovation, there were already some delft blue single seats installed on the mid-section of west and east tribune along with yellow (4 corners) and green (mid-section of north and south tribune) wooden bleachers. Those were scrapped and replaced by single seats, consist of 3 shades of grey. However, to preserve the memory of the old Istora, there are five rows of seat using new all-brown wooden bleachers, placed near Gate 1.

Notable concerts
Entertainment events at Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Date Artist(s) Tour Attendance
1980s
16 February 1988 Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour —
17 February 1988
18 February 1988
1990s
11 February 1992 New Kids on the Block The Magic Summer Tour —
12 February 1992
13 February 1992
17 October 1995 Take That Nobody Else Tour —
2000s
23 February 2007 Muse Black Holes and Revelations Tour 7,000
20 October 2007 The Black Eyed Peas Black Blue & You Tour —
14 November 2008 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Tour Concert cancelled due to security concerns
2 June 2009 The Pussycat Dolls Doll Domination Tour —
17 August 2009 The All-American Rejects I Wanna Rock Tour —
2010s
3 August 2010 Slash 2010 World Tour —
29 October 2010 Simply Red —
10 January 2011 N.E.R.D —
22 January 2011 Ne-Yo Libra Scale Tour —
5 April 2011 Bruno Mars The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour —
27 April 2011 Maroon 5 Hands All Over Tour —
17 January 2012 Simple Plan Get Your Heart On! Tour —
20 September 2012 The Wanted Live in Jakarta —
4 October 2012 Maroon 5 Overexposed Tour —
5 October 2012
24 March 2013 Demi Lovato A Special Night with Demi Lovato —
10 May 2013 Sigur Rós World Tour 2013 —
12 March 2014 Avril Lavigne The Avril Lavigne Tour —
7 December 2014 JKT48 Papan Penanda Isi Hati – Message on a Placard Handshake Festival —
28 March 2015 2PM Go Crazy World Tour —
22 May 2015 Boyzone BZ20 Tour —
19 March 2016 JKT48 Beginner Handshake Festival —
1 March 2019 Kodaline Politics of Living Tour —
16 November 2019 SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR : 'ODE TO YOU' —
2020s
1 March 2020 NCT Dream The Dream Show[10] —
28 March 2020 Khalid Free Spirit World Tour Concert cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
9 May 2020 Rex Orange County The Pony Tour
27 June 2020 Lauv How I'm Feeling Tour
15 August 2020 Stray Kids District 9: Unlock
6 August 2022 JKT48 Heaven: 10th Anniversary Concert ≈5,000
30 September 2022 The Script Greatest Hits Tour 2022[11] 14,000
1 October 2022
16 January 2024 Yoasobi Yoasobi Asia Tour[12] —

Notable international sporting events
Exterior of Istora during the 2018 Asian Games

See also

Other venues in the complex

Other concert venues in Jakarta

  • Beach City International Stadium
  • Indonesia Convention Exhibition
  • Jakarta International Expo
  • Jakarta Convention Center
  • The Kasablanka

References
  1. Ganesha, Amal (23 January 2018). "Jokowi Inaugurates Newly Renovated Istora Sports Hall". jakartaglobe.id. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. Femi Diah (18 October 2017). "Potensi Masalah Setelah Istora Tiba-Tiba Jadi Venue Basket Asian Games 2018". Detik.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Bagas Abdiel (18 January 2017). "Indonesia Pertahankan Piala Thomas 1961 di Istora Senayan". okezone.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "Sukarno dan GBK". historia.id (in Indonesian). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  5. "Sejarah Istora Senayan, Venue Utama Indonesia Open Dari Masa ke Masa". kontenjatim.com (in Indonesian). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. Media, Kompas Cyber (2021-11-04). "De-Soekarnoisasi, Upaya Soeharto Melemahkan Pengaruh Soekarno Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  7. Media, Kompas Cyber (2018-07-10). "Perubahan dan Asal Usul Nama Gelora Bung Karno". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  8. "Unit 3 : Istora". gelorabungkarno.co.id (in Indonesian). PPKGBK. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. Mercy Raya (29 September 2017). "Mengembalikan Keaslian Istora 1962". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
  10. "NCT Dream Akan Konser di Jakarta 1 Maret 2020, Tour The Dream Show". Tirto. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  11. "The Script 'Greatest Hits Tour 2022' akan Konser di Jakarta". Prambors. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  12. "@yoasobi_staff_ is coming to Jakarta for their Asia Tour Live 2024 on 16 January 2024 at Istora Senayan!". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

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