Lebak Bulus Stadium was a football stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stadium had 12,500 seats and can be extended to 15,000 until 25,000 people.[1] It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium held AFC U-17 Championship 2008 Qualification Group F Matches and Football Men's Tournament at the 2011 SEA Games Group B Matches.[2]

Lebak Bulus Stadium
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LocationJakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates6°17′20.79″S 106°46′36.16″E / 6.2891083°S 106.7767111°E / -6.2891083; 106.7767111
OwnerGovernment of Jakarta
Capacity12,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1987
Closed2013
Demolished2013
Tenants
Persija Jakarta (1998–2007)

The stadium was demolished in 2013 to build a depot for the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit system.[3] The new stadium, known as the Jakarta International Stadium, was built at 4.5 hectares, initially in Tanjung Priok, with Rp 580 billion ($62.7 million) fund and located close to nearby railroad and toll road.[4] The stadium first started construction on early 2020,[5][6] with the exact location in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

Notable events edit

On 8 July 1992, Brazilian metal band Sepultura performed at the stadium during their 1992 World Arise Tour.

On 10 and 11 April 1993, Metallica performed at the stadium during their Nowhere Else to Roam tour. Attended by more than 40,000 people, the concert is infamous for its mass rioting and looting.[7] The utter havoc was recalled by drummer Lars Ulrich in the documentary film Global Metal.

References edit

  1. ^ "Now Manly United are coming to town". Jakarta Casual. 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "SEA Games 2011: INASOC Revert Decision; Only One City for Men's Football". aseanfootball.org. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Stadium to be demolished in early 2012". The Jakarta Post. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Pengganti Stadion Lebak Bulus di Pesanggrahan". January 16, 2012.
  5. ^ https://panditfootball.com
  6. ^ "Pengganti Stadion Lebak Bulus" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. ^ Wirastama, Purba (2018-04-10). "Huru-Hara Konser Metallica di Lebak Bulus 1993". medcom.id (in Indonesian). medcom id developer. Jakarta. Retrieved 2020-09-24.