Shah Alam Stadium

Not the biggest stadium in Malaysia, but still big enough to hold some major concerts.
I recently attended a concert at Stadium Melawati. The stadium looked like it could hold ten thousands of people. There was an empty area that could easily fit five thousand at the front. That was where the free standing zone was, but considering that it is also known as a sports complex, I assume that that empty area would be used for competitions such as cheer leading and the like.
I thought the sound system was alright but could’ve been done better so that the music wouldn’t sound too messy when it gets really loud. When it’s at a moderate sound level, it sounds clear and good. The sound did travel well.
I did manage to go backstage and I felt quite sad for the management team when I heard that there were not enough room available for them to use. What happened was this: there were a few concert goers that were selected to be part opening act for the show. There was supposed to be a room assigned for rehearsals but there was none available or given, so we had to practice in a corridor which wasn’t the most conducive area to try and explain things to a group. Besides, there were technical people constantly going back and forth through the corridor.

A 40,000 capacity stadium which host different types of event such as sports events, concerts and many more.
I covered for Cheer in 2012 and i do not fancy cheerleaders but i do fancy the choreograph and stunts and hard work. What i like about this place is that since it was not a very huge event, they only used half, the seats are normal bleachers, not allowed outside food & drinks and the crowd was crazy as usual.
Different representative was sitting in categories on seats and the school was cheering! I know that they are squash events happening here last time, and people who is sitting from the back is not very far behind, it is not very small.
This place is huge and is labeled well only thing lacking is the mainteniance.

This is a state stadium. It does not belongs to any other football clubs. Even the local football team, Selangor FA have to pay rent for it weekly. This stadium is probably the second largest stadium in Malaysia just after the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. Both of them were built at the same year during the Kuala Lumpur’s 1998 Commonwealth Games if I remember.
Shah Alam Stadium also is considered as the Plan B whenever the National Stadium is not eligible to organise any games. So many teams were already played on this turf including the famous FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC. Commonly, the final game of Malaysians domestic cup were held in here as well.
I was here for so many times mainly for football occasions. My homegrown football team, Kelantan FA was a superb team before and whenever they got to play in the finals, this turf ground would be the venue. The best thing about Shah Alam Stadium is it just not for sport occassions only. During the Ramadan month, the stadium’s carpark will held the largest ‘Bazaar Ramadan’ in the state.