The Star is a 15-storey mixed-use complex in one-north, Singapore. It comprises a performing arts centre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, and a shopping mall, The Star Vista. The building was designed by Andrew Bromberg of the architectural firm Aedas, and was developed at a cost of S$500 million. It is owned by Rock Productions Pte Ltd, the business arm of the Singaporean megachurch New Creation Church. The Star Performing Arts Centre is used as the venue for New Creation Church's church services. The complex is adjacent to Buona Vista MRT station on the East West Line and Circle Line.
The Star Performing Arts Centre occupies the top nine floors of The Star, from levels 3 to 11, and includes The Star Theatre, a 5,000-seat auditorium. It also has a 770-seat function hall, an outdoor 300-seat amphitheatre, multi-purpose rooms, and a rooftop reception area. The centre was completed in October 2012 and officially opened on 1 November 2012 with an inaugural concert by David Foster.
The Star Vista is a three-storey shopping mall within The Star. It was developed by CapitaLand. The mall has 162,500 square feet (15,100 m2) of retail space. In November 2019, Rock Productions acquired The Star Vista from CapitaLand for S$296 million after CapitaLand was reported to have been in talks with potential buyers. New Creation Church said the acquisition was necessary "to protect the interest of the church", citing concern that a buyer might have interests that conflicted with the church's use of The Star Performing Arts Centre for religious purposes.
Entertainment events Notable entertainment events held at The Star Performing Arts Centre Date Artist Tour2012 1 November David Foster —2013 27 February Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts Tour 8 March Adam Lambert We Are Glamily Tour 12 March Deep Purple Now What? World Tour2014 31 May B.A.P B.A.P Live On Earth 2014 Continent Tour 13 June Ellie Goulding The Halcyon Days Tour 21 June Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Nanda Collection World Tour 11 October Khalil Fong (方大同) Soulboy Lights Up 世界巡回演唱会2014新加坡站 13 December BTS 2014 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet2015 14 March Ed Sheeran x Tour 2 May Backstreet Boys In a World Like This Tour 1 June Pentatonix On My Way Home Tour 24 July Michael Learns to Rock Michael Learns To Rock: 25 Live 31 July Planetshakers — 6 November Yiruma Live in Singapore 2015 9 November Richard Marx — 1–2 December Elton John All the Hits Tour 8 December Hillsong United Empires Tour2016 3 March 5 Seconds of Summer Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour 4 April Il Divo Amor & Pasión Tour 9 April Karen Mok (莫文蔚) Regardez World Tour 看看世界巡回演唱会 23 May Little Mix The Get Weird Tour 4 June Damien Rice — 23 July Sandy Lam (林忆莲) Pranava 造乐者世界巡回演唱会 29 July Tegan and Sara — 20 September Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess That I've Made Tour2017 13 January Passenger Young As The Morning Old As The Sea Tour 16 January Two Door Cinema Club 2016–2017 Tour 10 February Journey Eclipse Tour 18 February Park Bo-gum Asia Tour Fan Meeting in Singapore 2017 21 February James Taylor 2017 World Tour 25 February Yiruma Live in Singapore 2017 4 March A-Lin (阿林) 「Sonar 声吶世界巡回演唱会」新加坡回声限定场 17 March Bethel Music Worship Night – Live in Asia 8 April Fifth Harmony The 7/27 Tour 22 April Rimi Natsukawa Best of Rimi Natsukawa Live in Singapore 29 April Twice Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland – The Opening 27 May Eric Moo (巫启贤) My Music Journey 2017 Eric Moo in Singapore 14 August Bastille The Wild Wild World Tour 27 October Taeyang White Night World Tour 23 November Harry Styles Live on Tour 9 December Shawn Mendes Illuminate World Tour2018 23 April OneRepublic Live in Singapore 4 May Dua Lipa The Self-Titled Tour 12 June Niall Horan Flicker World Tour 8 August Halsey Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour 15 August Clean Bandit I Miss You Tour 20 October Red Velvet Redmare 3 November Mariah Carey Live in Concert 13 November Charlie Puth Voicenotes Tour 15 December IU Dlwlrma Tour2019 23 February Seungri The Great Seungri Tour 9 March Park Bo-gum Asia Tour <Good Day> in Singapore 26 March Pet Shop Boys The Super Tour 3 May Troye Sivan The Bloom Tour 11 May Jason Mraz Good Vibes Tour 12 June Boyzone Thank You & Goodnight Tour 6 July Kim Jae Hwan Kim Jae Hwan Fan Meeting [MIN:D] 17 July Bazzi — 20 July GFriend Go Go GFriend! 27 July AB6IX AB6IX 1st Fanmeeting <1st ABNew> 19 August Trevor Noah Loud & Clear Tour 16 September The 1975 Music for Cars Tour 28 September The Try Guys Legends of the Internet Tour 5 October Day6 Day6 World Tour 'Gravity' 2 November Pentagon Pentagon World Tour 'Prism' 9 November Rainie Yang Youth Lies Within Tour 6–7 December IU Love, Poem Tour2020 17 January Bon Iver — 11 February Pentatonix The World Tour2022 28 May Keith & Kristyn Getty Sing! with Keith & Kristyn Getty Live in Singapore! 1 October (G)I-dle Just Me ( )I-dle World Tour2023 28 January Itzy Checkmate World Tour 8–9 February Mamamoo My Con World Tour 21 April Red Velvet R to V 30 June Ive The Prom Queens Tour 8 August David Foster Hitman David Foster & Friends Asia Tour 2023 30 September CityAlight An Evening of Worship with CityAlight 15 November Mamamoo+ Two Rabbits Code – Asia Tour 5 December James Arthur South East Asia Tour 20232024 16 February STAYC Teenfresh World Tour 4 March Sum 41 Tour of the Setting Sum 7 March Jack Johnson Meet the Moonlight World Tour 1 May Deep Purple =1 More Time Tour 1 June Tarcy Su Flower of Life Tour 3–6 June Trevor Noah Off The Record Tour 15 June BabyMonster Babymonster Presents: See You There 22 June Hwasa The 1st Fancon Tour [Twits] 16 July XG The First Howl World Tour 28 October Take That This Life on Tour 31 October Tate McRae Think Later World Tour 5 November Thom Yorke Solo Tour 6–7 November Ne-Yo Champagne and Roses Tour 27 November Porter Robinson SMILE! :D World Tour 30 November BoA One's Own Live Tour2025 3 February Aurora What Happened to the Earth? 21 February Zhang Yuan White World Tour 13 March Kehlani Crash World Tour 3 April Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us Tour 11–12 April Russell Peters Relax World Tour 7 May Boys Like Girls — 12 May M2M The Better Endings Tour 11 June Original Singers Symphony The Music of STUDIO GHIBLI 21 June Kai KAI SOLO CONCERT TOUR <KAION> 16 July Doyoung Doyoung Concert [Doors] 26 July Xdinary Heroes Beautiful Mind World Tour 1 August Zhang Bichen Epic of Love 4 August Beabadoobee Asia Tour 2025 4 July Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi Balance Asia Tour 14 August Park Bo-gum Fan Meeting Tour 'Be With You' 16 August STAYC Stay Tuned Tour 11 November Hillsong London Hillsong London Asia Tour 19 November Hatsune Miku Miku Expo 2025 Asia 5 December Roselia ASIA TOUR 「Neuweltfahrt」202628 MarchDIOR (大颖)Kampung Girl World Tour
Adam Lambert performance In May 2013, the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) said it was looking into a complaint about singer Adam Lambert performing at The Star Performing Arts Centre. Lim K. Tham, the council's general secretary, said the NCCS had received a complaint that "the gay lifestyle may be promoted at the concert", a reference to Lambert's homosexuality, and that "the NCCS has conveyed this concern to New Creation so that it can make a response".
In a statement, the church said that the conditions set by the authorities before the tender was awarded to Rock Productions required the venue to operate "on a purely commercial basis and will not implement any leasing or pricing policies that will discriminate between religious groups, institutions or organisations from hiring the venue". The church said all public events required a public entertainment licence from the police, and that it had "utmost confidence" in the policies and ability of government bodies such as the Media Development Authority to "protect the interest of the general public". The statement added that an event at the performing arts centre "should not be misconstrued or misunderstood" as the church "approving of its artistic presentation or endorsing the lifestyle of the performer".
References
External links The Star Performing Arts Centre website The Star Vista website