Inspire Live Arena in Petaling Jaya
Live music has become more popular in Malaysia, and thankfully, there is a patchwork of arenas in Klang Valley to host international stars.
After just over a year since Idea Live Arena opened in Petaling Jaya, another multi-purpose venue is securing its status as the next go-to venue for live entertainment and events in the city: Inspire Live Arena.
Here’s a first look at the venue, which officially launches on 16th August 2026.
What is Inspire Live Arena?
Inspire Live is the latest project under Superstar Arena Holding Sdn Bhd, which also developed and operates Idea Live. It’s located inside IOI Mall Damansara, formerly Tropicana Gardens Mall, in PJ’s Kota Damansara area.
Image credit: Inspire Live Arena
The venue is specially designed to host six event types, including concerts, live shows, exhibitions, festivals, and product launches. It takes over the mall’s exhibition space on Level 3A, with one stage and an open floor plan that can be modulated to accommodate different events – this includes an extended mode for concerts, with tiered seating.
The stage is backed by a huge high-definition LED screen, as well as two ultra-clear side screens for those in the back to have a closer view of the stage. Loudspeakers and subwoofers deliver rich bass in the arena, while beam arrays and laser effects are impressive – almost blindingly so, in a good way that’ll get your blood pumping during a concert.
What is Inspire Live Arena’s capacity?
The new live entertainment venue can hold up to 5,000 eventgoers at a time, in seated and standing configurations. This is just slightly smaller than the maximum 6,000-capacity Idea Live, which remains Malaysia’s largest indoor arena in a mall.
What is the venue’s layout?
Image credit: Inspire Live Arena
Inspire Live Arena has a single-level flat floor, which can accommodate both seated and standing zones on a seat map.
How to get to the arena?
Getting to and back from a live entertainment venue is the big question on everyone’s mind. Besides the plus points of Inspire Arena being located inside a mall, where food options are plenty so you don’t attend a concert hangry, the venue is directly connected to an MRT station that’s approximately a 3-minute walk away if you speedwalk.
You can arrive at the venue on Level 3A of the mall through dedicated escalators, lifts, and a staircase.
Getting here by train
Image credit: IOI Mall Damansara
The Surian MRT Station on the green Kajang line is linked to IOI Mall Damansara, with two access points from the venue to the station.
The regular way is through a covered Skybridge from the mall’s Ground Floor, where the KKV and UNIQLO stores are located. There’s also the taxi drop-off area on the same floor, if you’re opting to alight at a different station. From this floor, head to the set of escalators that face the Centre Court, just outside the F.O.S outlet in the mall. This specific escalator connects the Concourse floor all the way up to Level 3A.
You can also exit Inspire Live through the mall’s rooftop garden, Hillside. When the weather permits, take a flight of stairs from Level 3A all the way down to the ground floor, and to the entrance of Surian MRT Station. There’s a special entrance to the MRT stop at the landing of the stairs, but expect it to open only when there’s an event at Inspire Arena, as it was shut off when we explored the area.
Getting here by car
You can also opt to drive to IOI Mall Damansara, which is easily accessible via NKVE, Dash, LDP, and SPRINT highways.
Image credit: IOI Mall Damansara
The mall has over 2,000 parking bays, with license-plate recognition entries that accept debit and credit cards and Touch N Go payments.
The parking fee for the mall is a low RM2 for the first 3 hours, from Monday to Sunday. The fourth hour is RM1, and the fifth and subsequent hours are RM2. Currently, the mall offers free 3-hour parking until further notice.
Motorcyclists can enjoy RM1 per entry, Mondays to Sundays.
What concerts are held at Inspire Live?
While newly launched, Inspire Live Arena has already teased an upcoming concert at its venue: IDOL LIVE RADIO in Kuala Lumpur, which takes place on 3rd October.
Organised by iME and South Korea’s MBC Radio, the festival-like concert based on the radio programme Idol Live has been hitting cities around Asia. The Macau edition brings K-pop groups THE BOYZ, P1Harmony, izna, and HIGHLIGHT’s Lee Gikwang and Son Dongwoon to the city. The artist lineup for the Malaysian concert is yet to be announced.
Petaling Jaya’s latest live entertainment arena, Inspire Live Arena
It’s simple math. More arenas means more concerts in Malaysia – right? Right.
With Inspire Live Arena now officially launched in PJ and easy ways to get there, we’re keeping the venue on our radar for upcoming concerts. In the meantime, bookmark this guide for future trips to the venue.
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Cover image adapted from: TheSmartLocal Malaysia
Photography by Janet.