NDP live show to mark SG60 will extend from Padang to Marina Bay

For the first time, the National Day Parade (NDP) live show on Aug 9 will be extended from the Padang to Marina Bay, as part of an "expanded canvas" to mark Singapore's 60th birthday.

- Chin Hui Shan and Andrew Wong

The theme song for the 2025 parade, titled Here We Are, will be performed by home-grown singers Kit Chan and Charlie Lim, as well as vocal group The Island Voices.

Themed Majulah Singapura, NDP 2025 will honour the past 60 years of Singapore's nation-building journey, and call on Singaporeans to celebrate the past and build their collective future together, said the parade's organisers on May 26.

Colonel Chong Shi Hao, chairman of the parade's executive committee and commander of the 3rd Singapore Division, said the theme holds special meaning for many Singaporeans "to come together, to move forward together, to build our future together".

He added that it is in line with the mood and spirit of what the team had gathered from Singaporeans.

"We recognise that the world today has changed. We are in uncharted waters, we are facing uncertainty as a nation, given the geopolitics," said COL Chong at a media briefing.

"All the more we felt that Majulah Singapura is really appropriate for the times, to recognise that all of us, Singaporeans, we are in it together."

COL Chong said the committee is expanding the celebrations to reach as many Singaporeans as possible.

One key highlight of NDP 2025 is the show's expansion from the Padang to the Marina Bay area.

The shows at both locations will be synchronised to create an immersive experience for spectators as well as broadcast audiences.

For example, in the pre-parade segment, an inaugural Jump of Unity will feature Red Lions parachutists leaping from midair and descending onto the Padang, while naval divers will do likewise and land on the waters of Marina Bay.

The show segment, meanwhile, will combine mass performances at the Padang with light projections on buildings and fireworks across the city, along with a new floating stage for performers at the Bay.