NDP show at Padang to feature parade's largest-ever mobile stage

To reach more Singaporeans, the live show will extend to Marina Bay

- Eddino Abdul Hadi

The 2025 National Day Parade (NDP) will feature a 360-degree moving stage that will bring the performances close to the audience at the Padang, the largest mobile stage in NDP history.

Measuring 15m in diameter, the three-tiered 20,000kg stage can rise up to 7m high and includes 270 LED screens. There will also be eight additional island stages around the Padang.

The facades of buildings in the area, including the Fullerton Hotel and UOB Plaza One, will also come alive with projections of SG60-themed artworks by local artists such as Sam Lo.

Land and water floats designed by artists with disabilities will be featured.

NDP 2025, which commemorates Singapore's 60th year of independence, marks the return of acclaimed home-grown filmmaker Boo Junfeng as its creative director. The 41-year-old was also creative director of the 2018 and 2021 editions of the NDP.

Audiences can expect to be entertained by 39 home-grown artistes from different generations and genres, as well as over 3,000 performers. These include seasoned names such as Dick Lee, Kit Chan, Rahimah Rahim and Ramli Sarip, as well as contemporary acts ranging from singer-songwriters Charlie Lim and Benjamin Kheng to actor-musician Tosh Zhang and rapper Yung Raja.

To reach as many Singaporeans as possible, the live show will extend from the Padang to Marina Bay, another first for the NDP.

Yet another first is having performances on a mobile floating stage in Marina Bay mounted on a Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Fast Craft Utility. Kheng will sing on the 9m-long stage with 12 dancers from the Music and Drama Company.