by Thailand. Friday, 2 December: David Bowie performs with his band, Carlos Alomar, Carmine Rojas, Tony Thompson, Earl Slick, Frank Simms, George Simms, Lenny Pickett, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson, and David Lebolt in The Serious Moonlight Tour. 1986 26 July: Rock star David Bowie performs. 20 November: Pope John Paul II makes first visit to Singapore, and conducts a mass. 1988 18 May: Pop star Stevie Wonder performs. 1990 30 March: Arsenal beat South Korea 2–1 in the Caltex Cup, a match to commemorate Singapore's 25th year of independence. 1993 18 March: Singapore beat J-League club Nagoya Grampus Eight 4–3 in a friendly. 12–20 June: Singapore hosts Southeast Asian Games, winning 50 golds, 40 silvers and 74 bronzes. The football team however lose 4–5 to Myanmar in semi-finals on penalties. They lead a comfortable scoreline of 2-0 before Lim Tong Hai scores two own goals. 29 August and 1 September: Entertainer Michael Jackson performed 2 concerts there during his Dangerous World Tour in front of 94.000 of attendance. 2 October: American rock legends Bon Jovi perform at the stadium on their I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour. 1995 8 May: American rock legends Bon Jovi perform at the stadium on their These Days Tour. 20 May: English football club Nottingham Forest beat Singapore 3–1 in a friendly. 26 May: Singapore beat English football club Tottenham 4–2 on penalties in a friendly, drawing 1–1 at full-time. 1996 1 April: Then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is guest-of-honour at S-League's opening ceremony. 1 August: English football club Newcastle United beat S-League All-Stars 5–0 in a friendly. 25 October : Entertainer Michael Jackson performed there during the HIStory World Tour in front of 35.000 of attendance. 1997 3 September: J-League club Kashima Antlers beat Geylang United FC 2–1 in an Asian Club Championship (predecessor of AFC Champions League.) 1998 4 March: Billy Joel and Elton John perform together. 31 October: Singapore lift first international rugby union trophy, beating Sri Lanka 25–13 in the plate final of the Standard Chartered Asian Rugby Championships. 1999 1 May: Taiwanese diva A*Mei, the first Asian artist to perform at Singapore National Stadium . 2000 13 March: International phenomenon Mariah Carey performs for the first time in Singapore. 2001 1 February: Fire at stadium causes damage to a media room above the grandstand. 16 July: English football club Liverpool beat Singapore 2–0 in a friendly. 24 July: English football