The Monster trucks are back in Singapore again. The first time we saw them in Singapore shores almost 9 years ago back in 2017 at the Singapore National Stadium, followed by a another session on 2019 before the pandemic. The event saw a safe return to the tried and test venue right here at the Singapore sports hub. Let’s do a run down of the highly anticipated event this 2025 show.
The show was held at the Singapore National Stadium on August 23, 2025. The series, brought into Singapore by Feld entertainment. The show is also sponsored by BKT-tires and JCB construction equipment, which provides for the massive farm tractor tires as well as the earth moving and recovery equipment used for the show.
Also, on some history, monsters It all began from off-road truck modding in the 1970s. The first official Monster Jam event was in 1992 in USA, and since then it turned into a full-fledged global touring series. Singapore’s 2025 show marks its return and adds local flair with Marvel-themed trucks a neat twist.
Event grounds at National Stadium
You notice the air buzzing, the ground grumbling underfoot, and the anticipation in every corner. The National Stadium field been transformed into a giant sand pit. There are merchandise counters dotted at various points around the stadium perimeter gates with long queues even pre-show. After a short security checks, you are into the compound. Monster Jam is a global live motorsport show featuring oversized, 5.4-ton trucks doing gravity-defying stunts and racing fast with loud blaring V8 engine exhausts. Earplugs optional.
Moreover, the day also starts with a pit show and tour (Pit Party & Trackside), which you can pay to attend as a pre-show event. It allows you to get up and close with the monster trucks and drivers before the show. Here, you roll up around 1 pm for the Pit Party, where you get face-to-face with towering trucks. You meet drivers, get autographs, and see crews prepping those massive machines. There’s also a trackside experience beforehand with driver interviews, sneak peeks, and freebies to warm you up.
The Main Show and line-up
Monster Jam aims to entertain across generations. It is not uncommon to see families young and old attending, kids often seen with monster trucks toys and plush toys in hand. You sense the show’s mission, from thrills with ramp jumps, stunts, and multi-discipline competition, and to bring families and fans of all ages together whether you cheer from the stands or vote in real time.
From 6pm, the show kicks off. The format starts with the racing event, followed by Skills Challenge, and ending with the Freestyle rounds after the half-time break. The total duration of the show is 2 hours long and end before 9pm.
Notable trucks in Singapore 2025 includes the bull-themed El Toro Loco driven by Peter Nyman. Also, the return of crowd favourite includes Megalodon (Blake Granger) and well as Grave Digger (Charlie Pauken). Though we do not see other cutesy trucks as Scooby doo as well as the Zombie from past years. We have the new JCB DIGatron truck driven by Brandon Arthur, for this tour, it replaces the similar construction-themed Earthshaker truck from past years.
Additionally, there is also a larger female representation this year. Topping up the new marvel trucks, this year also see the Debut of Marvel themed Trucks. This includes Black Panther driven by Bari Musawwir, The Amazing Spider-Man (Michael Vaters Jr.), Thor (Chelsea VanCleave) and Iron Man (Tony Ochs). These marvel trucks have interesting glowing LEDs and light effects on them, which does give the trucks personality. Otherwise, they are simply just like any other Monster truck in the series.
We see the return of veteran drivers as well as new faces across the driver Range. We have both seasoned names like Charlie Pauken and rising talents like Brandan Arthur shine. The National stadium is also totally packed to brim at full house this year. This is a stark contrast to the previously 2017 and 2019 shows where the stadiums at best 2/3 full. Audience Power: You feel involved your cheers and votes actually help decide the outcome.
Highlights and stunts
First off, the first event was Racing, a highlight. Here, Brandon Arthur mounts his first career event win in the JCB DIGatron truck. Here, the trucks run along on a pre-defined route with ramps with the fastest across the line being the winner by process of elimination. This even is usually a good and introduction to the trucks, with rapid acceleration in a controlled manner without doing much damage.
In the second Skills event, where things start to get tricky and more accident prone. Here, we have Peter Nyman nails it with El Toro Loco, showing impressive two-wheel finesse. Notably, there are no car-crushing, or closing fireworks from past events in this year’s event.
In the Freestyle segment, Pauken’s Grave Digger ignites the crowd and even throws in a cheeky “Chuckie Dance”. Though the performance this year is more conservative to previous years and tad repetitive similar to what other trucks had already done.
However, both Grave digger and Megalodon has their runs cut short due to mechanical issues or crashes and were repaired off-site during the half-time break to return for the ending freestyle event.
Following these 2 events is a 20-minute mid-break, where the track is setup for the following motocross stunt show. Here you watch daredevil motocross bikers doing stunt ramp jumps and flips. This includes moves like the Heelclicker, Nac-Nac, Superman and 360 flip spins. It is rad an engineering spectacle seeing those beasts jump, spin, and roar is a whole sensory experience.
Wrapping up with freestyle event
The last free style display is usually the highlight, but usually reserved for last as the trucks here are often trashed.
Here, the rule is the trucks have to put on their best show to impress the audience to vote for them, while hitting all the ramps in the circuit. Here you will see backflips, wheelies, and other wild stunts on a track made from carefully blended clay and sand.
Here, you get to judge in real time, using scores for stunts and saves to influence the Event Champion. Black partner was the only truck which successfully completed the free style with a 360 blackflip which scored it leading honours and points.
However, other trucks however, retired early due to flipping over or less impressive. Overall, the drivers for this year do feel more muted and less adventurous in their freestyle options as compared to previously years here.
I found this year’s race is more accident prone that the last, with several trucks making mistakes like missing a ramp or miscuing a stunt. Overall, JCB DIGatron won the overall event championship, edging out Megalodon in a close race, 20 to 19 points. Black Panther, El Toro Loco, Grave Digger, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Thor follow as runner ups. There are winners, but in Monster Jam, there are no losers either. Everyone wins.
All in all, that wraps up this year’s Monster Jam with a sold-out crowd, the first for the show here in Singapore after 3 shows. The show itself is pretty short, about 2 hours long excluding a 20 min intermission break. Still, you find the show a fascinating blend of raw power, precision, and pageantry. The events keeps your adrenaline ticking up. You walk out with ringing ears, racing hearts, the informal vibe works “a tad noisy, a tad wild, a whole lot of fun”.
