Burswood Dome
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Burswood Superdome (1987–1999) |
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| place | Great Eastern Highway Perth , Western Australia 6100, Australia
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 57 '36.5 " S , 115 ° 53' 53.2" E |
| owner | Crown Limited Group |
| opening | August 28, 1987 |
| demolition | Mid 2013 |
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Concrete parquet hard court |
| capacity | 13,600 seats 8,500 seats (basketball) 7,000 seats (tennis) 21,754 seats (maximum) |
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The Burswood Dome (officially: Dome at Crown Perth ) was a multi-purpose hall in the Australian city of Perth in the state of Western Australia .
history
The Burswood Superdome, inaugurated on August 28, 1987, was designed for concerts , sporting events or a wide variety of events. The building with a length of 118 meters and a width of 74.5 meters (8,800 m 2 area) offered 13,600 permanently installed seats. It could be expanded to over 20,000 seats with temporarily installed seats. The dome was spanned by a Teflon- coated air-supported roof made of glass fiber reinforced plastic at a height of 35 meters. The construction let natural light shine into the interior. A grid of wire ropes held the roof , which was constantly filled with air by eight large fans, in position. After the opening of the Perth Arena in November 2012, the fans were switched off and the roof vented on June 28, 2013 in preparation for the demolition. In July 2013, demolition of the hall began to make way for a parking lot with 1,000 spaces.
location
The Burswood Dome was part of the Burswood Entertainment Complex on the Swan River , about 2 miles from Perth city center. It was owned by the Crown Limited Group . In the entire complex there is a casino that is open 24 hours, seven restaurants, eight bars, a night club, two international hotels (a 5-star InterContinental and a 4-star Holiday Inn hotel), a conference center, a theater, a golf course. The Burswood Train Station, located near the former site of the Burswood Dome, is accessible from downtown Perth by public transport.
Concerts
Mick Jagger gave the first concert in the hall in 1988. The Beach Boys had the last concert appearance in the cathedral in September 2012. The audience record was held by a concert by Cliff Richard & The Shadows in 2010, when 34,000 visitors came to the hall. Many national and international artists and bands such as Dixie Chicks , Kim Wilde , Little River Band , Mark Knopfler , Coldplay , REM , Kylie Minogue , Andrea Bocelli , Billy Joel , U2 , Yothu Yindi , Red Hot Chili Peppers , P! Nk , Elton John , Deep Purple , Linkin Park , Dolly Parton , Justin Timberlake , Mariah Carey , Michael Jackson , George Michael , Rod Stewart , Jamiroquai , 50 Cent , Metallica , Guns n 'Roses , Iron Maiden , Gorillaz , Stevie Wonder , Neil Diamond , John Farnham , Pearl Jam , Simon & Garfunkel , Santana , Delta Goodrem , Foo Fighters , The Black Eyed Peas , The Wiggles , Gwen Stefani , Rihanna , Usher , OneRepublic , Birds of Tokyo , Paul Young , Nickelback , Green Day , Olivia Newton-John , Ray Charles , AC / DC , Lady Gaga , Soundgarden , KISS , Bob Dylan , Johnny Cash , Beyoncé , Chris Isaak , Belinda Carlisle , matchbox twenty , Maroon 5 , Britney Spears , Roger Waters , Iggy Pop , Flo Rida , Brandi Carlile , Trivium , Aiden , Jars of Clay , Havana Brown , The Pussycat Dolls , Keith Urban , Miley Cyrus , Brooks & Dunn , Kyle Riabko , Cold Chisel , Jessica Mauboy , Disturbed , Atif Aslam , Sick Puppies , Justin Bieber , Tone Lōc , Evermore , The Veronicas , 2Cellos , As I Lay Dying , Ry Cuming , The Human League , Rise Against , Jeff Wayne , Baroness , Lil Jon , Johnny Marr & the Healers , Lamb of God , Big Boi , Ne-Yo , The Living End , Sebastian Bach , T -Pain , Mental as Anything , Pseudo Echo , Chris Brown , Jimmy Barnes , Christina Aguilera , The Bled , Drop Dead, Gorgeous , Gallows , The Used , Silversun Pickups , Rose Tattoo , The Waifs , Parkway Drive , Saosin , Senses Fail , Taking Back Sunday , Thursday , Underoath , Youth Group , Split Enz , Bliss n Eso .
Sports
The Burswood Dome was the venue for the Hopman Cup, a national tennis tournament from 1989 to 2012 . On December 6, 2003, the World Wrestling Entertainment - Passport to Smackdown Tour stopped at the Dome. The Perth Wildcats basketball team from the NBL played a game against the Melbourne Tigers in the Burswood Dome in 2004 . In the 1990s, speedway , sidecar , speedcar, Formula 500 and monster truck races were held in the event hall .
Web links
- austadiums.com: Burswood Dome (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ austadiums.com: Burswood Dome (English)
- ↑ a b watoday.com.au: Dome roof runs out of puff Article from June 28, 2013 (English)
- ↑ a b perthnow.com.au: Burswood Dome to be demolished after 26 years of rock, pop, sport Article from May 31, 2013 (English)
- ↑ perthnow.com.au: The walls come down at Burswood Dome Article from July 16, 2013 (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Burswood Superdome and the Burswood Dome (English)
- ↑ australianwrestling.com: World Wrestling Entertainment - Passport to Smackdown Tour 2003 (English)
- ↑ speedwayandroadracehistory.com: Perth (WA) (English)