Sydney Entertainment Centre
Kingdome | |
Exterior view of the venue (c.2015) | |
| Former names | Qantas Credit Union Arena (2014–2015) |
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| Address | 35 Harbour St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia |
| Location | Haymarket |
| Coordinates | 33°52′42″S 151°12′10″E / 33.87833°S 151.20278°E |
| Owner | SHFA Rdf Entertainment |
| Operator | AEG Ogden |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 1 May 1983 |
| Closed | 20 December 2015 |
| Demolished | January 2016 |
| Construction cost | $42 million ($223 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | Edwards, Madigan, Torzillo and Briggs |
| Main contractors | John Holland Group |
| Tenants | |
| Sydney Kings (NBL) (1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2015) Sydney Uni Flames (WNBL) (2003–2015) | |
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| Former Venue Website | |
Sydney Entertainment Centre, later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena, was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the Eastern Suburbs railway line. The centre was owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administered the neighbouring Darling Harbour area, and managed under a lease.
It was one of Sydney's larger concert venues, licensed to accommodate over 13,000 people as a conventional theatre or 8,000 as a theatre-in-the-round. It was the largest permanent concert venue in Sydney until 1999, when the Sydney SuperDome opened at Sydney Olympic Park. The venue averaged attendances of 1 million people each year and hosted concerts, family shows, sporting events and corporate events. It closed the month before its demolition in January 2016.