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| Location | Newcastle Showground, Brown Road,Broadmeadow,New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′15″S151°44′10.5″E / 32.92083°S 151.736250°E /-32.92083; 151.736250 |
| Public transit | Broadmeadow railway station |
| Owner | Venues NSW |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | 7,528 |
| Field size | 54.4 m × 79.3 m (178 ft × 260 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1991 |
| Opened | 21 June 1992 |
| Construction cost | $12 million |
| Tenants | |
| Newcastle Falcons (NBL) (1992–1999) Hunter Jaegers (National Netball League) (1997–2008) Hunter Pirates (NBL) (2003–2006) Singapore Slingers (NBL) (2006) NSW Swifts (ANZ Championship) (2008, 2010, 2012) | |
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Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australianarena within theNewcastle Showground. It was opened in 1992.[1]
The venue has aseating capacity of 7,528. The centre is air-conditioned (installed as a requirement of the NBL when it moved to playing in the summer), equipped with top-grade lights, and also has scoreboards used for basketball and netball games. The venue is owned byVenues NSW and operated byASM Global.
The centre's original tenant was theNewcastle FalconsNBL team who moved to the new venue in 1992 from their previous home at theBroadmeadow Basketball Stadium. After the Falcons folded at the end of the 1999 season its only tenant was theHunter Jaegersnetball team who played in theCommonwealth Bank Trophy. The Jaegers played in the centre from 1997 until 2008. From 2003 the NEC served as the home court for another NBL team, theHunter Pirates (formerly theCanberra Cannons before the team was moved toSingapore to become theSingapore Slingers after the2005-06 NBL season). However one more NBL game was played between The Singapore Slingers & TheNew Zealand Breakers on 29 December 2006.
TheNewcastle Show uses the centre for various displays and the showbag area. The stadium has also played host to some ofKostya Tszyu's early fights as an Australian-based fighter.
The Newcastle Entertainment Centre was built as a multi-purpose facility to host concerts, sporting events, exhibitions and functions.
The centre has the following capacities in its different concert modes:
Curtaining allows the adapting of the venues to suit more intimate modes for performers.
The centre has played host to concerts by many nationally and internationally renowned performers includingJohn Denver,Tina Arena,Tones and I,Cher,Celine Dion,Jason Derulo,John Farnham,Lady Gaga,Kylie Minogue,Rhianna,Kelly Clarkson,Katy Perry,Pet Shop Boys,P!nk,Powderfinger,Cliff Richard,Silverchair,Taylor Swift,Lorde,Queens Of The Stone Age,Beastie Boys,Gang Of Youths,Jane's Addiction,The Smashing Pumpkins andThe Wiggles.
The centre has hosted numerous basketball, netball, boxing, bull riding, ice staking, mixed martial arts, and tennis events. In sports mode, the centre can accommodate between 2,000 and 5,000 patrons.
The seating in the venue is fully retractable providing 4,100 square metres of clear span exhibition space.
The centre is able to host functions catering up to 2,000 guests.
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