TSB Arena
Full name | TSB Bank Arena Wellington |
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Former names | Queens Wharf Events Centre (1995-2006) |
Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41°17′8″S 174°46′44″E / 41.28556°S 174.77889°E |
Owner | Positively Wellington Venues, Wellington City Council |
Capacity | up to 5,655, Maximum seating capacity of 4,002, |
Construction | |
Opened | 1995 |
Architect | Craig, Craig & Moller |
Tenants | |
Central Pulse (ANZ Championship) Wellington Saints | |
Website | |
Positively Wellington Venues - TSB Bank Arena |
The TSB Bank Arena, formerly known as the Queens Wharf Events Centre,[1] is an indoor arena, located in Wellington, New Zealand. The arena hosts mainly basketball games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers when they play in Wellington, but also hosts expositions and conventions like the Armageddon Pulp Expo and the DCM Book Fair. Built in 1995, it originally held 3,635 people. In 2005, the number of seats was upgraded to 4,570 as part of a redevelopment and expansion plan. There were further plans to carry out upgrades to the Events Centre in 2007 although it is unknown if these plans went ahead.[2]
It also operates as a music venue, but does not have ideal acoustics and professional sound treatment; for example, the retractable stadium traps all reflections (early and late) also acting as a bass trap (wanted or unwanted), thus impairing a clear sound, but as a live venue, it is still able attract overseas acts.
It is also the home arena for the Richter City Roller Derby which started to play here in the middle of their 2009 season.
In 2005, the annual Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show moved from Nelson to Wellington, to the TSB Bank Arena.
In a feature article from the 11 April 2007 edition of the Dominion Post, the Wellington Architectural Centre rated TSB Arena as Wellington's 2nd worst building.[3] Also in 2007 the first Māori Art Market was held in the arena before moving to the suburban Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua City.
In July 2011 Positively Wellington Venues, an integration between the Wellington Convention Centre and the St James Theatre Trust, began managing this Arena along with five other venues in the capital city.
Concerts
Year | Date | Nationality of Artists | Name of Artists | Name of Tours/Events |
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1996 | May 4 | United States | Red Hot Chili Peppers | One Hot Minute Tour |
1997 | April 9 & 10 | United States | Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour |
1998 | February 23 | United Kingdom | Robbie Williams | Talk on Corners World Tour |
February 26 | Pearl Jam | United States | Yield Tour | |
March 10 | United Kingdom | Oasis | Be Here Now Tour | |
April 10 | United States | Van Halen | III Tour | |
April 17 | United States | Metallica | Poor Re-Touring Me Tour | |
September 10 | United States | Bob Dylan | Never Ending Tour 1998 | |
November 30, December 1 & 3 | United States | Janet Jackson | The Velvet Rope Tour | |
1999 | October 2 | Canada | Alanis Morissette | Junkie Tour |
2002 | November 25 | United States | Pink | Party Tour |
References
- Basketball venues in New Zealand
- Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues
- Netball venues in New Zealand
- Music venues in New Zealand
- Sports venues in New Zealand
- Indoor arenas in New Zealand
- Convention centres in New Zealand
- Concert halls in New Zealand
- Sports venues in Wellington City
- New Zealand sports venue stubs