Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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| Location | Melaleuca Drive, Boondall, Queensland 4034 |
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| Coordinates | 27°20′32″S 153°4′16″E / 27.34222°S 153.07111°E |
| Owner | Queensland State Government |
| Operator | AEG Ogden |
| Capacity | Total: 13,500 |
| Surface | Customisable |
| Opened | 1986 |
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| Brisbane Bullets (NBL) (1987-1997) | |
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre (BEC) is a centre, located in Boondall, a Brisbane City suburb, in Queensland, Australia.
The arena has an assortment of seating plans, which facilitate the comfort of its users, subject to performance. Specific seating plans usually are allocated, depending on the performance and the size of its audience. The general seating arrangements are end stage mode, "in the round" and intimate mode, which only uses half of the arena.
It also has a sporting complex and many other smaller function rooms, which are available to hire for wedding receptions, business functions and the like.
The centre has 11,000 tiered seats and a maximum concert capacity of 13,500.
The centre's large audience capacity is used for the staging of concerts and musical theatre shows, including Grease, Beauty and the Beast, and The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular. It has also staged ice-skating shows, including Disney on Ice.
It was the former home of the Brisbane Bullets, of the Australian NBL basketball team, from 1987-1997 and was formerly the filming venue for the Australian series of Gladiators, from 1995-1997, before the venue to the 2008 series was switched to the Dome in Sydney.
The largest basketball crowd, was 13,221, in game two of the 1990 NBL Grand Final series, between the home team and Perth Wildcats.
Notable events
In 1987, Michael Jackson performed during his Bad World Tour for two sold out shows on November 25 and 28. During the performance on the 28th, Stevie Wonder came out and performed "Bad".
In 2008, Britney Spears performed during her The Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour for 3 sold out shows on November 22, 24 and 25.
In 2010, Metallica performed during their World Magnetic Tour for 3 sold out shows on October 16, 18 and 19. The October 16 show broke the attendance record for the centre.
It has also hosted World Wrestling Entertainment house shows.
Getting to the centre
Located in Boondall, users can catch a QR Citytrain to Boondall railway station, on the Shorncliffe railway line, or travel by taxi. There are 4,000 car parking spaces and buses do not run to the centre. It is located just off the Gateway Motorway.
Photos
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The grounds of the Brisbane Entertainment Centre -
The grounds of the Brisbane Entertainment Centre
External links
- Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Official website
- Information about the Brisbane Entertainment Centre by the Queensland Government
- Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Austadiums