Perth Superdrome

HBF Stadium
The Cauldron
	HBF Stadium main entrance
Former names	Challenge Stadium (1996–2014)
Location	Stephenson Ave; Mount Claremont, WA, 6010
Coordinates	31°57′09″S 115°46′57″E / 31.9525°S 115.7825°E
Operator	VenuesWest
Capacity	Basketball / Netball: 4,500
Opened	1986; 38 years ago
Tenants
	Western Australian Institute of Sport; Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1987–1989, 2002–2012); Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1988–1989); Perth Orioles (CBT) (1997–2007); West Coast Fever (ANZ / NNL) (2008–2018)
Website
	www.hbfstadium.com.au

Perth Superdrome, known as HBF Stadium under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. It is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Claremont, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Perth's central business district.

The complex was opened in 1986. It received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship deal with the HBF Health Fund in 2014.^[1] Although the previous sponsorship with Challenge Bank expired in 2002, the Challenge Stadium name remained in use until 2014.^[1]^[2]

Facilities include an Olympic-standard aquatic centre with five pools, a diving tower, gymnasium, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as a café, childcare centre, sports store, office accommodation and a museum.

The main indoor arena has seating for 4,500 spectators, or for over 5,000 people including standing room. Regular exhibitions and expos are hosted at the venue, as well as national and international sporting events.

History

Between 1987–89 and 2002–12, the Perth Superdrome was the home venue of the Perth Wildcats, who play in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at the stadium, in 1987, 2002/03, 2009/10 and 2011/12, with the only championship coming in 2009/10. During Wildcats' games, the venue was referred to as "The Jungle". The Wildcats' final game at the stadium was their 87–86 win over the New Zealand Breakers in Game 2 of the 2011/12 NBL Grand Final series in front of 4,400 fans.

The aquatic centre hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1991 and 1998. The Australian Swimming Championships were held there in 1993,^[3] as well as the national short-course championships in 2001 and 2012.

Beginning in 2008, the stadium served as the main home court for the West Coast Fever, who play in the National Netball League. To the Fever, the stadium is known as "The Cauldron".^[4] The Fever moved all their home matches to Perth Arena at the end of the 2018 season.

In 2013, a WAIS High Performance Service Centre commenced construction. It now comprises a strength and conditioning gym, multi-purpose training and testing area, 80-metre (260 ft) four lane indoor runway for long jump, sprinting and throwing sports, hydrotherapy and recovery pools, physiology and environmental laboratories, consultation rooms, athlete amenities and office space.^[5]

As a music venue

For most of the 2000s, following the closure of the Perth Entertainment Centre, HBF Stadium was the main venue used by major touring artists, both Australian and international, when visiting Perth. Since the opening of Perth Arena in 2012, the number of concerts at HBF Stadium has decreased.

2000s

2003

Craig David – 4 November 2003
Cold Chisel – 11 December 2003

2004

P!nk – 30 April 2004

2005

Avril Lavigne – 6 April 2005
Simple Plan – 11 October 2005
Kelly Clarkson – 4 November 2005

2006

Status Quo & Deep Purple – 3 May 2006
Wolfmother – 16 July 2006
The Strokes – 9 August 2006
INXS – 12 September 2006
Westlife – 17 September 2006
Rogue Traders – 5 October 2006
Live – 24 October 2006
G3(JoeSatriani,SteveVai,JohnPetrucci)–8December2006

2007

Evanescence – 15 February 2007
Westlife – 21 February 2007
P!nk – 18–20 April & 2–4 June 2007
Human Nature – 22–23 June 2007
Heaven & Hell & Down – 2 August 2007
The Cure – 4 August 2007
Fall Out Boy – 29 September 2007
Marilyn Manson – 13 October 2007
Motörhead – 16 October 2007
Good Charlotte – 17 October 2007

2008

Kelly Clarkson – 1 March 2008
The Black Crowes – 26 March 2008
James Blunt – 9 May 2008
Michael Bublé – 11–12 & 14–15 June 2008
Paul Weller – 13 August 2008
Panic! at the Disco – 27 August 2008
Disturbed – 29 August 2008
Judas Priest – 16 September 2008

2009

Fall Out Boy – 15 February 2009
The Veronicas – 28 February & 1 March 2009
The Living End – 22 May 2009
Alice Cooper – 1 September 2009
Chris Isaak – 16 & 17 September 2009
Suzi Quatro – 22 September 2009
Marilyn Manson – 5 October 2009
Slayer & Megadeth – 13 October 2009
Short Stack – 13 December 2009

2010s

2010

Them Crooked Vultures – 19 January 2010
Backstreet Boys – 2 March 2010
Status Quo – 17 March 2010
Short Stack – 26 March 2010
Kelly Clarkson – 22 April 2010
Deep Purple – 5 May 2010
Yusuf – 10 June 2010
Thirty Seconds to Mars – 24 July 2010
Mika Singh – 7 August 2010
Florence and the Machine – 10 August 2010
Bullet for My Valentine – 5 September 2010
Parkway Drive – 3 October 2010
Paramore – 10 October 2010
Village People – 20 October 2010
Creedence Clearwater Revisited – 13 October 2010
Jason Derülo – 2 November 2010
Pendulum – 6 November 2010

2011

Kesha – 7 March 2011
Stone Temple Pilots – 16 March 2011
The Script – 2 April 2011
Good Charlotte – 15 April 2011
Cirque Du Soleil – 21 April to 8 May 2011
Eason Chan – 20 May 2011
Bliss N Eso – 21 May 2011
Parkway Drive – 27 May 2011
Rise Against – 23 July 2011
Winterbeatz – 17 August 2011
Alice Cooper – 2 October 2011
The Wombats – 11 October 2011
Steely Dan & Steve Winwood – 18 October 2011

2012

Tim Minchin – 10 & 12 February 2012
Roxette – 28 & 29 February 2012
Flight of the Conchords – 18, 19 & 20 July 2012
The Smashing Pumpkins – 26 July 2012
Hilltop Hoods – 17 August 2012
Kelly Clarkson – 5 October 2012
Roch Voisine – 24 November 2012
Parkway Drive – 19 December 2012

2013

X Factor Live – 16 January 2013
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – 21 February 2013
Ed Sheeran – 23 February 2013
Flume – 13 May 2013
Alt-J – 27 July 2013
Bring Me the Horizon – 12 October 2013
Eros Ramazzotti – 23 November 2013
Simple Plan – 3 December 2013

2014

Thirty Seconds to Mars – 25 March 2014
Ellie Goulding – 28 May 2014
Bastille – 18 June 2014
Lorde – 5 July 2014
Anna Vissi – 3 October 2014

2016

The 1975 – 23 January 2016
Troye Sivan – 13 August 2016
Bring Me the Horizon – 14 September 2016

2017

Charles Aznavour – 1 October 2017
J.Cole – 9 December 2017

2018

Live – 6 January 2018
Halsey – 24 April 2018
5 Seconds of Summer – 18 August 2018

References

^ ^a ^b "Challenge Stadium loses its name". One Perth. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "Division 65: Western Australian Sports Centre Trust, $13 278 000" (PDF). Extract from Hansard. Parliament of Western Australia. 29 May 2002. pp. 178a–179a. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
^ "The Year in Detail" (PDF). Australian Swimming Inc. Annual Report 1992–93. Australian Swimming: 3. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "West Coast Fever presents THE CHALLENGE". westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "2012–2013 Annual Report" (PDF). VenuesWest. Western Australian Sports Centre Trust. 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

External links

[oneperth-2014-1] "Challenge Stadium loses its name". One Perth. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[parli-wa-2] "Division 65: Western Australian Sports Centre Trust, $13 278 000" (PDF). Extract from Hansard. Parliament of Western Australia. 29 May 2002. pp. 178a–179a. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

[aus-swim-1992-93-3] "The Year in Detail" (PDF). Australian Swimming Inc. Annual Report 1992–93. Australian Swimming: 3. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[4] "West Coast Fever presents THE CHALLENGE". westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[5] "2012–2013 Annual Report" (PDF). VenuesWest. Western Australian Sports Centre Trust. 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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