Oasis Leisure Centre
51°34′01″N 1°47′28″W / 51.567°N 1.791°W
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| Location | Swindon, England |
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| Capacity | Concerts (standing): 3,000 Concerts (seated): 1,630 |
The Oasis Leisure Centre (commonly Swindon Oasis) is an entertainment and sports complex, situated outside Swindon town centre. It has many facilities available, such as a lagoon swimming pool, gym, bar and concert hall.
Over the last few years, the concert hall has become a major venue for touring acts and can hold approximately 3,000[1] people.
The Britpop band Oasis took their name after singer Liam Gallagher saw the name as a venue from an Inspiral Carpets tour poster. In 2011, twenty years later, he performed there for the first time with new band Beady Eye.[2]
References
- ^ "Oasis Leisure Centre Capacity". Oasis Leisure Centre. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Harris, John. Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Da Capo Press, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X, pg. 124-25