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Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney Entertainment Centre, later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena, was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the Eastern Suburbs railway line. The centre was owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administered the neighbouring Darling Harbour area, and managed under a lease.
It was one of Sydney's larger concert venues, licensed to accommodate over 13,000 people as a conventional theatre or 8,000 as a theatre-in-the-round. It was the largest permanent concert venue in Sydney until 1999, when the Sydney SuperDome opened at Sydney Olympic Park. The venue averaged attendances of 1 million people each year and hosted concerts, family shows, sporting events and corporate events. It closed the month before its demolition in January 2016.
The construction of the Sydney Entertainment Centre was orchestrated by Neville Wran, who appointed Sir Asher Joel as chairman of the project. The site was formerly occupied by fruit and vegetable markets, which were vacated by 1975. Construction began in 1979, contracted by the John Holland Group. A ska concert sponsored by BWIU was held for construction workers at one point. Construction was completed in 1983, and the venue was opened to the public on May 1st.
The first concert held just days after the opening was John Denver in May 1983. The concert was sold out. Over the coming years Denver played several concerts at the Centre.
In December 1983, Cold Chisel played its final Last Stand concert.
During its operation other notable acts were, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, Queen (band), John Mellencamp, Dire Straights, Robert Plant, Michael Crawford, Anthony Warlow. The venue was popular with local and international performers.
On December 7th and 8th, 1998, children's music group The Wiggles performed at the SEC as the finale concert in the Toot Toot Show! Both shows were filmed and were featured in various episodes of their second television series. They would release The Wiggly Big Show on September 6, 1999, in Australia followed by a UK release in February 2001, which featured footage from this show (with the UK release being named It's a Wiggly, Wiggly World! Live in Concert with some edits). They would have another concert filmed here on 20 December 2003 as the closing act of their Lights, Camera, Action! tour. This would be released on home media in the US and Australia in 2005 under the title Live Hot Potatoes!.
Elton John has played numerous concerts there over the years, including twelve dates in 1986 with an orchestra at Haymarket Arena. The latter shows were the last he performed prior to throat surgery. He has played 46 shows at the venue and was the final artist to perform at the venue before its demolition in December 2015.
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Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney Entertainment Centre, later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena, was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the Eastern Suburbs railway line. The centre was owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administered the neighbouring Darling Harbour area, and managed under a lease.
It was one of Sydney's larger concert venues, licensed to accommodate over 13,000 people as a conventional theatre or 8,000 as a theatre-in-the-round. It was the largest permanent concert venue in Sydney until 1999, when the Sydney SuperDome opened at Sydney Olympic Park. The venue averaged attendances of 1 million people each year and hosted concerts, family shows, sporting events and corporate events. It closed the month before its demolition in January 2016.
The construction of the Sydney Entertainment Centre was orchestrated by Neville Wran, who appointed Sir Asher Joel as chairman of the project. The site was formerly occupied by fruit and vegetable markets, which were vacated by 1975. Construction began in 1979, contracted by the John Holland Group. A ska concert sponsored by BWIU was held for construction workers at one point. Construction was completed in 1983, and the venue was opened to the public on May 1st.
The first concert held just days after the opening was John Denver in May 1983. The concert was sold out. Over the coming years Denver played several concerts at the Centre.
In December 1983, Cold Chisel played its final Last Stand concert.
During its operation other notable acts were, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, Queen (band), John Mellencamp, Dire Straights, Robert Plant, Michael Crawford, Anthony Warlow. The venue was popular with local and international performers.
On December 7th and 8th, 1998, children's music group The Wiggles performed at the SEC as the finale concert in the Toot Toot Show! Both shows were filmed and were featured in various episodes of their second television series. They would release The Wiggly Big Show on September 6, 1999, in Australia followed by a UK release in February 2001, which featured footage from this show (with the UK release being named It's a Wiggly, Wiggly World! Live in Concert with some edits). They would have another concert filmed here on 20 December 2003 as the closing act of their Lights, Camera, Action! tour. This would be released on home media in the US and Australia in 2005 under the title Live Hot Potatoes!.
Elton John has played numerous concerts there over the years, including twelve dates in 1986 with an orchestra at Haymarket Arena. The latter shows were the last he performed prior to throat surgery. He has played 46 shows at the venue and was the final artist to perform at the venue before its demolition in December 2015.