Challenge Stadium

Challenge Stadium
Former names	Claremont Superdrome
Location	Stephenson Avenue, Mount Claremont, Perth, Western Australia 6010
Coordinates	31°57′9″S 115°46′57″E / 31.9525°S 115.7825°E / -31.9525; 115.7825Coordinates: 31°57′9″S 115°46′57″E / 31.9525°S 115.7825°E / -31.9525; 115.7825
Opened	1986
Operator	VenuesWest
Capacity	Basketball / Netball: 4,500
Tenants
Western Australian Institute of Sport Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1987-1990, 2002-present) Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1988-1989)) Perth Orioles (CBT) (1997-2007) West Coast Fever (ANZ Championship) (2008-present)

Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people (over 5000 with standing room). Previously known as the Claremont Superdrome, the stadium received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship with the WA-based Challenge Bank^[1] (since acquired by Westpac and trading as such). Although the sponsorship with Challenge Bank no longer exists, the name has been retained to the present day.

Challenge Stadium is the home to five time National Basketball League champions the Perth Wildcats. The Wildcats actually used the venue when it was the Claremont Superdome as their home court from 1987 until moving to the larger Perth Entertainment Centre in 1990. They moved back to the stadium from the 2001-02 NBL season and have remained there ever since. The Wildcats have played in three NBL Grand Final series at Challenge Stadium in 1987, 2002-03 and 2009-10 with the only championship coming in 2009-10. During Wildcats games the venue is referred to as "The Jungle".

Three time world boxing champion Danny Green also calls Challenge Stadium home.

Since 2008 the stadium has also been the home court for the West Coast Fever netball team who play in the ANZ Championship.

The complex features an Olympic-standard aquatic centre, a gym, an adventure training course, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as cafés, childcare centres, a sports store, accommodations, and a museum. Regular exhibitions and Expos are hosted throughout the year as well as many national and international sporting events such as the FINA Swimming Championships.

In April/May 2011 Cirque Du Soleil did a 2 week run of its 1992 production Saltimbanco at Challenge Stadium

As a music venue

Challenge Stadium has been the venue of major music concerts, including:

2003

• Craig David - 4 November 2003
• Cold Chisel - 11 December 2003

2004

• P!nk - 30 April 2004

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
• G3-06: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci - 8 December 2006

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
• Motorhead - 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

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
• 30 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

• Ke$ha - 7 March 2011
• Stone Temple Pilots - 16 March 2011
• The Script - 2 April 2011
• Good Charlotte - 15 April 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 February 2012
• Roxette - 28 & 29 February 2012
• Jessie J - 5 March 2012

References

1. ^ Parliament of Western Australia (25 June 2003). Extract from Hansard. Legislative Council - Member's Statements. Accessed on 15 July 2009.

External links

• Challenge Stadium official website
• Challenge Stadium at Austadiums