Coventry Skydome
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| Full name | Coventry Skydome |
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| Former names | Planet Ice Arena SkyDome Arena |
| Location | Croft Rd Coventry CV1 3AZ, England |
| Coordinates | 52°24′27″N 1°31′07″W / 52.40742°N 1.518677°W |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Coventry Blaze (EIHL) | |
Coventry Skydome is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Coventry, England.
History
Ice Hockey
The arena is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise the Coventry Blaze.[1]
Ice Skating
The arena hosts classes from the International School of Skating.[2]
Basketball
The arena has been used for the FIBA European Basketball Championship semi-final between England and Italy on November 20, 2002 with Italy scoring a 97-39 point victory.[3][4]
Professional Wrestling
The arena hosted several large
Music
The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include UB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo.[9]
Notes
- ^ "Planet Ice Coventry - home". iceaccount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Gibbs, Ross. "Intense Learn To Skate". Planet Ice. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Basketball showdown at Skydome". Coventry Telegraph. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Basketball: England given Italian lesson". The Independent. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Coventry Live (14 October 2005). "Skydome coup with 'RAW' Wrestlers". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Sandford, Elis (27 January 2019). ""Expect the unexpected" - WWE star on Coventry show". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Hartley, Laura (1 May 2016). "UB40 announce Coventry gig - but all isn't quite as it seems". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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