Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Multi-purpose stadium in Broadmeadow, Australia.
Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose arena inside the Newcastle Showground in Broadmeadow, opened in 1992. It seats 7,528 and has retractable seating that clears 4,100 square metres of column-free exhibition space. Scoreboards serve basketball and netball, and curtaining reduces the hall for smaller shows.
The centre opened in 1992 as the home arena for the Newcastle Falcons basketball team, which performed there for several years before relocating. Following this period, the venue evolved into a multipurpose facility serving diverse entertainment and sporting purposes.
The centre hosts the Newcastle Show's displays and showbag area, and its name is tied to the showground it stands within. Kostya Tszyu fought some of his early Australian-based bouts here, and the venue has staged basketball, netball, boxing, bull riding, ice skating and mixed martial arts events.
The venue is located directly next to Broadmeadow Station with convenient public transport access and ample parking for visitors driving. Plan to arrive early to allow time for navigation and potential queues at the entrance.
Retractable seating clears 4,100 square metres of column-free exhibition floor, and curtaining can scale concert capacity down to 2,500. The building opened in 1992 inside the Newcastle Showground, where the Newcastle Show still uses it for displays and the showbag area.
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