Sydney Entertainment Centre Address Harbour Street Location,: Public transit Owner Operator Total: 13,250 Basketball: 10,517 15,150 m 2 Construction Broke ground July 1979 Opened 1 May 1983 Closed December 2016 Demolished 2016 Construction cost $42 million Main contractors Tenants () (1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2015) () Website Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena) was a multi-purpose arena located in,, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the. The centre was owned by the, which administered the neighbouring 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. It was the largest permanent concert venue in Sydney until 1999, when the opened. The venue averaged attendances of 1 million people each year and hosted concerts, family shows, sporting events and corporate events.

It was demolished in 2016. This section needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2015) () In December 1983, played its final concert. Has played numerous concerts there over the years, including eight dates in 1986 with an orchestra at Haymarket Arena.

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The latter shows were the last he performed prior to throat surgery. He has played 46 shows at the venue and was final artist to perform at the venue before its demolition in December 2015. John Farnham finished his run of a record 76 concerts at the venue over three decades with a farewell gig December 16, 2015. He joked he got to take home the 6-foot entrance sign to the green room, dubbed 'The Farnham Room'.

Gave 84 performances at the venue, including the original lineup's final show on 23 December 2012. In 1986, finished its 1985–86 world tour by playing 21 consecutive shows at the venue.

Also in 1986, Elton John performed the last leg of his Tour De Force with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the venue, playing 12 shows. Part of the last show, (performed on 14 December) was to be made into his next album, Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Played nine dates at the 1986 leg of the (25–27 November and 15–20 December). Some of the songs were performed with an Australian string section.

Archives 2 – disc 2 holds a version of 'Your Own Special Way' recorded at SEC. Performed here in September 1987 as part of The Whiplash Smile Australasian Tour. Recorded his performances on 7 and 9 November 1987 from his worldwide for release on video and CD at the Entertainment Centre. On 16 and 17 November 1990 two sold-out concerts in front of 26,500 people during his. On 12 March 1994 performed their last show from the Australian, as of 2015, it has been their last concert in the country. Performed on 10, 11, 12 and 15 February 1995 for her, and again on 16 December 1998 for her. American rock band played two nights in 1995 (10–11 March) during the, three nights (9, 11, 12 March 1998) during the and another three nights (11, 13, 14 February 2003) at the venue during the.

Two of have performed at the venue, for three sellout shows in March 1993, and made a surprise appearance at a concert in 1984. Performed 4 shows in November 1991 for her Into The Light World Tour and on 10, 12 and 13 April 1997 for her.

Performed on 2 and 6 February 1998, for her, a one off concert in January 2013, and again on 10 November 2014 for. Performed there on 12 and 13 February 1999, for her. The cream of Australian music, almost every major music act of the time, including,,,, and Roger Waters performed two shows during his In The Flesh Tour on 5, and 6 April 2002. Performed three shows during her on 3, 4 and 7 March 2005. Has played 25 concerts there, she finished her, after playing 11 nights there and kicked off her in November 2006.

On 20 March 2015, Minogue performed as part of her. Superstar performed (a then record-breaking) seven shows there during her 2007. In 2009, with her, in support of the, she played a record 12 shows. She recorded her current live DVD at the SEC. It also hosted international circuses and shows, such as and 's. Billy Thorpe's ( & the Aztecs) Memorial Service was held here on March 4,2007.

A crowd of 7000 family, friends and fans gathered to hear Speeches and bittersweet yarns from the musician's friends and musical tributes came from Max Merritt, with a rendition of Slipping Away from Me and Olivia Newton-John with Over the Rainbow. It was used annually for the, which features over 3,000 young performers from across NSW as well as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. Asian pop legend, 'God of Songs' on 1 October 2011, as part of his Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour. In 2011 and 2012, it played host to the Sydney judges' audition stages of the singer search programme. Series number Date 3 Thursday 3 June and Friday 3 June 2011 [ ] 4 17–19 May 2012 In June 2013, the venue was host to four sold out performances of the Rock opera. In December 2013, the Centre was to host a concert. It was the band's first show in the Sydney Entertainment Centre after many stadium concerts across Australia.

In January 2014, Canadian indie rock band performed the second headline show of its world tour at the venue to a sell-out audience. On 8 March 2014, American pop star performed at the venue in front of a sold out crowd for his. On 12 and 13 of September 2014, American rapper performed at the venue for his. On 14 February 2015, made her first visit to Australia with.

Sporting events [ ] As a sporting venue, the SEC was best known as the home venue of the who play in the (NBL) over 3 stints. The Kings moved from the smaller (5,006 capacity) in in 1990 and remained until moving to the Super Dome in 1999. The Kings then returned to the SEC in 2002 and would enjoy immediate success winning the in, and. The team remained until 2008 when they folded due to financial difficulties, but when the club returned to the NBL in 2010 they again made the SEC their home which lasted until the centre's closing in 2015. In 1995, the Entertainment Centre hosted Game 4 of a 5-game international series between the and the in front of a sellout crowd of almost 12,000 fans. Despite the All-Stars being a collection of former players, and with Magic Johnson not playing due to a calf injury, the crowd was actually behind the All-Stars on the night.

They were treated to a game that went into overtime with the All-Stars keeping their unbeaten record intact with a 97–94 win. Before the game Magic Johnson apologised to the fans from centre court for not being able to play and called the SEC 'A good sized gym that they can be proud of'. Other sports such as,, and indoor motor-cross have also been held. Australian boxer won a number of World title matches at the centre during the 1980s, While in July 2011, the IBO Cruiser-weight title match between and took place at the SEC. The SEC hosted the, as well as games during the including all Finals games and 3rd place playoff game. In the, the SEC was the venue for. Closure [ ] As part of a redevelopment of the Darling Harbour precinct, the Sydney Entertainment Centre was demolished in late 2016.

The Darling Square residential development replaced the Centre. Replacement facilities were built closer towards the surrounding the Darling Quarter and contains a larger theatre with a seating capacity of 8,000, an exhibition centre and convention centre that is expected to be the largest in the world. The opening of the new facilities occurred in late 2016. It was originally to be demolished in 2013, along with the surrounding buildings, but was granted a reprieve.

The final concerts were played by and on the weekend of 18/19 December 2015. Demolition began in January 2016 and was replaced as an inner city venue by the nearby 9,000-seat Theatre, as part of a $3 billion redevelopment of Darling Harbour.

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