Coventry Skydome Explained

Coventry Skydome
Fullname:Coventry Skydome
Former Names:Planet Ice Arena
SkyDome Arena
Location:Croft Rd Coventry CV1 3AZ, England
Coordinates:52.4074°N -1.5187°W
Opened:1999
Capacity:3,000
Tenants: (EIHL) (2006-present)

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 professional wrestling shows not long after its opening, and established itself on the British wrestling circuit. In 2005, the venue hosted The Wrestling Channel's International Showdown with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance.[5] A WWE event was also held at the venue in the same year.[6] A couple of years later hosted TNA Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah events in 2008, with TNA returning to the venue as part of its Maximum Impact tour in 2010.[7] The venue also hosted What Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017.[8] WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with its NXT UK brand.[9]

Music

The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include UB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planet Ice Coventry - home. iceaccount.co.uk. 2019-01-31.
  2. Web site: Intense Learn To Skate. Gibbs. Ross. Planet Ice. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  3. Web site: Basketball showdown at Skydome . 11 April 2024 . . 20 November 2002.
  4. Web site: Basketball: England given Italian lesson . 11 April 2024 . . 21 November 2002.
  5. News: Arnold Furious . The Furious Flashbacks: TWC International Showdown . 6 June 2024. . June 13, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025005535/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/skydome-coup-with-raw-wrestlers-3131154 . 25 October 2021 . en.
  6. News: Coventry Live . Skydome coup with 'RAW' Wrestlers . 25 October 2021 . . 14 October 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025005535/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/skydome-coup-with-raw-wrestlers-3131154 . 25 October 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database. www.wrestlingdata.com. 2019-01-31.
  8. Web site: Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database. www.wrestlingdata.com. 2019-01-31.
  9. News: Sandford . Elis . "Expect the unexpected" - WWE star on Coventry show . 25 October 2021 . . 27 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190127200036/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/wwe-james-drake-coventry-15715971 . 27 January 2019 . en.
  10. Web site: UB40 announce Coventry gig - but all isn't quite as it seems. Hartley. Laura. 2016-05-01. coventrytelegraph. 2019-01-31.

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