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Thunderdome (other)
Thunderdome is an arena for steel-cage fights to the death in the 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome''. Thunderdome may also refer to: Music * We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome), "We Don't Need Another Hero" (''Thunderdome''), a 1985 song by Tina Turner featured in the film * Thunderdome (album), ''Thunderdome'' (album), a 2004 album by the German melodic-metal band Pink Cream 69 * Thunderdome (music festival), a gabber music event in the Netherlands Sports facilities United States * ThunderDome (St. Petersburg, Florida), the former name of Tropicana Field, a domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida * WWE ThunderDome, WWE's behind closed doors arena production and staging during the COVID-19 pandemic * A nickname for Paycom Center, a multi-purpose arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * A nickname for Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, a former domed stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota * A nickname for the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, an indoor multi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. It stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in a story of a lone roving warrior who is exiled into the desert and there encounters an isolated child cargo cult centred on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain. Preceded by ''Mad Max'' in 1979 and ''Mad Max 2'' in 1981, the film is the third installment in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, and it is the third and last film to feature Gibson as Max Rockatansky. Miller revived the series in 2015 with the release of the fourth installment, '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', which stars Tom Hardy in the title role. Plot In post-apocalyptic Australia, Max Rockatansky is crossing the desert in a motor vehicle pulled by camels. The airborne bandit Jedediah and his young son attack him and steal his vehicle, and Max follows Jedediah's trail to a trading post called Bartertown. Init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, and recorded by American singer Tina Turner. It appeared in the 1985 film ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'', which starred Mel Gibson and Turner. On the heels of Turner's multi-platinum record ''Private Dancer'' (1984), the song was released as a 7-inch single, an extended version was released as a 12-inch single and on the film's soundtrack album. In the United Kingdom, a shaped picture disc was also issued. The power ballad received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Recording Turner was backed by a choral group from King's House School in Richmond, London. One of the choir members who appeared on the recording, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous as a rugby union star and captain of the Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderdome (album)
''Thunderdome'' is the ninth studio album by German hard rock band Pink Cream 69. Track listing *European version (SPV Records 085–69442) omits tracks 13 & 14. *Limited edition digipack (SPV Records 087–69440) omits track 14. *Track 9 originally recorded by The Knack on the album '' Get the Knack''. Personnel *David Readman – vocals *Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass guitar *Kosta Zafiriou – drums *Gunther Werno – keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ... (Tracks 6 & 12) Production *Mixing – Dennis Ward *Engineer – Dennis Ward References External linksHeavy Harmonies page 2004 albums Pink Cream 69 albums SPV/Steamhammer albums Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician) {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderdome (music Festival)
Thunderdome is a famous concept in hardcore techno and gabber music that was mainly used for a series of parties and CD-albums. It was organized by the Dutch entertainment company ID&T. The first party was organized in 1992 and the party held in December 2012 was advertised as being the end of Thunderdome. However, after the 2012 event, the party was brought back in 2017 for the 25th anniversary with a 2019 edition announced the following year. History Before the ''Thunderdome'' concept was started, ID&T organized a big rave called ''The Final Exam'', that was held on 20 June 1992. This was the first attempt to bring hardcore and gabber to a wide audience and the first event organized by ID&T, who would later go on to organize other big dance music events such as ''Tomorrowland'', ''Mysteryland'', and ''Sensation White'', and ''Black''. Later in 1992, they organized the first ''Thunderdome'' party, which was simply titled ''The Thunder Dome'', which was held on 3 October 1992 in He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThunderDome (St
Thunderdome is an arena for steel-cage fights to the death in the 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome''. Thunderdome may also refer to: Music * "We Don't Need Another Hero" (''Thunderdome''), a 1985 song by Tina Turner featured in the film * ''Thunderdome'' (album), a 2004 album by the German melodic-metal band Pink Cream 69 * Thunderdome (music festival), a gabber music event in the Netherlands Sports facilities United States * ThunderDome (St. Petersburg, Florida), the former name of Tropicana Field, a domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida * WWE ThunderDome, WWE's behind closed doors arena production and staging during the COVID-19 pandemic * A nickname for Paycom Center, a multi-purpose arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * A nickname for Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, a former domed stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota * A nickname for the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, an indoor multi-purpose arena at the University of California, Santa Barbara, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE ThunderDome
The WWE ThunderDome was a bio-secure bubble created by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, in partnership with the full-service fan experience company, The Famous Group. It was launched in August 2020 as a way for professional wrestling fans to attend WWE events virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bubble was a videoconferencing crowd system and arena staging utilized for broadcasts of television shows and pay-per-views of the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It worked by users signing up days before an event, logging in and joining at their allocated call time to be seen on a screen at the event in real time. It was free of charge to spectate an event. In its 11-month usage, the ThunderDome was hosted at three arenas, all in Florida, United States. Its first residency was at the Amway Center in Orlando from August 21 – December 7, 2020. Due to the start of the 2020–21 ECHL and NBA seasons, WWE relocated the ThunderDome to Tropicana Fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paycom Center
Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 2002 and since 2008 has served as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Oklahoma City Thunder. Previously, the arena was home to the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) from 2002 until the team folded in July 2009, and the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of AF2 from 2004 to 2009 when the team moved to the Prairie Surf Studios. In addition to its use as a sports venue, Paycom Arena hosts concerts, family and social events, conventions, ice shows, and civic events. The arena is owned by the city and operated by the SMG property management company and has 18,203 seats in the basketball configuration, 15,152 for hockey, and can seat up to 16,591 for concerts. From 2005 to 2007, the arena also served as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert H
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. People with the given name Hubert This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . *Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University * Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" * Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May *Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot *Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UC Santa Barbara Events Center
UC Santa Barbara Events Center, previously known as the Campus Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome, is a 5,000-seat, indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. History of The Thunderdome The Thunderdome was built in 1979, originally under the name of Campus Events Center. Along with Harder Stadium, it has since become one of the most patronized venues at UC Santa Barbara. After a naming contest and vote among students and faculty (which included some tongue in cheek nominations such as "Yankee Stadium", the Jerry Brown Arena, the Corrugated Fortress), it was eventually given the generic name "Campus Events Center". Eventually, the name was unofficially shortened to the "ECen" (much like UCSB's University Center being called the "UCen"). For basketball, the arena seats 5,000. One of the recent upgrades to the Thunderdome has been the replacement of bleachers with chairback seating which sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderdome Stadium
The Thunderdome Stadium, is a football stadium located in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai League 1's side, Muangthong United. The stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand. History Thunderdome Stadium has been the home venue of Muangthong United since 2007. Owned by Sports Authority of Thailand, rented by Muangthong United, the stadium originally known as Thunderdome Sports Complex, it opened in 1998 and had only one main stand before the Thai League 1 promotion in 2009. After the promotion to the top division of Muangthong United, the club started to develop the stadium, construct other temporary stands to hold the demands of the supporter. In 2010, after the club clinched its first ever top division, Thunderdome Stadium was developed into the 4 stands stadium with full installed seats. The capacity rose to 15,000. Name The name of the ground changed twice due to sponsorship agreements, the first time it was changed from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Park Thunderdome
Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise (for right-hand-drive cars) or anti-clockwise (for left-hand-drive cars such as NASCAR). History Calder Park Raceway was founded in the farming community of Diggers Rest and began as a dirt track carved into a paddock by a group of motoring enthusiasts who wanted somewhere to race their FJ Holdens. One of those men was Patrick Hawthorn, who at the time owned a petrol station in Clayton, when one of his clients suggested a place to race, on his property. The inaugural meeting on a bitumen track was run by the Australian Motor Sports Club and took place on 14 January 1962. The track design was very similar to the existing Club Circuit, which is still in use today. Competitors at this meeting included former Calder Park owner Bob Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium (GIS) is a multi-purpose, all-seater venue in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally known as the Gateshead Youth Stadium, the venue was built in 1955 at a cost of £30,000. It has since been extensively re-developed on three occasions. Its capacity of around 11,800 is the greatest in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, the third-largest in Tyne and Wear (behind St James' Park and the Stadium of Light), and the sixth-largest in North East England. The main arena is principally used for athletics. The inaugural athletics competition at the redeveloped venue, the 1974 "Gateshead Games", was instigated by Brendan Foster, a Gateshead Council employee at that time. By breaking the world record in the men's 3,000 m, Foster brought international publicity to the new stadium and began a tradition of athletics competitions at the venue, which has since hosted the British Grand Prix (2003–10) and the European Team Championships in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
