Bassendean Oval currently known as Steel Blue Oval for sponsorship reasons, is a

sports stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

, located in Bassendean,

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The capacity of the venue is 22,000 people. It usually hosts

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matches and is the home of WAFL and WAWFL

Swan Districts Football Club The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb ...

. The record crowd is 22,350, for a WAFL match between Swan Districts and West Perth in 1980. The stadium played host to the

Big Day Out The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typically in January of eac ...

in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 and the Soundwave Festival show in March 2009 and 2010. Bassendean Reserve2

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Google Maps aerial image of Steel Blue Oval
West Australian Football League grounds Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia Swan Districts Football Club State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Bassendean Bassendean, Western Australia {{Australia-sports-venue-stub