Challenge Stadium

Perth Superdrome, known as HBF Stadium under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. It is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Claremont, approximately west of Perth's central business district.

The complex was opened in 1986. It received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship deal with the HBF Health Fund in 2014. Although the previous sponsorship with Challenge Bank expired in 2002, the Challenge Stadium name remained in use until 2014.

Facilities include an Olympic-standard aquatic centre with five pools, a diving tower, gymnasium, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as a café, childcare centre, sports store, office accommodation and a museum.

The main indoor arena has seating for 4,500 spectators, or for over 5,000 people including standing room. Regular exhibitions and expos are hosted at the venue, as well as national and international sporting events.

History

Between 1987–89 and 2002–12, the Perth Superdrome was the home venue of the Perth Wildcats, who play in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at the stadium, in 1987, 2002/03, 2009/10 and 2011/12, with the only championship coming in 2009/10. During Wildcats' games, the venue was referred to as "The Jungle". The Wildcats' final game at the stadium was their 87–86 win over the New Zealand Breakers in Game 2 of the 2011/12 NBL Grand Final series in front of 4,400 fans.

The aquatic centre hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1991 and 1998. The Australian Swimming Championships were held there in 1993, as well as the national short-course championships in 2001 and 2012.

Beginning in 2008, the stadium served as the main home court for the West Coast Fever, who play in the National Netball League. To the Fever, the stadium is known as "The Cauldron". The Fever moved all their home matches to Perth Arena at the end of the 2018 season.

In 2013, a WAIS High Performance Service Centre commenced construction. It now comprises a strength and conditioning gym, multi-purpose training and testing area, four lane indoor runway for long jump, sprinting and throwing sports, hydrotherapy and recovery pools, physiology and environmental laboratories, consultation rooms, athlete amenities and office space.

As a music venue

For most of the 2000s, following the closure of the Perth Entertainment Centre, HBF Stadium was the main venue used by major touring artists, both Australian and international, when visiting Perth. Since the opening of Perth Arena in 2012, the number of concerts at HBF Stadium has decreased.

2000s

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2003
* Craig David – 4 November 2003
* Cold Chisel – 11 December 2003

2004
* P!nk – 30 April 2004

2005
* Avril Lavigne – 6 April 2005
* Simple Plan – 11 October 2005
* Kelly Clarkson – 4 November 2005

2006
* Status Quo & Deep Purple – 3 May 2006
* Wolfmother – 16 July 2006
* The Strokes – 9 August 2006
* INXS – 12 September 2006
* Westlife – 17 September 2006
* Rogue Traders – 5 October 2006
* Live – 24 October 2006
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2007
* Evanescence – 15 February 2007
* Westlife – 21 February 2007
* P!nk – 18–20 April & 2–4 June 2007
* Human Nature – 22–23 June 2007
* Heaven & Hell & Down – 2 August 2007
* The Cure – 4 August 2007
* Fall Out Boy – 29 September 2007
* Marilyn Manson – 13 October 2007
* Motörhead – 16 October 2007
* Good Charlotte – 17 October 2007

2008
* Kelly Clarkson – 1 March 2008
* The Black Crowes – 26 March 2008
* James Blunt – 9 May 2008
* Michael Bublé – 11–12 & 14–15 June 2008
* Paul Weller – 13 August 2008
* Panic! at the Disco – 27 August 2008
* Disturbed – 29 August 2008
* Judas Priest – 16 September 2008

2009
* Fall Out Boy – 15 February 2009
* The Veronicas – 28 February & 1 March 2009
* The Living End – 22 May 2009
* Alice Cooper – 1 September 2009
* Chris Isaak – 16 & 17 September 2009
* Suzi Quatro – 22 September 2009
* Marilyn Manson – 5 October 2009
* Slayer & Megadeth – 13 October 2009
* Short Stack – 13 December 2009

2010s

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2010
* Them Crooked Vultures – 19 January 2010
* Backstreet Boys – 2 March 2010
* Status Quo – 17 March 2010
* Short Stack – 26 March 2010
* Kelly Clarkson – 22 April 2010
* Deep Purple – 5 May 2010
* Yusuf – 10 June 2010
* Thirty Seconds to Mars – 24 July 2010
* Mika Singh – 7 August 2010
* Florence and the Machine – 10 August 2010
* Bullet for My Valentine – 5 September 2010
* Parkway Drive – 3 October 2010
* Paramore – 10 October 2010
* Village People – 20 October 2010
* Creedence Clearwater Revisited – 13 October 2010
* Jason Derülo – 2 November 2010
* Pendulum – 6 November 2010

2011
* Kesha – 7 March 2011
* Stone Temple Pilots – 16 March 2011
* The Script – 2 April 2011
* Good Charlotte – 15 April 2011
* Cirque Du Soleil – 21 April to 8 May 2011
* Eason Chan – 20 May 2011
* Bliss N Eso – 21 May 2011
* Parkway Drive – 27 May 2011
* Rise Against – 23 July 2011
* Winterbeatz – 17 August 2011
* Alice Cooper – 2 October 2011
* The Wombats – 11 October 2011
* Steely Dan & Steve Winwood – 18 October 2011

2012
* Tim Minchin – 10 & 12 February 2012
* Roxette – 28 & 29 February 2012
* Flight of the Conchords – 18, 19 & 20 July 2012
* The Smashing Pumpkins – 26 July 2012
* Hilltop Hoods – 17 August 2012
* Kelly Clarkson – 5 October 2012
* Roch Voisine – 24 November 2012
* Parkway Drive – 19 December 2012

2013
* X Factor Live – 16 January 2013
* Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – 21 February 2013
* Ed Sheeran – 23 February 2013
* Flume (musician), Flume – 13 May 2013
* Alt-J – 27 July 2013
* Bring Me the Horizon – 12 October 2013
* Eros Ramazzotti – 23 November 2013
* Simple Plan – 3 December 2013

2014
* Thirty Seconds to Mars – 25 March 2014
* Ellie Goulding – 28 May 2014
* Bastille (band), Bastille – 18 June 2014
* Lorde – 5 July 2014
* Anna Vissi – 3 October 2014

2016
* The 1975 – 23 January 2016
*Troye Sivan – 13 August 2016
*Bring Me the Horizon – 14 September 2016
2017
* Charles Aznavour – 1 October 2017
*J.Cole – 9 December 2017

2018
* Live – 6 January 2018
*Halsey (singer), Halsey – 24 April 2018
*5 Seconds of Summer – 18 August 2018

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