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Coventry Skydome is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Coventry, England.

For other uses of SkyDome, see SkyDome (disambiguation).

Coventry Skydome
Full nameCoventry Skydome
Former namesPlanet Ice Arena
SkyDome Arena
LocationCroft Rd Coventry CV1 3AZ, England
Coordinates52.40742°N 1.518677°W / 52.40742; -1.518677
Capacity3,000
Opened1999
Tenants
Coventry Blaze (EIHL)

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]


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 a WWE event,[3] and 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.[4] The venue also hosted What Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017.[5] WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with its NXT UK brand.[6]


Music


The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include UB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo.[7]


Notes


  1. "Planet Ice Coventry - home". iceaccount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. Gibbs, Ross. "Intense Learn To Skate". Planet Ice. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. Coventry Live (14 October 2005). "Skydome coup with 'RAW' Wrestlers". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. Sandford, Elis (27 January 2019). ""Expect the unexpected" - WWE star on Coventry show". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. Hartley, Laura (1 May 2016). "UB40 announce Coventry gig - but all isn't quite as it seems". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2019.



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