Coventry Skydome
History
Ice Hockey
The arena is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise the Coventry Blaze.
Ice Skating
The arena hosts classes from the International School of Skating.
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.
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. A WWE event was also held at the venue in the same year. 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. The venue also hosted What Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017. WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with its NXT UK brand.
Music
The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include UB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo.
Notes
- ^ "Planet Ice Coventry - home". iceaccount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Gibbs, Ross. "Intense Learn To Skate". Planet Ice. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Basketball showdown at Skydome". Coventry Telegraph. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Basketball: England given Italian lesson". The Independent. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Arnold Furious (13 June 2005). "The Furious Flashbacks: TWC International Showdown". 411Mania. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Coventry Live (14 October 2005). "Skydome coup with 'RAW' Wrestlers". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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