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| Full name | Coventry Skydome |
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| Former names | Planet Ice Arena SkyDome Arena |
| Location | Croft Rd Coventry CV1 3AZ, England |
| Coordinates | 52°24′27″N1°31′07″W / 52.40742°N 1.518677°W |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Opened | 1999 |
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| Coventry Blaze (EIHL) | |
Coventry Skydome is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Coventry, England.
The arena is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise the Coventry Blaze. [1]
The arena hosts classes from the International School of Skating. [2]
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. [3] [4]
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, [5] 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. [6] The venue also hosted What Culture Pro-Wrestling in 2017. [7] WWE would return to the venue in 2019 with its NXT UK brand. [8]
The arena host occasional music concerts and performances. Performances include UB40 and the SAMA African Music Festival featuring Winky D, Mafikizolo. [9]
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